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FHI chief Camilla Stoltenberg canceled her New Year’s party out of fear of infection
The coronavirus situation in Norway is so serious that FHI leader Camilla Stoltenberg ended up canceling her own New Year's party.
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Erna Solberg: I am deeply proud of how Norwegians handled the biggest challenge since World War II
2020 was a really bad year, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in her New Year's speech.
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Churches in Norway close doors for two weeks after new corona measures
The new national closure over the next two weeks will lead to the Church of Norway canceling services and banning funerals with more than 50 participants.
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The new, more contagious coronavirus variant has been found in 33 countries
According to the New York Times, the new, more contagious virus variant that has spread in the UK has now been discovered in 33 countries.
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Seventh dead person found at Gjerdrum landslide site: “We will continue to search for survivors throughout the night”
Another person was found dead in the landslide area in Gjerdrum on Sunday afternoon. Thus, a total of seven people have been confirmed dead.
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Rescue teams are trying to save pets stuck at the Gjerdrum landslide area
According to newspaper VG, the Fire service is working on retrieving pets in the areas in Gjerdrum that have been blocked off as a result of the landslide.
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Norwegian government asks students to wait before returning from Christmas holidays
There will be no in-person education at university campuses before January 18, the government has decided. Authorities are asking students to wait to return from their…
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Norway’s royal family on-site in Gjerdrum to meet rescue workers and evacuees
The royal couple and the Crown Prince arrived at Gjerdrum on Sunday morning to meet the rescue crews.
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Norway’s flag to be raised in New York as it enters the UN Security Council
Monday will be a big day at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On Monday, the flags will be raised in New York for five new UN Security Council members -…
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Norway introduces mandatory digital registration for all people entering the country
From Saturday, everyone who arrives in Norway must register digitally. The digital travel register replaces the temporary, paper-based solution.
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Norway announces a number of new corona measures to fight recent infection surge
On Sunday afternoon, the Norwegian government decided to announce a number of new anti-coronavirus measures.
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Moderna’s corona vaccine will be approved on Monday, Sweden’s vaccine coordinator says
The American Moderna Group's corona vaccine will be approved in the EU on Monday, Sweden's vaccine coordinator Richard Bergström said.
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Half of the inmates in Norwegian prisons have alcohol problems
According to a scientific article that the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) contributed to, half of all inmates had alcohol problems when they were imprisoned.
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Eleven new cases of English mutated coronavirus discovered in Norway
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) has uncovered eleven new cases of the English coronavirus variant in Norway.
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Danish Queen Margrethe receives corona vaccine shot
Danish Queen Margrethe received the first dose of the corona vaccine on the first day of 2021.
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A fifth person has been found dead in the landslide area at Gjerdrum: “This is still a rescue operation”
A new person was found dead in the landslide in Gjerdrum just before 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, the police informed.
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95 Norwegians died in traffic accidents in Norway last year, 82% of them were men
For the first time since 1947, Norway has had less than 100 deaths in traffic in one year. But in 2020, the proportion of men who died in traffic increased to 82%.
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Woman injured in shooting incident in Drammen, one man arrested
One man has been arrested after a woman was shot with a two-handed firearm in the center of Drammen on Friday.
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Third dead person found at Gjerdrum landslide site. Rescue crews will continue working through the night
The rescue crews found a third dead person at the landslide area in Gjerdrum. They will now continue the work through large parts of the night.