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Iceland Foods bids in, US Republican candidate connected to one

Iceland Foods bids in, US Republican candidate connected to one

Offers on the British supermarket chain Iceland Foods are close to the value which the resolution committee of failed Icelandic bank Old Landsbanki had hoped for. The likely Republican presidential candidate in the USA is connected to one of the bidding investment funds. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Holland, Iceland, MBL, United Kingdom, United States0 Comments

Mapmaker gives Greenland back its ice

Mapmaker gives Greenland back its ice

The world’s most authoritative atlas maker has updated its most recent edition following widespread criticism from scientists who said Greenland was looking far too green. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Environment, General, Greenland, International, MBL, Technology, United Kingdom1 Comment

Cairn teams up with Statoil in Greenland

Cairn teams up with Statoil in Greenland

Cairn Energy is to team up with Norwegian group Statoil in their quest to look for oil off the coast of Greenland. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, Greenland, MBL, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom1 Comment

Iceland president buys Borgarnes distillery

Iceland president buys Borgarnes distillery

President and founder of Iceland supermarkets in the UK, Malcolm Walker, has been revealed as the main investor behind the purchase of Catco Vín ehf. in Iceland (the country). Continue Reading

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70th anniversary of British soldiers’ rescue in Iceland

70th anniversary of British soldiers’ rescue in Iceland

This weekend marked 70 years since residents of the Veturhús farm near Eskifjörður, east Iceland, saved the lives of over 40 British soldiers. Continue Reading

Posted in Iceland, MBL, Travel, United Kingdom, Weather0 Comments

Lost seal pup to be flown home

Lost seal pup to be flown home

An electronically tagged seal pup with a terrible sense of direction is to be flown back to Greenland after washing up over 3,2oo km from home on England’s east coast. Continue Reading

Posted in Environment, Greenland, International, MBL, Travel, United Kingdom1 Comment

Stephen Fry presents BBC programme about Iceland

Stephen Fry presents BBC programme about Iceland

Iceland was under the spotlight in the BBC comedy quiz show QI this week, in the programme's festive special presented, as always, by Stephen Fry. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL, United Kingdom3 Comments

Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark

Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark

A group of Iraqi civilians are to sue the Danish Army for damages, after new evidence suggests that they were handed over to Iraqi forces following their arrests in south Basra and subsequently tortured. Continue Reading

Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, United Kingdom1 Comment

Össur handed Icesave in spite of opposition ire

Össur handed Icesave in spite of opposition ire

[caption id="attachment_28796" align="alignleft" width="113" caption="Össur Skarphéðinsson"][/caption] The Icelandic foreign minister will take control of the country's Icesave defence preparations at the EFTA court; despite loud calls from the opposition to keep the case in the hands of the business and commerce minister. Continue Reading

Posted in European Union, Holland, Iceland, International, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom2 Comments

Marriage makes you live longer

Marriage makes you live longer

People who have been married for many years live longer than those who are single or divorced, according to a Finnish-British study. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Finland, General, International, MBL, Society, United Kingdom3 Comments

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