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The leader of Turkey’s opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) Ali Babacan accused the government on Saturday of intimidating country's business world, news website T24 reported.

Vanessa Redgrave Fast Facts Here’s a look at the life of award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave. Personal Birth place: London, England Marriage: Tony Richardson (April 29, 1962-April 28, 1967, divorced) Children: with Franco Nero: Carlo Gabriel (September 16, 1969); with Tony Richardson: Joely (January 9, 1965), Natasha (May 11, 1963-March 18, 2009) Education: Attended Central School of Speech and Drama in London, 1955-1957 Other Facts Many members of the Redgrave family are/were actors, incl...

Janerik Larsson considers the future of the Norwegian Center Party and its leader, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, ahead of the elections later this year.

Ex-minister’s partner guilty as charged January 15, 2021 The long-time live-in partner of former Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara was found guilty on Friday of making repeated and false threats, not only against him but also against two of his political colleagues in the conservative Progress Party. The Oslo County Court equated Laila Bertheussen’s offenses, which she also tried to  pin on others, as an attack on democracy, and sentenced her to one year and eight months in jail. Tor Mikk...

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Thin ice killed an environmental activist January 14, 2021 UPDATED: Norwegian environmentalists were mourning the death this week of Kurt Oddekalv, long one of the country’s most high-profile and radical amongst them. Oddekalv was often referred to as an environmental “warrior.” Kurt Oddekalv (right) was hailed after his death this week as a “pillar” of the environmental movement in Norway. PHOTO: Wikimedia His body was recovered by search and rescue crews after alarms were sounded ...

3 Min Read OSLO (Reuters) - The partner of Norway’s former justice minister was found guilty of threatening democracy and sentenced to 20 months in prison on Friday in a case involving faked attacks on her family home and the torching of her car. Slideshow ( 5 images ) Laila Anita Bertheussen, 56, had pleaded not guilty to all charges and rejected the prosecution’s claim that she had sought to generate sympathy for the family by blaming an anti-racist theatre group for the incidents. “We ...

15 Jan 2021 / 22:18 H. * Norwegian minister resigned in 2019 after partners arrest * Partner was accused of fire, vandalism, threats * Court sentences her to 20 months prison * A case of arson, graffiti and theatre (Adds appeal of verdict) By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The partner of Norways former justice minister was found guilty of threatening democracy and sentenced to 20 months in prison on Friday in a case involving faked attacks on her family home and the torching of her car...

Text size The partner of Norways former justice minister, a member of a right-wing anti-immigration party, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Friday for making threats against him and attacks against democracy. In the extraordinary case, Laila Anita Bertheussen, 55, was accused of staging attacks against her own household and making threats against another couple in the Progress Party in an attempt, according to the prosecution, to put the blame on the Black Box theatre group. In Dec...

Corona aid extended well into 2021 January 11, 2021 The Norwegian government, under pressure from Parliament, has decided to extend both state-financed unemployment benefits and compensation for business losses caused by Corona containment measures. All workers currently laid off will now be assured financial assistance at least until July 1. Most restaurants and many other businesses here at Aker Brygge in Oslo remain shuttered, waiting for the Corona crisis to end. PHOTO: NewsInEnglish.no/N...