Danish man Espen Andersen Braathen has been charged with the murders of four women and one man killed in the rampage in Kongsberg. A police officer and two others were injured. Five victims of a bow and arrow attack in Norway have been named as authorities in the country announcedContinue Reading
Norway’s new center-left Cabinet has taken office after the incoming prime minister presented a center-left minority government Thursday, a day after a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in a small town. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, the leader of Norway’s center-left Labor Party, stood outside the royal palace with his 19-member teamContinue Reading
Norway will start welcoming travelers from other countries without obliging them to follow strict entry rules as it seeks to ease many of the preventive measures imposed to halt the spread of the virus that have been kept in place for 561 days now. The Nordic country’s authorities have introducedContinue Reading
Med regjeringens forslag om endret oljeskatt, har diskusjoner rundt behovet for å endre oljepolitikken for å kutte utslipp skutt fart i valgkampen. Nå advarer Naturvernforbundet, Natur og ungdom, Greenpeace og WWF Verdens naturfond mot å tro at et endret oljeskatteregime i seg selv vil gi klimagevinst. Endringer i oljeskatten erContinue Reading
Getting to 90% of fully vaccinated people in Norway is an ambition, not a prerequisite for returning to normal everyday life, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) stated. The health authorities’ overarching goal is to limit the spread of infection and keep the disease burden low until 90% of theContinue Reading
On trips abroad, the number of passengers increased by 71.8%, while the increase was 44.4% domestically, according to Avinor. Compared with the pre-corona year of 2019, there is a decrease in the number of trips in June 2021 of a total of 70.7%. The decrease is most significant on tripsContinue Reading
This year’s voting card, which is normally sent by post, has gone digital. From August 10, all Norwegians will have access to the document via their digital mailbox. Just before the start of advance voting, the digital cards will be sent out for the first time, the Norwegian Electoral DirectorateContinue Reading
Leserbrev Dette er et debattinnlegg, skrevet av en ekstern bidragsyter. Innlegget gir uttrykk for skribentens holdninger. Mulig jeg kaster en brannfakkel her, men jeg mener at de resterende 1.2 millioner vaksinedosene som Norge har opsjon på bør komme Norge og VÅRE utsatte helsearbeidere og andre til gode FØRST slik smittesituasjonenContinue Reading
Norwegian health officials have warned that vaccinating the most frail older people with serious underlying health conditions could be dangerous after the country reported more than 25 deaths. The Norwegian Medicines Agency first reported on Thursday that 23 elderly people had died in a short time after receiving their firstContinue Reading
Norwegian producers saw a hefty drop in exports during August, attributed to weaker demand, among other causes. ‘The reason for lower demand is complex, but holiday season in Europe and reduced restaurant consumption is certainly part of the explanation,’ said Tom-Jørgen Gangsø, Director of Market Insight and Market Access withContinue Reading