Copenhagen mayor pushes for legalising cannabis
Major Frank Jensen intends to make deregulation of cannabis a ‘front burner’ issue for his autumn campaign for council elections.
Finland Davis cup defeat ends on sour note
The Finnish tennis team left fans a game short during their match with Ireland last Sunday, after abandoning the court with the score 3-1. Finland ref...
Pirates headed for safe web ‘bay’ in Greenland
The notorious file sharing site The Pirate Bay tried changing its virtual domain to Greenland in a bid to thwart efforts to close it down. The overnig...
Revealed: Cruise nearly killed while filming in Iceland
The movie Oblivion, filmed in Iceland recently with Tom Cruise, nearly had a prophetic ending for the box office heart-throb when dangerous scenes got...
Iceland’s Pirate Party threatens
The rise of the Pirate Party phenomenon is one of the more curious legacies of the recent world economic problems, and Iceland’s version might well be...
Easy Jet takes to Norwegian skies
A new low-cost route between London and Bergen begins May 20th with EasyJet making its first foray into the Norwegian airline market. One of Europe’s ...
Finns among the best childhood welfare providers
Finnish children enjoy better well being than almost all other countries in the developed world, according to a UNICEF report recently published. Comp...
Gay Chinese welcome Icelandic PM’s visit
Iceland’s openly gay prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, has received an usual invitation ahead of her visit to China on April 15th. A group paren...