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Russia: May 8th speech «blasphemous»
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A national ban on helium balloons allowed to wait
It may take time before a national ban on helium balloons becomes a reality. It worries Miljøpartiet De Grønne (MDG) political party. In early May 2018, a unanimous…
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The police at Flesland Airport apply for arms license
Western police district has applied for permission to arm police officers who work at Bergen airport, Flesland. According to the police, the background is a combination…
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Norway: ”Not our Problem” re Hunger Strike
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Police stop car on E18 with ten year old behind wheel
The police stopped a car on the E18 at Høvik in Bærum on Wednesday after reports of irresponsible driving. The driver turned out to be a ten year old boy. It is…
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Norwegian veterans get their own house in Oslo
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Norway puts the plastic problem on agenda
When the G7 countries were assembled in France on Sunday, the Minister of Climate and Environment, Ola Elvestuen, said that Norway’s waste management is an example to…
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10 million to investigate guardianship cases
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Cancer Society said public health work should be moved from Sylvi Listhaug’s table
The Cancer Society believes that Sylvi Listhaug is not suited as a public health minister after she said that “people must smoke, drink and eat as much red meat as they…
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Norwegian Armed Forces rejoin MINUSMA
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The people divided in opinion about IS mothers
The Norwegian people are divided on the question of IS mothers and their children, but a majority would allow the mothers to return according to a survey Norstat has…
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Solberg marks D-day with Trump
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is to travel to Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 5 to attend the celebration of the 75th anniversary of D Day with US President Donald Trump.…
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Norwegian Food Safety Authority fear new EU rules threaten Norwegian bee stocks
From 2021, it will be allowed to carry hives freely between the EU and EEA countries. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority fears that the rules will hit the Norwegian bee…
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Foreign Fighters to be denied return to Norway
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City councillor Raymond Johansen will refuse criminal gang members moving home
Oslo city councillor, Raymond Johansen of Arbeiderpartiet (Ap) will fight gang crime by refusing convicted gang members moving home to their old neighbourhoods after…
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Woman dies of rabies in Førde
A patient who had been hospitalised in Førde with the rabies infection is now dead said Helse Førde. “The patient was admitted to our intensive care unit, and died…
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Norwegian soldiers to be sent to Mali
60 Norwegian soldiers will travel to Mali on Tuesday as part of the UN peacekeeping force MINUSMA. They must be there for six months. Norway will also send a transport…
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More foreigners on Svalbard
The proportion of foreigners who work in Svalbard has tripled in ten years. This could weaken Norwegian sovereignty on the archipelago. In 2009, the proportion of…
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Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for dismemberment killings at Ammerud
A 29-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for the murder at Ammerud in Oslo in April 2016 by the Borgarting Court of Appeal. The…
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Dead fisherman in trawl was Russian 27-year-old
The man who was found dead in the ‘Smutthullet’ in the Barents Sea on April 4, was the Russian crab fisherman Krill Filippov (27), police said. He was a crewmember of…