Danes ‘world’s happiest people’
A recent report has revealed that the Danes are the happiest people in the world. The accolade comes courtesy of the first annual UN World Happiness R...
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Breivik planned Obama ceremony bombing
Confessed Norwegian gunman Anders Breivik was planning to bomb the Obama Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 2009, according to reports.
Jökulsárlón glacier tours in Iceland with Super Jeep tour provider
SuperJeep.is, a leading Super Jeep tour provider, is offering glacier tours to Iceland’s spectacular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. This one-of-a-kind gu...
Mobile contactless payments to begin in Iceland with Valitor
Valitor, a leading cross boarder acquiring solutions provider, has partnered up with Oberthur Technologies, and Visa Europe to launch Iceland’s first ...
Icelandic novelist and poet shortlisted for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012
The acclaimed Icelandic novelist and poet Sjón has been shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012 for his novel From the Mouth of the...
Andri Guðmundsson of H.F. Securities in Iceland talks with Bloomberg
Andri Guðmundsson, CEO of H.F. Verðbréf (H.F. Securities), an Icelandic securities firm, recently gave an interview with the American financial news c...
New Zealand apologises for Finland jibes
New Zealand’s transport minister has apologised for insulting Finland, claiming his remarks were sarcastic and just made in jest.
Cairn to keep Greenland and look elsewhere
Cairn Energy has vowed to continue drilling for oil off Greenland, but says it will try to rebalance the risk by acquiring new, safer assets elsewhere...