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Sweden's emergency number 112 is inundated with 8,000 calls every New Year's Eve, a third of which are non-emergencies. This predictable surge risks...
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Firefighters in Innlandet are battling a major barn fire in Løten, working to prevent flames from spreading to a nearby house. The incident...
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A missing hiker was rescued from Bergen's mountains in a major nighttime operation involving police and volunteer teams. The successful find...
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A house fire in remote Gamvik, Northern Norway, underscores the acute challenges of emergency response in the Arctic. With a population of only...
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A resident escaped unharmed from a house fire in Kongsberg, Norway, early Sunday. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but battled significant...
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A wild police chase across Stockholm ended with seven wrecked patrol cars. The pursuit, from Västertorp to Bromma, used spike strips and boxing...
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A massive industrial fire has destroyed a former bakery in Ã…kersberga, Sweden. Firefighters are in a prolonged battle to contain the blaze and...
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Police in central Norway have arrested a man for murder after a woman was found dead in Orkland. The rare violent crime has shocked the local...
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Police are investigating a suspicious death in the affluent Stockholm suburb of Saltsjö-Boo as a potential murder. The case has unsettled the...
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Police in central Norway are investigating the discovery of a deceased person in Orkland municipality as a possible homicide. The incident has...
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Norwegian police have arrested a man for murder after a woman was found dead in Orkland. This rare homicide in a low-crime nation triggers a major...
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A Norwegian police officer's driver's license was temporarily confiscated after a traffic incident, only to be returned days later as the...
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A UTV collision in Nordre Land has hospitalized one person, highlighting Norway's rising off-road vehicle accident rate. Experts call for clearer...
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A major house fire near Lund, Sweden, prompted a large emergency response Monday night. Authorities are investigating the cause as questions remain...
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A UTV and car collision in Nordre Land, Norway, has sent one driver to the hospital, spotlighting the safety challenges of integrating off-road...
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A Norwegian man's furniture shopping trip took an unexpected turn when he was locked inside a darkened store after testing an armchair. The incident,...
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Finland's police support a ban on night driving for 17-year-olds with special permits but warn enforcement needs more resources. The proposed law...
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Finland's police back a new midnight-to-5am driving ban for 17-year-olds with special permits, citing safety. But they warn enforcing the rule will...
Read more →A horrific case of infant abuse in Lapua exposes terrifying violence within a Finnish home and tests the limits of the country's welfare safety net....
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A person has died after a fire destroyed a wooden house in Sandefjord, Norway. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the early-morning...
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A person has died after a fire completely destroyed a house in Sandefjord, Norway. Police are investigating the cause of the early morning blaze,...
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A person died in a house fire in Sandefjord, Norway. Police crime scene investigators are working to determine the cause of the blaze. The community...
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Finnish soldiers sent over a billion letters home during the Winter War. Jorma Makkonen preserves his grandfather's correspondence, offering intimate...
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