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Prohibition against lighting of fires in Østfold after several grass fires
There are several reports of grass fires in Eastern Norway this Saturday. The police in Østfold states that a ban on all outdoors fires is in place. The Duty Officer of…
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Norway will have 2 new embassies in Africa
Norway will create two new embassies in Mali and Tunisia. The reason is that the government increases Norwegian efforts and presence in unstable countries and areas in…
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Narcotics smuggler has not yet met her family
Just over a week ago, a 53-year-old Norwegian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Ecuador came home to Norway. She hasn’t yet met her family. Rita Grimestad was…
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Kindergarten with glass wall against dirt and trash
Kindergarten with glass wall against dirt and trash A kindergarten in Oslo has set up a glass wall to protect the outside area from uninvited guests, who leave behind…
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The Government will sharpen the penalty for infection crimes
The Government wants to raise the penalty level for gross transmission of infection from three to six years in prison. At the same time, it will take more to be punished…
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Football coach detained by police for deceptively gaining naked images of children
A football coach in Trøndelag has been detained, guilty of fooling two boys he was training into sending him pictures of themselves naked. The man was detained on…
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The first votes in the French presidential election to be cast on Saturday
Voters in France’s overseas territories will cast the first votes of the French presidential election on Saturday. The first round of the presidential election will be…
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Expelled ‘Prophet’s Ummah’ spokesman to take the Norwegian State to court
A 28-year-old who had been advocating for the group, ‘The Prophet’s Ummah’, who was expelled from Norway last year, has taken a prosecution against the State, demanding…
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Vedum proposes a vote of no confidence against Minister regarding culling of wolves
The Centre Party believes Vidar Helgesen’s (Conservatives) handling of the so-called ‘wolf case’ – regarding culling of wolves – has been so bad that he should resign…
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Strong Russian response to NATO meeting on Svalbard
Russian authorities call the forthcoming NATO meeting in Longyearbyen a provocation and believe the meeting is in violation of the Svalbard Treaty. In May, NATO’s…
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Støre warns against changing asylum policies
The Labour tops are under pressure from its own party in the asylum policy, but Norwegian laws and regulations in this are should not be changed, according to Labour…
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Railroad stretches closed for up to 48 hours this week-end
April 22nd and 23rd Bane NOR will perform different types of work on several train lines. The following stretches are affected: On Vestfoldbanen The stretch from Drammen…
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Italian tourists extremely lucky in avalanche
– Extreme luck that lives were not lost, the police said after three tourists Thursday afternoon were taken by an avalanche in Vågan, Nordland. – One was covered to the…
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Islamic Council dismisses criticism from the Norwegian church
General Secretary, Mehtab Afsar, of the Islamic Council (IRN) dismissed the criticism from the Norwegian Church after employing a woman who wears a nikab. ‘Our…
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The government wants to find homes for minors faster
The government has decided that single asylum seekers who are minors, with limited permission to stay pending documented identity, will be settled faster in a…
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French court suspended asylum seekers return to Norway for his own protection
A French court believes Norwegian asylum practices against Afghan citizens are in violation of human rights and a refusal of a return to Norway for an asylum seeker was…
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Dangerous development in French election campaign
The exchange of gunfire in Paris has put a halt to the presidential election campaign just days before the first round of the election. The incident, which President…
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Brende: – My thoughts are with France
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende (Conservatives), expresses his sympathy with the French people and the families of the killed policemen after the attack in…