Bright sparks hoarding light bulbs in Finland
Thrifty Finns are stocking up on cheap filament light bulbs before the EU brings in a blanket ban in 2012. Despite sales remaining buoyant in Finland,...
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Wikileaks strives for Swedish publishing licence
The founder of Wikileaks has revealed that he is to submit an application for a Swedish publishing licence. Julian Assange wants the utgivingsbevis in...
Bread prices knead improving, says Danish minister
A Danish minister has urged the food industry to use its loaf, after it was revealed that residents are set to shell out even more for their daily bre...
Parking Copenhagen clams up over clamping rules
Parking officials in Copenhagen are keeping the rules under wraps, claiming drivers will argue with wardens and skirt around the law if they know the ...
Wikileaks comes out with more Afghan documents
Wikileaks founder and spokesman Julian Assange said that the site will be revealing some fifteen thousand more documents in addition to the documents ...
Danish embassy workers smoked out in Moscow
Workers at the Danish embassy in Moscow may be put on rotating shifts, as fires continue to ravage the heat wave-struck city. Those living and working...
Israel returns writer’s bag…full of women’s clothes
A Swedish novelist could be excused for getting his knickers in a twist after he received his confiscated bag back from the Israeli government, only t...
Iceland hoping to tackle long term unemployment with new project
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour intends to devote half a billion kronur (USD 4.2 million) on a direct project to tackle long-term unemployment.