Iceland’s proposal for spinal cord injury research team approved
The Nordic Council Welfare Committee has approved Iceland’s proposal to create a team of doctors and scientists to prepare proposals for improvements ...
Mohammed axe-man gets nine years and deportation
A Somali man who broke into the home of a Dane who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed has been sentenced to nine years in jail and deportation.
Military interpreter denied residency
An interpreter who risks his life alongside Danish soldiers in Afghanistan has been refused a residency permit despite coming to the country almost a ...
Groundbreaking climate scientist dies
A Danish scientist who first recognised that a record of the world’s climate was preserved in the Greenland icecap has died at the age of 88.
Taxi boss spanked for Christmas bottom teaser
A Swedish taxi firm is being investigated for sexism after its CEO asked staff to indentify the company’s telephonists by their bare bottoms.
Manga translator loses child porn cartoon appeal
A translator of Japanese manga comics has been fined by a Swedish appeals court after drawings saved on his computer were considered to be child porno...
Yet another interest rate cut for Iceland
(press release) The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to lower the Bank’s interest rates by 0.25 percentage p...
Copenhagen in race against the rats
Copenhagen will be rat-free by 2015, if new City Council plans prove a success. A vote is expected to be held in the coming weeks to decide if additio...