Train traffic between Oslo and Bergen still suspended after fire
Trains between Nesbyen and Flå on the Bergen line are being replaced by buses after a train caught fire on Tuesday at the old Bromma station.
A spokesperson for Norway's rail company, Vy, said that all trains would be replaced by buses between the two stations and that the first three departures between Oslo and Bergen would be affected on Wednesday morning in both directions.
"The police, in consultation with the Accident Investigation Board Norway, have made a decision that the three train carriages that were affected by the fire will not be moved, so that they can conduct technical investigations," Harry Korslund, a press officer with the track operator Bane Nor, told NTB.
Bane Nor will provide an update on the situation at 12pm on Wednesday.
Norway foreign minister welcomes Iran ceasefire
Norway's foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, has welcomed the two-week ceasefire deal between the US and Iran as "an important step forward".
"This means that diplomacy gets to have a real chance at a time when the alternative would have been a sharp escalation of a very destructive war," Eide told the NTB newswire.
Eide praised Pakistan's work as an intermediary, saying they had kept diplomatic channels open even when it seemed hopeless.
"A ceasefire is not the same as peace, and there is a long way to go before we can conclude that the war is over," Eide continued. "Now the parties must show maximum restraint and use this opportunity to find a diplomatic solution to the fullest."
Rents soar by over 5 percent in Norway
Rents in Norway rose by 5.4 percent in March compared to a year ago, according to new statistics from the Utleimegleren brokerage, with rents in Bergen (6.2 percent), Vestfold (6.3),Nedre Romerike, (6.4 percent), and Bærum (6.4 percent) seeing the highest rises.
In Oslo, Trondheim, and Stavanger, rents increased by 5.6 percent, 3.8 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively.
The rental price for all types of housing in the letting agent's portfolio in Drammen increased by 4.7 percent, compared to March last year.
Myanmar customers sue Telenor for 130 kronor
Former customers of Telenor in Myanmar are suing the company, accusing it of sharing sensitive customer data with the country's military after the 2021 coup.
The Swedish non-profit organisation Justice and Accountability Initiative (JAI) filed a class action lawsuit with the Asker and Bærum District Court, claiming that Telenor shared data from at least 1,253 phone numbers in Myanmar with the military regime.
JAI is seeking about €9,000 per customer, which would mean a total claim of at least €11.3 million.
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