Tromso’s Winter Olympic dream fading
When asked in a recent poll by authorities in Norway if its citizens would support the government spending around USD 5 billion to host the 2018 winte...
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Revolutionary new mobile phone service offered by Icelandair
Icelandair customers can now enjoy a new service allowing them to see live and updated information about the status of Icelandair arrivals and departu...
Commercial solar panel manufacturing plant opens in Finland
Solel Solar Systems’ new USD 9 million solar reflector production factory has opened in Akaa, a town 200km north of Helsinki. The latest alternative e...
Norway gives Rio Tinto the boot over ethical concerns
As part of Norway’s aim to invest its sovereign wealth fund only in ethical, environmentally responsible projects, it has pulled out of a deal with Ri...
Danish navy fends off pirates in Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden, off the African nation of Somalia, is notorious for being one of the most pirate-infested regions of the world. Within a three day p...
Brit attempts to kayak to North Pole
Lewis Gordon Pugh, a 38 year-old environmental activist from the UK, has begun the extraordinary challenge of kayaking 1,200km from Svalbard, Norway t...
Confusion over skin cancer and UV rays in UK
New research from the UK suggests that the British public is lacking life-saving knowledge when it comes to skin cancer and premature ageing. The resu...
UK sees increased trust in Icelandic banks
A large number of savings account holders in the UK transferred their funds to Icelandic banks on Monday, reports Mbl.is Icesave, a savings account of...