Finland accuses Russia of stealing its camouflage design
One of the more bizarre issues to emerge from the August War between Georgia and Russia is the question of whether Russia’s military conducted that mi...
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Norway embraces victims of human trafficking
Norway has gambled on catching more human traffickers by implementing a new law to help their victims. The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion gav...
Sterling Airways bailout falls through
The bankrupt budget carrier Sterling Airways, which is based in Copenhagen, has lost the confidence of the venture capital firm Axcel that was plannin...
Golf legend Sorenstam’s career ends with a whimper
In an unfortunate end to one of golf’s most legendary women golfers, Sweden’s superstar Annika Sorenstam missed the cut for her final LGPA American to...
Cod stocks at the centre of discussions between EU and Norway
The recovery of the dwindling cod stocks in the North Sea is a major conservation issue for many nations involved in the regional fishing trade. The E...
Norwegian’s little finger is world’s strongest
There’s a record for just about everything, and last week a Norwegian man got to put his name in the Guinness Book of Records when he lifted 100.38kg ...
Greenland may be getting an early election
Greenland’s coalition government appears to be falling apart as it faces a growing number of problems that it doesn’t seem to be able to address. Serm...
Kaupthing Bank hf. granted a moratorium
PRESS RELEASE FROM KAUPTHING BANK: On 24 November 2008 the District Court of Reykjavik granted Kaupthing Bank hf. (“Kaupthing”) a moratori...