A Danish zoo that hit the headlines on a global scale for putting down a healthy giraffe in February has now killed four lions. Copenhagen Zoo put down four lions – a 16-year-old male, a 14-year-old female and two cubs – last week before a new male lion arrived from Givskud Zoo in Denmark. The […]...
A controversial restaurant chain wants women prepared to dress in denim hot pants to serve burgers and milkshakes. The chain, Hot Buns, is launching a three-floor fast-food joint in Gothersgade, Copenhagen, in the next couple of weeks. The idea is similar to US chain Hooters, where waitresses are generally big-breasted, young women in revealing outfits. […]...
New research from Sweden has shown that wives who suffer from domestic violence have a 15 per cent greater chance to be infected with HIV compared to those who do not face domestic violence. Gothenburg University economists Annika Lindskog and Dick Durevall, who studied data gathered in sub-Saharan African countries, said there is a statistic […]...
The Icelandic whaling crusader Kristjan Loftsson is trying to ship around 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat to Japan despite the limited market and strong opposition domestically and abroad to the trade. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) learnt last week that Loftsson’s fin whale meat was being put onto the Alma cargo ship […]...
Finland’s basketball association is considering taking advantage of the popularity of its men’s team and putting in a bid to host next year’s European Championships if Ukraine has to pull out. With the likelihood Ukraine will have to give up hosting the basketball European Championships next year because of the current political problems increasing by […]...
Finland’s National Board of Education is considering whether or not the summer hymn, known in Finland as suvivirsi, should continue to be allowed to be sung at school ceremonies. Deputy Chancellor of Justice Mikko Puumalainen has urged the Education Board to investigate the issue as the hymn has strong religious overtones and therefore may be […]...
A Norwegian farmer has been jailed for 12 months after he was found guilty of leaving over 400 pigs to die of thirst and hunger. Toensberg court in southern Norway, which gave the accused a 12-month term instead of the seven months the prosecutor demanded, found the farmer guilty of animal cruelty, saying it was […]...
Legendary rockers The Rolling Stones will be one of the headline acts at this summer’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark. The band will now join fellow headliners Arctic Monkeys at the festival, which will be held between 29 June and 6 July. Event organiser Anders Wahren could not hide his joy when announcing the news, explaining […]...
The Danish energy industry is no longer producing enough energy for its citizens, according to a recent report published by energy authorities Energistyrelsen. The report revealed that the level of self-sufficiency dropped to 93 per cent last year – the first time it has fallen below 100 per cent in 18 years. Energistyrelsen said in […]...
The 11th edition of the Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference (RIMC) is now underway at the Grand Hotel Reykjavik, in Reykjavik, Iceland. This year’s event is focusing on ‘Big Brands Online’, and features keynotes from Paul Tholen, Social Media Manager at Heineken; Russell O’Sullivan, Digital Marketing Manager at Roland; Koen Spiers, Social Media Manager at KLM; […]...
As news of the highly-anticipated Star Wars 7 movie continues to leak, recent reports have indicated that Iceland could be among the filming locations. An Icelandic website has claimed the crew are set to travel to the North Atlantic nation in April before the main production starts in May. However, the news may not be […]...
Icelandic star Gylfi Sigurðsson came off the bench to hit a stunning injury-time winner as Tottenham came from 2-0 to defeat Southampton. The exciting Sunday lunchtime game was littered with defensive errors from start to finish, with Tottenham full-back Kyle Naughton being among the main culprits. Two errors in the first half allowed Jay Rodriguez […]...
Hekla volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in Iceland, could be ready to erupt in the near future, claimed a geologist from the University of Iceland. A key factor in working out a volcano is close to erupting is a bulging surface on the volcano’s northern side. This surface tells researchers that magma from […]...
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Iceland-based software provider LS Retail is set to hold its conneXion 2014 retail and hospitality conference in Reykjavik, Iceland on May 13th and 14th 2014. conneXion 2014 brings together retail and hospitality expertise to show retailers and restaurateurs how the latest software and technology in the industry can benefit them. The conference will address the […]...
Icelandic musician Björk helped raise more than $300,000 for Icelandic environmental organisations last Tuesday when she teamed up with fellow female artistes Lykke Li and Patti Smith at a special benefit gig. The three musicians took to the stage at the Icelandic capital’s Harpa Concert Hall to celebrate the Icelandic premiere of new Biblical drama […]...
Iceland-based media production company Tjarnargatan has seen a positive first quarter with numerous award nominations and victories, after receiving the title “most promising up and coming creative company” in Iceland last year. Tjarnargatan was nominated in 4 categories at ÍMARK 2014, the Icelandic Marketing Association Awards, and won The Best Public Safety Campaign for its […]...
A new study shows that HIV has spread in Greenland – where there are now 174 cases compared to 25 during the 1980s – mainly because of social and demographic factors rather than biological ones. The 25 cases in the 80s were thought to be isolated cases brought to Greenland from abroad, and the University […]...
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Greenland’s ice sheet is said to be melting rapidly and is no longer classed as stable, according to a recent study published in the Nature Climate Journal. The latest research states that sea levels will rise at an even quicker rate because of Greenland’s deteriorating ice sheet. Although researchers have been aware of the situation […]...