Baltic Sea ferry in sick pay row
A waitress is suing the ferry company she works for after they refused to give her sick pay while she recovered from cosmetic breast surgery. The woma...
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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...
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...
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...
Eyjafjallajokull volcano and aviation conference in Iceland has been announced
The Keilir Aviation Academy has announced an international conference on how the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in Iceland affected aviation, of w...
Inuit summit needed to discuss Arctic drilling
A summit of Inuit leaders focussing on resource development in the Arctic is urgently needed, according to the conclusions of the 11th Inuit Circumpol...
Danish care boss sacked after undercover TV sting
A home help boss has been fired in Denmark after a hidden camera documentary uncovered widespread negligence throughout the organisation’s workforce. ...
Finland first country to write broadband into law
Finland has become the world’s first country to make broadband internet a legal right for all its citizens. From the first of this month, every Finn n...