Tensions bubble as Cairn fails again
British oil company Cairn Energy has announced that it has again failed to strike black gold at its sixth controversial well off the coast of Greenlan...
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Fat tax rolled out in Denmark
The Danish government has finally introduced what is thought to be the world’s first ‘fat tax’, resulting in international media attention.
Verne Global at Asbru in Iceland signs contract with Datapipe
Verne Global, owner of the power conscious data centre campus at Asbru Enterprise Park in Iceland, announced yesterday that it has entered a joint agr...
Report on Landsvirkjun’s renewable energy potential published
A report on the future outlook of Landsvirkjun based on four different investment and project scenarios has been published. Following a request from L...
Valitor to expand its international merchant acquiring services
Iceland-based multi-brand payment card acquirer, Valitor has recently entered a cooperation to market its cross-border merchant acquiring services abr...
Police perks probed in Finland
An investigation into the secret perks of being a police officer has been launched in Finland.
Danish piracy solution: go fishing instead
Danish authorities are working on an initiative that they hope will see Somali pirates exchange their Kalashnikovs for fishing rods.
Convenience store war leads to mosque murder
Three men have been charged with the murder of a 24 year-old convenience store owner in a major shoot-out outside a mosque in Denmark.