Norwegian researchers: dividing housework raises risk for divorce
A recent survey carried out in Norway has suggested that the risk of divorce is much higher when males do an equal amount or more housework than their...
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Finnish government buys wetlands for conservation
Two government agencies in Finland have teamed up to buy swamplands for conservation purposes. According to a report released by the Helsingin Sanomat...
Denmark U-turns on Guantanamo help
A new report has revealed that Danish officials have u-turned on a 2009 promise to help the US find new homes for Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Drunk Norwegian falls asleep in car, wakes up in Sweden
A Norwegian man who took a nap in his car after a night of heavy drinking woke up in Sweden last week after his vehicle was stolen. The 50-year-old Os...
Iceland PM Johanna Sigurdardottir to quit politics
Iceland’s Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir has said that she will quit politics next spring at the end of her current term.
IKEA apologises for omission of women from Saudi catalogue
Swedish retailer IKEA has issued a formal apology after all of the women pictured in a recent catalogue were edited out for the Saudi Arabia version. ...
Ice melt brings fresh mining controversy to Greenland
As Greenland’s ice continues to melt at a record pace, locals are divided over the prospect of new mining opportunities. Several communities in the so...
EU increases pressure on Iceland amid mackerel fishing row
EU officials have agreed on a new measure that could ban Icelandic fisherman from European ports. The move came in Brussels on Tuesday as tensions con...