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A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway's usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police... Oslo's Airport Express Train, better known as Flytoget, has ...
Police officer’s death revives calls for permanent arming
5 days ago · A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway’s usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police were in mourning nationwide after news broke Saturday that one of their young colleagues had […]
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Dec 10, 2024 · A combination of stable and probably lower interest rates next year, along with a looming reduction in capital demands for first-time homebuyers, is likely to ease entry requirements into Norway's high-priced housing market.
New storm cuts Norway in two - Norway's News in English
Jan 31, 2024 · Northern- and Southern Norway were cut off from each other Wednesday evening, after yet another extreme storm slammed into the central portions of the country. The E6 highway that runs from the border to Sweden in the south to the border to Russia in the far north was closed over the mountains of Saltfjellet in […]
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 […]
Heavy rain causes more trouble - Norway's News in English — …
Sep 10, 2024 · Roads were closed, train service disrupted and homes flooded after more heavy rain swept through much of central Norway this week. A landslide Tuesday spread mud, rocks and floodwaters over the main E6 highway near Ringebu, closing it in both directions. The Dovrebanen train line between Oslo and Trondheim was also halted, after the state […]
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
Feb 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.” The evaluations come from Norway’s foreign- and military intelligence agency ...
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Dec 12, 2024 · A KLM flight from Oslo to Amsterdam on Saturday evening landed instead at the Torp airport in Sandefjord, around a two-hour drive south of the Norwegian capital. The emergency landing comes just a week after a Norwegian Air flight... UPDATED: Three passengers on board a bus bound for Lofoten in ...
Norway waking up to security needs - Norway's News in English
May 27, 2023 · NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: New security controls at Oslo’s City Hall, armed police on the 17th of May, planned installation of upgraded radar defense and the world’s largest warship anchored off Oslo just before NATO gathers its foreign ministers in Oslo: It all shows how Norway, often accused of being naive, is waking up after decades of post-Cold War peace and prosperity to the threats it ...