Iceland: World’s largest manmade cave opened
Tourists in Iceland will now have the opportunity to step inside the world’s largest manmade cave, after work on the feature on the Langjokull glacier...
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Sweden: Charging bear scared of my man’s roar
A Swedish man escaped a potentially fatal situation by roaring at a bear as it charged towards him to attack. Ralph Persson was training his hunting d...
Iceland: 24-hour lamb-athon aired on TV
Imitating its Nordic neighbour Norway, Iceland has aired its own “slow television” show, with national public broadcaster RUV airing 24 hours of lambi...
Sea Shepherd bound for Faroes whale slaughter
Conservation ship The Sea Shepherd, famous for its confrontational eco-wars against Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, is headed to the North Atl...
Plus-Size US model bares all for Icelandic magazine
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Ashley Graham has posed nude alongside other models for Glamour Iceland magazine. The issue, which went on sale on 8...
ABBA bass player Rutger Gunnarsson passes away
Rutger Gunnarsson, who made his name as the bass player for Swedish pop group ABBA, has died at the age of 69. Universal records, which announced his ...
The three Ps that make Icelandic eiderdown duvets so expensive: Paucity – Performance – Pedigree
Naturally limited forever, Icelandic eiderdown accounts for around 85 per cent of the global supply, with its high price being linked to its rarity. A...
Swedish police break up New York subway fight
Four holidaying Swedish policemen made the headlines in New York when they helped stop a fight on the subway. The officers, all in their twenties, wer...