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Many people died in plane crashes last year
A total of 556 people lost their lives in 15 accidents in commercial air traffic in the world last year. That is more than in recent years, but low in a historical…
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14 arrested in Morocco for celebrating the double killings
A total of 14 people have been arrested in Morocco for having praised the murder of Norwegian, Maren Ueland, and Danish, Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, reported VG…
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Aborts search attempts for hikers in Troms
Aborts search attempts for top tourists in Troms Attempts at helicopter search in the avalanche area of the Tamok Valley in Troms were interrupted late Thursday evening.…
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Fears hikers are buried in an avalanche
Fears hikers are buried in a large avalanche A major avalanche has been observed in the area of Blåbærfjellet in Troms where four persons are missing. The police fear…
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The FSA is hunting a fox in Alta
The Food Safety Authority is hunting aggressive fox in Alta The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FSA) wish to find and dispose of an aggressive fox that attacked a baby…
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Prime Minister urges Norwegians to make babies
Prime Minister worried about low birth rates, asks Norwegians to make more babies There are too few children born in this country for the Norwegian welfare model to be…
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Norwegian tourist dies in Australian traffic
Norwegian tourist dies while in traffic in Australia A 24-year-old Norwegian is dead from the injuries he suffered in a traffic accident in the Australian city of Perth…
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More and more Britons want Irish passports
More and more Britons want Irish passports The number of Britons applying for Irish passports is increasing as the date of the UK’s exit from the EU is approaching.…
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Blackout for many due to storms in Norway
Blackout for thousands due to storms in Norway In excess of 60.000 Norwegians has experienced blackout due to falling trees during the night. 5.000 customers are still…
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4 Swedes missing in avalanche area in Troms
4 Swedes missing in avalanche prone area in Troms A group of four Swedes are missing on Blåbærfjellet (Blueberry Mountain) in Troms. It has been several smaller…
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Woman found dead after a fire in Haugesund
Woman found dead after an arson in Haugesund A woman is found dead after a fire in a detached house in Haugesund during the night before Tuesday. A man was arrested…
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New Year’s babys in Tønsberg and Elverum
New Year’s babies born in Tønsberg and Elverum The first of this year’s new year babies were born only twelve minutes into 2019. In Tønsberg a girl came to the world,…
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Mountain Crossings closed due to storm
Several Mountain Crossings closed due to storm Several mountain crossings are closed in southern Norway due to bad weather. Due to a traffic accident, both main roads…
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Lower tariff on food imported from poor countries
As of January 1, several agricultural goods imported from poor countries will be duty-free or will receive a lower rate of duty. Following a decision by parliament,…
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King Harald asks people to be considerate
King Harald asks people to be nicer to each other The Norwegian King, in this year’s New Year speech, urged people to be friendly to each other and to conduct respectful…
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Take care using drones on New Year’s Eve
Take care using drones on New Year’s Eve The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority asked people to prevent serious accidents when the fireworks are launched on New Year’s…
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Morocco murders: 15 charged with terrorism
In the first hearing, 15 people were charged with terrorism following the murders of a Norwegian and a Danish woman in Morocco. Another seven must appear before the…