the Nordic Championships 2009: the winners

The Salsacamp 2009 has finished few hours before, with a great success.the 3rd week was the Nordic Championships in Cuban Salsa and the winners were Louise Houlberg and Erodys Castillo.1st place: Louise Houlberg...

Nordic Foreign Ministers express concern for the Humanitarian sit

Nordic Foreign Ministers express concern for the Humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka In today’s Nordic meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Oslo, the five ministers released a common statement regarding the situation in Sri Lanka: The Nordic Foreign Ministers welcome the...

Iceland Want US$2bn from IMF

CRISIS hit Iceland have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $2bn loan.   Prime Minister Geir Haarde is quoted as saying to Finnish newspaper, HELSINGIN SANOMAT, "It's hard to give an...

Copenhagen airport to build new terminal

There is good news for air passengers flying out of Copenhagen. The airport in the Danish capital has decided to construct a low-cost terminal to give a boost to passenger traffic. Passenger charges for...

Swedish Army Removes Lion's Penis from Coat of Arms

Femanism run amock or level heads prevailing? The ladies of the Swedish army have requested, nay demanded, the emasculation of their coat of arms. For an army that doesn't really fight these women are sure feisty.  "Protests from female soldiers have led to the Swedish...

Swedish Army Castrates Lion Emblem

File this under PC gone wild. Protests from female soldiers have led to the Swedish military removing the penis of a heraldic lion depicted on the Nordic Battlegroup’s coat of arms.  "“We were given the...

Burma Ranks Lowest in Economic Freedom List

Burma Review's - www.burmareview.com latest post - "Burma Ranks Lowest in Economic Freedom List".

Nordic countries tops in gender equality

"GENEVA (Reuters) - Nordic countries again dominated the World Economic Forum's ranking of gender-equal countries, while New Zealand squeezed into the top five and the United States fell to 31st place....

London plays host to ad:tech global Internet marketing show

"London plays host to ad:tech global Internet marketing show The world's largest Internet marketing event is scheduled for September 26th-27th at Olympia in London. /24-7PressRelease/ - REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, August 22, 2007 - ad:tech will be holding its third London conference...

Irish In Training For EU Battlegroups

"The first group of Irish soldiers to participate in EU battlegroups are currently undergoing training for the new units. Chief of Staff Lt Gen Dermot Earley said the battlegroups will be ready to serve at short...

Iceland Votes: Center Right Wins Razor-Thin Majority

UPDATE:"Iceland's centre-right coalition government has won a majority of just one seat in general elections. The government of Prime Minister Geir Haarde now hangs in the balance. His Independence Party gained...

Tourism is the Gold of the Faroes

"Atlantic Airways hosted the FlyFaroe 2007 tourism convention in Torshavn at the weekend in a bid to persuade the travel industry to increase their promotion of the islands. There is an old Faroese saying; "ull...

Finns, Fast Drinking Their Lives Away

"Alcohol is now the leading killer of Finnish adults, with consumption reaching an all-time high last year in the Nordic nation, officials said Friday. More than 2,000 people between the ages of 15 and 64 were killed by alcohol poisoning or illnesses caused by alcohol...

Nordics find generosity no shield from Muslim wrath (Reuters)

"Reuters - For years, Scandinavian countries have been among the most generous with aid to the Muslim world, but that generosity has stood for little in the scandal over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad."

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