British researcher heads to Icelandic conference
Iceland is hosting a weight conference which will be attended by experts in the field including dieticians. One researcher from Coventry University ha...
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Brits favour sight over hearing
It has been revealed that almost a third of British people would not feel comfortable wearing a hearing aid, compared to over 80 per cent who wouldn’t...
Send et sok-o-gram fra Island
Det islandske lavpris flyselskab Iceland Express, tilbyder besøgende på deres hjemmeside at sende ”sok film” til deres venner. På icelandsocks.com, bl...
Swedish bathing waters investigated
The European Commission recently released a report on the quality of bathing water in Sweden. According to The Local, the water in 23 bathing areas wa...
Rice and Gisladottir discuss women and war
Condoleezza Rice held a joint press conference in Iceland this week with Iceland’s Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir. The two discus...
Iceland mulls EU membership
The debate over Iceland’s adoption of the euro is raging on and has taken on new meaning given the krona’s difficult year so far. For some, adopting a...
Finnish military wants more women
The head of Finland’s Defence Forces, Admiral Juhani Kaskeala, said that Finland needed more female recruits. On Saturday the Admiral said that women ...
Swedish feminist swears at cappella group
Last Friday, Lund University held a formal dinner in honour of newly awarded PhDs. According to reports in The Local, the dinner was interrupted by a ...