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Residents in the hamlet Drangsholt received no assistance
The Flood: Residents in the hamlet Drangsholt received no assistance during evacuation Bengt Henriksen had to evacuate his house in Drangsholt on the outskirts of…
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More people use public transport, but fewer take the train
Public transport carried 6.2 million more travellers in the second quarter of 2017 than during the period last year. This is an increase of 4.1%. Trams, subway, and city…
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Cats kill one million Australian birds daily
An Australian study shows that cats kill one million birds each day. Researchers are amazed at the high numbers. A study published in the nature science journal,…
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Ten buses burned out in a fire in Nord-Trøndelag
The police in Trøndelag received a report of fire on ten buses in a parking lot in Kolvereid in Nærøy municipality on Tuesday. ‘Nine buses are totally burned out. There…
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Stronger rubles lead to increased border traffic over Storskog
Traffic over Norway’s border post Storskog has risen sharply. But this time there are no asylum seekers coming, but Russians doing some border shopping. “If this keeps…
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Saudi Arabia marks execution number 100
Saudi Arabia completed execution number 100 on Monday. Amnesty International condemns the practice. “This places the country among the most active practitioners of…
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Six men arrested after robbery in Kristiansand
Six men arrested after robbery of a residence in Kristiansand A person was violently attacked and robbed in his residence in Vågsbygd in Kristiansand night before…
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Flood damage for around 250 million registered
Insurance companies had received reports of 2,300 flood damages by Tuesday evening, worth about 250 million kroner. “The final level of damage is not yet clear, because…
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Danish doctors say no to cannabis prescriptions
Danish doctors believe side effects and health benefits of medical cannabis are not well documented. A medical association declines to print such prescriptions.…
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Large-scale damage after storms hit Norway
The fire department had to evacuate at least 20 people on Monday after a river in West Agder flooded. Many places in the country are reporting weather damage. Violent…
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DNB and Nordea have merged in the Baltic regions
DNB and Nordea have decided to merge their businesses in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In a press release from the two banks it says they want…
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Austria has introduced a new, so-called ’burka ban’
A new law has been introduced in Austria which makes it illegal to cover the face. The ‘Burka ban’, as the law is commonly called, applies not only to religious…
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50 Norwegian tourists locked in a restaurant right next to the shooting drama in Las Vegas
A big Norwegian travel group was stuck in a Las Vegas restaurant, close to the concert venue where at least 58 people were killed. “There are many who are very scared,…
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Several people stabbed in Oslo
A man in his 40’s was stabbed in an Oslo street in the Old Town of the capital. Additionally, two others were stabbed at Haarklous plass. The 40 year old was driven to…
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Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi taken down in Oxford
The school where Aung San Suu Kyi studied in Oxford reported that they’ve taken down a portrait of Myanmar’s leader. It isn’t known whether the Rohingya crisis is the…
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