Mackerel removed from sustainable fish list amid fishing row
Conservationists have taken mackerel off the list of sustainable fish species amid overfishing and international political turmoil regarding fishing q...
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S&P upgrades Finland’s credit rating
Finland’s AAA credit rating has been upgraded to stable, officials from Standard & Poor’s announced on 14 January.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati to give keynote at Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013
It has been announced that Mrs. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the Managing Director of the World Bank, will be giving a keynote speech at the first Iceland G...
New app for iPad and iPhone to make language learning easier
A new app for the iPad and iPhone, LingoWorld, has recently been launched by Cooori, with the aim to help aid the language learning process.
Health experts: Norway has most intense flu transmission in Europe
Medical experts have said that Norway has seen the most intense transmission of influenza of all European countries.
Iceland suspends EU accession effort
Iceland has suspended talks about its bid to join the European Union until after the upcoming election. The announcement from coalition officials in R...
South Pole journey completed by Icelander Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir
Icelander Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir became the first Icelander to complete a full route journey from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole on Ja...
Finnair takes top spot in safest airline ranking
Finland’s national airline has been named as the safest carrier worldwide. The recognition comes via the latest annual ranking by the Jet Airliner Cra...