Posted on 22 May 2012. Tags: beer, Finland, Åland
Finnish scientists say it could be possible to recreate the 170-year-old beer found alongside what is thought to be the world’s oldest drinkable Champagne in an Åland shipwreck.
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Posted in Finland, General, International, Lifestyle, MBL
Posted on 22 May 2012. Tags: Iceland, Kaupthing
More than three years after the Icelandic banking collapse, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (KFS) says it has repaid nearly all of the £4.6 billion owed to non-preferential creditors.
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Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Society, United Kingdom
Posted on 21 May 2012. Tags: breivik, utoya
A survivor of Norway’s July 22 attacks has testified in court that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik whooped with joy when gunning down dozens of young people on Utøya Island last summer.
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Posted in International, MBL, Norway, Society
Posted on 21 May 2012. Tags: h&m, Sweden
Swedish clothing giant H&M has apologised after a swimwear campaign featuring a deeply tanned model was criticised by cancer groups.
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Posted in International, Leisure, MBL, Society, Sweden
Posted on 20 May 2012. Tags: drugs, Iceland
Iceland’s president has told a conference in Ireland that drug abuse can be avoided by ensuring youngsters follow a certain model of behaviour.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Society
Posted on 18 May 2012. Tags: Iceland Airport, Icelandair, keflavik airport, keflavik international airport
An Icelandair Boeing jet had to make a safety landing this evening, shortly after taking off from Keflavík International Airport in Iceland.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Travel, United States
Posted on 18 May 2012. Tags: Anti Aging Products, Anti Aging Skincare, Bioeffect EGF Serum, Dermatologist, Dr. Ron Moy, Ron Moy, Sif Cosmetics, Skin Dermatologist, Skin Doctor
According to a study conducted by the world-renowned dermatologist and skin doctor Dr. Ron Moy, it has been confirmed that the popular anti-aging
skincare product BIOEFFECT EGF SERUM by Iceland-based Sif Cosmetics, significantly improves the look of aging skin.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, United States
Posted on 17 May 2012. Tags: Iceland, whaling
Environmental groups have welcomed the news that Iceland’s lone fin whaler is abandoning the hunt this year.
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Posted in Iceland, International, MBL, Society
Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Iceland, tourism
A Chinese businessman has been given initial approval to rent a plot of land in Iceland and develop it into a vast tourism and nature retreat.
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Posted in Environment, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Society
Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: asbru, Asbru Enterprise Park, Iceland Conference, Iceland President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, president of Iceland, Startup Iceland
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, The President of Iceland, will be opening the first ever
Startup Iceland conference at Ásbrú Enterprise Park Iceland on May 30, 2012.
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Posted in Business, General, Iceland, Icelandic PM´s office, International, MBL, Society