IKEA apologises for omission of women from Saudi catalogue
Swedish retailer IKEA has issued a formal apology after all of the women pictured in a recent catalogue were edited out for the Saudi Arabia version. ...
Ice melt brings fresh mining controversy to Greenland
As Greenland’s ice continues to melt at a record pace, locals are divided over the prospect of new mining opportunities. Several communities in the so...
Survey: Swedes ‘ok’ with noisy sex
A recent study has revealed that Swedish residents are generally not overly bothered by the sound of their neighbours having loud sex. The figures com...
EU increases pressure on Iceland amid mackerel fishing row
EU officials have agreed on a new measure that could ban Icelandic fisherman from European ports. The move came in Brussels on Tuesday as tensions con...
Poll shows workplace discrimination ‘not a problem’ in Finland
A new report has revealed that ethnic discrimination is not widespread in the Finnish workplace. The news comes via a survey conducted last month by t...
European regulators: Iceland violated EU rules for Icesave clients
European regulatory officials have said that Iceland violated EU regulations amid its 2008 banking collapse. The European Free Trade Association’s Sur...
Denmark still largely in support of ‘blasphemy’ law
A recent survey has shown that Danish citizens still largely back the country’s ‘blasphemy’ law. The law, which makes it illegal to “mock legal ...
Rise in post-op deaths in Europe, Iceland remains lowest
European medical experts have expressed concern over a significant jump in the amount of post-op deaths in recent years. The average post-operative de...