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A 7-year-old girl died Tuesday afternoon from the injuries she sustained in the housing fire in Ytrebygda, Bergen on January 4. The fire has thus claimed four lives.…
The number of road traffic accident victims has fallen sharply in Norway but Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) reminds Norwegians that any life lost in traffic accidents…
King Harald has been admitted to Rikshospitalet due to dizziness. No serious illness has been found, reports the Royal House. “The King is expected to be discharged…
The number of residents in the asylum centers went down to around 2,500 last year. It is the lowest number of residents in centers since 1997. There are far fewer asylum…
After Bahareh Letnes posted a post on her Instagram account in support of the slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, she received a death threat. Norwegian-Iranian…
Part of the parking lot, which is in flames at Stavanger Airport, has collapsed. More than 300 cars have been destroyed in the fire, according to Stavanger Aftenblad.…
After two customers reported that the charger they purchased had overheated, the importer now calls back all chargers of this type. “Charge the entire family’s phones…
Only one in three Norwegians surveyed, believe their lives will be a little or much better in the decade ahead. At the same time, 23 percent say they believe life will…
King Harald will not participate in the opening of the Johan Sverdrup field, reports the Royal House. “Due to the recent stresses, His Majesty the King will not…
Seven Norwegian ships were in the Persian Gulf on Saturday. The Maritime Directorate is monitoring the tense situation between the United States and Iran closely and…
December 2019 was among the ten wettest December months we have recorded, and it was 3.4 degrees above normal on a national basis. At Svalbard, we mark 109 months in a…
South Sudan’s leaders must deliver a lasting peace, said a joint statement issued by Norway, the United States and United Kingdom. The statement is intended to increase…
The Norwegian forces in Iraq continue to be on high readiness after the US killed an Iranian general staying in Iraq night to Friday night. – “The local preparedness for…
Shipping company owner Fred. Olsen (91) has been charged with hitting a three-year-old while driving in Oslo on New Year’s Day. The child is OK. According to NRK, the…
The search for two men who ended up falling into the sea on Thursday morning from the cargo ship Stara Planina in the Norwegian Sea has ended without result. The two men…
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Høyre/Conservative Party), NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg, Storting President Tone Trøen and Prince Daniel of Sweden will participate in Ari…
Several dogs were lost on New Year’s Eve. According to the Facebook group Nitrogruppa, there were 75 messages about missing dogs. According to one of the group’s…