Thousands attend Stockholm Pride
An estimated 60,000 people took part in Stockholm’s gay pride festival last Saturday, which saw thousands of spectators line the streets of the Swedis...
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Iceland top of the pile in global employment
Iceland, which normally performs well in socioeconomic tables, has the world’s lowest rate of unemployment, according to new figures from prominent re...
Unexpected shrink in Swedish economy
Sweden’s economy suffered an unexpected decline during the second quarter of the year as Scandinavia’s largest economy struggles to perform amid weak ...
Iceland PM visits North Dakota town
Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson paid a short visit to the to the tiny town of Mountain, northeastern North Dakota, telling resid...
Swedish teenager dies after allergic reaction to tacos
A Swedish teenager has died after suffering an allergic reaction to tacos, with her parents now claiming that food packaging labels in Sweden need to ...
Cavendish wins final Tour of Denmark stage, Wilco Kelderman wins overall
Britain’s Mark Cavendish from the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team crossed the line ahead of Bryan Coquard of Europcar to win the final stage of the Tour o...
Greenland and Antarctic glaciers in danger of breakup
Large glaciers along the Antarctic and Greenland coastlines are in danger of a “catastrophic breakup”, according to new research. University of...
Two die in a plane crash near Akureyri, Iceland
A plane carrying three people crashed yesterday afternoon at 1:30 by Akureyri in North Iceland, killing two and injuring one, while debris from the pl...