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The vice leader in Oslo wants state-owned hash sales
Arbeiderpartiet (Ap) should support regulated sales of cannabis to prevent organised criminals from gaining a foothold for millions,” said Oslo’s mayor, Kamzy Gunaratnam…
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Søreide meets the US Secretary of State
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide met her American colleague,Mike Pompeo, in Washington on Tuesday. She will take up the United States’ new steel tariffs. It is the…
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New ambassadors from Guatemala, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Tanzania
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 21 June 2018. The new ambassadors are: Ambassador of the Republic of…
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Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that the purchase & sale of marijuana will be legalized throughout Canada coming this October. June 19th, Canada’s…
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5 per cent more with refugee background
A total of 228 200 persons with a refugee background were living in Norway on 1 January 2018. This represented 31 per cent of all migrants, and 4.3 per cent of the total…
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The young and urban make up majority of ‘party smokers’
The percentage of Norwegians who smoke from time to time has remained stable at around 10% for 30 years, a new report showed. Admittedly, the percentage has fallen to…
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Somalia’s prime minister met with Erna Solberg
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire is in Norway and met both Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) and Development Minister Nikolai Astrup (H) on Wednesday. This is…
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Man overpowered and robbed in Bergen
A man in his 50’s was attacked on Wednesday night and robbed by three unknown men in Åsane, Bergen. Nobody has so far been arrested in the case. The police were notified…
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Good summer weather again for half the country
Southern Norway breaks away with good weather for the St. Hans celebration and the start of the school holidays. The summer is still awaited in Central and Northern…
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Strong increase in hash use among young people in Oslo
Almost every fifth boy and every tenth girl have smoked hash,showed a new survey among 25,000 young people in Oslo. There’s a large increase from 2015, where the number…
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Strong decline in refugee migration
Around 7 800 refugees migrated to Norway in 2017. This is almost half the number compared to the previous year. Much of the reason is a strong decline in refugees from…
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Residents protest that Oslo will spend 118 million on environmental festival
The status of being the European ‘Environmental’ Capital in 2019 will cost taxpayers 118 million kroner. Høyre (H) called the amount ‘insane’ and protested. “I think…
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Queen Sonja has opened a bunad exhibition
Queen Sonja has opened the exhibition “Tradition and inspiration” at Slottsplassen in Oslo, earlier today. Norwegian bunads are an important part of what is shown. The…
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Norway’s first electric-powered flight takes to the skies
On Monday Norway’s Minister of Transport and Communications and Avinor’s CEO took part in Norway’s first electric-powered flight. The flight represents a key milestone…
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Many immigrate for family reasons
A total of 42 100 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway in 2017 – 9 000 fewer than the year before. Family is now the most common reason for…
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