Metallica to headline at Roskilde Festival
Metallica have been confirmed as one of the headline acts for this year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
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Vincent Duvignac wins Nixon Surf Challenge in Iceland
Vincent Duvignac has won the Nixon Surf Challenge 2013 in near freezing conditions just south of the Arctic Circle in Iceland.
Questions over Greenland salmon harvest
The Atlantic Salmon Federation has said that a fall in the population of wild salmon in North America brings about the question of the number of salmo...
Experience Iceland’s Golden Circle up close with a campervan
CampEasy, a leading campervan rental company, is offering visitors to Iceland a unique opportunity to experience the country’s magnificent landscape u...
President of Iceland sees benefits in Arctic melt
The melting of ice caps during summer months isn’t all negative news according to Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson who told the Main International Trade Day del...
Hacker prevention and computer security event to take place in Reykjavík Iceland
The European edition of Hacker Halted, the world’s most foremost hacker prevention and computer security event, will be taking place in Iceland’s capi...
Norway cuts growth forecast
Norway has cut its growth forecast for 2013 as the weakness of the Scandinavian country’s trading partners starts to take its toll, announced its stat...
Sweden wants to open child centre in Kabul
The Swedish Migration Board has begun talks with authorities in Afghanistan about opening a centre in the capital, Kabul, for unaccompanied children w...