Iceland will have lowest European dependency population
Figures charting current population growth and population trends for the next 40 years show that Iceland will keep its pensioner population in balance...
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Icelandair launches Internet check-in
Icelandair recently launched an online check-in service for its passengers using the Leifur Eriksson terminal at Keflavik International Airport in Ice...
Beer-loving Danes look East
With Carlsberg and Heineken’s recent takeover of the UK’s biggest brewery Scottish and Newcastle, the Danish brewer is hoping to make big inroads into...
Online travel sales to increase further in 2008
With 58 billion Euros predicted to change hands in online travel by the end of 2008, e-commerce in Europe is set for another record year. An increase ...
Sterling savings bank increases interest rates
Offshore savings specialists Bradford & Bingley International have increased the rate of interest offered on two of their Internet savings account...
Prayers and protests against cartoon continue
A prayer leader in Tehran last week urged all Islamic countries to sever their ties with Denmark and with all “those who desecrate Prophet Muhammad.” ...
Afghanistan welcomes Norwegian UN envoy
The Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide has been named the new UN envoy to Afghanistan, a move welcomed by the Afghan government according to the Reuters news...
Finland and Iceland support Kosovo
The President of Finland Tarja Halonen officially signed a document recognising the independence of Kosovo from Serbia on Friday last week. Iceland ha...