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NRK describes criticism of Pride as hateful homophobia

Benjamin Silseth promoted his new book about being young and queer in Norway. Then the “hate comments” poured in. NRK reports that on the same day that psychologist and media profiler Benjamin Silseth published his book, hate comments started to pour in. Here are some examples of what are described as hate comments: “I’m going […]

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Norway: The leader of the joint union: Damn cowardly and indecent of Thon hotels

The union’s leader, Jørn Eggum, reacts very strongly to the fact that the management of Thon Hotels has informed their hotels that they are not allowed to raise Pride flags. We have not raised rainbow flags on our flag poles because we want to be neutral, that inclusion and diversity should embrace everyone, says executive […]

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Norway: Thon hotels not raising the pride flag

Employees at Thon Hotels are not allowed to raise the rainbow flag at work. This has caused a commotion, with the group trustee claiming to be “stunned”. While more or less “the whole of Norway” competes to put up as many pride flags as possible, everywhere, the Thon hotels have a different policy. The flags […]

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USA: Unclear who blew up the Kakhovka dam

The US deputy ambassador to the UN, Robert Wood, would not determine who is responsible for the explosion of the Kakhovka dam. Considering Kyiv’s categorical designation of the Russians, the American reservation is startling. It will probably be interpreted in several ways and one of them will be that the US knows more than it […]

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WHO and EU collaborate on global vaccine certificate

The WHO and the EU signed an agreement on Monday that uses the EU’s corona certificate as a basis for creating a global health certificate. WHO and the EU celebrated the agreement as a major step towards global health control. The critics see that it is about total control a la China. WHO chief Tedros […]

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Germany: German fighter pilots have provided training to the Air Force in China

Pilots who have served in the German air force have provided training to the air force in China, most likely also knowledge that could be used in an attack on Taiwan, German media reveal.

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Norway: The government must reconsider offshore wind, Aftenbladet believes

Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Ap) confirmed on Wednesday that the need for support for the development of offshore wind in the Southern North Sea II has been adjusted upwards by NOK 8 billion. In a leading position, Stavanger Aftenblad writes that the government should put a pause on offshore wind investment. Among other […]

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Norway: Woman stabbed at Notodden could be a completely random victim

According to the police, the woman who was stabbed in the centre of Notodden on Sunday evening appears to be a random victim. A man in his teens has been charged. The police state that at 22:09 on Sunday they received a report that a woman in her 30s had been stabbed in the centre […]

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Norway: New price peak in the housing market – 7.7 per cent increase so far this year

Higher interest rates have had little effect: House prices in Norway have never been higher. In Oslo, prices are 0.2 per cent higher than the previous all-time high. Many had expected a certain price drop, or at least a flattening, in line with several interest rate hikes. But the prices of houses and apartments in […]

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UK: Migrants barricade hotel in London. Require private rooms and better wifi

Better wifi, more money and private rooms are some of the demands of the migrants who have been demonstrating outside their hotel accommodation in an exclusive residential area of central London since Thursday. The forty migrants from Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq and Somalia threaten to sleep on the pavement until their demands are met. […]

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