Finns lose confidence in politicians following poll scandal
A scandal involving election campaign funding dispersement has dented the confidence of the electorate, with more than 50 per cent cited in a recent p...
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Swede and his family murdered in the Philippines
A 61-year-old Swedish man was found burnt to death at his home in rural Cebu province along with his 35-year-old Philippine wife, and their two childr...
7.00% online bond from offshore savings bank
Offshore savings specialist Bradford & Bingley International (BBI) has launched a limited edition fixed rate savings bond paying an interest rate ...
France plugs the American gap left at Keflavik
For years Iceland’s Keflavik airbase was an important strategic outpost in the Cold War as American fighter jets and air force personal were based the...
Iceland’s Gunnarsson set to play English football
Emerging football star Aron Einar Gunnarsson will play for Championship league club Coventry in the 2008/2009 season after a three-year deal was signe...
In the name of the Dog, the Cat and the Holy Hamster
Every man and his dog is welcome to attend the Sunday church service at the Amiralitet Church in Karlskrona in southern Sweden – indeed, every man, wo...
IBM system reduces traffic in Stockholm
Traffic in the capital of Sweden has been reduced by 18 per cent following the roll out of the Stockholm Congestion Charging System. The system was pi...
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...