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Icelandic public must bail out indebted public sector pension fund

Icelandic public must bail out indebted public sector pension fund

Icelandic tax payers are set to bear the heavy burden of recapitalising the government employees' pension fund (LSR). Billions of extra krónur are needed by the fund over the coming decades so it can stand up to its responsibilities. Continue Reading

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Iceland’s resources debate: fighting whom for what?

Iceland’s resources debate: fighting whom for what?

Former Icelandic government minister Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (1987-95) says that the battle for Iceland's natural resources is not against the European Union and that is a purely domestic fight, he told a conference. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Energy, European Union, Iceland, MBL, Politics0 Comments

DR journalists banned from India

DR journalists banned from India

India has stopped issuing visas to journalists of Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, due to a 2010 documentary focusing on working conditions within the country’s textile industry. Continue Reading

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Acquitted money launderer suing Iceland

Acquitted money launderer suing Iceland

A man accused of money laundering and then let off without charge is suing the Icelandic State and demanding an apology. Continue Reading

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Suspicious package in controlled police explosion at Iceland prime minister’s office

Suspicious package in controlled police explosion at Iceland prime minister’s office

A suspicious box was found early this morning at the corner or Hverfisgata in Reykjavík -- just outside the country's Prime Ministry. A bomb disposal robot blew the package up and others are being searched for. Continue Reading

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Icelandic president en route to Antarctica

Icelandic president en route to Antarctica

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland, and First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff, are currently sailing to Antarctica, according to the President's office near Reykjavík. Al Gore, Nobel laureate and former US Vice President invited them to visit the southernmost continent on the planet. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Canada, Culture, Education, Energy, Environment, General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics, Technology, Travel, United States1 Comment

Icelandic PM calls on left-wing government to finish what it has started

Icelandic PM calls on left-wing government to finish what it has started

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the Prime Minister of Iceland, says that it is important for the country's first ever left-wing government to complete the tasks it has set itself. Continue Reading

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Class safari shocks Stockholm snobs

Class safari shocks Stockholm snobs

Residents of a wealthy Stockholm suburb have complained to the police about a tour agency’s plan to run ‘high-society safaris’ in their neighbourhood. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Culture, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics, Society, Sweden, Travel0 Comments

Politicians call for sexual offences law change

Politicians call for sexual offences law change

A number of Danish politicians are calling for harsher penalties for sexual crimes and an end to the legal absurdity that sees paedophiles and rapists given lesser sentences than minor fraudsters. Continue Reading

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India to intervene in ‘cultural’ child custody case

India to intervene in ‘cultural’ child custody case

The Indian embassy is attempting to secure the return of two toddlers, who their parents say were taken away from them in Norway due to “cultural differences”. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Norway, Politics1 Comment

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