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New survey: 21% of Norwegians drink less now than before the pandemic
Two out of ten Norwegians drink less alcohol now than before the coronavirus pandemic. Less than one in ten drinks more.
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Man in Sarpsborg life-threateningly injured after apartment fire
A man in his 60s is life-threateningly injured after a fire in an apartment in Sarpsborg center on Saturday night.
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Large corona outbreak connected to café in Mandal: 17 infected, many municipalities affected
A total of 17 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus after an outbreak at Tidemands Café in Mandal in Lindesnes Municipality, with close contacts in 14…
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Analysis: Low-paid and male voters are turning their backs on Norway’s Progress Party
According to newspaper Aftenposten's analysis, low-paid workers and men are among the voters who are turning their backs on the Progress Party (FRP).
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The Norwegian Post will stop ordering new fossil fuel vans within the next two years
From 2022, the Norwegian Post will no longer order fossil fuel vans for use in cities. Outside the cities, there will be stops from 2023.
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Sweden’s Public Health Agency: The British coronavirus variant is taking over
The presence of the British virus variant is increasing in several regions in Sweden. The trend is for the variant to take over where it appears, the Public Health…
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Solberg tightens national alcohol-serving rules, Virke warns: This could ruin restaurants
The Norwegian government is tightening the national rules for alcohol-serving.
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Oslo sets new record, tests 4,168 people for coronavirus within 24 hours
A record number of Oslo people tested themselves for the coronavirus this week. Over 15,000 people took the test in the last four days.
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Oslo Municipality wants more girls to join the construction industry
Oslo Municipality wants to prompt girls to choose construction subjects before the deadline for selecting a field of study in upper secondary school expires on March 1.…
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Oslo District Court believes the accused 16-year-old boy from Syria still poses a terrorist threat
The Oslo District Court decided to uphold the request of the Police Security Service (PST) for the continued imprisonment of the 16-year-old boy who is charged with…
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Oslo: 16-year-old terror suspect refuses to be interrogated
The 16-year-old boy that Norway's Police Security Service has charged with preparations for terrorism has refused to be questioned in the two weeks he has been…
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Norwegian government decides to prolong most national corona measures until mid-March
The Norwegian government will keep the majority of the current corona rules in place.
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New study: The first dose of Pfizer’s corona vaccine is 85% effective after two to four weeks
The first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is 85% effective after two to four weeks after vaccination, a new study shows.
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Nettavisen: Team leader sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention for abuse at the 2005 Norway Cup
A man has been sentenced by the Bergen District Court to 21 years of preventive detention, with a minimum period of 10 years, for abuse that said to have occurred at the…
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Man in Trondheim fined 30,000 kroner for turning apartment into bar, breaching quarantine rules
This summer, the Trondheim police moved out based on a report of a party. A man who should have been in quarantine had furnished and decorated the apartment like a bar.…
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In the future, quarantine buildings for foreign workers will have to be approved by inspectors
Henceforth, the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority will have to approve housing units used for the accommodation of foreign workers during the quarantine period.
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Høie: The regional corona measures for municipalities in Western Norway are being discontinued
The Norwegian government is ending the regional measures for the western municipalities that were introduced after outbreaks of the British and South African virus…
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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 vaccination in Norway so far
With the COVID-19 vaccination process underway, Norway Today looks at everything you need to know about the process.