Bolton Wanderers sign Icelandic defender Steinsson
Earlier this month, the British Premier League football (soccer) club, the Bolton Wanderers signed a three and a half year contract with Icelandic def...
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Knife violence on the rise in Denmark
On January 5th, a 19-year-old man, was stabbed to death in Copenhagen when he refused to part with his woollen hat. His death at the hands of a group ...
Canada and EFTA sign free trade agreement
Canadian officials announced at the weekend that a trade agreement between Canada and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) had been signed. The ...
Icelandic Secretary of State visits Beijing
Gretar Mar Sigurdsson, Iceland’s Permanent Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, recently visited Beijing in orde...
Glitnir releases year-end 2007 results
Nordic bank Glitnir has announced its full year results for the year 2007: Financial Highlights ISK 27.7 billion (EUR 315 m) profit after tax 19.3% Re...
Icelandic President visits Qatar
After spending four days in Qatar, the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and his delegation bid farewell to Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa ...
Storm sweeps southern Norway
A severe storm forced at least one offshore oil platform to shut down in Norway on Friday. The storm also caused a large number of problems on land. H...
Fujitsu in Finland wins IT contract with Berner
Finnish firm Berner Ltd has signed a contract with IT services company Fujitsu to expand its existing SAP IT system to cover production operations. Be...