Airports face closures if union talks break down
Airports are scrambling to conclude wage settlement talks with the umbrella union LO Stat before 16th May. If the two parties do not come to an agreem...
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Norway donates more to Cyclone Nargis relief
Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the government of Norway would increase the amount of emergency aid it would send to Burma...
Iceland builds government buildings in Uganda
The district administration block in Kalangala islands in Uganda will benefit from a sh 1 billion (USD 600,000) investment from the Icelandic Internat...
When three become two: Austria more equal than others
There are three candidates currently in competition for two vacant seats on the U.N. Security Council. According to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon...
Scandinavia strikes!
Both Sweden and Denmark were plagued with strikes last week as workers in the health sector demanded better wages, according to reports on the World S...
Iceland very similar to Barbados
Despite the obvious differences between Iceland and the Caribbean, the two regions are looking at increasing their strategic links according to the Ja...
Finns love their president
According to a recent poll published in the daily newspaper Kaleva last week, the citizens of Finland are highly satisfied with their current Presiden...
Iceland to explore geothermal possibilities in Ethiopia
In January this year, the government of Iceland signed a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia over the matter of geothermal explorations in Africa. As a ...