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The United States wants to build hangars for surveillance aircraft in Norway
The United States wants to build hangars in Norway for its P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft. Andøya may be relevant. Last week, an American delegation visited both…
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The police force at Gardermoen are unarmed
The police at Oslo Airport must run out of the building to collect their weapons should there be a threatening situation. – Untenable, says the Minister of Justice. The…
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Mysterious ‘blob’ in the sea captures scientists’ attention
Researchers still don’t know what it is. More often than ever before, what has been described as a kind of ‘jelly blob’, a metre in diameter, has been observed in…
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Lotto millionaires in the same shop
A woman from Hordaland and a man from Oslo became Lotto millionaires after having bought the tickets in the same shop. The players won 4.7 million Kroner each after…
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Increased security measures for election procedures
– Our election administration system is well tested and secure. We wish, however, to avoid any speculation or uncertainty pertaining to the election results. Security…
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E-service believes Russian exercise could be much bigger than announced
Norwegian intelligence estimates that the large scale Russian military exercise that will take place in September may be ten times greater than Russia has given notice…
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Adult men arrested new for tagging in Oslo
Three taggers, from Germany, was Saturday evening arrested by police in Oslo, suspected of tagging on a subway carriage at Frognerseteren metro station. One of them is…
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Refuses to be punished for corruption
A former sales manager in the Kongsberg Group denies any guilt. The district court deals with the corruption case this week writes the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.…
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A nearly three meters long alligator found in a flooded Texas home
An unwelcome guest was found in a home in Texas that has been flooded by Harvey: A 2.74-meter long alligator. According to police, they were notified of an intruder in a…
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Mystery illness hits American diplomats in Cuba
Mysterious health problems have hit the U.S. diplomatic corps in Cuba as recently as August this year. A total of 19 American diplomats have been affected. Information…
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The government will stop social security benefits to wanted criminals
The Justice Minister, Per-Willy Amundsen of Fremskrittspartiet (Frp), has proposed terminating social security benefits,and pension payments, to individuals who are on…
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Danish man sentenced to 325 years in prison in the United States for assault material
A Danish man has been sentenced to 325 years in prison by a court in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, for downloading child abuse videos. According to the local television…
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Convicted for violence against nine people
An 18-year-old man is in Bergen District Court sentenced to a one-year jail for blind violence against nine different people. Most attacks took place while he was 17…
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An asylum seeker hit an environment worker unconscious, has been sentenced to jail
An 18-year-old asylum seeker is sentenced to jail after he struck an environmental worker at a child welfare institution in Vinje in Telemark unconscious last autumn.…