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WHO calls for Denmark drinking age hike


The World Health Organisation has warned the new Danish government that it should take steps to reduce the amount of alcohol being consumed by teenagers. Read the full story

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Justin Bieber causes mass hysteria in Iceland


A large group of children and teenagers gathered in central Reykjavik yesterday for a march. Were they calling for world peace? Cheaper textbooks? Or better treatment for farm animals? Not quite. They were calling on Justing Bieber to come to Iceland… Read the full story

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Teen fight over girl ends in fatal stabbing


A 13 year-old Danish boy has been stabbed to death by another boy his own age in a fight over a girl. Read the full story

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Icelandic FinMin running for world peace


Icelandic Minister of Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson and the famous Kenyan runner Tegla Loroupe will lead the last leg of the World Harmony Run in Iceland today. Read the full story

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Kids enjoy a boozy start to summer


Finnish police have reported that they were run ragged during the first weekend after the schools broke up for summer, confiscating thousands of litres of alcohol from under age would-be drinkers. Read the full story

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Young Swedes ‘pick dictatorship over democracy’


More than a quarter of young Swedes would favour dictatorship over democracy, according to a new study. Read the full story

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Hard time a doss for young Danish cons


Young Danish criminals actually prefer being in prison than at home and see their incarceration as a holiday, according to a new report. Read the full story

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‘Police brutality’ as 139 arrested at illegal cinema rave


Copenhagen police could face brutality charges after allegedly beating and denying toilet rights to 139 people they arrested at an illegal party in a deserted cinema. Read the full story

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More youngsters contemplate sex change


An increasing number of young people in Finland are considering sex change operations, according to a gay rights organisation. Seta, which arranges tests and consultations for people who think they are transgender, said interest in sex change procedures has risen dramatically over the past three years. Read the full story

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Barbed wire brought in to keep yobs from pensioners


An elderly community in Copenhagen is to be separated from its unruly younger neighbours by a 2.5-metre barbed wire fence, after residents received a barrage of abuse. Read the full story

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