Lawsuit underway for Iceland torrent site
Much to the elation of the online community but consternation of record labels and movie studios, online file sharing has become more and more widespr...
Police retrieve stolen Strindberg painting
Last week police in Sweden arrested two men in conjunction with a lost Strindberg painting, reports the Canadian Press. A spokesperson for the police ...
Reykjavik redesigned
Scottish architectural firm Graeme Massie was recently announced the winner of a competition to redesign 150 hectares in the Icelandic capital Reykjav...
Icelandic winter tire takes US by storm
A tire model used widely in Iceland has inspired a man in America to develop a tire which eliminates the need for studs on snow tires, according to a ...
Hydrogen ship soon to set sail
In a few weeks time, the Icelandic whale watching ship Elding will become the world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ship, transporting Iceland one...
Storm sweeps southern Norway
A severe storm forced at least one offshore oil platform to shut down in Norway on Friday. The storm also caused a large number of problems on land. H...
Promising results for new deCODE heart drug
The biopharmaceutical company deCODE Genetics Inc has described a recent trial for a drug to prevent heart attacks as having positive results, accordi...
Finnish PM pushes US for action on climate change
Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen encouraged the United States to commit more to reducing global warming during an official visit there this week,...