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69-year-old man arrested after several fires are started in Oslo
On Friday night, a 69 year old man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of arson in Oslo. The three fires were extinguished relatively quickly and didn’t result in…
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Two men taken to hospital after a robbery in Porsgrunn
Two men in their 40s have been hospitalized due to their injuries after being robbed and beaten in the center of Porsgrunn. No-one has been arrested. ‘They’ve received…
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All physical documents to be removed from courtrooms
At the end of the year, all physical documents for civil litigation cases will be digital. On Friday, Parliament adopted that all court participants must use a digital…
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A Kindergarten Employee charged with rape of children
An employee of a private kindergarten in the municipality of Fjell in Hordaland is charged with sexual abuse of children under 14 years. The person was arrested last…
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Indian newspapers: Telenor in talks about giving away operations in India
According to Indian newspapers, Telenor is in talks with a competitor about to give away the company’s operations in India, as long as the buyer assumes all of the…
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Hundreds lose their Norwegian citizenship
UDI considering to revoke the citizenship of 500 people because they may have provided incorrect information to the authorities. – UDI is currently considering to revoke…
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There have been some gun fires at a bar in Oslo
Several gun fires happened at a nightspot in Hausmanns gate in Oslo. No one is hurt, police said. A witness says to news agency NTB that there are three bullet holes in…
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21 years imprisonment for triple murder in Pakistan
A married couple has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for having ordered the killing of a son in-law, his brother, and his father, in Pakistan. The husband’s brother…
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SSB: Over 45,000 family immigrants in 25 years
There has been one extra immigrant to Norway every third refugee who has been granted residence here from 1990 to 2015. During these 25 years, 141,300 refugees were…
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Report says that women’s prison conditions are tougher than those of men
Female prisoners are locked more often in their cell than male prisoners. Some have no toilet in the cell, and there are several areas in need of higher security,…
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Norway’s population increased by 43,000 in 2016
At the year’s end, Norway will have 5,257,000 inhabitants. Population growth this year is estimated at 43,000, constituting 0.83%. It is, historically, a high figure,…
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Bishops’ Conference asks for refugee amnesty at Christmas
In a letter to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Norwegian bishops ask that the government suspends return of refugees and asylum seekers over Christmas. Bishops’ Conference…
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Analysis shows that Oslo is Europe’s top user of MDMA (Ecstasy)
Oslo is positioned at the top, among 50 European cities, in using the drug ‘methylenedioxy-methamphetamine’ (MDMA), shows a waste water (avløpsvannet) analysis. During…
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Municipality admits failure to protect three year old injured in Oslo kindergarten
A three year old girl remains in hospital over three weeks after a metal rod went through her eye at a kindergarten in Oslo. Nobody working in the kindergarten knows the…