Increasing number of children in Sweden live in poverty
While Sweden recently reported its highest GDP increase ever, currently over 340,000 children in Sweden live in poverty.
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Facebook used in tax fraud fight
Tax authorities in Denmark have gone high-tech, using social networking sites to help dig out fraud. Skat, the country’s tax authority, has revealed t...
Winter transatlantic flights from Glasgow International Airport to Iceland with Icelandair
Icelandair will be continuing its flight service from Glasgow this winter with four flights to Iceland per week operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday...
Icelandic water company sends 42 tons of water to Haiti
This week, Icelandic Water Holdings sent 42 tons of bottled water to Haiti. People there have experienced great distress in the wake of the earthquake...
WikiLeaks founder rape warrant appeal rejected
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains wanted worldwide after a Swedish court rejected his appeal against an arrest warrant for rape.
South Africa carjack husband denies involvement in honeymoon murder
The husband of a Swedish woman who was murdered during a carjacking on their honeymoon in South Africa has denied that he had anything to do with the ...
Sweden’s GDP increase record high for third quarter of 2010
During the third quarter of this year, Sweden’s Gross Domestic Product increased by 6.9 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Dummy bomb closes Norway airport
A fake bomb sparked the evacuation at one of Norway’s airports this week after a device intended for a military drill made its way onto a luggage belt...