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...
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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...
Al-Qaeda vows new attacks against Denmark
A recently released video of a senior al-Qaeda commander, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, has threatened fresh attacks against Danish interests around the globe...
SAS in merger talks with Lufthansa
Scandinavian airline SAS’s shares were temporarily suspended on Monday after Reuters reported that the airline has opened the first round of merger ta...
Splitting the atom costs double in Finland
Finland’s plans to build the world’s first next-generation pressurised water reactor has hit a rough patch as the initial estimated price tag has now ...