NorwaySandra Borch, Minister for Research and Higher Education, is forced to resign and Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister for Health, is heavily criticized.
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Norwegian teens’ rising use of energy drinks worries health officials
NorwayCommonly consumed by 13-year-olds.
Scandinavia’s largest insect factory opened
The Nordics– We have a huge market to serve, says says Norinsect's CEO Harald Larsen Espeland.
Norwegian parliament approves deep-sea mining project
NorwayNorway becomes the first country to allow deep-sea mining, despite massive criticism and opposition from the environmental movement.
Norwegian teens unwillingly exposed to violent Snapchat group
NorwayWere shown sexually explicit videos and videos of animals and children being abused.
Norway’s conservatives want to stop asylum influx with aid
NorwayWants to examine the possibility of funding reception centers in "third countries".
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Norwegian parliament votes to tighten infection control law
NorwayThe Norwegian government wants to be able to resort to lockdowns and quarantines without parliamentary approval.
VaxVeritas – Norwegian vaccine victims organize
Norway– It is a mockery to call the coronavirus vaccine safe and effective, founder Karl-Erik Hordnes told state broadcaster NRK.
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‘Conversion therapy’ could become illegal in Norway
NorwayAttempting to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity is a criminal offense, according to a draft law.
Food poverty on the rise in Norway
EconomyEven families with working parents are now forced to rely on food banks.
Scandinavia’s oldest ship burial discovered in Norway
Culture"Contact with the outside world was greater and earlier than previously thought", says archeologist.
Mass deaths at Norwegian salmon farm
NorwayTens of thousands of salmon lay dead on the bottom - but farming giant Lerøy was slow to report it.
Iceland experiences steepest birth rate decline since 1800s
IcelandA similar trend can be observed in Sweden and Norway.
Sharp rise in youth violence in Oslo
NorwayMigrant youth are the majority of repeat offenders under 18.
Norwegian bank portrays AI-generated “Harald” as real in ad
NorwayPromise to use a "real customer" next time, says Sparebank 1 communications director Siv Stenseth
Norwegian nurse sued municipality – case now headed to appeals court
NorwayHamar municipality is accused of discriminating against employees who did not want to be injected with the covid vaccine.
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Norway’s Progress Party wants to ban Greta Thunberg from entering the country
Norway– We do not benefit from foreign professional demonstrators returning to Norway if they have previously committed illegal acts, a party spokesperson says.
Norway boosts its defense budget
NorwayWants to strengthen its defense with new submarines, fighter jets and more personnel.
Norway wants to ban marriage between cousins
NorwayAims to prevent forced marriages and health risks.
Vaginal bleeding may be a side effect of covid vaccine
ScienceWomen injected with the pharmaceutical company Moderna's "Spikevax" are most at risk, according to a Norwegian study.
Norway asks for international help to deal with Swedish gangs
The NordicsNorwegian police warn that criminal networks based in Sweden have now started to establish themselves in Norway as well.
Preschools in Oslo to stop serving meat
NorwayNorway's capital set to halve its meat consumption, in accordance with a new environmental plan.
Norwegian left-wing politician: “Voices for peace not allowed in the debate”
NorwayAnyone who questions the support for the military intervention in Ukraine is labeled as a 'Putinist', says Marielle Leraand.
Increase in ADHD diagnoses in Norway during coronavirus policy
NorwayDiagnosed among young women doubled.
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