Body Shop not smoked out by hemp ad critics
A Body Shop advert has been condemned in a Swedish city for using cannabis leaves to promote its range of hemp products. The crime prevention unit in ...
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Most parish candidates in favour of gay unions
The majority of candidates in the parish elections for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church support gay relationships, according to a new survey.
Refugee housing company pocketing millions
A care company which provides transitional housing for refugee children in Sweden has been slammed for pocketing nearly SEK 3 million (USD 456,330) in...
Norway signs deforestation deal with Indonesia
Norway has signed a climate deal worth USD 1 billion with Indonesia which will see Jakarta agree to a two-year ban on new permits to fell the country’...
Iceland adventure tours increase in demand due to exposure within film
As film enthusiasts will know, Iceland is one of the prime locations for shooting adventure films in the world; films such as ‘Die Another Day’; ‘Lara...
Supermarket floor fumes hospitalise 43
Dozens of people have been hospitalised in Greenland after inhaling toxic fumes from a supermarket floor. Of the 43 people taken to hospital in Maniit...
Bungee daredevil in Oresund Bridge jump
Authorities in Denmark are considering whether to press charges against a Swedish man who surreptitiously stole onto Oresund Bridge and performed a bu...
An open letter on climate change
The following is an open letter on climate change sent from Anthony Giddens and Martin Rees to leading media sources in over 50 countries: