Scandinavian concerns over violence in Sri Lanka
Foreign Ministers from five Scandinavian countries released a joint statement last week warning that violence in Sri Lanka would worsen in response to...
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Historic Iceland summit has big screen potential
Ridley Scott, director of the hit movie ‘Gladiator’, is considering plans for a movie based on the historic 1986 Iceland summit between Mikhail Gorbac...
‘Seismic hums’ detected near Iceland
Researchers have identified a ‘seismic hum’ in the ocean expanse between Iceland and the Labrador Sea, according to Nature.com. Under certain conditio...
Glitnir Bank in data management deal with Siperian
Glitnir announced yesterday that it has chosen a new master data management platform from Siperian to create a unified view of customers, products and...
Reykjavik hosts Internet marketing conference
The annual Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference and Expo (RIMC) will be taking place on Friday 8th February at the Hilton Nordica in Reykjavik, Ice...
Taking the leap from oil to geothermal energy
Geothermal energy, found in abundance in Iceland’s volcanic landscape, could provide a significant contribution to world energy needs if the investmen...
Finland to head the OSCE
The Finnish Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva, took the position as chairman of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Tuesday...
Happy New Year 2008
We hope you’ve had a great year in 2007 and all the best of luck, good health and great happiness for 2008. Thank you for a great 2007, we know ...