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Swedish expert believes the referendum has made Turkey more polarized
The result of the referendum in Turkey clearly shows the divisions in the country, says the Swedish expert on Turkey, Paul Levin. – This is very much in line with what…
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Støre remains as people’s favourite to be Prime Minister
Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre increases his lead on Erna Solberg (Conservatives) in a new Prime Minister poll Just a few days before Labour gathers for congress, the…
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Small aircraft crashed in the ‘Øyeren’ lake
A small plane has crashed in the ‘Øyeren’ lake in Enebakk. One person was retrieved from the lake, according to the police. The incident was reported to police in time…
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‘Siem Pilot’ picked up over 500 boat refugees
The Norwegian supply ship ‘Siem Pilot’ picked up 510 people from boats from the Mediterranean on Easter Sunday, the EU frontier force Frontex Tweeted. According to the…
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Prince Harry underwent ‘total chaos’ over Princess Diana’s death
Prince Harry says that for several years he tried to ignore his grief over his mother’s death, and that eventually he had to seek professional help to cope with his…
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Homosexuality demonstration called off in Volda
A flyer calling for a demonstration against homosexuality created major adverse reactions in Sunnmøre, in western Norway this Easter. Now the sender has confessed to the…
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Busy Easter in the mountains
This year Passover began quietly for the aid corps, but a lot do during the weekend has meant that Easter 2017 has been one of the busiest in years. So far this Easter,…
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Brende fears increased polarization in Turkey
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende fears that the outcome of the referendum in Turkey could lead to further polarization in the country. – With such a even result…
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The world’s oldest person has died aged 117
The oldest confirmed person, Italian Emma Morano, died on Saturday. She became 117 years and 137 days old. Morano died at her home in Verbania in northern Italy on…
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Two Russians in questioning after crossing the border illegally
Two Russian anglers during Easter wound up on the Norwegian side of the border, therefore they had to spend the off day being interrogated by the Norwegian Police in…
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SAS aircraft with emergency landing in Canada
An SAS plane en route Chicago to Copenhagen had to land in Canada after the pressure in the cabin dropped. The plane had 196 passengers on board, and no one was injured,…
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The Red Cross has had 185 missions so far this Easter
This year’s Easter was of the quiet kind. So far this Easter, the Red Cross had 185 missions, of which 32 were search operations in cooperation with the rescue…
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Norwegians arrested after dispute at Pakistan airport
At least two Norwegian citizens have been arrested after they got into a dispute with employees at an airport in Pakistan. The noisy dispute, and the arrests took place…
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New rescue boat to make Hordaland safer
Hordaland is the county in Norway where most people have drowned in recent years. Now a new rescue vessel will hopefully improve the safety of those who frequent the…