Greenland’s opposition scores huge political victory
In the general government election held just days before Greenland adopts greater independence from Denmark, the territory’s main opposition party won...
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Boom time for Danish sperm bank
One business that is booming in this period of global economic recession is Denmark’s Cryos, the world’s largest sperm bank. Cryos is busy opening new...
Greenland’s potatoes a cut above the rest
Greenland’s potato crops are so healthy that researchers are seriously studying whether there is something special mixed into the island’s soil. In pa...
Norway opens first stretch of hydrogen highway
More than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars participated in a rally race of sorts to mark the opening of a 560-kilometre stretch of highway that is conven...
Danish schools consider allowing the Internet for exams
It may seem self-defeating to some, but Denmark’s Education Ministry is seriously considering allowing the use of the Internet during school exams. Ap...
Denmark set to send its first astronaut into space
Andreas Mogensen, a Danish aerospace engineer, has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to join the elite European Space Agency Astronaut Co...
Finland rejects Russian call to change freight system
Finland’s transport minister was joined by the Finnish hauliers’ lobby in rejecting a proposal by the Russian Federal Customs Service that wants to mo...
Overweight inmate sues Swedish prison
An obese inmate at the southern Swedish prison of Karlskrona has submitted an official request for monetary damages because the prison authorities wer...