Bad weather leads to closed mountain passes
Strong winds, snow and blizzards will create difficult driving conditions in southern Norway on Thursday and Friday. Several mountain passes have already been closed. The…
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X-ray tests for asylum seekers will continue next year despite uncertainty
Controversial X-ray examinations of underage asylum seekers will continue when the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet – NIPH) takes over age testing next year….
Norwegians want Christmas trees produced in Norway
This year, 1.8 million households in Norway have a real Christmas tree. 1.1 million of these trees are produced by Norwegian Christmas tree producers. ‘Turnover…
Divorced parents are helping others at Christmas
There are many who will help to create the Christmas spirit for others. Divorced parents are an important resource for organizations that need volunteers. Alternative…
Queen visited addicts in Marcus Thrane House
Queen Sonja visited Marcus Thrane House in Oslo. There she met with drug users in the capital for a Christmas lunch. Marcus Thrane Homes Torshov…
Christmas and New Year celebrations threatened by fever and cough
It may be the most runny and feverish Christmas for many Norwegians in years. The Flu has arrived earlier than usual, and Public Health (FHI)…
Google will slow unreliable information
Google is working to weed out information from unreliable sources after being made aware that Holocaust deniers dominate searches. Last week the Guardian newspaper showed…
Q Dairy is recalling skimmed milk
Q Dairy is recalling a batch of Q Milk Skimmed in 1 liter cartons. The cartons in question are marked with the date 1/2/17 and…
Rising scepticism about immigration among the Norwegian population
A third of the population believes it should be more difficult for refugees and asylum seekers to obtain a residence permit in Norway, according to…
Sri Lanka will build record high artificial Christmas tree
Sri Lanka hopes to set up a nearly 100 meter high artificial Christmas tree in July But despite the valiant efforts of hundreds of port…
Hungarian had Christmas gifts with illegal pills
Customs officers in Fredrikstad seized over 3,000 tablets of Rivotril when they stopped a Hungarian who was on the train from Sweden to Norway. The…
Executions may be on its way out of the US
The time may be about to run out for capital punishment in the United States, according to a new report. The number of new death…
The State highly critical of the District Court’s Behring Breivik verdict
‘Oslo District Court made a number of errors in its assessment of the evidence, and looked at matters pertaining to Anders Behring Breivik from a…
Norwegian tourists affected by stomach virus on Gran Canaria
Ving has been informed that 104 Scandinavian’s residing at their hotel at Arguineguin have been affected by a stomach virus. 34 of them are Norwegians….
Harald and Sonja will celebrate their 25th Christmas as the royal couple
King Harald and Queen Sonja will celebrate Christmas at the King’s cabin together with the Crown Prince family this year. Princess Martha Louise and the…
Fireworks took over 31 lives in Mexico
In a short time, the fireworks market outside Mexico City turned into a deadly inferno. At least 31 people were killed and about 70 damaged….
Truck trailer overturned on Sotra Bridge
An overturned truck hanging on Sotra Bridge in Hordaland is creating major problems for traffic on Wednesday morning. The trailer overturned a little before 9…
Helgesen says no to wolf hunting
Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen will not give permission to shoot four wolf packs in Hedmark. – The Legislation Department in the Ministry of…
No from Parliament to tightening the abortion law
A proposal from the Centre Party and Christian Democrats about the tightening of access to fetal reduction and our abortion law has been rejected by…
Accused Lithuanian murderer arrested in western Norway
A Lithuanian citizen in his late 20s was arrested by police in western Norway last Saturday. The arrest occurred about a year after police received…