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Trains finally rolling again through Oslo - Norway's News in …
11 hours ago · November 12, 2024. Norway’s long-troubled state railroad agency finally fixed another problem that had shut down all traffic through a critical tunnel in Oslo since late Saturday night. A cable fire forced closure of the capital’s National Theater station, through which run all main commuter lines along with long-distance trains. It was the ...
Conservative wave rolls over Norway - Norway's News in English …
12 hours ago · November 12, 2024. As Norway’s struggling left-center government braces for a new conservative Trump presidency in the US, it also faces a new reality at home. A majority of young Norwegian men are voting for conservative parties, too, also in areas of the country where Labour and other left-leaning parties have dominated for decades.
Norway apologizes for assimilation policy towards ethnic minorities
8 hours ago · The Norwegian Parliament issued a formal apology on Tuesday to Norway’s indigenous people and ethnic groups including the Sami, Kvener and Finnish migrants. Norwegian state officials tried for more than a century to force them to give up their native languages, traditions and religion and become “as Norwegian as …
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Security heightened nationwide. October 8, 2024. Norway's police intelligence agency PST officially raised the country's threat level Tuesday afternoon because of an "uncertain situation" involving possible Israeli- and Jewish-related targets. The threat level was boosted from moderate to …
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
February 12, 2024. Norway’s national security- and intelligence agencies released their evaluations of threats against Norway on Monday, and they’re the highest and most serious in decades. China and Norway’s neighbouring Russia still pose the biggest threats, they claim, while the threat of terrorist attacks is “moderate.”.
Security heightened nationwide - Norway's News in English — …
Oct 8, 2024 · Security heightened nationwide. October 8, 2024. Norway’s police intelligence agency PST officially raised the country’s threat level Tuesday afternoon because of an “uncertain situation” involving possible Israeli- and Jewish-related targets. The threat level was boosted from moderate to high. This synagogue in Oslo is among venues now ...
Norwegians urged to prepare for crisis
Nov 3, 2024 · Just as more extreme weather swept over Norway’s west coast last week, a new brochure was landing in Norwegians’ mailboxes. It’s part of further efforts to boost individual preparedness for various disasters, and thereby improve civil defense. The brochures arrived just before another large allied naval force sailed into the Norwegian capital. It illustrated how […]
President elected amidst more drama - Norway's News in English
Nov 25, 2021 · President elected amidst more drama. November 25, 2021. Drama continued to engulf Norway’s Parliament (Stortinget) even as its 169 members settled on and elected a new president from the also-troubled Labour Party. Masud Gharahkhani, a 39-year-old son of refugees from Iran, said he was “humbled and proud” to win confidence at a time when ...
Cash cleared for a comeback - Norway's News in English — www ...
October 1, 2024. UPDATED: Shops, restaurants, hair salons, cinemas and other retail establishments in Norway had to start accepting cash as payment for goods and services again on Tuesday. That’s when a new law went into effect that clarifies customers’ rights to pay with cash, instead of using bank cards or other digital means of payment.