Norway launches new satellite
Thor 6, the latest satellite from the Norwegian Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), has been successfully released into orbit from its launch site ...
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E-reader from Amazon released in Denmark
The popularity of E-reading is expected to increase following Amazon’s decision to launch their best-selling model internationally. The Kindle program...
Oslo sees return of foreign prostitutes
The level of foreign prostitution has risen back to those last seen prior to the Norwegian government’s implementation of a ban on purchasing sexual s...
Increased EU behaviour monitoring leads to Orwellian fears
The European Union is providing funding for human behaviour-watch programmes in the war against terror, sparking fears that the EU community itself wi...
Christmas celebrations in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens
Every November the Tivoli amusement park opens its doors for the Christmas in Tivoli festivities, which take place in the magical Tivoli Gardens in Co...
Finland reports rise in sick leave due to exhaustion
Exhaustion is being attributed in increasing numbers of cases as reason enough for Finnish workers to be granted paid sick leave. Traditionally Finlan...
McDonald’s closes in Iceland
With the collapse of the Icelandic currency, the krona, McDonald’s licence holder Lyst has decided to shut down the three McDonald’s resta...
Swedish woman injured in unprovoked elk attack
The Swedish residential area of Utby on the outskirts of Gothenburg was the scene of a bizarre assault recently when a local woman was sent tumbling i...