08 February 2012
The Central Bank of Iceland has today decided to keep its benchmark interest unchanged this month and has predicted ongoing economic growth, despite international economic turmoil.
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08 February 2012
Police in Malmö, southern Sweden, have admitted that they are “embarrassed and irritated” after a man was murdered and a police station fire bombed, despite a huge drive to combat crime in the area.
08 February 2012
The case of Jón Magnússon, a Supreme Court of Iceland barrister and former member of parliament, against the Data Protection Authority of Iceland has been thrown out of the Reykjavík District Court. The given reason was that Jón could not prove that he had a legally significant personal interest in the case.
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08 February 2012
Sauli Niinistö has been elected Finland’s 12th president, with the landslide win by the National Coalition Party marking an end to 30 years of the Social Democrats’ rein.
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07 February 2012
Virðing hf. has, in partnership with other investors, completed a contract for the renovation of historic buildings in Fáskrúðsfjörður; the east Iceland village with strong ties to France. (more...)
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07 February 2012
A man in his twenties is in police custody suspected of having killed a woman yesterday in Hafnarfjörður in the Reykjavík region, Icelandic police say. (more...)
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07 February 2012
More Finnish employees are being tested for drug use than ever before, according to a new report. (more...)
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07 February 2012
A video was recorded this weekend of what may or may not be the legendary Lagarfljóts Worm -- Iceland's answer to the Loch Ness Monster. (more...)
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06 February 2012
The Iceland travel and tour provider, Bustravel will be offering daily tours to Europe’s biggest glacier, Vatnajökull and the glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón this summer as part of its services. (more...)
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06 February 2012
Valdimar Össurarson runs a company called Valorka, which has designed a marine electric turbine by the same name. The generator won first prize at the International Inventors' Awards 2011. The company hopes its turbine will create a steady and reliable supply of electricity. (more...)
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Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
Explore Vatnajökull and Jökulsárlón in Iceland with Glacier Lagoon tour
Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”
