Portraits of Icelandic terrorists exhibited
A photo exhibition “Icelandic Terrorists” was opened on Sunday 26th October in Smaralind, the biggest shopping centre in Iceland. The exhibition consi...
James Bond asks for reconciliation of UK and Iceland
In an interview with local paper Frettabladid, the actor Daniel Craig urged reconciliation “sátt”. “Our nations seem to fall apart w...
Norway’s largest bank raided for insider trading
A specialist team from Okokrim, the Norwegian white-collar crime unit, stormed into the headquarters of DnB NOR and arrested two employees on charges ...
Iceland puts up interest rate to 18%
The Central Bank of Iceland has announced that the key interest rate will increase by 6% to 18%. The bank recently lowered the rate by 3.5% from 15.5%...
Copenhagen needs dikes to protect it from rising sea levels
A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommended that Copenhagen build a number of dikes along its coas...
Norway officially bans all cluster weapons
Joining a group of 108 other nations, Norway has sent a proposal to its national parliament to destroy all of its existing cluster munitions and ban t...
Economic crisis bogies Sweden’s golf courses
In difficult economic times, luxury items are usually the first things to go. Golf clubs across Sweden are feeling the pinch as duffers keep their iro...
Actavis pharmaceuticals unaffected by Iceland crisis
Pharmaceutical giant Actavis has released a statement saying it’s business as normal for the global generic drugs company. Actavis has said that its o...