Sydney Australia celebrates the coming of 2008
The clock hit 00:00 in Sydney at 13:00 GMT so they are well into 2008 when the Scandinavians celebrate their New Year. The locals staged a spectacular...
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Norwegian cruise ship Fram continues cruise after hitting an iceberg
The cruise ship which has 318 passengers on board drifted into an iceberg in Antarctica overnight Saturday but there were no injuries. According to th...
New Year’s eve weather in Iceland
The weather has picked up and it looks like the annual shooting fest of the Icelanders may be severely dampened this year. But it might still calm dow...
Baugur Group supports the Sun Fund
For 2007 Baugur Group has decided that instead of producing the annual New Year’s TV greeting, the company will support The Sun Fund. The fund was est...
Mærsk is no longer the largest company in Denmark
Nova Nordisk has become bigger than shipping company A.P. Møller-Mærsk. While the Novo Nordisk group has experienced huge growth, Mærsk has had proble...
Iceland prepares for the new year
As with the rest of Iceland the capital Reykjavik is renowned for its fantastic new year’s eve (Icelanders call it Gamlarskvold) celebrations, a...
Small town’s big plans for Copenhagen climate summit
The Copenhagen suburb of Hvidovre will be the showcase of Denmark’s top energy saving ideas during the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, reports Cope...
Bhutto killed in Pakistan attack
Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a gun and bomb attack after a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Police said a suicide bomber fired shots at the Pakista...