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Finland, Israel and Cyprus to the Eurovision Song Contest finals
Finland is the first Nordic country through to the finals in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal. There are also the favourites,Cyprus and Israel. The first…
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Stoltenberg: 1st Day at new NATO HQ
Monday, May 7th, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had pleasure to enjoy his first working day at the new NATO Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Pounding…
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Phone fraudsters are active: – Do not call back
Scammers have called up more Norwegians from a telephone number starting at + 88216 this weekend. Do not dial the number again, is the advice from Telenor. The…
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Oslo Police: “Teens have Guns & Machetes”
Norwegian Broadcasting Corp.(NRK) reports that Oslo’s Groruddalen & Holmlia police districts have suffered threatening confrontations with juveniles & young adults 33…
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No one is certain when new passports and ID cards will arrive
New passports and national ID cards should prevent abuse and increase security. After several years of delay, the Ministry of Justice suggested that they may be issued…
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F-16 collided with birds – had to land
Several birds ended up in the engine of an F-16 aircraft that departed from Kjeller Airport on Monday. The plane lost engine power and witnesses feared an accident. It…
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Election trouble in Malaysia
Election trouble in Malaysia, voters rejected Several voters have been prevented from voting, according to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission. The Commission is…
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Ukraine Fights Flekkefjord Puzzle-Maker
The Ukrainian Embassy has put forward a diplomatic request to Norway’s foreign affairs ministry requesting that the Norwegian government take measures against a…
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Three people involved in a water scooter accident in Lofoten
Three people were rescued out of the sea after a water scooter accident outside Stamsund in Lofoten in Nordland on Sunday afternoon. None of them were seriously injured.…
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Thousands of ducks must be killed in Denmark
Around 20,000 ducks are to be killed in Denmark after finding bird flu in their droppings. The discovery was made Sunday, during a routine inspection near Holstebro,…
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The state is spending more and more money on Facebook
Norwegian authorities pay Facebook more and more money to spread posts. Social Scientists believe it could be problematic. The ministries’ use of money on sponsored…
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Russian nuclear power plant on its way along the Norwegian coast
The barge, which has the Russian nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov on board, passed Kristiansand on Sunday. The Coastal Administration is closely following its…
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Thousands of pedestrians are injured annually in individual casualties
More than 6,000 pedestrians in Oslo were injured in accidents not involving other road users in 2016, according to a survey from the Institute of Transport Economics. Of…
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Increased danger of landslides in parts of southern Norway
Increased danger of landslides in parts of southern Norway Rising temperatures and increased snow melting in the higher mountains increase the risk of landslides,…
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Increase in communicable diseases in 2017
Increase in communicable diseases in 2017 There was a slight increase in infectious disease outbreaks in 2017, reports the Norwegian National Institute of Public Health.…