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Norwegian who have fought in Syria confesses to fighting along IS
The Norwegian-Chechen 23-year-old who is accused of having traveled from Norway to Syria and who next week will have to meet in Oslo District Court, have confessed to…
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Fleeing prisoner caught after car chase in Vestfold
Police took up pursuit when a car refused to stop for inspection at Skoppum in Vestfold. One of the three men in the car was on the run from prison. The car chase…
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Erik Solheim elected as head UN environment agency
The UN General Assembly has elected former Development and Environment minister Erik Solheim as the new head of the UN Environment program. Solheim will become the…
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Bruun-Hanssen: Training Syrian rebels is worth the risk
Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Miliary: Haakon Bruun-Hanssen concedes that there are big risks involved in training Syrian rebels for war. But the need to combat…
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Prime Minister Solberg makes President Obama laugh during summit
Prime Minister Erna Solberg made US President Barack Obama laugh during a summit at the White House this Friday, while asking for support of Nordic countries. A large…
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Man sentenced to seven years in prison for rape and abuse of wife
Lower Romerike District Court has sentenced a man to seven years in prison for raping his wife in several public places through a period of 15 years. The court uses part…
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Less police boats this summer in southern Norway
Police boats in Kristiansand, Mandal, Risør and Arendal will not get permanent staffing this summer, due to limited financial resources. ‘It is a real shame. We need…
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Every tenth Norwegian has left the church since 2006
In 2015 72.9 percent of the Norwegian population were members of the Norwegian Church. Ten years ago the proportion was at 82.7 percent. The number of people taking part…
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Military did not check tip on submarine in Sunnfjord
In the Easter week residents of Dalsfjorden in Sunnfjord notified the police that they had observed an object that looked like a submarine. The Military chose not to…
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Calls for witnesses after severe rape in Oslo
The Oslo police iare now calling for witnesses after a woman was assaulted, raped and robbed, in Oslo last weekend. The police do not have any suspects in the case. It…
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We rely on the King and Bjørgen
King Harald and Marit Bjørgen (a Cross country star) comes out best on a list of people the Norwegians trust the most. They still lag behind NRK news and Medicin Sans…
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Norway did not make it to the Eurovision song contest final
Agnete and her “Icebreaker” was not among the ten songs in the Eurovision semi-final on Thursday that made it to the final. Norway was number 15 on the stage of the 18…
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Government happy with extended soy agreement in Brazil
The Norwegian government is very pleased that the Brazilian authorities, private sector and society as a whole have reached agreement to extend the contract that protect…
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Doping cartel turnover of tens of millions Nok
Doping drugs for tens of million Nok were seized, customer lists found and several have been arrested after the police is about to roll up a criminal doping cartel. The…