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Brende in London
Foreign Minister Børge Brende is heading to London Wednesday to meet with his British counterpart, Boris Johnson. The meeting will examine such issues as the…
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SAS captain with blood alcohol content stopped at Gardermoen
An SAS plane from Heathrow to Copenhagen was delayed because the captain was stopped in a blood alchohol test just before departing on Monday morning. During a routine…
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Norwegian Application in Washington delayed again
Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen has been in Washington to help Norwegian airlines with the application for traffic rights in the United States. Presidential…
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Norway provides NOK 53 million in emergency aid to Malawi
6.5 million people in Malawi are affected by severe food shortages due to floods and droughts. Norway will provide NOK 53 million to the country. – Malawi is heading…
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Leaders Nummeropplysninga company arrested
Two of the leaders of Nummeropplysninga AS were arrested in a police crackdown on the firm’s premises in Trondheim on Sunday evening. Police Attorney Aage Sanders…
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Landing Spacecraft heading towards Mars
On Sunday a Spacecraft been separated from a satellite and getting ready to land on Mars’ surface. European Space Agency (ESA) informs via a live connection to its…
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Foreigners may get fetal reductions in Norway
Foreign women who are pregnant with twins, have the right to come to Norway to abort one of the fetuses. This has been ascertained by the the Ministry of Health, after…
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14 killed on the roads in September
In September 2016, 14 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In September 2015, the corresponding figure was 11. The average for…
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Russia hit back against US threats of cyber attacks
The Kremlin reacted strongly to US threats to carry out cyber-attacks against Russia in reaction to the fact that Washington believes Russian is behind hacking. CIA is…
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Powerful typhoon on Philippines
At least two people have died and three are missing after a powerful typhoon hit the Philippines on Saturday. Several villages are without electricity, roofs have been…
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Parents fear grandparents alcohol use
Nearly one in ten parents refrained from sending their children to spend the night with their grandparents because they were afraid of the grandparents’ alcohol…
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Man threatened with chainsaw
A young man with a chainsaw was put into custody Sunday after he allegedly threatened a peer at Cullinan in Nordhordland. Police in Oslo were called by the endangered…
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Hundreds have cheated their way to stay in Norway, according to UDI
Several hundred people have had their residence permit in Norway revoked in recent years because of cheating. Norwegian authorities have in recent years told over 800…
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Gro Harlem Brundtland: This is the way it will be if women rule the world
You’ll be wrong if you think that women cannot be tough leaders, Gro Harlem Brundtland admonishes. She now hopes Hillary Clinton will break the “glass ceiling”. – I hope…
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Forecast Warning About Forest Fire Danger
The Meteorological Department has issued a notice of local forest fire danger from Oslo to South Trondelag. The Meteorological Department sent out an OBS notification of…
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Elderly woman robbed in Bergen
86 years old woman was robbed of her purse in Solheimsgaten by Danmarksplass in Bergen Saturday afternoon. According to Police, the male robber showed out a pistol-like…