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33 per cent fewer new homes are sold
33 per cent fewer new homes are sold Since mid-August, 2,456 homes have been sold in Norway. That is 33 per cent fewer than in the same period last year. The figures…
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Work, health, housing, food and the paperwork of life in Norway.
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Cheaper beer to the people, pronto!
Cheaper beer to the people, pronto! If the Competition Authority had done its job, we would have had a pint of beer for less than NOK 20 in the supermarket. It is said…
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Renewed Nobel battle in the Progress Party
Renewed Nobel battle in the Progress Party The party veterans, Carl I. Hagen and Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, challenge each other for a place in the Nobel Peace Prize…
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Co-operation for cheaper medicine
Høie wants Danish-Norwegian co-operation for cheaper medicine Minister of Health, Bent Høie (Conservatives), has contacted his Danish colleague with the intent to…
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Total price war on candy
Total price war on candy Several grocery chains dump the price on candy before Halloween. According to Nettavisen, the price of sweets was reduced to NOK 7.45 per 100…
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Reported incorrect Goliath figures
Søviknes reported incorrect Goliath figures to the Parliament Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, reported incorrect information to the Parliament about…
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Now is the time for the bold tire thieves
Now is the time for the bold tire thieves You clean and place the car tires outside the garage or the storage room. Suddenly they are gone. Many people change to winter…
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Increase in cancer ten years from now
The Cancer Registry warns about 23 per cent increase in cancer ten years from now The number of cancer cases is still increasing, with almost 33,000 diagnoses last year.…
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Impact of the guidelines on credit cards
This is the impact of the guidelines on credit cards for you The Finance Authority (Finanstilsynet) recently introduced updated guidelines regarding consumer loans and…
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Van containing 2 tons of alcohol
Van containing close to 2 tons of alcohol stopped at the border A customs patrol from Kongsvinger revealed 1 977 litres of alcohol in a van on Friday morning. The driver…
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NASA to launch missiles from Norway
NASA is to launch research missiles from Norway NASA are going to launch two missiles from Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard and seven from Andøya in the largest operation of the…
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The Liberals demands protection against oil exploration
The Liberals demands protection against oil exploration in the North The Liberals still require protection of Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja if the party is to enter into…
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Child trafficking and migrant smuggling
Child trafficking and migrant smuggling EU-wide operations identify potential victims and suspects of child trafficking and migrant smuggling During an EU wide law…
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Norway is still shrinking as a maritime nation
Norway is still on the decline as a maritime nation Norway is not even in the top ten on an overview of the world’s largest shipping nations measured in tonnage. The…
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Fears social dumping in the aviation industry
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) fears social dumping in the aviation industry The Trade Unions (LO) fear that social dumping in aviation will be a…
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Labour appears to be a politically bankrupt estate
Labour appears to be a politically bankrupt estate according to Siv Jensen Progress Party leader Siv Jensen believes that the Labour Party’s tarring of Norway and lack…
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Drug problems and mental disorders
6,000 Norwegians have extensive drug problems in combination with mental disorders A new survey shows that 6,000 people have major drug problems in combination with…