Dating site for cheaters draws record complaints
A dating website which encourages married people to have affairs has prompted a record number of complaints to the advertising ombudsman in Sweden.
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Landsvirkjun and the European Investment Bank sign a new loan agreement
Landsvirkjun, one of Europe’s leading renewable energy companies, signed a new loan agreement amounting to EUR 70 million (11.3 billion ISK) wit...
MP picks porn for political statement
A Danish member of the European Parliament has posted a pornographic video on his Facebook page, saying the contents remind him of opposition party po...
Brain scientist sentenced for fraud
A controversial brain scientist from Copenhagen University has been handed a suspended three-month sentence for fraud, forgery and false accusations.
Police relieved after bodily waste snares bank robber
A Swedish bank robber, who locked himself in a Danish safety deposit vault over a weekend, was caught after police extracted his DNA from a bag of uri...
Renewable energy via sub-sea cable to Europe examined by Landsvirkjun
A potential sub-sea cable to Europe carrying renewable energy from Iceland is being looked into by Landsvirkjun.
Eye-controlled laptop raises eyebrows
A Swedish company has unveiled the world’s first laptop that can be controlled by the movement of the human eye.
Wi-fi and sat-nav for Greenland iceberg study
Scientists are set to use wi-fi technology to study how glaciers in Greenland break up to form icebergs. The satellite navigation sensors will be drop...