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Uncertainty about passport losses
Many passports were reported lost or stolen in Norway last year,reported the police directorate. Now they’ll tighten the grip. Last year, 34,401 Norwegian passports were…
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Three charged with gross thefts of older women
Three men are charged with 15 gross thefts of women over 90 years. They apparently found their victims by searching online for those born in the 1920s. The three men are…
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Threats must have consequences, according to Høie
Threats must have consequences, according to Minister Høie Minister of Health, Bent Høie (Conservatives), says that the management in Helse Nord (Health North Norway)…
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‘Serial Eater’ (Seriespiser) arrested again for not paying the bill
For years, the man in his 40’s has cheated restaurants in eastern Norway by eating and drinking, and then not paying the bill. Now he’s been arrested again. In total, he…
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Korean alphabet fooled TV viewers
Korean alphabet fooled TV viewers Many scratched their heads and wondered if the nations came in random order during Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony, but factually, it…
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Police Security Service arrest 2 for Arms export
Agderposten reports the arrest of men of foreign origin who allegedly violated weapon armament exportation laws. The 2 men are accused with purchasing arms within Norway…
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Police to become ‘more visible’ at Holmlia
Oslo police will reinforce preventive work against crime after a man was shot at Holmlia on Wednesday. The government have granted Oslo police NOK 30 million for crime…
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‘Picking up garbage works,’ says Haakon
‘It works to keep the coast clean by handpicking-up trash,’ said Crown Prince Haakon when he opened the ‘Keep Norway Clean’ Conference on Wednesday. There are 150 people…
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New American ambassador in place in Oslo
Kenneth J. Braitwhaite delivered his letter of accreditation to King Harald on Thursday, thus embarking on his job as United States ambassador to Norway. Braithwaite was…
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200 researchers from 25 countries train for Mars missions in Oman desert
The desert south of Oman resembles Mars so closely that over 200 researchers from 25 countries have chosen it as the base for testing new technology to be used on a…
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Too bad that athletes in general are suspected
Too bad that athletes in general are suspected – Its a pity that athletes in general are being suspected. The Norwegian anti-doping profile, Inggard Lereim, sees nothing…
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Unusually high number of injuries in Oslo so far this year
The Emergency Room in Oslo, so far this year, has received around 48 pedestrians with fall injuries everyday due to slippery roads. Thirty-eight per cent of them have…
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Strong increase in child abuse cases in the East Police District
The East Police District had 587 cases of child abuse last year, as compared to 153 cases in 2013. Just last year, the increase was an alarming 75 percent. Much of the…
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Significant avalanche risk in southern and western Norway on Friday
The danger of avalanches will increase considerably in Western Norway on Thursday,and the escalated risk will increase in volume on Friday. There is already moderate…
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Norwegian group looking for 200 ‘October children’ in Europe
Five volunteers from a Norwegian network are looking in large European cities for 200 Afghani youth who had been asylum seekers in Norway and are now lost to the system.…
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Lithuanian man sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for two rapes
Borgarting Court of Appeal has lengthened the penalty for a 29 year old Lithuanian man who was found guilty of two rapes in 2015, and 2016. In Asker and Bærum district…