Glitnir makes shortlist for sustainable energy award
Nordic bank Glitnir was recently shortlisted for the 2008 FT (Financial Times) Sustainable Banking Awards, the leading global awards for sustainabilit...
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Iceland starts international carbon recycling
It sounds almost too good to be true, but a new company, Carbon Recycling International, makes clean fuel out of pollution. The company captures carbo...
Four claims on Fischer’s legacy
Chess legend Bobby Fischer died at the age of 64 in Iceland, was buried almost secretly and left behind him a legacy of confusion that echoed the cont...
Pop and opera meet in Icelandic star
According to reports in the New York Times, Icelandic opera singer Disella Larusdottir made a strong impression upon her audience as she made her reci...
Danish dust mite study released
Scientific research from Denmark indicates that people who suffer from allergies and asthma may have to suffer for quite some time yet, as there seem ...
Baugur Group sells Icelandic holdings
Baugur Group, a large investment company based in Iceland, has decided to sell off part of its holdings in order to focus on retail investments. As a ...
CNBC interviews Baugur boss
In an interview on Squawk Box on the US television network CNBC, Jon Asgeir Johannesson, Executive Chairman of Baugur Group, spoke of “interesting tim...
US thanks Denmark for troop contributions
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates briefly visited Denmark last week and made a public statement thanking Denmark for standing as an ally of America, a...