Posted on 09 March 2012. Tags: Alistair Darling, Haarde, hector sants, Iceland, InDefence, landsdómur, mervyn king, timothy gartner
The financial campaigning group InDefence is unhappy that only Icelandic politicians, civil servants and bankers are being called as witnesses to the trial of former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde. They want to see Alistair Darling called to testify.
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Posted in Business, General, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom, United States
Posted on 06 March 2012. Tags: Charity Event, Charity Event Boston, Ice Skating Boston, Ice Skating Event, Ice Skating Event Boston, Last Bostonian Skating
Due to inclement weather, it was necessary for sponsors Icelandair to cancel the second annual ‘Last Bostonian Skating’ ice skating charity event scheduled to take place at Kendall Square Community Ice Skating Rink in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday March 3, 2012.
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Posted in General, Iceland, Leisure, Society, Travel, United States
Posted on 04 March 2012. Tags: cigars, cuba, Denmark, diplomacy, embargo, germany, sanctions, usa
Denmark is to investigate after the US confiscated a policeman’s DKK 137,000 (EUR 18,423) deposit for Cuban cigars bought from Germany.
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Posted in Business, Denmark, International, MBL, Politics, United States
Posted on 02 March 2012. Tags: Charity Event, Charity Event Boston, Ice Skating Boston, Ice Skating Event, Last Bostonian Skating
The ‘
Last Bostonian Skating’ charity event is set to begin tomorrow, with a day of free ice skating, as well as entertainment and cuisine from Iceland.
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Posted in General, Iceland, Leisure, Society, Sports, Travel, United States
Posted on 01 March 2012. Tags: art, auction, edvard much, masterpiece, new york, Norway, sale, sothebys, the scream
Edvard Munch’s famous masterpiece The Scream is set to go under the hammer at New York auction house Sotheby’s, with an estimated selling price of EUR 59 million.
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Posted in Art, International, MBL, Norway, United States
Posted on 29 February 2012. Tags: Denmark, diplomacy, economy, helle thorning-schmidt, obama, Politics, usa
In arguably her biggest moment on the international stage to date, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt enjoyed a 40-minute meeting with US President Barack Obama, with the pair swapping tips on everything from the economy to parenting.
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Posted in Denmark, MBL, Politics, United States
Posted on 29 February 2012. Tags: Carl Bildt, espionage, smear, Sweden, usa, wikileaks
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has denied claims by WikiLeaks that he has acted as an informant for the US.
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Posted in MBL, Politics, Sweden, Technology, United States
Posted on 28 February 2012. Tags: Children’s Charity, Children’s Charity Event, Children’s Hospital Boston, Ice Skating Event, Ice Skating in Boston, Iceland Airline, Icelandair, Special Children Travel Fund, The Last Bostonian Skating
Icelandair will be holding the second annual ‘
Last Bostonian Skating’ children’s charity ice skating event in Boston, Massachusetts, taking place at Kendall Square Community Ice Skating Rink on 3rd March 2012.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Society, Travel, United States
Posted on 24 February 2012. Tags: art, ashes, death penalty, Denmark, execution, murder
A Danish law student is to exhibit the ashes of an executed American murderer in an attempt to create a debate about the death penalty.
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Posted in Art, Culture, Denmark, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society, United States
Posted on 13 February 2012. Tags: business, foods, Iceland, retail, UK
The much discussed auction for the British discount supermarket chain Iceland Foods has been lengthened as two private equity funds who submitted bids have decided to extend their due-diligence process,
the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Posted in Business, Iceland, MBL, United Kingdom, United States