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Tattoos can pose a health risk
Tattoos can pose a health risk Tattoo colours can contain illegal aromatic amines and higher levels of heavy metals than recommended. The labeling of several of the…
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Powerful Norwegian rain forest warning to Brazil
Powerful Norwegian rain forest warning to Brazil Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) is crystal clear: if Brazil increases deforestation, Norwegian subsidies to…
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Norwegian man convicted for narcotics smuggling in 2008 is released on bail in Bolivia
A Norwegian/Bolivian man imprisoned in Bolivia for cocaine smuggling in 2008 has been released on bail. The man was the last to be imprisoned in the so-called ‘Bolivia…
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Labour loses the most in Oslo poll
Labour loses the most in Oslo poll The Labour Party falls back by two percentage points, but remains the largest political party in Aftenposten’s metropolitan poll for…
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Labour deputy Hadia Tajik criticizes disability cuts
Labour deputy leader Hadia Tajik criticizes disability cuts – yet votes against doing anything about it Deputy leader Hadia Tajik are among the Labour tops who have…
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Frp will halt asylum immigration to Norway
Frp will halt asylum immigration to Norway Party leader Siv Jensen in Frp says her party will halt asylum immigration to Norway. She made the statement at the party’s…
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Will Extend USMC Rotational Training and Exercises in Norway
The rotational U.S. Marine Corps force currently conducting cold weather training in Norway, will be extended. Since January 2017, approximately 330 Marines from the…
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Resistance to EU membership has weakened, but two out of three Norwegians still say no
A new measurement shows that resistance to EU membership is at its weakest point in five years, but it is far from a crisis for the ‘no’ camp. Almost two out of three…
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One in ten parents drank alcohol every day during a foreign holiday
In a survey conducted by Respons Analysis for the organization AV-OG-TIL, one in ten parents answered that they drank alcohol every day during their previous summer…
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Norwegian soldiers will be in Afghanistan in 2018
Norwegian soldiers will be in Afghanistan until 2018 Around 50 Norwegian soldiers in NATO’s Resolute Support Mission (RSM) operation in Afghanistan will be landed there…
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No to ban on religious symbols at work in Oslo
Carl Hagen and Oslo’s Fremskrittspartiet (Frp) want to forbid municipal employees wearing religious, philosophical or politically labelled clothes at work, but did not…
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New ambassadors from Mexico, Peru and Australia
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 21. June 2017. The ambassadors are: Ambassador of the United Mexican…
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Municipalities violate the Constitution
Municipalities violate the Constitution Many municipalities impose stricter requirements on employee loyalty than the Constitution allows. Municipal managers repeatedly…
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Ministry of Justice seeks to remove right to free legal aid to those refused residence permits
The Ministry of Justice is to remove the right to free legal aid for foreigners who don’t leave Norway within the deadline after their residence application is refused.…