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The Green Party (MDG) says yes to Acer
The Green Party (MDG) votes in favour of Acer The Central Committee of Miljøpartiet de Grønne (The Green Party) this weekend decided to vote in favour of Norway joining…
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Work, health, housing, food and the paperwork of life in Norway.
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The pollen season belatedly under way
The pollen season under way – later than in several years This weekend, many people allergic to pollen may feel that spring is on the way. The pollen season is about to…
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New study dismisses “healthy but fat” concept
After investigating data from nearly 300,000 people,British scientists have criticized claims that fat may have a protective effect against heart disease. Although it…
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Key policy rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent
Key policy rate in Norway unchanged at 0.5 per cent The Executive Board of Norges Bank (Bank of Norway) has decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 0.5 per…
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NOK 65 000 spent on health per capita
Norway spent NOK 65 000 per capita on health in 2017; about NOK 2 000 per capita more than in 2016. The preliminary figures for 2017 show that Norway’s current health…
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Four out of ten Norwegians take Easter holidays
The holiday cabin is still favourite. 4 out of 10 say they are going to take an Easter holiday this year. This was shown in figures from Virkes population survey. Of…
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Expected price increase on food
Expected price increase on food The price increase for February 2018 corresponds to the average price increase during February for the past ten years. ‘’This is a…
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Men in Norway are approaching women’s longevity
Over the last 30 years, the difference between men and women’s life expectancy has halved in Norway. Life expectancy in 2017 was 84.3 years for women and 80.9 years for…
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Lots of nuts to crack to avoid major strikes
Lots of nuts to crack to avoid major strikes in April Danger of strikes is considered to be large when the year’s wage negotiations start on Monday. Negoitiated Pension…
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Several more opted to travel by train last year
Several more opted to travel by train last year 65.1 million passenger journeys were registered by NSB Personnel in 2017. That is an increase of 6.3 per cent in train…
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Spring is postponed, again
Spring is delayed – large amounts of snow is expected Next week, the degrees were supposed to rise and spring was finally to emerge from hibernation. But to the…
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NCF with NOK 35 million in deficit
Bike Federation (NCF) with NOK 35 million in deficit The deficit in the Norwegian Cycle Federation (NCF) last year is far worse than expected. The consolidated financial…
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Norsk Hydro must clean up polluted fjord
Norsk Hydro must clean up contaminated Telemark fjord The seabed in Gunneklevfjorden in Telemark is heavily polluted from previous contamination. Now the Environmental…
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Double decker plan for Østfold rail in the blue
Double decker plan for the Østfold rail likely to be delayed The plans for double decker trains on the rail system in Østfold towards Oslo (Østfoldbanen), will likely be…
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Olemic Thommessen withdraws as President
Hareide will not let Thommessen wait long to know his fate Leader of the Christian Democrats (KrF), Knut Arild Hareide, says he will not let it be a protracted process…
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Agreement on age pension for 800,000
Agreement on pension for 800,000 working for state and municipality After long, nightly negotiations, there is agreement on a public pension scheme for 800,000 Norwegian…
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Lower health costs weigh up for climate change
The cost of limiting greenhouse gas emissions can be also result in fewer deaths and health problems associated with air pollution, a new study shows. It will cost…