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Oslo registered 111 new infection cases in the last 24 hours
A total of 111 corona infection cases have been registered in Oslo in the last 24 hours. That is 20 more than the average of the previous seven days, which was 91…
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Norwegian government announces softer measures in ten municipalities in Eastern Norway from next week
Minister for Children and Families Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) announced the easing of measures in ten municipalities in Eastern Norway next week.
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Norwegian farmers are worried there will be fewer foreign workers due to the new corona measures
The limited supply of foreign labor is something that Norwegian farmers have struggled with the most during the corona pandemic.
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Norway’s Smittestopp infection app has been downloaded 658,300 times
Around people 96,300 downloaded the Smittestopp app between Monday and Tuesday when the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) sent out an SMS asking people to…
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Norway’s health institute: The mutated coronavirus likely has a lower ability to spread than first assumed
The National Institute of Public Health's (FHI) calculations indicate that the British virus mutation has a somewhat lower R-number than first assumed, Preben Aavitsland…
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Norway introduces its strictest entry rules since March 2020. Here are the details
To limit the risk of transmitting the significantly more contagious variant of the coronavirus, the Norwegian government is imposing far stricter rules on foreign…
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EU and AstraZeneca agree to resolve corona vaccine delivery issues
The European Union (EU) and vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca agreed to work together on resolving the dispute over vaccine deliveries to the EU's 27 member states.
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Equinor wants to produce more oil at the Johan Sverdrup field
Equinor expects production capacity at the Johan Sverdrup oil field to increase to up to 535,000 barrels per day in mid-2021.
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Did Norway ban hate speech against LGBQT people?
Did Norway ban hate speech against LGBQT people? The Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Norway tells us.
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Two vaccine organizations nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
The international vaccine organizations CEPI and Gavi have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their work related to the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Report: Norwegian roads have improved over the last five years
There has been a clear improvement of the road network between 2014 and 2019.
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Pfizer enters into partnership with French pharma manufacturer in order to boost vaccine production
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has entered into a partnership with the French company Sanofi to produce more than 100 million vaccine doses this year.
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Norwegian government launches measures against conspiracy theories about anti-Semitism
The Norwegian government is launching several measures against anti-Semitism and hostile attitudes in the population.
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Norwegian government bans all unnecessary travel to Norway
Entry to Norway will only be allowed to persons with a necessary purpose for travel from the night to Friday, the Norwegian government has decided.
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Norwegian convicted of pimping in Moldova transferred to Norway to serve a 20-year prison sentence
A Norwegian man who has been convicted of recruiting children for prostitution in Moldova is being transferred to Norway. He will have to serve a 20-year prison sentence.
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Norway’s Pfizer vaccines not as delayed as feared
Pfizer will deliver future vaccine doses to Norway more quickly after the delays earlier this month.
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More graduating police students in Norway are getting jobs compared to previous years
A total of 580 newly graduated police students got jobs last year. Thus, 82% of last year's cohorts at the Police Academy have been given a job in the police.
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Health Minister: Many Norwegians will have to spend their winter holidays in Norway
During Wednesday's corona press conference, Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie (H) said Norwegians must prepare to spend their winter holidays in Norway.