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John Martin Johansen

Aftenposten named media house of the year: - We deserved this
Aftenposten was named this year’s media house when the media awards were handed out in Bergen on Wednesday evening. Editor-in-chief Trine Eilertsen was completely…
The sisters from Ghana have their case for permanent residence in Norway processed again
The three Ghanaian sisters Faustina, Gloria and Brenda were to be deported from Norway. They no longer lived with their father, and the Immigration…
NVE with strong criticism of the Energy Commission: Not realistic to develop 40 TWh of renewable power production before 2030
In its report, the Energy Commission believed that a lot more has to be built and much faster than has been achieved to date.…
Oslo City Council caught out with a foolish and unattainable climate plan
Oslo’s goal to combat climate change in 2016 was as radical as it was unprecedented: to halve greenhouse gas emissions within four years. Calling…
Anti-racist Front reacts to "negro names" in Svalbard
In Svalbard there are the place names Negerdalen, Negerfjellet and Negerpynten. The Antiracist Front believes this is offensive and the organisation wants the word…
Green industry in Norway threatens to move offshore to the USA
The companies we will live off of in the future will drop Norway in favour of the USA, warns the industry. Now they are…
Study: Less meat and more vegetarian food improves health
Replacing approximately half of animal protein sources with vegetarian ones reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. This has been detailed…
A gym in Oslo opens a gender-neutral changing room with communal showers
The gym chain hopes that the new changing room will ensure that more people use the centre. At the Domus Athletica centre at Blindern…
Trump refuses to publish evidence in the bribery case
The judge in the state of New York, presiding over the criminal case against Donald Trump, issued an order on Monday that refuses the…
Erna Solberg and Kamzy Gunaratnam among the speakers during the diversity festival in Oslo on Saturday
This year, “the biggest colour festival” in Scandinavia will be held at Vallhall Arena on Saturday 6 May. The colours, which consist of natural…
Record heat on the sea surface are causing great concern among climate scientists
Sea surface temperatures set a new warm record in April and remain at near-record levels, worrying climate scientists who fear even warmer temperatures later…
Russia accuses the US of being behind the "drone attack on the Kremlin"
Russia accused the United States on Thursday of being behind what it says was a drone attack on the Moscow Kremlin aimed at killing…
Huitfeldt and Tajik may lose their parliamentary seat
The election of Tonje Brenna and Jan Christian Vestre as new Labor deputy leaders could threaten “safe” parliamentary seats for several of today’s party…
New study: Common consumer products contain several toxic chemicals
More than 100 types of common consumer products contain at least one, often many more, chemicals that are linked to cancer or reproductive and…
Comparing treatment of asylum seekers in Oslo with Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews
Majoran Vivekananthan is editor of Norway’s first multicultural newspaper, Utrop, and has a background as an advisor at the Norwegian Directorate of Children, Youth…
Foreign taxi owner fleeced Norwegian pensioner
The journey from Oslo central station to a Frogner apartment, where retired and former policeman Roald Berntsen lives, is 6.2 kilometres. The taxi bill…