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Over 500 complains about lawyers last year
In 2016 the Bar Association Disciplinary board treated a total of 513 complaints about lawyers. 178 people had their complaints upheld last year. In all, 77 lawyers…
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Over 200 evacuated after avalanche in Svalbard
208 people have been evacuated after an avalanche in Longyearbyen. The figure is expected to rise as people sign up at the evacuation point. Two buildings were taken by…
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The world’s most useful passport; believe it or not, is NOT Norwegian
The Passport Index for 2016 revealed which of the world’s passports is the most valuable. The index is measured partly by the number of countries where one can travel…
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Woman missing her plane plane – triggered fire alarm at Oslo Airport
The airport was evacuated on Monday morning. Just before 11 o’clock Oslo Airport was evacuated after a fire alarm went off. The explanation was, for the second time in…
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The verdict on Breivik’s prison conditions will be given on the 1st of March
On the 1st of March, the Court of Appeal will pronounce judgment about the prison conditions of Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing terrorist sentenced to 21 years in…
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Refugees escaping from US to Canada
During the weekend 22 refugees sneaked across the border from the US to Canada in order to seek asylum. After USA’s President Donald Trump signed the disputed executive…
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King Harald celebrates 80th birthday with his grandchildren on winter holiday
King Harald will spend his 80th birthday with his grandchildren and immediate family over the winter vacation. Where the royal family are vacationing is unknown, though…
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Eleven months in jail for insurance fraud
A 42 year old man is sentenced to eleven months in jail for insurance fraud by the Bergen district court. He must also pay back in excess of NOK 200,000 to the Social…
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Chairwoman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee is dead
The former leader of the Conservatives (Høyre), former Minister and chairwoman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Karin Cecilie “Kaci” Kullmann Five, has died aged 65.…
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Twice as many elderly die in nursing homes rather than hospitals
Older people now spend a shorter time in hospitals than before, and twice as many die in a nursing home now, by comparison to the time prior to the ‘interaction reform’.…
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Russian trawler is towed to Tromsø
The Coast Guard vessel, Svalbard, had a Russian trawler in tow when it returned from patrol in the Barents Sea. The trawler, Borej, experienced engine failure and needed…
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Rumanian pickpocket turned himself in after TV program
A Rumanian pickpocket turned himself in to the Trondheim police after seeing a wanted call in a TV program. He is now sentenced to nearly eighteen months in jail. At the…
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The popularity of the Royal Family on the rise
The popularity of the Royal Family is growing – eight out of ten Norwegians now say they are in favour of the monarchy. A survey conducted by Norstat for NRK shows that…
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Not likely that French will be pardoned
A full Pardon for Joshua French is not likely, but there has been progress in the efforts to get him transferred to Norway, according to Foreign Minister Børge Brende.…