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Sharply reduced accident risk for young people in traffic
The risk that 18- and 19-year-olds will die or be seriously injured in traffic has decreased by over 40 percent in four years, the Institute of Transport Economics…
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Police Computer Systems Down For 11 Hours
Police were without access to vital computer systems in eleven hours Monday night and early Tuesday. Without access to key records, pen and paper were used. An error…
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Polar bear killed in Svalbard
The governor in Svalbard had to euthanize one polar bear with a weight of 116 kg after it was wounded by a Finnish tour company on Saturday, according to a statement by…
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Norway to provide NOK 15 million for earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador
‘The earthquake has severely affected over a million people in Ecuador. There is an urgent need to get aid to the affected areas, and Norway is providing NOK 15 million…
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Norway condemns terrorist attack on bus in Jerusalem
‘I condemn the attack on a bus in Jerusalem yesterday. My sympathy goes to all the victims and to their families and loved ones,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge…
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Half the country could be without local radio
A total of 17 of the 37 Norwegian local radio districts are still without a developer of DAB networks. This means that half of the country could be without local radio…
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Drug use is a health issue
This week the world has gathered in New York during the UN’s Special Session on drugs (UNGASS2016), to discuss the way forward on drug policy. – Norway’s priority during…
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322,000 car owners have not paid the annual fee
The Tax Administration has now released the names of car owners who have not paid the annual fee for their vehicles. The fees have a grand total of 840 million kroner.…
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Risk of bus strike
There may be a bus strike in Norway after wage negotiations between the Traffic Occupation Association and NHO and Spekter broke down. Now the National Arbitrator will…
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The Norwegian Government’s strategy for cooperation with Poland
Over the past few decades, relations between Norway and Poland have been revitalised. The Government’s clear ambition is to cooperate more systematically with countries…
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Man charged with rape of four-year old in kindergarten
A man in his 30s has been charged with raping a four year old boy in a kindergarten in Bergen. On Monday he was remanded in custody for four weeks. The man was arrested…
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Listhaug: – The asylum system in Greece needs to be strengthened
The asylum system in Greece needs to be strengthened and become more efficient if the agreement between Turkey and the EU is to work, immigration and integration…
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King Harald sends his condolences after the earthquake in Ecuador
King Harald sent his condolences to President of Ecuador Rafael Correa Delgado after the earthquake which claimed hundreds of lives last weekend. I was saddened when I…
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Demonstration against the tightening of asylum policy outside of Stortinget
Over 30 organizations will demonstrate against the proposed tightening of asylum policy and for demands for solidarity with refeugees outside of Stortinget on Monday. We…
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4200 people have left the Norwegian Church this year
More people than before have left the Norwegian Church. One reason may be the Synod decision on same-gender marriage. Church Council figures show that about 4,200 people…
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Younger children exposed to online abuse
KRIPOS (The Criminal Police) recognizes that children who are as young as eight are being contacted by adults who are trying to get them to show sexual behavior on the…