Amnesty condemns Finland-Middle East arms deals
Amnesty International has criticised Finland for exporting weapons to Middle Eastern governments during the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings.
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Study picks out criminal names
Swedish children given the names ‘Ronny’, ‘Conny’, ‘Benny’ or ‘Sonny’ are more likely to become criminals, according to a new study.
Glacier Securities predicts strong future for geothermal energy industry in the U.S.
Glacier Securities, a subsidiary of the Icelandic bank Islandsbanki, has predicted a strong future for the geothermal energy industry within the U.S.,...
Failure encouraged at national event
A national day of failure was celebrated in Finland last week in the hope of encouraging entrepreneurs to start up businesses, even though they fear g...
Geothermal energy conference to see participation from Islandsbanki
The geothermal energy conference, Geothermal Energy Expo and the GRC Annual Meeting, both taking place today until October 26th 2011 in San Diego, Cal...
Service station pays out for Roma discrimination
The owner of a Swedish petrol station has been ordered to compensate a Roma woman after an employee asked her to pay for her petrol in advance.
Green data center at Asbru in Iceland to receive facility from Colt
Verne Global, the dual-sourced renewable energy green data center at Asbru in Iceland, will receive a modular data center facility from Colt Data Cent...
‘Terrified’ cabin crew criticised after fire
Passengers on a domestic flight in Denmark have criticised the behaviour of the “panicked” cabin crew after they were forced into an emergency landing...