Helgesen visiting rain forests in Congo
Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen will travel next week to Congo to visit the rainforest and have meetings with the country’s authorities. The visit…
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Now, deaf and those with hearing problem can send SMS to emergency numbers
For the deaf and those with hearing impairment it would be easier to get in touch with emergency services while the government has established a…
More TB cases detected in Skien
14 people are infected with tuberculosis in Skien in Telemark. Six other cases were detected in summer. – We have found a strain of tuberculosis…
Crown Princess ends the celebration of 43th birthday
At the end of the children’s summer holiday, there will be a birthday celebration in the Crown family. There is no father present. Crown Prince…
Heavy rains expected in several places
In both Agder, Telemark and eastern Finnmark, it is expected locally heavy rainfall and there will be danger of floods, landslides and debris flows. Meteorological…
World Humanitarian Day – enormous unmet needs
Today, on World Humanitarian Day 2016, I want to draw attention to the crises that often overlooked and underfunded. The Government is therefore increasing Norway’s…
Philippine peace talks starts in Oslo
Norway has acted as manager when a new round of formal peace talks between the Philippine government and communist movement NDFP start in Oslo on…
Three arrested for child molestation
Two men and one woman were arrested and charged with sexual abuse of several children under ten years old, according to Bergens Tidende. The charges…
Islamophobia bad for the mental health of Muslims
Hostility to Islam affects Muslims mental health negatively, according to a new report. The researcher behind the report says Muslims are experiencing anxiety and stress,…
Solberg worried after leak of defense documents
Under the Conservative national convention in April, several party heads were sent secret government memos on the Military’s long-term plans from an unknown sender. Prime…
Listhaug will run as a candidate for the Progress party in upcoming election
Immigration and Integration Minister Sylvi Listhaug (Progress) has decided to run as a candidate for the progress party at the next parliamentary election, the newspaper…
300 pigs died in a barn fire in Rogaland
About 300 pigs died in the fire,while all the cows and nearly 140 pigs were saved, when a fire broke out in a pigsty and…
Solberg will not warn against Trump
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will not warn Americans against electing Donald Trump for president. – Many of the statements that Trump has made have been…
Hundreds of UDI employees can loose their job as asylum seekers dropping
Norwegian immigration authorities brought in a large number of temporary employees to help with the asylum stream last year. Now hundreds can be losing their…
Support to have two midwives for home birth will be ended
Midwives Association races for cuts in benefits for home birth. Despite the fact that the Directorate of Health recommends that two are present now only…
Alternating weekend weather in wait
The hot summer weather that many have enjoyed the last few days, may come to end. – There won’t be the fantastic weather that most…
High expectation from stem cell therapy for MS patients
At least 100 Norwegians who has MS have traveled abroad to receive stem cell treatment, according to MS-organization. Now The minister of health and Human…
Terror accused 37-year-old jailed for four weeks
The 37-year-old Syrian who is charged with participation in a terrorist organization, was remanded four weeks in Oslo District Court Thursday with a letter and…
Brende discussed terrorism and asylum seekers in Pakistan
Foreign Minister Brende is visiting Pakistan Thursday. He will discuss the fight against terrorism and the return of asylum seekers, according to the Foreign Ministry….
Communists released before Philippine peace talks in Norway
Twelve communist guerrilla leaders are released a few days before the Philippine government and the country’s Communist guerrillas initiate a new round of peace talks…