No ban on circumcision in Norway
In a letter to the Simon Wiesenthal Center sent last week, Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende gave his assurances that circumcision will not be b...
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Foreigners worst off in Sweden for unemployment
Of all the EU countries, Sweden is the worst to be in if you are foreigner entitled to stay but still seeking a job. It has the highest gap of unemplo...
Iceland hooked on anti-depressants
A new report released by the OECD has shown that Iceland is the world’s biggest consumer of anti-depressants per capita. One in ten Icelander now take...
Norway and China to explore offshore Iceland
There’s no stopping the ambition of China to seek out minerals in the Atlantic waters. News from Oslo, reported by Reuters, said the country would be ...
Northern Lights tours with a twist offered by Iceland travel provider
Iceland coach and bus travel provider Reykjavik Excursions is offering Northern Lights tours in Iceland with a twist.
EU bureaucrats aim at Danish buns
Denmark’s food bureau stated on Monday that it plans to comply with European Union rulings on the country’s signature cinnamon rolls. The EU has targe...
Assange may defend rape case in Sweden
Julian Assange, famous for the Wikileaks publication, may well travel to Sweden in the near future to clear his name in rape allegations, and free him...
Inflation up in Iceland this month
Statistics released this week have shown a 3.7 per cent increase in consumer price inflation year-on-year. This reverses a downward trend the previous...