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Polish brothers sentenced for arson of planned asylum reception
Polish brothers sentenced for arson of planned asylum reception Two Polish brothers have been sentenced to imprisonment for seven and six and a half years for the fire…
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Environmental ministers reject Nordic ban on micro-plastics in cosmetics
The Nordic Environment Ministers refused to introduce a Nordic ban on micro-plastics in cosmetics, and await the EU’s plastics strategy. The Environment Ministers met…
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More «green» cars in October
More than half of all passenger cars registered in Norway last month were hybrid or zero-emission cars. A total of 12,472 new passenger cars were registered, 540 more…
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Continued low levels of flu
There is still a very low incidence of flu-like illness symptoms in Norway. Only 0.3 % of those who went to the doctor last week were diagnosed with flu-like illnesses,…
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Anti-terror boss warns against car or truck attack on Karl Johan
London’s antiterrorist chief, Nick Aldworth, has warned against vehicle terrorism on Karl Johans gate in Oslo. City council leader, Raymond Johansen of Arbeiderpartiet…
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Too early with Olympic Games in Norway in 2026
Too early with Olympic Games in Norway in 2026 The former sports president, Børre Rognlien (72), believes it is too early for a Norwegian application process for a…
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Two men charged with terrorism
Two men charged with terrorism Two men who probably came as asylum seekers from Syria in 2015 and 2016 are charged with association with terrorism. The men were arrested…
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Oslo police chief supports an armed police force
Oslo police chief Hans Sverre Sjøvold has changed his mind on weapons.He now believes that the police should have a weapon holstered on the hip. “When a situation with…
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The Halloween parade in New York threatened by terrorist attack
New York’s halloween spectacle paraded through Manhattan on Tuesday, just hours after the deadly terrorist attack in the city. Security was heavy when the Greenwich…
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16 year old seriously injured in accident at Oslo subway station
A 16 year old boy was seriously injured when he fell onto the tracks at Carl Berner subway station early on Wednesday. He was possibly hit by a train. ‘The train was…
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UD: Big challenges associated with Pakistani visa applications
The Norwegian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, reports extensive cheating and false information in the Schengen visa applications. “The local Schengen group estimates…
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Norwegian becomes leader of UN work in Myanmar
Norwegian Knut Østby has been appointed interim director for UN’s work in Myanmar, which have received strong international criticism for their treatment of the Rohingya…
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Norway’s new European ministers were briefed by Barnier
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier promises to ponder over how the rights of Norwegians in Britain can be safeguarded when the British leave the EU. Marit Berger Røsland…
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Man arrested after grisly discovery of nine bodies in Japan
Japanese police have found the remains of nine people in an apartment in a suburb of Tokyo. The 27 year old man who lived in the apartment has been arrested. The news…
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Mahad Mahamud seeks asylum in Iceland
When the bio engineer Mahad Mahamud’s Norwegian citizenship was revoked, he created a debate in Norway. Now he has applied for asylum in Iceland. – I was on my way to…
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