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At the end of May, the number of inmates in Norwegian prisons amounted to 2,921
There were 2,921 inmates in Norwegian prisons at the end of May/beginning of June. At the beginning of June, the occupancy rate in prisons was 78%.
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Those who decide to take the Janssen vaccine will lose their place in Norway’s vaccine program
People who choose to take the less effective Janssen vaccine will lose their place in the Norwegian vaccine program.
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Rain: Yellow danger warning issued for Finnmark
A lot of rain is expected in Western Finnmark this weekend, and the meteorologists have issued a yellow warning.
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Number of train trips in Norway almost halved in 2020
A total of 43 million passengers traveled by train in Norway in 2020, a decline of almost half compared to the year before.
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Norwegian Environment Agency: Don’t catch tadpoles without a permit
To prevent the spread of fungi among amphibians, it is now no longer allowed to catch tadpoles without permission.
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Nortura calls for more unannounced Food Safety Authority inspections at Norwegian pig farms
The farmers' company, the slaughterhouse giant Nortura, is asking the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to come up with several unannounced inspections of pig farmers to…
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Minister: Tourists will be able to travel freely into Norway when the EU’s corona passport is ready
EU tourists will be released from quarantine when entering Norway when the European corona certificate is in place, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) said on Wednesday.
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Man critically injured after stabbing incident in Nordre Follo
A man is critically injured after being stabbed at Kråkstad in Nordre Follo. Another man has been charged, the police report.
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Jan Egeland attacks Denmark’s asylum policy: “Stingy, petty, and hypocritical”
Denmark's recent law that regulates establishing reception centers for Denmark's asylum seekers outside Europe is contrary to international law, NRC's general secretary…
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Avinor prepares for increased traffic at airports as Norway lifts entry quarantine for fully vaccinated travelers
On Friday, fully vaccinated travelers will be released from entry quarantines, and Avinor is getting ready for increased traffic and long queues at the airports.
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Aftenposten: ISIS-related Norwegian women are being deported from Syria
The Kurdish autonomous government authority in northeastern Syria has decided to deport Norwegian ISIS-related women, a spokesman told newspaper Aftenposten.
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Viking family identified using new DNA technology
New DNA technology has made it possible for researchers to prove kinship between two Viking skeletons - one that was found in Denmark and another in England.
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Update: 58 corona-infected patients hospitalized in Norway – three fewer than on Tuesday
On Wednesday, 58 corona-infected patients were admitted to hospitals in Norway. That is a decrease of three patients from the day before.
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Three people arrested in Innlandet in major international operation – nine in total throughout Norway
Three people have been arrested in Innlandet Police District in connection with the international police operation Trojan Shield. A total of nine people have been…
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The fire at Sotra has flared up again – the police are evacuating residents
Police have started evacuating people after the fire flared up in several places on Spjeldsfjellet in Sotra - in the same area where it burned heavily last week.
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Norwegian Media Authority: It’s good that we will have stricter penalties for sharing nude or violent photos
People who share offensive or overtly private photos, movies, or audio recordings of others could soon be sentenced to up to two years in prison.
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Norwegian government: Fully vaccinated travelers not obliged to go into entry quarantine from Friday
As of Friday, people who have been fully vaccinated or who have had corona in the past six months will be released from the entry quarantine obligation when coming to…