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...
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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...
WOW air celebrates one-year anniversary of flights to Iceland
WOW air, Iceland’s only budget airline, celebrated its one-year anniversary of offering flights to Iceland last Friday.
Football: Iceland women defeated by Scotland
European Championship finalists Iceland suffered a surprising home defeat at the hands of Scotland in Reykjavík.
Danish Eurovision winner enters UK singles charts at number 15
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest winner Emmelie De Forest’s debut single has entered the British Top 40 charts at number 15.
Glacier lagoon tours to Iceland’s Jökulsárlón on the rise for summer
According to the Icelandic tourist board, tours to Iceland’s glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón are on the rise as the summer vacation season fast approaches....
New Resistance Museum plan has feathers ruffled
Following the arson attack that damaged the Resistance Museum in April new plans for the exhibits have raised controversy, as the curators move away f...
Full steam ahead for energy plants in Iceland
The Framework Programme for Hydro and Geothermal Energy Resources will come under review by the new prime minister in an attempt to fast track project...