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Two Romanians sentenced to over three years in prison for the robbery
Two Romanians have been convicted in Nord-Østerdal district court for more than three years in prison for the bank robbery in Rendalen in Hedmark last autumn. The two…
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Sylvi Listhaug to speak in Drammen on May the 1st
The Progress Party’s parliamentary representative Sylvi Listhaug will speak in Drammen on Labour day, 1st of May. The party’s transport minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen will…
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Saudi King Pow-Wow’s Prime Minister
The Norwegian News Agency (NTB) reports that Monday, April 23rd, Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud initiated a lengthy, ‘courtesy conversation’ via…
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Five men convicted of having defrauded banks for 36 million kroner
In just one year, five men managed to cheat NOK 36 million from several banks. Now they are to be sentenced after the mafia law was utilised. The five misused other…
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Customs officers see new smuggling trend
Seven Polish nationals were stopped at the border at Svinesund at short intervals this weekend, all with too much alcohol in their cars. The drivers were arrested and…
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SHOCKING! Police Test Electric Weapons
Starting 2019, a trial test of electric shock weapons will be deployed within the police districts of Oslo, Øst, Sørvest and Troms. The Police Directorate began study of…
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National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) asks Russ to take care of each other
Many rapes happen in connection with a party, and last year, 16 rapes were reported among Russ (Norwegian school leavers). Kripos is asking youngsters to take care of…
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Fewer low income citizens own their own home
The number of low income households who owned their own home decreased by 10% from 2003 to 2016. The figures appear in the Living Conditions Survey of Statistics Norway…
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Facebook removes more posts with extremist content
Facebook has removed twice as many posts with extremist content during the first three months of the year compared with the previous quarter. 1.9 million posts related…
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Strong growth in Oslo’s domestic migration loss
Oslo, Rogaland, Nordland, Møre og Romsdal and Hordaland have major domestic migration losses. The increase in this loss was particularly high in Oslo, which now has a…
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Record drop in immigration to Norway last year
Norway registered 58,200 immigrants last year. That is 8,600 fewer than the previous year. This is a record decline, in particular because of lower numbers coming from…
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Person wearing a mask tried to rob a restaurant in Bergen
The police in Bergen are looking for a man who wore a mask during an attempted robbery of a restaurant in Landås which occurred around 19:40 Sunday evening. “There was a…
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Norwegian female charged with drug smuggling in Spain
A Norwegian woman is in danger of several years in prison in Spain as part of a criminal network that smuggled cocaine to the country from South America, according to VG…
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Mayors conduct weddings on Trolltunga, Gaustatoppen, and via Skype
The mayors climb up mountain peaks, go to fishing villages, and conduct weddings via Skype after taking over responsibility for civil ceremonies from the District Court.…
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H.R.H. The Crown Prince sees Full Baltic Menu
Their Royal Highness’s The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will visit Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on the occasion of the centenary of their Declaration of…
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Erna Solberg met the families living under the mountain Mannen
The families living under the ravaged mountain ‘Mannen’ in Rauma, got a Sunday visit by the Prime Minister, Erna Solberg. – It makes a statement to be here. I understand…
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Defence team say Frode Berg was in Moscow on behalf of the Intelligence Service
Frode Berg admits that he was in Russia for the Norwegian e-service said the spokesperson for his Norwegian defence team to Dagbladet newspaper. “We are going out with…
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Solberg emphasised need for waste free seas while night hiking in Ålesund
Erna Solberg visited Alesund on Saturday and saw how much rubbish ends up in the ocean in one of the country’s most contaminated port areas for plastic. ‘Investigations…