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Vladimir Putin received Marine Le Pen in Moscow
The far-right presidential candidate met with Vladimir Putin, the strongman of the Kremlin, on Friday in Moscow. The head of state has insisted that “Russia will not…
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The system knelt after News on News-joke
Between 100,000 and 200,000 Norwegians are checked their kernel journal’s online yesterday evening, after a fixture in News on News (Nytt på Nytt) on NRK. The result was…
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SP congress – Prohibit nikab in schools and colleges
The Centre Party (SP) will have a ban on the use of nikab and face covering clothing in schools, colleges and universities, the national congress decided on Sunday. Vice…
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Smoke bomb tossed into pub in Stavanger
More than 200 guests were evacuated and seven sent to the emergency room for check-up after someone threw a smoke bomb on the third floor of the pub Alf & Werner in…
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The police called out to Oslo S train station after being told of stabbing
The police were called out to Oslo S train station early on Sunday morning after notification that a person had been stabbed. The person was taken to the hospital…
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Harmful for Norway to boycott UN talks on nuclear weapons
Norway’s lack of participation in UN negotiations to ban nuclear weapons is unscrupulous and dangerous, believes disarmament leader, Grethe Østern, of Norsk Folkehjelp…
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Full storm in the north, over 20 degrees in the south
In Nordland, Troms and Finnmark there is stormy weather several places today, Sunday, Dagbladet reports. – It blows a lot . The wind will gradually move eastwards and…
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The entire leadership re-elected
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum is re-elected as head of the Centre Party (SP). The two deputy chairmen also were given renewed confidence. Vedum, who is from Hedmark, was…
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Earth Hour marked by Norwegian landmarks
Earth Hour was marked all over the world Saturday and also put its mark on several landmarks in Norway. The Royal Palace, the opera and the parliament were blacked out…
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Dead man in Kristiansund to be autopsied Monday
The man who was found dead near the Kristiansund airport on Saturday will be examined Monday. Police are working to determine the identity and to notify relatives.…
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The Christian Democratic Party (KRF) requests advice on online pornography
The government should appoint a pornography committee to advise policymakers on how best to protect children against sexual content online, thinks KrF. Five KrF…
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Chain letter has given millions to Children Cancer Society
The Children Cancer Society (Barnekreftforeningen) has received over NOK 2 million in gifts as a result of a chain letter that was spread via Facebook in February. Those…
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Centre Party against dual citizenship
The Centre Party (SP) does not want to allow dual citizenship. The program committee suggested this, but party leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and many others in the party…
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Brende travels to Russia for talks
Rights violation cases stood in a queue, but this week, Foreign Minister Børge Brende will still be visiting Russia for the first time since 2014. On Wednesday, the…
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34-year-old convicted of sleep rape
A 34 year old man from Sandnes is sentenced to 3 years and 6 months’ imprisonment for the rape of a drunken, sleeping woman. The defender for the 34-year-old, lawyer…
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Warning goes out about avalanche danger and difficult weather and driving conditions in northern Norway
An ‘obs’ warning forecast of difficult driving conditions, and considerable danger of avalanches in Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark due to high wind and rain on Saturday…
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UDI wants faster housing settlement of asylum seeking minors
UDI wants to have asylum seeking minors who have been granted residency out of the reception centers and given housing immediately. The government’s plan involves at…
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UDI terminates five refugee centers
UDI has terminated contracts with five refugee centers, starting the first of April 2017. This applies to the following centers: Søndre Land Center with 150 spots…