Icelandic teen receives international photography award
Icelandic teenager Lara Thordardottir found out on Monday that she has been honoured in the Shoot Nations Global Youth Photography Competition 2008. T...
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New leadership at Actavis pharmaceuticals
Actavis has announced a number of senior appointments at the international generic drugs company. Gudbjorg Edda Eggertsdottir has been appointed as De...
Swedish women footballers edge Argentina to keep dream alive
Sweden’s Olympic women’s football team managed to pull out an essential 1-0 victory over Argentina to keep their hopes of progressing to the next grou...
Fiji water in competition from Samoa
A multi-million dollar bottled water company was launched in Samoa at the weekend, reports Radio New Zealand International. The 7 million US dollar fi...
Norway and Macedonia get closer
Citizens of Norway and Macedonia will now find it easier to travel between the two countries thanks to the signing of a Visa Facilitation Agreement. T...
Norway irks its farmers, but collapse of global talks appeases
Last week’s collapse of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in Geneva is causing soul searching among governments and NGOs, but was the cause of ...
Racing champ Loeb wins Finnish rally
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, a four-time world champion auto rally racer, won his first Finnish Rally last week. He completed the three-day, 24-stage rac...
Environmental frustration over failed bottled water tax in Fiji
The Fiji government’s decision to repeal a proposed tax on bottled water has revived concerns that bottled water companies in Fiji are continuin...