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Two people charged with embezzling NOK 49 million from Gartnerhallen
The Economic Crime Division (Økokrim) has charged two people with spending NOK 49 million from Gartnerhallen over the past ten years. According to the crime report,…
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Traffic to Jæren will probably increase despite 38 new toll stations
Despite the fact that 38 new stations will be set up at Nordjæren next year, car traffic is expected to increase by 11 percent by 2030. Callucations show that were…
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Stavanger airport had to shut down due to seeing an illegal drone
Stavanger Airport Sola had to shut down after a drone was observed at the airport. The case has been reported to the police. The airport had to close between 13:35 and…
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Man found with severe head injuries in Drammen
A man in his 30’s was found unconscious with severe head injuries at the city bridge in Drammen on Saturday night. – A police patrol was contacted by passers-by who…
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Man charged with abusing wife and children for over 20 years
A 50-year-old man must meet in Oslo district court on Monday, charged with gross maltreatment of his wife, step daughter and two sons over a period of 20 years.…
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Jagland’s Facebook profile removed
The European Council Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland’s private and much-featured Facebook profile is now disabled, Dagbladet reports. The Secretary General of the…
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Trump greets Putin in Vietnam
Russian and US Foreign Ministers held a brief meeting in Vietnam on Saturday morning. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin greeted each other for a ‘family picture’. Sergei…
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Telenor tests 5G technology at Kongsberg
Kongsberg becomes the first city in which Telenor will test 5G technology. “At Kongsberg we will test completely specific operations and technologies that will be…
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Slippery roads several places in the country
Both on Eastern and Western Norway are reports being sent to warn against slippery roads this Saturday. The police in Hordaland report several traffic accidents caused…
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Parents who allow children to be subjected to violence abroad should be investigated
The findings about Norwegian children exposed to violence in Quranic schools in Somalia have caused reactions. Researcher, Anja Bredal, believes the parents should be…
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Oslo police district requests temporary right to bare arms
Oslo Police District has asked the Police Directorate (POD) for permission to temporarily arm the police force at the capital. – “We confirm that we have sent a request…
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Norwegian young people are detained in Somalia for bad behaviour
Prison inspector, Rune Greve, warned that Norwegian teenagers are being detained in Somalia because their parents are not happy with their behaviour. Greve, a prison…
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Four to hospital after a housing block fire in Trondheim
Four people were driven to hospital after it began to burn in a housing block at Nardo in Trondheim in the early hours of Saturday. No one was seriously injured. The…
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UDI closes integration reception centre in Oslo
Fewer asylum seekers are making it difficult to fill up the 500 places in the integration reception centre. UDI has therefore decided to terminate the contract with Oslo…
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Government wants armed police at Gardermoen
The government wishes to defend the country’s largest airport against terrorist threats, and has decided to arm the police at Gardermoen. Justice and Emergency Affairs…
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The government will change passports for children at risk of being sent to Koran Schools
Confiscation of passports is one of the measures the government is considering after troubling stories from young people who have been sent to Koran schools and were…