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Lottery ticket gang from Eastern Europe arrested in Vestfold
After a police hunt in Vestfold, three eastern European men were arrested on Tuesday on the suspicion of a variety store burglary with theft by including lottery…
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Flood of complaints against NRK
So far this year the Broadcasting Council has already received more complaints against NRK’s programs than in all of 2016. “Trygdekontoret” (The Social Security Office)…
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Elections in the Netherlands are underway
Polling stations in the Netherlands have opened. According to recent polls the Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s party VVD is in the lead, ahead of Geert Wilders’ party PVV.…
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Considers mass slaughter of reindeer to prevent the spread of infection
The whole wild population of around 2,000 animals in the Nordfjella Mountains can be killed to prevent the spread of the serious animal disease CWD (chronic wasting…
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Russia critical of Norwegian military exercises
– Provocative fighting under the pretext of a mythical threat from the East, is the description the Russian embassy gives of the military exercise now under way in…
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Minister for Europe believes Norway will come well out of Brexit
Europe Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen says he is confident that Norway will come well out of the coming Brexit negotiations between Britain and the EU. The Parliament…
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May in Brexit debate: We are on track
Prime Minister Theresa May assures that Britain is on track with heading out of the EU. She promises to press the “Brexit button” before the end of March . – This will…
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Liberals stay clear of euthanasia
The National Executive assembly of the Liberal Party U(Venstre) decides against the divided program committee’s wish to ’investigate the possibility to allow…
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Krekar trial in Italy postponed until autumn
An Italian court has postponed the trial of Mullah Krekar and five other terror suspects to 23rd of October, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. The first court…
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Foster father sentenced to prison for assault case
A foster father in his 50s in Sunnmøre District Court is sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for sexual abuse of a girl who was placed in foster care. – It has been…
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A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling may allow companies to prohibit employees using religious headgear
The European Court thinks it’s acceptable for companies to prohibit their employees using religious headgear. ‘Internal rules that prohibit the visible use of political,…
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The Civil Ombudsman criticizes the penal system in the Netherlands
Norwegian prisoners currently serving in the Netherlands are not adequately protected against torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, according to the Ombudsman. In…
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Young offenders commit new crimes while awaiting penalty
Offenders awaiting their ‘ Youth criminal justice’ sentence often commit new, and often worse, crimes because the police and correctional units take too long. – Long…
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SAS aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Stavanger airport
A SAS plane bound from Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, to Haugesund – Saturday night had to land at Stavanger Airport, Sola due to engine problems. The flight from Las…
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