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Your Majesties, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Esteemed guests, Today, it is a great honour to accept the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of thousands of…
Today, Setsuko Thurlow receives Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of ICAN. She was 13 years old when the Americans dropped the atom bomb over Hiroshima.Since then, the now 85…
Prince William and Prince Harry have chosen Ian Rank-Broadley to create the sculpture of their mother, Diana, the Princess of Wales. It’s been 20 years since Diana died…
92 people have died in drowning accidents so far this year So far this year, 78 men, twelve women and two children under seven have died in drowning accidents in Norway…
Over 100 youth gathered around the commotion of the fight at Oslo Central Station on Saturday night. The police have not been notified of any serious injuries. The…
The divorce agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom does not automatically secure the rights of Norwegian citizens, says European Minister Marit Berger Røsland…
Saturday seeds from trees that survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were given to the Botanical Garden in Oslo by the mayors of the two Japanese cities. A…
A 26 year old man from Oslo is charged with making a false statement leading to Friday’s armed police action at Sandefjord Airport Torp. The man, who is a Norwegian…
Palestinian Women’s Association arranged a calm demonstration outside parliament Saturday afternoon, following the United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital…
The Crown Prince pair helped to sort recyclables, eat waffles and play ping pong when they visited the recycling company, Medarbeiderne in Oslo. Crown Prince Haakon and…
The Islamic Council complained in November about the Ministry of Culture’s decision to stop the state aid to the organization. The complaint has been rejected by the…
Customs agents at Svinesund stopped two Polish trailers full of beer early Monday morning. The seizure comes to a total of NOK 2.58 million in unpaid taxes. In the two…
228,000 new jobs were created in the US this past November. Unemployment was stable at 4.1 percent. Employment figures from the US Department of Labor include a number…
The Sami Parliament to Tysfjord The Sami Parliament travels to Tysfjord to get input on how to follow-up the Tysfjord case. – The Sami Parliament has decided to play an…
A man in the 20’s has been incarcerated for four weeks and facing charges for gross bodily harm after a young woman was attacked in Volda night to Sunday. The man has…
A foreign woman in her 30’s has been charged with attempting to travel to Syria to join IS, and has been incarcerated for four weeks in prison. During incarceration, the…
The Norwegian government proposes that alcohol locks will be required in all Norwegian buses and minibusses. In the long term, the law will allow for alcohol locks in…
On Thursday evening, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen was evacuated after burnt bread in one of the restaurants triggered the fire alarm. Communications Manager Joachim Westher…
Armed police action at Torp Airport – still unresolved All operative police officers in Vestfold have been deployed, and all national support units are called out to…