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Negative social control in Norway is on the rise so what can be done?
There is, perhaps, no more basic or important right than the right to make decisions about one's own life. However, for a small but rising number of children and young…
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Ikea convicted of spying on employees in France
The French branch of Ikea has been fined EUR 1 million for monitoring and spying on employees and job-seekers between 2009 and 2012.
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Health Minister: Norwegians vaccinated abroad can now avoid entry quarantine via post-registration
The Norwegian government is ready to allow post-registration of corona vaccines administered abroad.
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Government presents action plan against honor-related violence and forced marriage in Norway
On Wednesday, Minister of Education and Integration Guri Melby (V) is presenting a new action plan with five different focus areas and 33 measures against negative…
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Good news: 50% of Oslo’s adult population has received the first dose of the corona vaccine
As of Wednesday, half of the adult population in Oslo received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, new figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)…
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FHI’s new vaccination scenario: Norwegians aged 18 to 44 will be offered second vaccine dose by mid-October
Those between the ages of 18 and 44 will be offered their second vaccine dose by mid-October, according to the National Institute of Public Health's (FHI) new vaccine…
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EU Medicines Agency says their vaccine official didn’t propose avoiding AstraZeneca: “He was misquoted”
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says their head of vaccine strategy has been misquoted and that he does not recommend avoiding the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for…
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Bærum removes all local infection control measures
The authorities in Bærum Municipality have decided to remove the local corona regulations.
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Unio escalates hospital workers’ strike: “This is about vital investments in vital skills”
A total of 243 new Unio members will join the strike from Monday. Thus, a total of 863 Unio members will be on strike at Norway's health trusts next week.
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Red Party supports no-confidence motion: There is now a majority against Lan Marie Berg in Oslo City Council
The Red Party (Rødt) decided to support the no-confidence motion against the Environmental Councilor Lan Marie Berg (MDG) in Oslo City Council and ask her to resign.
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Oslo announces major relief in corona restrictions: Face masks no longer mandatory in shops
From noon on Wednesday, large parts of Oslo's special corona rules will be removed.
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Number of members of Church of Norway continues to fall
The Church of Norway is experiencing a stubborn decline in membership. From 2019 to 2020, the number of its members fell by over 31,000.
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Norwegian Medicines Agency: Side effects of corona vaccine more common among younger people
Young people get a stronger immune response to the corona vaccine more often than older people. They must expect some of the common side effects, according to the…
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Norwegian Food Safety Authority pulls Asian frozen fish from shelves after salmonella discovery
People who have bought the Vietnamese frozen fish Asian Pearl are asked to destroy it or return it to the store to avoid salmonella infection.
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More than 20 new corona cases registered in Tønsberg and Færder
A total of 23 new corona infection cases have been registered in the municipalities of Tønsberg and Færder in the last 24 hours.
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Erna Solberg comments on next step of reopening Norway: “We are on track”
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) believes that Norway is well placed for a new step in the reopening. But the delta corona variant increases the need for border control.
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