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Norway will host World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Norway will host the sixth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo 21-23 June 2016. The Congress will attract 1300 participants from over 80 countries,…
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Mogherini: EU on the right track to deal with migration
As long as people loses their lives in the Mediterranean or in the desert, we are not well enough prepared to deal with the refugee and migration crisis, EU’s head of…
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Large increase in private broadband speed
Average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband has increased from 34.6 Mbit/s to 40.2 Mbit/s since the previous quarter, due to a large increase in the number…
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King Harald sent his condolences to Barack Obama
King Harald wrote a condolence letter to President Barack Obama and expressed how truly he is shocked and become sad about the terrorist attack on a nightclub in…
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Brende condemns killing of Canadian hostage
Foreign Minister Brende condemns the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas’ assassination of the Canadian hostage Robert Hall in the Philippines. – I strongly condemn the killing of…
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Taxi driver arrested for using stun gun
A taxi driver has been arrested after he attacked two passengers because of a dispute over payment. The driver used a stun gun at the men. The arrest occurred at three…
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Solberg: It is Understandable that people want E16 to be opened fast
Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen went Sunday to Voss to have a close look into the slide that went over E16 earlier this week. –…
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Solberg on Orlando shooting: – Terrible
Prime Minister Erna Solberg believes not there’s no need for additional security precautions at the Pride parade in Oslo in June after the massacre in Orlando on…
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Police must clarify passport issue
The Justice Department has asked the police to clear up practices related to the new passport rules in Norway, by which tens of thousands risk being listed with an…
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Man charged with sexually abusing retarded woman
A man in Tysfjord in Nordland is accused of the sexual abuse of a woman with mental retardation. The abuse reportedly took place over a period of several years. The…
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Major conference on the future of rainforest protection
Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Erik Solheim, the newly appointed head of the UN Environment Programme, will attend a major conference in Oslo on the conservation of…
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Kerry visiting climate change “front line” in the north
US Secretary of State John Kerry has set aside all of Thursday for a visit to Svalbard when he comes to Norway next week. Climate change, oceans and marine environment…
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Norway on military exercise in the Baltics
Several thousand soldiers from Norway and other NATO countries have started the military exercise Saber Strike in the Baltics. The exercise in Estonia, Latvia and…
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The King Inspected the Royal Guard
King Harald inspected hundreds of royal guards in full parade regalia in Huseby Leir on Friday. “For us in the Royal Guard, it is a great honor that the king takes the…
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Immigrant youth more exposed to violence from parents
Children and adolescents from a non-western background are far more exposed to severe violence in the home than those from a Norwegian or Nordic background, according to…
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E16 will be opened on Sunday after landslide
The E16 will open for traffic once more on Sunday at 14 o’clock after the big landslide at Hyvingstunnelen at Bolstad Voss. Clearance work has been in progress since…
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The border control is extended to November
The government has decided to continue the border controls on all ferry arrivals from Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Justice and Public Security Minister Anders Anundsen…