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No corona inpatients hospitalized in Vestre Viken for the first time since October
For the first time since October 9 last year, the hospitals in Drammen, Kongsberg, Bærum, and Ringerike have no corona inpatients.
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King Oscar withdraws several sardine products from the Norwegian market
King Oscar is withdrawing several varieties of its sardines in tomato sauce after the discovery of pesticides in a raw material used in the product.
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Corona infection in Norway increased by more than 50% last week
Corona infection in Norway has increased by as much as 53% in just one week, according to NTB.
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Case update: 33-year-old man accused of killing Christian Halvorsen in Askim
The 33-year-old who was arrested for shooting and killing 43-year-old Christian Halvorsen in Askim last summer has now been charged with premeditated murder.
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Bergen: 33 new corona cases registered in the last 24 hours – more than half are between 20 and 29 years old
Bergen Municipality has registered 33 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours.
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A corona-infected patient at St. Olav’s hospital has died
A person admitted to St. Olav's hospital with coronavirus died on Friday, July 30.
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WHO: More dangerous coronavirus variants could appear
The delta variant of COVID-19 is a warning to the world to fight the virus quickly before it mutates again into something even worse, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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PHOTO: Two people rescued after their boat ran aground on a reef outside Fredrikstad
A leisure boat ran aground on a reef at Hvaler outside Fredrikstad on Saturday. Two people were rescued.
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Norway’s Christian Democrat leader warns against liberalization of abortion law
On Saturday, the Christian Democrat Party's (KrF) leader Kjell Ingolf Ropstad warns against the liberalization of the abortion law. Four out of five red-green parties…
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Nearly 12,000 Oslo citizens have turned down the corona vaccine
All adult citizens of Oslo have been offered a corona vaccine. But there are still over 90,000 unvaccinated adults in the city, and close to 12,000 of them turned down…
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Nakstad: Many countries are facing a fourth wave of corona, but Norway could avoid it
Due to the delta variant, many countries are facing a fourth wave of corona infection. But Norway could avoid it, Espen Nakstad said on Saturday.
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Lysbakken: Norwegian billionaires had it too good during the corona crisis – workers paid the price
The billionaires in Norway had it too good during the pandemic, Socialist Left Party (SV) leader Audun Lysbakken stated on Saturday. He believes that workers paid the…
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A parked Tesla erupted into flames in a garage on Karmøy
A total of eleven neighbors and two residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in an electric car parked in a garage on Karmøy on Saturday night.
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Woman in her 20s injured after falling down a slope near Kjerag in Rogaland
A woman in her 20s was flown to a hospital in Bergen after falling 15-20 meters down a slope near the popular mountain plateau Kjerag in Rogaland on Saturday.
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The AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Norway have arrived in Nicaragua and Uganda
Norway plans to donate five million vaccine doses through the international Covax collaboration. Now the first doses of AstraZeneca have arrived in Nicaragua and Uganda.
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Norwegian police expect increased traffic at border crossings from August 2
The police expect increased traffic at the border crossings between Norway and Sweden when the government's changes in the entry restrictions come into force on August 2.
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Norwegian expert: The meteorite in Finnemarka could take years to find
The search for the meteorite in Finnemarka did not provide any results on Friday. But there is still hope for discovery. However, it could take several years, according…
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FHI: The vaccination interval in Norway will be shortened from mid-August
Norway will receive more doses of the corona vaccine than initially expected, and the interval between the first and second dose will be shortened to ten weeks or even…
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Bergen: 57 new corona cases registered in the last 24 hours
A total of 57 new cases of corona infection have been registered in Bergen in the last 24 hours. Younger adults dominate the infection picture, municipal chief physician…