Denmark’s heroin clinics running short on stash
Denmark’s new state-financed heroin clinics have just enough political backing and plenty of funding, but they can’t find enough heroin. Five city cou...
Bear and elk battle it out in Swedish playground
It’s not the kind of fight you’d expect to see at a children’s playground, but a brown bear chased an elk into the park and began to attack it as kids...
Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear plant site could be shut down
The Finnish Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority (STUK) has sent a letter to Areva, the French company building the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, s...
Norway, Denmark: concern over EU seal product ban
The European Parliament has passed a measure banning the import of all products made from seals into its 27 member countries. Special exceptions are a...
Pirate Bay could be heading for a retrial
New details have emerged concerning the presiding judge in the Pirate Bay trial, Tomas Norstrom. It appears that Norstrom had conflicts of interest in...
Oslo Summit on Peace through Trade 2009 takes place today
The annual Oslo Summit on Peace through Trade event will be taking place in Oslo City Hall, Norway today.
Copenhagen street party comes undone
A city centre ‘party’ involving Copenhagen’s Hyskenstraede, a side street of the pedestrian street Stroget, turned insane as hundreds of people sporad...
Greenlandic newspaper Atuagagdliutit – Grønlandsposten opens new website
The Greenlandic newspaper Atuagagdliutit – Grønlandsposten has gone live with its new website, AG.gl, which has been in development over recent ...