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Bergen: Norwegian city lifts local Covid-19 restrictions
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.
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Norway threatens to shut out EU, UK fishermen if no Brexit deal
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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Alcohol sales in Norway increased sharply in third quarter of 2020
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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Oslo: Four people sentenced to prison for possession of 31 kilos of heroin
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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The Center Party is Norway’s most popular party, new poll shows
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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Norway is allocating 15 million kroner for measures aimed at fighting gambling problems
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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Opposition wants to stop plans for free choice of schools in Norway
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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The Fire on Melkøya is One of the Most Serious Incidents in Norway´s Oil History
The investigation starts to find out how the fire at Equinor’s plant on Melkøya started on Monday.
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Norway: Russia is Behind the Cyber Attack against Norwegian Parliament
On Tuesday, the government announced that Russia was behind the cyber attack against the parliament ..
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It will be more expensive to use an electric car, buy gasoline, alcohol and tobacco in 2021
Here are the most important changes in the government’s proposal for the state budget for 2021.
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