Refugee housing company pocketing millions
A care company which provides transitional housing for refugee children in Sweden has been slammed for pocketing nearly SEK 3 million (USD 456,330) in...
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Norway signs deforestation deal with Indonesia
Norway has signed a climate deal worth USD 1 billion with Indonesia which will see Jakarta agree to a two-year ban on new permits to fell the country’...
Iceland adventure tours increase in demand due to exposure within film
As film enthusiasts will know, Iceland is one of the prime locations for shooting adventure films in the world; films such as ‘Die Another Day’; ‘Lara...
Supermarket floor fumes hospitalise 43
Dozens of people have been hospitalised in Greenland after inhaling toxic fumes from a supermarket floor. Of the 43 people taken to hospital in Maniit...
Assange denied residency in Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permanent residence in Sweden by the National Migration Board. The Australian citizen applied for a r...
Granddad takes wrong toddler from day-care
A grandfather has prompted a review of safety procedures at a day-care centre in Sweden after taking the wrong child home with him. The unfortunate mi...
Bungee daredevil in Oresund Bridge jump
Authorities in Denmark are considering whether to press charges against a Swedish man who surreptitiously stole onto Oresund Bridge and performed a bu...
An open letter on climate change
The following is an open letter on climate change sent from Anthony Giddens and Martin Rees to leading media sources in over 50 countries: