Luxury electronics company losing out to lower prices
Bang & Olufsen, the Danish manufacturer of stylish, top-end stereo systems and televisions, is losing ground to companies like Sony and Samsung, w...
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Study Ranks Iceland No. 1 in Economic Opportunity, Quality of Life
Zimbabwe ranked worst on Economic Opportunity & Quality of Life Index by C.W. Post researchers Panos Mourdoukoutas and Abraham Stefanidis Brookvil...
Rare war crimes trial held in Norway
In Norway’s first war crimes indictment since the Second World War, an unnamed 41-year-old Norwegian citizen stands charged with torture, rape, illega...
Offshore bank releases new online savings account
Isle of Man based Bradford & Bingley International (BBI) has this week launched an online savings account that pays up to 6.50% p.a. The eAccess2 ...
Sweden’s women footballers brave the Americans
Olympic champions, the United States managed just a single goal in a hard fought win over the Sweden women’s team during a warm up match ahead of the ...
Danes are the world’s happiest
New figures from a survey on global wellbeing has ranked the people of Denmark as the happiest among 97 nations. This is based on prosperity, democrat...
Six European airlines fall foul of Denmark’s advertising standards
The National Consumer Agency in Denmark has publicly named six airlines it says are continuing to use illegal marketing practices, in defiance of a wa...
Siemens fined in Norwegian corruption case
The Norwegian Police Financial Division has fined German telecoms engineering company, Siemens two million Kroner for alleged corruption. The case inv...