Norway sees first public sector strikes in almost 30 years
Norway has seen its first public sector strike since 1984, with tens of thousands of workers downing tools in a dispute over pay and conditions.
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Danish train passengers asked to text money to homeless
Denmark’s national rail company is urging train passengers to donate money to the homeless by SMS text message rather than handing cash directly to be...
Asylum seekers in mass Denmark hunger strike
An increasing number of failed asylum seekers from Iran and Syria have joined a hunger strike in detention centres across Denmark. The protest, which ...
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages opens Cooori Japanese learning software
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Languages of the World and former President of Iceland, officially opened the web-based Japa...
Iceland inflation in May slowest for 2012
Figures released by Statistics Iceland show that despite remaining stable in April, the Nordic country’s inflation rate has slowed to its lowest level...
Three women arrested for Malmö daylight killing
Three women are the latest to be arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in broad daylight in Sweden’s troubled Malmö area.
Modelling agency rapist faces fresh charges in Finland
A Finnish modelling agency director, who was jailed for 12-and-a-half years on rape charges in December, is to face fresh accusations of sex crimes af...
British investigators reassess suspect in Icelandic bank case
Britain’s embattled Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has promised to urgently review the suspect status of property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz in connection t...