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Økokrim report: Criminals in Norway are getting help from lawyers and accountants
Criminals use professional actors with key roles in society to hide their financial crime and launder money, according to a new report.
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NVE issues landslide danger warning for Eastern Norway on Saturday
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has issued a landslide and flood danger warning at the yellow level for large parts of Eastern Norway on…
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Norway tightens entry and quarantine rules for travelers from Crete, Luxembourg, and the USA
The changes will take effect from midnight on Monday, July 12.
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No new corona cases confirmed after Oslo Pride and Bislett Games
Almost 8,000 people were tested in connection with the Oslo Pride and Bislett Games. No one tested positive for corona, health director Bjørn Guldvog told newspaper VG.
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“Horrible first impression”: Biologist invited to work in Oslo describes her COVID-era entry experience
What was supposed to be an amazing new beginning turned sour for this scientist. Ana Teresa Capucho and her boyfriend, originally from Portugal, got offered jobs in Oslo…
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Customs officers seized close to 30,000 cigarettes at Ørje
A total of 29,560 cigarettes were discovered in a Norwegian-registered car on the Swedish border at Ørje on Wednesday.
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Avinor: Passenger traffic in Norway increased by 45.5% from June 2020
Passenger traffic over Avinor's airports increased by 45.5% in June from the same month in 2020. The increase was greatest on trips to and from abroad.
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Tønsberg man fined 30,000 kroner for violating quarantine hotel obligation
A man in his late teens from Tønsberg has been fined NOK 30,000 for leaving the quarantine hotel.
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Study: Recreational fishers can ingest too much mercury if they eat their own catch and lots of other seafood
Recreational fishers who eat their own catch and eat a lot of other seafood may risk ingesting too much mercury, a new study shows.
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Steen comments on increase in Oslo infection rates: “We are following the situation”
When the infection rates are as low as they are now, a small increase seems more dramatic than it is, Health Councilor Robert Steen said about the infection increase in…
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Norwegian minister: I expect electric scooter distributors to stop rentals at night if asked to do so
Minister of Transport and Communications Knut Arild Hareide (KrF) stated that he expects the electric scooter industry to stop rentals at night in areas where the…
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Norwegian health official: Those who travel on holidays have to take corona tests before their trip privately
People who need a corona test because they are traveling abroad should not use the municipal testing stations, assistant health director Espen Nakstad stated on Thursday.
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Norwegian government to establish new climate fund that will invest in renewable energy in developing countries
The Norwegian government has decided to allocate NOK 10 billion over a period of five years for a new fund that will invest in renewable energy in developing countries…
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Norwegian elections of 2021: The voting card becomes digital
This year's ballot card, which is normally sent by post, has gone digital. From August 10, all Norwegians will have access to the document via their digital mailbox.
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Norway is buying new submarines from Germany. Here are the details
Norway and Germany have signed contracts for the delivery of new submarines. This also opens up the German market for the Norwegian defense industry.
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Hotel owners in Norway frustrated by empty quarantine rooms
Several hotel owners have to reject regular visitors because rooms are set aside for quarantined people who end up not showing up.
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Gradual recovery: More than 600,000 passengers flew with SAS in June
SAS continues to see an increase in the number of passengers.