Sweden bans South Park Mohammed episodes
Comedy Central’s affiliate broadcaster in Sweden has announced it will not be airing two controversial episodes of the satirical South Park cartoon wh...
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Icelandair reschedules flights out of Glasgow despite Keflavik Airport closure
Icelandair flights have been re-routed through Glasgow to and from Akureyri airport allowing passengers to still travel to and from Iceland despite th...
Stranded Stoltenberg runs Norway from iPad
Jens Stoltenberg, Norway’s Prime Minister, was forced to run the country by iPad this week after finding himself stranded in the midst of volcan...
Statoil announces new US deal
Norwegian-based Statoil has announced a new agreement with US energy giant Chesapeake that will see the addition of 59,000 acres to the existing 600,0...
The View from Here, No. 3
The third in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Chay’s interview with author Christina Sunley, whose debut novel The Tricking of Freya...
General Electric announces Norwegian wind power expansion
US energy giant General Electric (GE) has promised to pump money into Norway’s wind power industry, in a move that will create 100 new jobs. GE will b...
China’s Geely buys Volvo
The Chinese car manufacturer Zhejiang Geely Holding has signed a deal to purchase the iconic Swedish Volvo brand from US car-maker Ford.
The View from Here, No. 2
The second in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Hollywood takes on Iceland