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Number of traditional Christmas dinner party reservations in Norway plunges
The Norwegian restaurant industry is facing a Christmas dinner party season with fewer reservations than usual.
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Norwegian farmers fear agriculture will be sacrificed in negotiations with United Kingdom
The Agrarian Association has warned the government against exchanging agriculture for fish in the negotiations with the United Kingdom on a new free trade agreement.
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Norway to expand the Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park
Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park in Nordland is being expanded.
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Norway registers low corona infection figures in kindergartens and schools
Figures from the National Infection Detection Team at the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) show that there are few cases of infection in kindergartens and…
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New survey: 1 million Norwegians are skeptical of coronavirus vaccine
A total of 18% of Norwegians in a recent survey said they wouldn't take the coronavirus vaccine - that corresponds to around one million Norwegians.
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More than half of children in poverty in Norway have an immigrant background
With a new strategy, the Norwegian government hopes to give children in low-income families a better everyday life and prevent poverty from being inherited.
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Flights on several regional routes in Norway to be cut from December 1. Here are the details
There will temporarily be fewer flights on some routes in Lofoten, on Helgeland, in Trøndelag, and in Western Norway from December 1.
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Church of Norway: Priests can’t refuse to work with female clergy colleagues
The Church of Norway has stated that a priest can't refuse to cooperate with female priest colleagues, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports.
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“Being granted asylum saved my life”: A talk with Rafal Gawel, Polish refugee in Norway
Rafal Gawel is the first Pole to be granted asylum in over 30 years, since the fall of communism in Poland. Gawel was granted asylum by Norway.
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Russia rejects Norway’s accusations of IT attack: “This damages an already bad relationship”
The accusations were not received well by the Russian authorities, who believe that the allegations are unacceptable.
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Progress Party wants to prioritize Christian quota refugees coming to Norway
The Progress Party's (FRP) immigration and integration committee wants persecuted Christians to be given priority among quota refugees.
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Oslo extends all corona measures
The Oslo City Council has made the decision - all measures against the spread of the coronavirus in Norway's capital will be extended.
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Norwegian restaurants frustrated over new corona measures: “This will bankrupt an entire industry”
Several restaurants and food establishments in Norway fear they will have to limit their capacity even further due to new government corona regulations.
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Norway’s Socialist Left and Green Party pressure government to take in more refugees from Greece
The Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Green Party (MDG) demand that the government presents a concrete figure on how many asylum seekers Norway will receive from Greece…
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Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon: “I haven’t heard anything about the king wanting to step down”
Crown Prince Haakon says that everything went well with King Harald after his heart operation last Friday. He noted that his father hasn't said anything about wanting to…
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Norway to introduce zero-emission requirements for ferries in fjords according to plan
In 2018, the Storting decided to introduce a requirement for zero emissions from tourist ships and ferries in the World Heritage fjords by 2026 at the latest.
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Norway prepares for doctors’ strike
A failure to reach an agreement on several issues will probably lead to an extensive medical strike throughout Norway.