Iceland aims to become Arctic hub after abandoning EU plans
Iceland wants to develop into a key Arctic business hub and create more trade relationships on its own after abandoning negotiations to join the EU, a...
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Danish royals visit bushfire-hit Australian town
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark were greeted by hundreds of people when they visited the bushfire-hit town of Winmalee in Aus...
Icelandic Transport Authority awards WOW air with Air Operator’s Certificate
It has been announced that WOW air has been awarded the Air Operator‘s Certificate (AOC) by the Icelandic Transport Authority; it has been 30 years si...
Happy birthday to Sweden’s oldest man
Sweden’s oldest man, Eric Gottfrid Andersson, turned 108 at the weekend and puts his long life down to eating healthy food and not smoking. Andersson,...
China wants greater cooperation with Iceland
China wants to develop greater cooperation with Iceland in a number of areas, according to Vice Premier Ma Kai. During a meeting with Iceland Presiden...
Stranded Syrian refugee and 4-yearold daughter apply for Finland entry
A Syrian mother released from prison in St. Petersburg and her four-year-old daughter who was being housed in a Russian orphanage have filed a visa ap...
Nature Picture of the Year won by ‘Swallowed Alive’
A photograph entitled Swallowed Alive has been named as the 2013 Picture of the Year. The photograph, which was taken by Finn Jukka-Pekka Tikkanen, sh...
Norway: aid to South Korean climate group stopped
The Norwegian government has taken the decision to stop sending aid money to a South Korean environmental group after stories emerged about its chairm...