Icelandic government releases 2009 financial results
Iceland’s Ministry of Finance has today publicly released its treasury accounts for 2009, with a statement saying the figures are better than ha...
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Generic pharmaceutical company Actavis completes financial restructuring
Actavis Group, the international generic pharmaceuticals company headquartered in Iceland, yesterday announced it has successfully agreed a debt refin...
‘Disabled’ conman in ping-pong bust
A fraudster, who claimed to be crippled by cerebral palsy, has been sent to jail after being caught taking part in a table tennis tournament. The 32-y...
Christmas comes early to Copenhagen as Santas invade the city
Those who wish it could be Christmas every day will feel at home in Denmark this month, as the annual World Santa Claus Congress opens in Copenhagen. ...
Swedish city builds bird toilet to protect marina boats
A city in Sweden has built a dedicated seagull lavatory in an attempt to lure the birds away from doing their business in the marina. After cries of e...
Judaism deals better with sex than Christianity, says Swedish prof
Christians should take a leaf out of the Torah when it comes to sex, according to a Swedish professor speaking at an annual meeting of the country’s f...
Greenland’s new oil contracts condemned by green groups
Environmental groups have branded Greenland’s government “completely irresponsible” for giving the go-ahead for the drilling of two new oil wells west...
Health warnings issued in Finland as heatwave continues
Doctors in Finland are advising people to avoid dehydration as temperatures hit record highs in the Nordic country. As the heatwave currently cooking ...