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#MeToo case in the Oslo Labour Party
#MeToo case in the Oslo Labour Party Oslo Labour (Ap) has concluded that a leader has violated the party’s guidelines regarding sexual harassment. Labour, which…
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Coop store in Bodø totally destroyed by fire
The Coop store at Volden in Bodø was totally destroyed in a fire on Fridaynight.The police are investigating whether the fire was arson. The first announcement of the…
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62 children sent abroad against their will last year
Last year, 107 people from Norway were reported as being sent and abandoned abroad against their will. 62 of them were children. Now the government will consider taking…
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Three critically ill of the flu on Haukeland
Four people were admitted to Haukeland with influenza – three of them are critically ill. The winter flu outbreak has led to 17 deaths among patients admitted to the…
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SUPER COLD! Cold Snap Breaks Records
The record books need updating. On March 1st, those lucky souls living within Folldal had the pleasure of seeing minus (-) 41.8 °F temperatures, a new low within Norway.…
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IMDi REPORT: 2017 Saw Fewer Refugees
A new IMDi press release reveals that ending 2017, the Norwegian Integration and Diversity Directorate (UDI) successfully settled 11,100 refugees within Norway. That’s…
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Another postponement for new passports and ID cards
The introduction of new passports and national ID cards must be postponed once more. Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug of Fremskrittsparti (Frp) admits that the project…
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Storting Bucks Public Opinion over Yemen
Today, Thursday, 1st March, the Storting will come to a vote upon promoting cessation of supplying auxiliary defense equipment to the countries and powers warring within…
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Norway wants to continue to provide a strong support in Iraq
Norway will have 110 soldiers from the Army and the Armed Forces Special Forces group in Iraq – throughout the year. – “The mandate for our contribution in Iraq will end…
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Leila Bayat will probably remain in Norway anyway
The Immigration Board withdrew the expulsion order for Leila Bayat (36) so that she can apply for family reunion with her 13 year old son. But the Immigration Commission…
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Crown Prince Haakon visited ‘heavy water’ plant 75 years after WWII action
Crown Prince Haakon walked sections of the ‘Saboteur Route’ on foot and on skis when attending the 75-year anniversary of the ‘heavy water’ action at Vemork. It has been…
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The cold wave in Europe has cost at least 48 lives
European countries are reporting more and more deaths due to the cold wave. The temperature has dropped to minus 30 in several European countries. Snow storms are…
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2000+ Refugees Aim for Norway
2000+ refugees from Syria, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Libya will soon be standing upon Norwegian soil. The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Norwegian…
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Solberg: ‘No Closed Door’ to € 500M EU defense fund
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) returned from Tuesday’s diplomatic talks with French President Emmanuel Marcon in Paris with positive indications that EEA /…
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Solberg met the French “Shame” stars
France is now embarking on its own version of the Norwegian youth series, Skam. Where terrorism is an important theme of the series backdrop. “You see the glances on the…
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Seven arrested for violent and threatening behavior in Fredrikstad
The police in Fredrikstad have arrested seven people after a man in his 30s was subjected to violent and threatening behavior in his apartment in the center of the city.…