Nordic chefs serve up Culinary Olympic gold
The 2008 Culinary Olympics, held in Erfurt, Germany, were a successful venture for a team of Finnish chefs, who served up a meal worth its weight in g...
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Russian and US chiefs meet in Finland
As a result of the brief August war between Russia and Georgia, the US and Russia agreed to meet in Finland to try and find some common ground as the ...
Actavis steps into the South Korean generics market
The international generic pharmaceuticals company, Actavis has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with J&M Pharma, a Korean owned an...
Norway refuses to cut oil output
Despite the dramatic decrease in the price of a barrel of oil from its peak near USD 150 a few months ago, Norway has emphatically stated it has no pl...
Chitosan weight loss solution from the Arctic
A natural weight management product containing chitosan is being produced off the north coast of Iceland. LipoSan Ultra is a natural slimming aid whic...
Norway officially bans all cluster weapons
Joining a group of 108 other nations, Norway has sent a proposal to its national parliament to destroy all of its existing cluster munitions and ban t...
Actavis pharmaceuticals unaffected by Iceland crisis
Pharmaceutical giant Actavis has released a statement saying it’s business as normal for the global generic drugs company. Actavis has said that its o...
Icelandair offer cheap winter flights from Boston and New York
With the dramatic rise in value of the US dollar against the Icelandic krona, American visitors to Iceland now have nearly twice the spending power co...