Huge turnover of fast food restaurants in Aarhus
Fast food restaurants in the Danish city of Aarhus are popular but are finding it increasingly tough to stay open for more than a couple of years, a r...
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Pig’s head left outside Swedish Muslim mosque
A building used by Muslims in the southern town of Boras has had anti-Islam graffiti sprayed on it and a pig’s head left outside its entrance.
Iceland: Evangelical Church could receive hundreds of millions in refunds
The National Church of Iceland could be set to receive 660 million krona as compensation for recession-related cutbacks in the aftermath of the econom...
Finnish ombudsman turns down appeals to ban ‘homo-erotic’ stamps
Finland’s parliamentary ombudsman Maija Sakslin has denied pleas for stamps featuring iconic gay artist Tom of Finland’s work to be banned because of ...
Iceland grab draw in Canada friendly
A penalty kick by Holmbert Fridjonsson secured a 1-1 draw for Iceland against Canada in a friendly on Monday.
Swedish sex-ed ‘genital song’ for kids causes a storm on YouTube
A Swedish music video featuring a dancing penis and vagina that recently went viral and was later listed as “adult content” by YouTube, has triggered ...
Iceland leaders offer condolences to France after Charlie Hebdo attack
Iceland’s leaders have sent their condolences to France after the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris.
Chinese company wins rights to Greenland mining project
Chinese firm General Nice Development has won the rights to take on a Greenland-based iron ore contract after British London Mining went bankrupt.