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Three teenage boys convicted of sexually assaulting a handicapped woman
A teenage boy has been sentenced to prison for 60 days, and to community service, for sexually assaulting a woman with Down syndrome. The other two have been convicted…
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One dead and one seriously injured in swimming accident
A man is dead and a man is hospitalized with serious injuries after the two fell into the water at Vippetangen in Oslo. Divers from the fire department retrieved the two…
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Man receives seven years in prison for invoicing fraud in Trysil
The manager of a construction company in Trysil has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for invoicing fraud. It is believed to be the longest sentence for this…
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Finnmark Police want passport office on wheels
Police in Finnmark want a mobile passport office, so to serve a dispersed population when there will now be fewer places issuing passports. ‘We have asked the Police…
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Filipino survived for 56 days on ten liters of water
A young Filipino man has been rescued after having gone adrift at sea off Papua New Guinea for 56 days. The man’s uncle died on the boat. The two men left the south…
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EU’s 60th anniversary celebrated in front of Stortinget
Several hundred people met outside Stortinget on Saturday to celebrate the EU’s 60th birthday. Similar events are planned in more than 60 major cities in Europe on…
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26 Norwegians have euthanasia membership in Switzerland
The Swiss organization Dignitas has granted a euthanasia membership to 26 Norwegians. Dignitas has already assisted three Norwegians to practice euthanasia in 2015,…
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Woman found after 15 hours in a septic tank
A woman in her 70s was rescued Friday morning after spending 15 hours in a septic tank in Nordland, Norway. The fire department helped the woman up by the two-meter deep…
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Turkish diplomat granted asylum in Norway will sue Turkey
A Turkish diplomat who has been granted asylum in Norway after the attempted coup last year, will take his case to the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. ‘I will take…
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Strong allies in the North
In the wake of the State visit from Iceland, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide, Wednesday announced that Norway and Iceland have signed another…
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Russian male found guilty of terror alliance
A 24 year old man from Chechnya, who was indicted for association with ISIL, has in the Court of Appeals been found guilty of having entered into a terrorist alliance.…
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Increase in births to mothers over 45
The number of women who are giving birth after they are over the age of 45 has increased significantly over the last 25 years. This means there is an increased risk for…
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Heirs to the Throne served insect cake
While the Crown Princess refused to eat food made from crickets and grasshoppers, the Crown Prince ate a slice of cake containing flour beetles during the visit at the…
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Stone-throwers smashed windows at Stortinget
A man has been arrested for having thrown stones at windows at Stortinget (the Norwegian parliament) on Thursday morning. Several windows were shattered. Security guards…
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Sentenced to youth penalty for intercourse with 13-year-old
A 17 year old boy is in the Norwegian Supreme Court sentenced to youth penalty for several sexual encounters with a girl under 14. The boy is convicted for six or seven…
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