Norway irks its farmers, but collapse of global talks appeases
Last week’s collapse of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in Geneva is causing soul searching among governments and NGOs, but was the cause of ...
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Not difficult for president of Iceland to reach the decision to attend the Olympic Games
According to xinhuanet.com and peopledaily.com.cn, Olafur Ragnar president of Iceland did not find it difficult to decide if he wanted to attend the O...
Swedish women footballers beat Norway in Olympic warm-up
In the run-up to this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, the women’s national football (soccer) teams of Norway and Sweden met for a friendly match. T...
First swimmers cross the Gulf of Finland
Two Estonians became the first people in recorded history to successfully swim across the Gulf of Finland. They started their effort in Finland and en...
Russian navy resumes Arctic sea patrols
The Russian navy has resumed its patrols of the Arctic sea around the Svalbard archipelago, an area claimed by both Russia and Norway. There has been ...
US VIPs to visit Svalbard’s Global Seed Bank
A diverse delegation of VIPs from the US will travel to Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard this week in an attempt to learn more about global war...
Rare war crimes trial held in Norway
In Norway’s first war crimes indictment since the Second World War, an unnamed 41-year-old Norwegian citizen stands charged with torture, rape, illega...
Six European airlines fall foul of Denmark’s advertising standards
The National Consumer Agency in Denmark has publicly named six airlines it says are continuing to use illegal marketing practices, in defiance of a wa...