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Up to 90% of Syrian refugees in Norway have experienced a life-threatening situation in the time before or during their flight from the country, a new report shows.
Several salmon caught in May in the Enningdalselva River in Halden municipality had symptoms of what researchers call “red skin disease.” Multiple salmon with symptoms…
There was snow in several places in Southern and Eastern Norway on Tuesday night, and several traffic accidents have been reported.
A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to compulsory mental health care in Bergen District Court for killing his parents at Sotra last summer, according to local newspaper…
The Christian Democratic Party’s (KrF) Ida Lindtveit Røse, who heads the party’s early childhood committee, wants to remove the current arrangement with three divisions…
The Color Line Kiel ferry Color Fantasy is docked due to the infection situation and the Norwegian authorities' regulations. Another 400 employees will be laid off.
A bus and a car have collided at Hafslo in Luster. The police characterize the accident as serious and state that several people are injured.
Murder suspect Makaveli Lindén pleaded guilty to killing Heikki Paltto on October 15, 2018, when the trial started in Oslo District Court on Monday.
A majority in the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) wants to employ Norwegian police officers to solve the shortage in Sweden.
Figures from the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) show that just under 11% of those who have been tested for coronavirus since July 1 are over 60 years of age.
Nine out of ten Norwegians think the coronavirus will be with us for at least another six months, but fewer think the infection will be really long-lasting, according to…
It is not yet clear how the vaccines against the coronavirus will work and what kind of effect they will have.
A unanimous board in the Norwegian Nurses' Association rejected the result of the negotiations with the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) on…
Minister for Children and Families Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) says congregations and religious communities are “perfect allies” in the hunt for new foster families.…
After several delays, the new Norwegian passports were finally launched on Monday.
On Friday, Norway called on the Israeli government to reverse the recently approved plans for the construction of close to 5000 new housing units on occupied Palestinian…
Trondheim's corona outbreak is caused by a new variant of the coronavirus that has not been seen in Norway before, municipal chief physician Tove Røsstad noted.
The name “Smittestopp” was most popular in the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI) poll on what the name of their new infection tracking app should be. A total…
There were 400 fewer family immigrants to Norway in 2019, compared to 2018.