Nokia accused of using ‘blood metal’ from Congo
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has promised to place greater scrutiny on the origin of its raw materials, after accusations that their phones help f...
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Why Martin Luther King matters to Europe’s Roma
With Roma issues hot in the news in Norway, Finland and Denmark – as well as in many other parts of Europe – Robert Rustem from the Europe...
More Danes opt for name change
Traditional Danish surnames such as Jensen, Nielsen and Hansen could be dying out, as more people change their aliases in a bid to stand out from the ...
Icelandic government releases 2009 financial results
Iceland’s Ministry of Finance has today publicly released its treasury accounts for 2009, with a statement saying the figures are better than ha...
‘Disabled’ conman in ping-pong bust
A fraudster, who claimed to be crippled by cerebral palsy, has been sent to jail after being caught taking part in a table tennis tournament. The 32-y...
Greenland’s new oil contracts condemned by green groups
Environmental groups have branded Greenland’s government “completely irresponsible” for giving the go-ahead for the drilling of two new oil wells west...
Terrorist suspects to be kept in isolation in Norwegian jail
Two of the three suspected terrorists apprehended by police last Thursday have been jailed by an Oslo court. David Jakobsen, 31, from Uzbekistan, and ...
Inuit summit needed to discuss Arctic drilling
A summit of Inuit leaders focussing on resource development in the Arctic is urgently needed, according to the conclusions of the 11th Inuit Circumpol...