Report: Vikings ‘abandoned Greenland due to loneliness and limited foods’
Researchers have a new theory on why the Vikings ultimately decided to abandon Greenland after five centuries. The news comes via a report recently pu...
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Sweden ends transgender sterilisation
Sweden has ended the practice of requiring transgender people to undergo sterilisation should they want to legally change sexes. The abolishment of th...
Double trouble: twins on the rise in Norway
New figures have shown that the number of twins being born in Norway has increased substantially in recent years. According to a report by west Norway...
Iceland’s Thrihnukagigur volcano tour set to open again this summer
After becoming one of 2012’s most popular new tourist attractions, tours to the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland have been confirmed again for 2013, ...
Norway sees rise in ‘classified’ asylum seekers
The number of people granted classified asylum in Norway has risen substantially in recent years. According to a report published by The Foreigner new...
Finnish authorities: Hyvinkää sniper ‘fit for trial’
The man charged with shooting civilians from a rooftop in the Finnish town of Hyvinkää is fit to stand trial, authorities ruled on 8 January.
Iceland minister: science is the key to mackerel dispute
An Icelandic official is continuing to defend Reykjavik by saying that ‘science’ is the key to solving the ongoing North Atlantic mackerel dispute....
Geothermal energy business exhibition to take place at Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013
The upcoming Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013 is set to hold a geothermal energy business exhibition, giving participants an opportunity to meet and...