Icelandic cod fishery gains IRFM recertification
Iceland’s cod fishery has been recertified to the Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Management Specification (IRFM).
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DearTripAdvisor sustainability campaign responds to TripAdvisor comments
IceNews has been covering the conversation between the Nordic Choice Hotels sustainability campaign, DearTripAdvisor, and TripAdvisor, with its GreenL...
Swedish women to test sex pill for mood swings
Three hundred Swedish women are to take part in a two-year study to determine whether the modern contraceptive pill leads to mood swings or a decrease...
Icelandic movie wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Icelandic drama Of Horses and Men has won the annual Nordic Council Film Prize.
Could Icelandic yogurt be the new it-girl?
The Huffington Post asks, “could Icelandic yogurt be the new it-girl?” as Skyr hits the top spot as part of the publication’s recent blind taste test ...
Denmark sends 25m in emergency aid to Gaza
Denmark is to send a further 25m kroner to Gaza to help the Palestinian children, announced Trade and Development Minister Mogens Jensen.
Swedish sisters’ Syria peace vid goes viral
Two Swedish sisters from the town of Sodertalje near Stockholm have seen a video they posted on YouTube calling for peace in Syria receive 1.3 million...
Breach of trust of the Board of Directors – One of a kind court case
The Office of the Special Prosecutor in Iceland broke new ground last month, when he took four members of the Board of Directors of SPRON, Iceland’s l...