IV Iceland completes construction of first factory in Snæfellsnes
IV Iceland (IVI), a subsidiary of Iceland Ventures Limited, has completed the construction of its first factory on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Icelan...
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Cairn comes up empty-handed again
Cairn Energy has yet again failed to find oil or gas at its wells in Greenland. The Scottish exploration company’s shares fell one percent on the anno...
Sunday Times Travel Magazine names Iceland as Best Adventure Travel Destination
Iceland has recently been named as the ‘Best Adventure Travel Destination’ by the Sunday Times Travel Magazine – the third occasion in recent mo...
Inuit lifestyle ‘to be wiped out’
An academic who spent a year living with an Inuit tribe in Greenland says their traditional way of life could be completely eroded in just 25 years.
Undercover Clash bassist jailed with Greenpeace activists
Former Clash bassist Paul Simonon has revealed that he spent two weeks in a Greenlandic jail earlier this year after he was arrested while working as ...
Cairn finally scores in Greenland
British drilling firm Cairn Energy has seen its share prices increase after finally finding evidence of oil in one of its controversial Greenland well...
Serial thief dragged from law loophole
A man convicted of at least 750 burglaries in Norway has finally been jailed, after a new evaluation of his mental health concluded that he could be h...
Xmas spruce Scrooge saving suggestion scrapped
Not wanting to be seen as Scrooges, the Norwegian capital Oslo has decided against scrapping its annual Christmas tree gifts to Rotterdam, Reykjavik a...