Icelandic culture fosters girls’ maths skills
In America, it is a common misconception that boys learn maths with greater ease than girls, however a new study has shown that cultural and social in...
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Woman sentenced for violent rape
A 32-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a woman in her 60s in the northern Swedish town of Haparanda. According to re...
Forest fires fought in Sweden
Forest fires have been raging out of control in the north of Sweden for a week, according to reports in The Local. With the work of 100 fire fighters ...
Polar bear killed in Iceland
A polar bear which was found wandering in north Iceland was shot yesterday by the authorities. The bear, an adult male weighing around 250kg, is presu...
Americans help recover Finnish wreck
In June 1940, just a few days before the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, an airliner from Finland crashed into the Baltic Sea. Today, experts from the U...
Icelandic company manages events Practically
Practical, an Iceland based event management and corporate travel company, is pushing forward with plans to move into the international event manageme...
Study documents declining whale stocks
A recent report produced from the Marine Research Institute in Iceland has documented the declining number of minke whales in the waters surrounding t...
British researcher heads to Icelandic conference
Iceland is hosting a weight conference which will be attended by experts in the field including dieticians. One researcher from Coventry University ha...