Swede released in Mozambique after rhino poaching incident
A Swedish photojournalist and a German reporter were briefly detained by Mozambican police after an incident involving a suspected poached rhino. Angr...
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Iceland selects Maria Olafsdottir for Eurovision
Maria Olafsdottir is to represent Iceland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna after winning the country’s national selection competition, So...
Norwegian artists miss out of Grammies
After being nominated for six Grammies, Norway has ended up with none after a disappointing night in Los Angeles. The news that the Scandinavian count...
Finnish man tries to flog dead flying squirrel
A man in Finland has put a rare Siberian flying squirrel up for sale on a supermarket’s advertising board, although there is a slight problem – it is ...
Mother to trek Iceland to raise funds for rare heart condition
A mother is to trek across Iceland’s volcanic and snowy terrain in order to raise funds for a rare heart condition that her daughter suffers from. Thi...
Volcanic eruption in Holuhraun ongoing
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection has released the latest facts about the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun: The volcanic e...
Icelandic canyon carved by brutal floods
One of Iceland’s biggest canyons was created by three devastating floods that occurred thousands of years apart, geologists have learnt. The 280-kilom...
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain’ becomes World’s Strongest Viking
Game of Thrones star Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson is officially the World’s Strongest Viking after smashing a weight-lifting record that has stood for a t...