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More people arrested from criminal Polish neighborhood
A number of people have been arrested with several million kroner in cash and large quantities of alcohol and cigarettes are seized in a crackdown on a criminal Polish…
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Norway has rejected the applications of almost all the Afghan asylum seekers
Norway has over the past year rejected 99 per cent of the asylum applications from Afghan men between 18 and 34 years of age. The EU average was 47 percent, while Italy…
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Norway on Brexit fishing trip in Brussels
The positions are starting to harden before negotiations on Brexit. Europe Minister Elisabeth Vik Aspaker sees it as an attempt to eye up the enemy. On Monday our…
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Still difficult to talk about mental health problems
A recent study shows that we still believe it is difficult to talk about our mental health than on our physical ailments. – It is created the impression that it has…
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Police car wrecked during car chase – motorhome driver ran away
The Swedish motorhome driver tried to run away after crossing the border from the Norwegian road police. When he finally stopped, driver backed camper on the police car…
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We are outraged by Trump and happy about Pokémon according to polls
Olympics in Rio got the most coverage, but it’s the knife fight between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump who have made the biggest impression in…
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Norway gives 10 million for hurricane victims in Haiti
The government offers 10 million in emergency aid to Haiti after the enormous devastation hurricane Matthew caused. – We are particularly concerned about over half a…
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Harmful heartworm found in dogs
A “classic” heartworm has been found in a dog in Kristiansand. – This is one of the parasites we fear the most, the FSA says. The dog came to Norway from a center for…
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First ever state visit from Singapore to Norway
The level of collaboration with Singapore has increased enormously since the Norwegian royal couple was there on a state visit in 2004. With that visit King Harald and…
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Angry taxi driver crashed into a competitor’s car
After losing an argument about whose turn it was to pick up a passenger at Bergen’s Airport, Flesland, a taxi driver drove into a competitor’s car on Friday night. The…
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More violence in Norwegian prisons
So far this year there has been 736 cases of violence and threats against employees of Correctional Services recorded. This is almost double compared to the same period…
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Two persons charged for planning the murder of Norwegian on Gran Canaria
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of ordered the killing of his former Norwegian boyfriend on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria. The woman and the man she…
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Obama praises Nobel Committee’s selection
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama believes the Nobel committee took “the right decision” by awarding the Peace Prize to Colombia’s President Juan Manuel…
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Next year it would be possible to get personalized license plates
A new proposal for personal license plates are issued for consultation. If the proposal is approved, then the people could get personal license plates in 2017. – Traffic…
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Man from Bergen charged with assaulting 13 years old girl
A 21 years old man from Bergen is charged with three counts of sexual activity with a 13 years old girl in December 2014. – It is a serious matter, says acting Attorney…