Eight new reports about sick dogs
Since Friday, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has received eight new reports on dogs with symptoms of the unknown dog disease. The cases are…
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100 sheep died after being taken by floodwaters in Surnadal
Water flow is diminishing, but there is still a danger of flooding and landslides in western Norway and in Trøndelag. In Surnadal, about 100 sheep…
Over half of female bartenders are subject to harassment
Six out of ten female bartenders in Oslo have been subjected to physical sexual harassment over the past year, according to a new study. 300…
Student record at the folk high schools
Never before have so many students started attending folk high schools in Norway as this autumn, according to the Folk High School Council (Folkehøgskolerådet). 7,567…
Rebuild on Queen Eufemias gate in Oslo
Work on rebuilding Queen Euphemia’s gate in Bjørvika in Oslo started on Monday. The bicycle lanes at Bjørvika bus stop will be put behind the…
Lithuanians in court for vehicular homicide in Sandefjord
On Monday, the lawsuit begins against a 33-year-old man from Lithuania who is charged with negligent murder of a woman in Sandefjord in a car…
Kvaerner aims to grow in new business areas
Kvaerner establishes two new focus areas to grow its operations within both oil and gas projects and in renewable industries. With the new focus areas,…
Increased minimum pension for single people from September
Single people on the minimum pension now receive an extra NOK 4,000 in annual pension, and will get the money for the first time on…
Strong figures for the tourism industry in Western Norway
The figures for the tourist season in Western Norway even surprise the tourism industry. The number of overnight hotel stays has increased by 7 percent….
Stardust for Ødegaard: Top marks everywhere
Martin Ødegaard (20) scores highly on player ratings in Spain’s three biggest sports newspapers after Saturday’s win. It came 2-0 at home against table leaders…
Advertising revenue is declining, but is growing strongly online
The total turnover from advertising has gone down so far this year. Net advertising revenue is still the largest and is steadily growing, according to…
Primary school pupils have been diagnosed with transmittable intestinal infection
Two pupils at Auglend Primary School in Stavanger have been shown to have the bacterium Shigella sonnei, which causes stomach pain, diarrhea and fever, reports Stavanger…
Norway has expelled 15 people with an IS connection
Norway has withdrawn the residence permit for 15 people who are connected to the extremist group IS. The 15 persons are foreign nationals who have…
Ulstein gave food money to schools for children in Mali
Development Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein (KrF) brought NOK 30 million for school food for Malian school children when he visited the country this past week. The…
The crime of being a woman in Iran
What happened that a hashtag of #blue girl trended in tweeter for many days? What was the story of the #blue girl that made the…
The government will allow more electric bicycle use in the national parks
Bicycles and electric bicycles will be given more space in protected areas and national parks, says State Secretary Sveinung Rotevatn (Venstre) of the Ministry of…
Police are looking for perpetrators after a mass fight in Oslo
The police have arrested one man and are looking for another after at least ten people ended up in a fight outside Sentrum Scene in…
President Abbas is visiting Norway
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Oslo on Wednesday and Thursday next week. During the visit, which starts the day after the election in Israel,…
Fewer students go abroad
Last year, 24,083 Norwegian students took all or part of their education abroad – 864 fewer than the previous year, according to recent figures from…
Fisheries owner convicted of exploitation of foreign labour
A fish farm in Finnmark is convicted in Lofoten District Court for exploiting foreign labour. The dispute was that eleven Lithuanian workers were not paid…