For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. Read the full story
Posted on 24 January 2012.
For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 November 2011.
Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing 77 in Norway on 22nd July, has made his first public appearance in court in front of survivors, victims’ families and reporters. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 November 2011.
Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik and London, despite the the cost to the Norwegian taxpayer. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 November 2011.
A man was stabbed to death in Oslo this weekend, marking the fifth murder in the Norwegian capital in a month. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 July 2011.
One of the victims of Anders Behring Breivik’s bomb attack and gun massacre in Norway on Friday has been described as one of the most promising and popular young politicians Norway had produced for many years. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 July 2011.
The man blamed for twin terror attacks in Norway that left almost 100 people dead on Friday is due to appear in court today. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 July 2011.
The owner and manager of an Oslo apartment building have been jailed for failing to remove ice from the roof that fell on a student last winter, causing him brain damage. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 April 2011.
The centre of Oslo is “becoming like Manhattan”, according to the leader of the council who claims “only the richest can afford to live” in Norway’s capital city. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 April 2011.
A lead candidate for the upcoming local elections in Oslo has caused controversy by calling for all new asylum seekers to be psychologically tested after a string of rapes in the city. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 August 2010.
A Norwegian comedian is attempting to break a world record by performing a solo stand-up show for more than 38 hours and six minutes. Hans Morten Hansen, 46, from Stavanger, will be attempting the side-splitting slog during the Oslo Comedy Festival, which started this Wednesday. The current record is held by Australian Lindsay Webb, who beat the previous holder, Irishman Tommy Tiernan’s 36 hours and 15 minutes attempt, by one hour and 51 minutes. Read the full story
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