Commander in nude privates cover-up
A Swedish Commander has been charged for an incident involving naked soldiers in 2004. According to reports in The Local, Lars-Olof Corneliusson, who ...
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Finnair’s labour dispute causes cancellations
Last Saturday the Finnish Airline Pilots’ Association instituted a ban on overtime hours for pilots, according to reports in the Finnish news agency, ...
Airports face closures if union talks break down
Airports are scrambling to conclude wage settlement talks with the umbrella union LO Stat before 16th May. If the two parties do not come to an agreem...
PEI should learn from Iceland
A Canadian historian has suggested that the government of Prince Edward Island should look to Iceland for lessons on keeping people in the area to wor...
Norway donates more to Cyclone Nargis relief
Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the government of Norway would increase the amount of emergency aid it would send to Burma...
Hotel Ranga becomes part of Special Hotels
One of Iceland’s most popular luxury hotels, Hotel Ranga in south Iceland, has become a member of the group ‘Special Hotels of The World’. Members of ...
Icelandair names new CEO
Birkir Holm Gudnason has been named the new CEO of Icelandair. He has worked for the company for many years and was previously the Nordic countries de...
Glitnir strong on seafood
A new report from Glitnir indicates that despite cooling economic conditions, Iceland’s seafood industry has a strong outlook for the future, accordin...