Baugur abandons Moss Bros bid
Icelandic investment group Baugur paid advisers to help them on a deal to acquire Moss Bros. When the group decided against the GBP 40 million bid for...
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Prince and princess purchase pokey premises
Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess recently purchased a modest hytte on a private island off the southern coast of the country and have announced that...
Priests can have affairs too: it’s the law
A man who was fired for having an affair with a married woman recently received a favourable ruling from Sweden’s Labour Court. The court ruled in fav...
Feature article: Tapping energy from the sun
By: Azvar A. Khan (Mr.) In these days of escalating oil prices, it’s becoming extremely difficult for a common citizen to pay off his/her monthly elec...
Finland’s prison conditions could be improved
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently finished a tour of Fin...
EU opt-out referendum possible in Denmark
According to Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, current opt-outs from the European Union harm Denmark’s interests. According to reports in E...
Sweden swallows higher food prices easily
Food prices across the globe have been increasing this year and even the wealthy nation of Sweden has been affected. National Geographic News recently...
Second polar bear killed in Iceland
A second polar bear, which was found roaming in Northern Iceland yesterday, has been shot. Stefan Vagn Stefansson, police chief from Saudarkrokur, sai...