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Fewer married couples in Norway
Not since 2006 have so few marriage licenses been signed in Norway as there were last year. The number of divorces, and separations is simultaneously at a record low.…
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Considerable avalanche danger winter break weekend
In large parts of the country it is reported to be considerable avalanche danger on Friday and Saturday. A landslide has closed Snauhaug tunnel in Oslo on Friday. The…
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The congratulations have poured in to King Harald!
Over 9,000 people have written greetings to King Harald for his 80th birthday via the Royal Palace’s website. Among the greetings there are also a plethora of photos,…
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Clinics advertising illegally for Botox
Hospitals must shape up and feel the regulations, the message from the Norwegian Medicines Agency for clinics who are illegally marketing the Botox. Manager KRSby have…
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Three generation up for deportation after 27 years in Norway
Norwegian Immigration wants deport a whole family of twelve people, over three generations, because they believe the married couple lied about his identity when they…
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Sweden’s glaciers are melting rapidly
The glaciers in the Swedish mountains melt – like Norwegian – in fast pace. A glacier that lay between the two countries have completely disappeared on the Swedish side.…
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Somalia gets Norwegian Prime Minister
Hassan Ali Khaire, who is a Norwegian citizen, has been appointed Prime Minister of Somalia. Khaire (49) was Thursday appointed by the new Somali president Mohamed…
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Six out of ten parents are concerned about their children online
60 percent of Norwegian parents say they are concerned about their children’s safety online, according to a survey conducted for Telenor. Their greatest fear exposure to…
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Ship is to be fumigated due to stomach flu
Seven people have been diagnosed with flu on the Hurtigruten ship MS Finnmarken, currently docked in Bergen to get a thorough cleaning before continuing. – We have had…
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Sentenced to 20 years in prison for Ellingsrud-murder
A man is convicted by Borgarting Appeal Court to 20 years in prison for killing his two year old daughter at Ellingsrud in Oslo. The man was accused of killing his two…
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Norwegian launches ten transatlantic routes
Norwegian’s global growth continues with the inaguration of ten transatlantic routes between the East Coast of the US to The Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and…
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Lawlessness in Rinkeby – What are the Swedes driving at?
Stones thrown at police, Cars on fire, shops looted. Can what happened in one of Scandinavia’s largest ghettos, Rinkeby, happen in Norway? – I have just returned from a…
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Health Director concerned about doubling of disability pensions for young
The Health Director, Bjørn Guldvog, is concerned that the number of young people aged between 20 to 29 years who are on disability pension, has almost doubled over the…
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Disastrous Poll for Labour
Only seven months before the election the Labour party plunges by as much as 5.5 percentage points in Dagens Næringsliv February poll. – This is not a particularly good…
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Arrested after failed ATM burglary
Four men have been arrested after they Thursday tried to rob an ATM machine in Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane. Four men tried to break into an ATM at 3 am Thursday morning.…
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37years old man charged with aggravated assault following a death in Drammen
A 37 years old man is charged with aggravated body violation resulting in death after 43 years old man was beaten and pushed to the ground in Drammen last June. Formal…
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Women’s life expectancy approaching 90 years
South Korea may become the first country where women’s life expectancy exceeds 90 years, according to a new study. Other developed countries are not far behind; both…
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Trip to Svalbard Cancelled
Due to the unresolved situation in Longyearbyen after yesterdays Avalanche, The Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Governor of Svalbard, decided to cancel…