Data center storage industry in Iceland to benefit from VAT Act
The Icelandic parliament recently approved amendments made to the Value-Added Tax Act that will consequently benefit Iceland’s data storage indu...
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Danish police have text appeal
Police in Denmark are using a text messaging service to solve burglaries and help locate lost senior citizens. Officers in North Zealand have hailed t...
Man acquitted after online parliament threats
A man who wrote online about wanting to blow up parliament and shoot the Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has been acquitted by a court in Helsin...
Would-be terrorist hijacked by passengers
Passengers on a flight from Norway this week thwarted a hijacking attempt when they overpowered a man trying to force his way into the cockpit.
Fewer die at Copenhagen hospitals
Greater Copenhagen hospitals saw 10 percent fewer deaths in 2010 than in 2004, according to a new study. The figures were compiled by calculating a na...
Swedish councillor calls for fat tax
A Swedish councillor is calling for a fat tax for the nation’s overweight citizens. Stefan Hanna, Centre Party councillor in Uppsala, eastern Sweden, ...
Cairn Energy makes deal for two Greenland rigs
Cairn Energy has announced a significant step forward in its hunt for oil in Greenland after securing two rigs for its drilling campaign.
Workers sacked after “madhouse” Facebook update
Three employees of a car plant in central Sweden have been fired after one of them described their work place as a “madhouse” on Facebook.