Norway resumes cash aid to Zimbabwe
Despite President Robert Mugabe’s continued misrule of Zimbabwe, Norway has decided it will resume cash aid to the desperate African nation that it cu...
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Nordic region must lead way in climate change
At their summit in Iceland, environment ministers from the Nordic region stressed in a public statement that “The Nordic Region must show the way and ...
Belgians will help Volvo
The regional government of Flanders in Belgium has confirmed that it will acquiesce to Volvo’s recent appeal for help. Volvo Cars CEO Stephen Odell me...
Volvo seeks survival loan from Belgium
After bailout talks with the Swedish government broke down, Volvo Cars has turned to the Belgian government for its help in securing a loan from the E...
Finland extends same-sex adoption rules
Finland’s parliament has voted to give people in same-sex couples who are registered in an official partnership the legal right to adopt the naturally...
Norway demands Aung San Suu Kyi release
Things are heating up in Burma again over the fate of Aung San Suu Kyi, the legitimate winner of the country’s presidential election nearly two decade...
Danish visa delays hurting tourism industry
Unusually long response times from Denmark’s Immigration Service for applications for tourist visas are apparently hindering the nation’s tourism indu...
Denmark’s heroin clinics running short on stash
Denmark’s new state-financed heroin clinics have just enough political backing and plenty of funding, but they can’t find enough heroin. Five city cou...