Norway sees doubling of asylum seekers
The number of asylum seekers looking for refuge in Norway has significantly increased this year. More than 15,000 refugees are expected to apply to li...
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Finns sing their way into the record books
Beating the previous world record for continuous karaoke singing, the Kouvola Karaoke Club of Finland recently passed the watershed of 216 hours. A si...
Norwegian women golfers making history
Golf is still something of a novelty in Norway, but two women from the Nordic nation are proving that progress is being made. Suzann Pettersen has bee...
Is Iceland finding oil on the Jan Mayen Ridge?
Very positive signs of oil have been found at the Dreki Area, on the Jan Mayen Ridge of Iceland. As reported last year, the Icelandic government inten...
Fiji government yields to bottled water company pressure
A proposed tax on bottled water in Fiji has been scrapped following pressure by an industry lobby group on the island. The interim Fijian government r...
Nationwide WiMAX network on the way for Denmark
Global network infrastructure company ECI Telecom has completed arrangements with Danish utilities giant ELRO to set up a WiMAX network covering all o...
Russian navy resumes Arctic sea patrols
The Russian navy has resumed its patrols of the Arctic sea around the Svalbard archipelago, an area claimed by both Russia and Norway. There has been ...
Google unveils its answer to Wikipedia
Google launched its online encyclopedia to the world on Wednesday, after almost 7 months in closed beta testing. The project, called Knol, will featur...