US president Barack Obama gets a surprise invitation to dinner in Denmark
As the Olympic committee gathers in Copenhagen, Denmark for Friday’s conclusion as to where the summer Olympics 2016 will be held, several important p...
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Obama confirms visit to Copenhagen
The US President Barrack Obama will join with a group of influential fellow Americans to attend this week’s International Olympic Committee meeting in...
Opposition parties call for Finnish PM Vanhanen resignation
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has been asked by opposition parties to “draw his own conclusions” from the scandal surrounding election campaig...
Coalition government seeks new platform in Norway
Norway’s coalition government will meet next week to discuss the possibility of a new political platform after the three parties were all returned to ...
Bankruptcy rates slowly decreasing in Iceland
According to information released by Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Islands), there were 555 Icelandic companies declared bankrupt in the first 8 months...
More Icelandic support for Congo rape victims
The National Committee for UNICEF in Iceland has received ISK 8 million allocated by Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards emergency relief in...
Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
Improvements demanded for Finnish elderly care
Finnish opposition parties last week introduced demands for the implementation of new legislation for the improvement of elderly care. The chair of th...