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Norwegian Hercules planes to extinguish fires in the United States
Five Norwegian transport aircraft have been sold to the American company Coulson Aviation. The aircraft will be used for fire extinguishing. The military transport…
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Icelandic women live the longest from the Nordic countries
Icelandic women have the longest lives, while Finnish men have the shortest lives. This shows in a new study of life expectancy in the Nordic countries. This is the…
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Flight for NOK 1.8 million requisitioned to bring orphans from Syria
Five orphans were picked up from al-Hol camp in Sria this summer. The flight cost NOK 1.8 million, according to Vårt Land. The five are children of an ethnic Norwegian…
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Attorney arrested in Turkey – working on behalf for Norway
An attorney who has assisted Norway in checking personal data for immigration cases has been arrested in Turkey. According to Turkish and German media, the man is in…
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The health care system will not achieve the goals of reducing antibiotic use
Since 2012, the use of antibiotics has dropped by 24 percent, according to a new report. The target is a 30 percent reduction during 2020. That goal has not been…
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Majority of Parliament says no to a third gender
Venstre (Liberal Party) secures no to MDG (Green Party) and AP’s (Labour Party) proposal for a new and third legal gender. The party thus goes against its own stand in…
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Foreign war fighter sentenced to eight years in prison for terror
A 31-year-old in Borgarting Court of Appeals has been sentenced to eight years in prison for terrorism. In the district court, the man was sentenced to six years and…
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Muslim leaders report SIAN after the Koran burning in Kristiansand
Several Muslim leaders in Agder announce that they will report SIAN after they set fire to the Quran during a march on Saturday. – “We intend to report to the police the…
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Management not taking the #Metoo movement seriously before the Christmas party season, employees say
Nearly eight in ten employees have responded in a survey that their management shows little focus on sexual harassment in the run-up to the traditional Christmas party…
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Christmas tree from Grønmo will light up Trafalgar Square
Traditionally, every year the City of Oslo sends a huge Christmas tree to London as a thank you for the British effort during the war. On Tuesday, the selected spruce,…
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Child welfare services place between 30 and 40 newborns into care annually
Since 2016, 143 infants have been taken from parents just after birth and placed into foster care by the Child Welfare Service. Almost none of the parents’ complaints…
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Pine cone record can yield over 500 million forest plants
This fall, about 120 tonnes of pine cones have been harvested, after what is referred to as the best pine cone year in recent times. It can provide more than 500 million…
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New case of chronic wasting disease detected in moose
New case of chronic wasting disease detected in moose Samples of a dead moose found in Buskerud show that the animal had chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the sixth…
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Frode Berg will speak to the press on Tuesday night
Frode Berg’s lawyer Brynjulf Risnes has called for a press conference on Tuesday evening. Risnes states that the press conference will be held at Gardermoen at 7 o’clock…
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The prime minister and 3,000 has taken part for the sustainability goals
At least 3,000 people, including Prime Minister Erna Solberg, participated Saturday night at the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Bergen. Solberg opened the walk. –…
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Norwegian victims on their way home from Panama
The six Norwegians who were assaulted and robbed in Panama last weekend travelled home to Norway last night, several anonymous sources in Panama City told NRK. The six…