Street democracy in Iceland overheats
Fuel protests in Iceland are getting hot, according to reports by CNN. Retired truck driver Halldor Sigurgson captured the essence of the protests on ...
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Britain pays dearly for Euro sarcasm
With just 23 days to the big off, Eurovision fever is already gripping the people of Europe – and none more so than Terry Wogan. The BBC’s veteran Eur...
Fiscal frustration flowers: daffodil duty disputed
Representatives of Norway’s Grimstad Planteskole horticulture centre have sent a letter to the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture, Terje Riis-Johansen,...
Multiple Sclerosis conference scheduled in Reykjavik
The European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) plans to hold its next conference in Iceland. According to the event website, the conference, entitled...
Iceland starts international carbon recycling
It sounds almost too good to be true, but a new company, Carbon Recycling International, makes clean fuel out of pollution. The company captures carbo...
Harvard publishes case study on Actavis pharmaceuticals
Actavis, a generic pharmaceuticals company based in Iceland, last week announced that Harvard Business School had produced a case study on the company...
Scandinavia headed for an epic summer
According to meteorologists, Scandinavia is likely to experience one of the best summers in several generations. Reports Aftenposten indicate that Sca...
Nordic users left with blank DVDs
A new format of DVD has been successfully introduced in Scandinavia and Iceland as well as in several other European countries. Movies are now being o...