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Trump visits burnt town
US President Donald Trump has visited the ruins of the town of Paradise,which is more or less burned to the ground as a result of the fires in California. Trump landed…
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Swine flu has become commonplace
The swine flu outbreak from 2009 is not over, rather on the contrary. The (H1N1) virus is now common in flu season. – “Influenza A (H1N1) from 2009 has become a seasonal…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra christened the ship “Crown Prince Haakon”
Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the godmother of Norway’s new advanced research vessel, which has got the same name as her father. The ceremony took place on a quayside in…
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Oslo to change rules for residents parking
Oslo wants to change the rules for residents’ parking in the municipality, allowing residents to purchase two parking cards. A year ago,the scheme for residents’ parking…
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Fewer residents at Norwegian asylum reception centres
At the end of October, there were 3,930 people from 42 different countries in asylum reception centres in Norway,which is 1,100 fewer than at the turn of the year. New…
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US Navy on board KNM Helge Ingstad
American NATO soldiers were on board when Helge Ingstad collided US Navy personnel are being questioned for their role on board KNM Helge Ingstad when it collided with…
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Simpler driving license rules for foreign workers
The government will make it easier to use driving licenses from countries outside the EEA for persons in temporary employment in Norway. “This will make it easier for…
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Increased juvenile violence against the police in Oslo
In recent weeks, a number of violent episodes have been reported to the police in Oslo. Behind the violence are people down to the age of 14. “My elected representatives…
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«I Come from the Navy, I know nothing»
«I Come from the Navy, I know nothing,» says Navy Chief More than a week after the Navy rammed one of its five frigates into a 250 metre long and 44 metres wide…
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Fewer family reunifications so far this year
Approximately 9,000 family immigrants so far this year – 3,000 fewer than last year The Immigration Directorate (UDI) has so far granted 9,235 applications for family…
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Quarantine for cheating on driver’s test
Cheating on driver’s test could give year’s quarantine before retake Those who cheat on the driver’s test should now be quarantined for up to one year the government…
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437 repatriated from Norway in October
437 repatriated from Norway in October 437 people were transported from Norway by the Police Immigration Unit (PU) in October. This is a decline of 7% compared with the…
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Unusually mild November – can set temperature records
A number of places along the coast showed temperatures above 15 plus degrees before 7 am Thursday morning. November may set record temperatures, according to the…
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Norwegian sentenced to death in Pakistan
Norwegian citizen sentenced to death in Pakistan A Norwegian national was sentenced to death by two judicial authorities in Pakistan for raping and killing a little…
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Fewer farmers in Norway than ever before
Fewer farmers in Norway than ever before For the first time, there are under 40,000 active farmers in Norway show figures of production subsidies to the Norwegian…
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Eritreans to Sudan for reunification
Eritreans must apply for family reunification from Sudan Eritreans wishing to unite with relatives in Norway must take the dangerous journey to Sudan’s capital,…
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The 16 year old who was stabbed to death from Vinstra has been buried
The 16-year-old girl who was stabbed and killed at Vinstra in October was buried on Wednesday. The funeral at the Sødorp church in the Nord Fron municipality was so…