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Norway registered 445 new corona cases in the last 24 hours
As of midnight on Saturday night, a total of 35,193 corona-infected people were registered in Norway. That is an increase of 445 reported cases since Friday night.
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Newspaper Vårt Land selects Klepp as the most Christian municipality in Norway
Klepp municipality in Jæren is at the top of Vårt Land's informal selection of Norway's most Christian municipality.
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Fewer Norwegians are testing themselves for corona, and the health institute doesn’t know why
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) has no explanation for why fewer people are testing themselves for coronavirus during the second wave.
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Russia starts extensive Armed Forces vaccination: 80,000 soldiers will get corona vaccine by end of December
More than 400,000 Russian soldiers and military personnel will be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Number of overnight stays in Norwegian hotels fell by 29% in October
Overnight stays in October fell by 33% compared with the same month last year, figures from Statistics Norway (SSB) show.
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Number of Norwegians looking for a job increased by 9,300 from October to November
At the end of November, a total of 196,300 job seekers were registered at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). That constitutes 6.9% of the labor force.
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Norwegian police issue corona fines totaling 165,000 kroner after large family party in Romerike
The police have issued fines totaling NOK 165,000 kroner after a family party with over 30 people in Romerike.
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Norwegian health institute: The spread of coronavirus is slowing down
Last week, for the first time since the first half of October, fewer new infections were reported than the week before. The infection reproduction number (R) has fallen…
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Norway extradites 61-year-old Norwegian Palestinian terror suspect to France
The Ministry of Justice complied with the demand from the French authorities to extradite a 61-year-old Norwegian Palestinian who has been charged with terrorism in…
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More than 5,000 employees have been fired or laid off at Oslo Airport
Almost 2,000 employees at Oslo Airport have been fired, and more than 3,500 have been laid off due to the decline in air traffic during the corona pandemic.
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Government says it’s very important that enough people live in Northern Norway
The government says it is crucial for Norway's security policy that people live in Northern Norway.
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Denmark is considering digging up millions of dead mink it recently killed from mass graves
More than 15 million mink, which were recently killed and buried after the discovery of a mutated coronavirus in Denmark, may have to be dug up again.
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Bergen: Man in his 50s convicted of raping a woman who was hitchhiking
The Bergen District Court sentenced a man in his 50s to two years in prison for rape. The man raped a woman, who was hitchhiking, in a parking lot.
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5,000 Equinor employees could find themselves stuck in North Sea due to security guard strike
The ongoing security strike is about to hit the Norwegian oil industry hard. 5,000 Equinor employees could be stuck in the North Sea due to the strike.
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Younger Norwegians are struggling more than older ones during the pandemic, survey shows
Most Norwegians believe that older people struggle more than younger people during the corona pandemic, but the truth is completely different, according to recent…
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There is talk that EU authorities could close Norwegian ski resorts. Will it happen?
Corona fears led to closed ski resorts in several European countries. There is still a risk that Norway could be hit by an EU ban.
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Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia test positive for coronavirus
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife, Princess Sofia, tested positive for coronavirus, newspaper Expressen reports.