Norwegian oil fund excludes ‘unethical’ Israeli companies
Two Israeli firms have been excluded from Norway’s USD 450 billion sovereign wealth fund for building Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land...
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Reykjavik mayor opens huge new adventure golf course
Last Monday Reykjavik Mayor Jon Gnarr took the first swing in Iceland’s first ever Adventure Mini Golf course; The Treasure Hunt. What he didn’t know ...
Unpatriotic Swede seeks asylum in Denmark
A disgruntled Swede has sought asylum in Denmark, after claiming he “couldn’t stomach” the people in his homeland any longer. According to Politiken, ...
Greenpeace ship stopped off Greenland coast
Greenpeace has announced that it has been blocked by a Danish warship in its efforts to sail a protest boat to an oil drilling platform off the coast ...
Experience the Northern Lights this autumn with Icelandair
The recent increased solar activity has given an indication that the upcoming Northern Lights season this autumn/winter is going to be spectacular ...
Bright sparks hoarding light bulbs in Finland
Thrifty Finns are stocking up on cheap filament light bulbs before the EU brings in a blanket ban in 2012. Despite sales remaining buoyant in Finland,...
The View from Here, No. 6
The sixth in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: ‘California’, in which Chay revisits the state he used to call home and introduc...
War declared on Pigeons at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is stepping up its efforts to make the area a no fly zone for pigeons, after a bird hit a jet and caused an emergency landing last ...