Norway News

Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars accounted for more than 50 percent of new registrations in 2020, according to figures published Tuesday by an industry group. According to Opplysningsradet for…
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Four bodies have now been found in the search for the missing following a massive landslide that destroyed homes in Norway, police have announced. Three bodies were discovered on Saturday. The first victim to be found, on…
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The Norwegian Government has decided to introduce restrictive measures against the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. On 2 October this year, EU member states imposed restrictive measures against 40 Belarusian citizens. On 6…
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The city government in Bergen is to lift local coronavirus restrictions after “turning around” a virus outbreak. National measures will replace the city’s local restrictions on Monday, media including VG and NRK report. Bergen…
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Norway said Friday it would close its waters to fishing boats from both the European Union and Britain if a deal cannot be signed between the three parties by January 1st. Non-EU member Norway has had a fishing deal with the bloc in…
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In the third quarter of this year, Norwegians bought 8,561,000 liters of pure alcohol, 29.3% more than in the third quarter last year, new Statistics Norway (SSB) figures show. A total of 1.93 liters of pure alcohol per capita was sold…
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Four men have been convicted in the Borgarting Court of Appeal for possession or complicity in the storage of 31 kilos of heroin in Oslo. It’s one of the largest seizures of heroin in Norway. According to the verdict, the four men had…
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For the first time since Kantar started doing political opinion polls in Norway in 1964, the Center Party (SP) is larger than the Labor Party (AP) and the Conservatives (H).  The Center Party has 22.1% of voter support, up 2.3% from…
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The Norwegian government is providing NOK 15 million for measures against gambling problems. The money will be distributed through the government’s Action Plan against gambling problems. In a press release, the Ministry of Culture stated…
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The Norwegian government is introducing voluntary school choice throughout the country. The opposition parties call it coercion – and want to stop it. “The government wants students to have a greater opportunity to choose which upper…
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