StatoilHydro in trouble for CO2 emissions
StatoilHydro, the gas and oil giant, has found itself in trouble with the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority over excessive CO2 emissions from its ...
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Stockholm’s jumbo jet hostel needs emergency landing
Just seven months after it opened its hatch for business, the world’s first hostel built within an abandoned jumbo jet has been put up for sale. The n...
Norwegian ship sinks off Swedish coast
A Norwegian cargo ship loaded with stone heading for Norway has sank off Sweden’s west coast and all six crew members are considered dead. The Langela...
Norwegian embassy in Morocco gets death threats
A difficult child custody case involving the kidnapping of two children by their father has created major problems for the staff at Morocco’s Norwegia...
Mushrooms in Finland still radioactive after Chernobyl
There are several types of mushrooms in Finland these days which are still affected by the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown incident. These mushrooms are st...
Deadly river weekend for Nordic region
Swedes, Norwegians and Danes were all victims of river-related drownings, in what proved to be a deadly weekend for outdoor recreationists in Scandina...
Rwandan genocide suspect extradited by Sweden
In a first of its kind, Sweden is set to extradite a Rwandan man who has been accused of active participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Sylvere ...
Danish university applicants skyrocket
It appears that Danes are hitting the books again as most of the nation’s major universities have reported sharp increases in their applications for e...