Eurovision: huge increase in number of Iceland national selection songs
Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV has revealed that it has received 297 songs for its national selection for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest.
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Acquiring services provider Valitor moves headquarters in Iceland
Valitor, a leading international card payment and acquiring services provider, has announced that it is moving its main Icelandic headquarters from Re...
Only 300 guests allowed at Swedish swingers party
With huge interest in what will be Sweden’s biggest ever swingers party, organisers have capped the ticket numbers at 300 for the Norrköping orgy.
EU discuss mackerel quotas
European Union mackerel fishermen have held the first round of talks with EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki over mackerel quotas issues in Brus...
Iceland president speaks on combating world hunger
Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has said the best way to combat world hunger is to preserve what we already catch, raise and grow, rather tha...
Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo in World Cup showdown
It would be hard to find any footballer on the planet more self-assured than Cristiano Ronaldo or Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but one of the superstars is goi...
Greenland-Iceland trade relations to be promoted during trade fair in Nuuk
The trade relations between Greenland and Iceland are to be promoted during the upcoming trade fair in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. The three-day event,...
Denmark releases Chinese tourists held over ‘fake’ coin
Danish authorities have released two Chinese citizens detained for 48 days after attempting to exchange a huge bag of Danish coins mistaken for counte...