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Royal celebration of Kragerø’s 350th anniversary

The Crown Prince and Princess joined a delayed celebration of Kragerø’s 350th anniversary on Wednesday. One of the things they saw was the planned national park on…

No one seriously injured after gas leak in Oslo

Six people have been taken to hospital after a gas leak in a building at Filipstad in Oslo. It is not known what kind of gas leaked or where it came from. The police…

More wolverines shot

A total of 123 wolverines were reported shot or killed in the hunting year 2015/2016. This is 27 more than in the previous hunting year. On the other hand, fewer bears…

Rain records are pouring down on Bergen

It has never rained more in Bergen. Today the muddy city has this summer’s third rain record. August is the wettest month since 1989. Over 353 millimeters of rainfall…

New case of deer disease CWD in Norway

A caribou in Sogn og Fjordane has been diagnosed with the disease Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). It is the fourth time this disease has been found in Norway. The disease…

Kripos on the scene in Kirkenes

On Tuesday morning technicians from Kripos (The national unit for combating organized and other serious crime) have started surveys at the scene where the Thai woman…

Father of young children kept shotgun at kid’s room

A father of young children from Telemark is sentenced to 30 days in prison for having kept a shotgun next to a kid’s bed in the house. In addition, police found also an…

Son of Crown Princess moves to USA

Government cuts budget for peace work, despite peace agreement successes

Over a period of just a few days peace agreements have been signed both for Colombia and the Philippines, and Norway has been involved in both. But the budgets for peace…

Around half of the asylum seekers could be returned

31,000 asylum seekers arrived in Norway last year. Of these, about half should be returned, the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) estimates. In 2015 around three times as…

17-year-old accused of threat against the Oslo-school

A 17 year old boy has been arrested and charged with having made threats against Oslo City school Waldorf in central Oslo. – The threats were sent via social media to a…

NCIS: – Many children abusers are young people

Over half of those who are convicted of offenses against children under 14 years old, are between 15 and 24 years old, according to an NCIS report. NCIS has in a new…

Kirkenes: – The woman wanted to be out of the marriage

The woman who was shot and killed in Kirkenes was scheduled to move into the shelter Monday. The 37 years old woman and her son (12), who had Thai nationality, were…