Norwegian oil fund excludes ‘unethical’ Israeli companies
Two Israeli firms have been excluded from Norway’s USD 450 billion sovereign wealth fund for building Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land...
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Greenpeace ship stopped off Greenland coast
Greenpeace has announced that it has been blocked by a Danish warship in its efforts to sail a protest boat to an oil drilling platform off the coast ...
Sweden drops rape charges against Wikileaks boss
Prosecutors in Sweden have defended their decision to issue and then withdraw an arrest warrant on rape charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assan...
Norwegian funny man aims to be last stand-up standing
A Norwegian comedian is attempting to break a world record by performing a solo stand-up show for more than 38 hours and six minutes. Hans Morten Hans...
‘We Can End Poverty’ creative advertising competition won by Stefan Einarsson
On May 1st 2010, the UN Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels launched an advertising competition entitled ‘Unleash Your Creativity Against ...
Naked German women get lost in Swedish woods
A helicopter search party and sniffer dogs were called off in southern Sweden last week, after three naturist German ramblers found their way out of t...
Aviation conference in Iceland to discuss impact of Eyjafjallajokull volcano
Between September 15th and 16th 2010, aviation leaders, experts and policy-makers from all over the world will gather at Keflavik Airport in Iceland t...
Danish army calls for social networking sense
Danish soldiers heading to Lebanon have been told to censor their Facebook profiles after a string of inappropriate posts caused embarrassment for the...