Iceland the most peaceful country
A new index created by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies has ranked 140 countries around the world in terms of their peacefulness in ...
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Scandinavian airports lead the way on fuel efficient landings
A new approach to flying has found a way to make aircraft landings cleaner and quieter. According to reports by Wired, airports in Scandinavia are lea...
Iceland is still shaking with aftershocks from the big quake
With Iceland being located on the junction of the Eurasian and North American Tectonic plates, large parts of the country are volcanically active. Som...
Oil platform leaks for second time in six months
Last weekend, an oil platform located in the North Sea suffered an oil leak. Environmental researchers say that the leak has had no discernable impact...
Sweden orders high speed trains
Sweden’s state-owned railway recently put in a USD 348 million order for high speed trains with the world’s largest train maker, Bombardier Inc. The c...
Robert Wessman to speak at UBS pharmaceuticals conference
The CEO of Actavis generic pharmaceuticals, Robert Wessman, is scheduled to speak at the annual UBS Global Specialty and Generic Pharmaceuticals Confe...
Convention signed between Iceland and South Korea
The governments of Iceland and South Korea have agreed to work together in order to foster stronger economic cooperation. According to reports in the ...
Oldest parrot fossil found in Denmark
Palaeontologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in Scandinavia, according to reports in Science Daily. Scientists discovered the fossilised rema...