Bieber’s drivers riled police
April 18, 2013 ·
Oslo police were filing a complaint of their own to prosecutors on Thursday after what they called reckless driving on the part of the company that’s transporting Canadian pop idol Justin Bieber...
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Norway strikes tax deal with US
April 16, 2013 ·
On the very day that’s the deadline for most US citizens to file their annual tax returns, April 15, Norway’s finance minister and the US’ ambassador to Norway signed a formal agreement...
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Stavanger Oilers won Norwegian hockey championship
April 15, 2013 ·
Hockey fans in Stavanger were celebrating yet again this week after their hometown team beat Vålerenga of Oslo 4-3 over the weekend, in “sudden death” action on Sunday. Snorre Hallem was the...
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Rats on the rise in springtime
April 15, 2013 ·
After a cold winter, the common brown rats with a name dubiously tied to Norway (Rattus norvegicus, or the Norwegian rat) are making a seasonal reappearance around the country. It’s almost become...
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Weekend crime wave hit Oslo
April 15, 2013 ·
Five persons were robbed, two of them at gunpoint, within 15 minutes in Oslo’s trendy Grünerløkka district late Friday night. One of them was severely injured, and police report that a majority...
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Woman admits to arson in Bergen, ‘wanted people to die’
April 13, 2013 ·
A court in Bergen on Norway’s west coast ordered that a 45-year-old woman who’s admitted setting a series of fires be held in custody for at least the next four weeks, while police continue...
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Norway ‘not pulling out of Schengen’
April 11, 2013 ·
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg made it perfectly clear on the floor of the Norwegian Parliament this week that Norway will not be pulling out of the European open-border agreement known as “Schengen.”...
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Honest teenager turns in hundreds of thousands in cash
April 11, 2013 ·
When 16-year-old Bendik Hallstensen found a handbag on an Oslo-area commuter train on Wednesday, he peered into it in the hopes of finding some identification. He did, along with the dizzying amount of...
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Radical Norwegian Islamist believed under arrest in Pakistan
April 10, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Arfan Bhatti, the former Oslo gang member and convicted felon who became a radical Islamist and headed for the Middle East last fall, reportedly was arrested in the border area between Pakistan...
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EasyJet takes off for Norway
April 10, 2013 ·
EasyJet, the low-fare airline launched by the son of a Greek shipowner, will start flying a route between London and Bergen next month, and looks set to pose more serious competition to Scandinavian Airlines...
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Streets may finally close around parliament
April 10, 2013 ·
The president of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has asked the City of Oslo to finally close the two streets running adjacent to the historic building. The formal request comes nearly two years after...
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German tourist caught free-loading
April 9, 2013 ·
A German tourist in his 50s committed a serious offense in Norway by violating the honor system at the country’s vast network of self-service hytter (cabins) in the mountains. He’s since been...
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Wolfskin to be distributed after shooting
April 9, 2013 ·
The skin of a wolf shot by authorities in Trøndelag just before the weekend is up for grabs among state institutions that apply for it. A museum or other type of research institution is the most likely...
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Search crews recover body of third avalanche victim
April 9, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Search crews aided by the Norwegian military have finally found the bodies of all three men caught in an avalanche on Senja during the Easter holiday week. More bad weather forced an end to the...
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Royal Palace evacuated
April 8, 2013 ·
King Harald and Queen Sonja were among the 82 persons evacuated from the Royal Palace in Oslo on Monday after fire alarms started ringing just before 11am. The king was in the process of meeting with the...
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