The North Iceland tourism marketing office has weighed in to the debate about Chinese investor Huang Nubo’s controversial plans to buy a huge plot of land at Grimsstadir a Fjollum and build a luxury hotel, spa and golf resort.
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North Iceland tourism officials support Chinese land purchase plan
Posted on 04 September 2011.
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Naked Mohammed poster politician cleared
Posted on 12 March 2011.
A Swedish politician who produced a poster of the Muslim prophet Mohammed standing naked next to his nine year-old wife has been found not guilty of aggravating an ethnic group.
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Tax-funded Swedish adult movie causes furore
Posted on 14 September 2009.
Dirty Diaries, a montage of 12 pornographic films by Swedish feminist documentary maker Mia Engberg, was released last week, sparking considerable public debate.
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Danish deer park generates controversy
Posted on 13 July 2009.
After lengthy squabbles with local officials, the daughter of Denmark’s wealthiest man was granted permission to open the nation’s largest public hunting ground. Lego heiress Sofie Kirk Kristiansen will create a 1,400-hectare public forest in the middle of Jutland where hunters will be welcome to stalk their prey. But many groups are still voicing their [...]
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Iceland president clarifies German savings position
Posted on 10 February 2009.
STATEMENTFROM THE PRESIDENT OF ICELAND: Following a misleading report of an interview with the President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson in the Financial Times Deutschland the President wants to emphasise that in his discussion with the reporter, he pointed out that there was a clear and strong will to honour the commitments of
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Norwegian princess has another daughter
Posted on 04 October 2008.
Norway’s controversial Princess Martha Louise has given birth to her third daughter, named Emma Tallulah Behn. Like her previous daughter, Emma Tallulah was born at the princess’ home in Lommedalen, west of Oslo. Martha Louise and her husband Ari Behn have provided plenty of controversy in Norway over the past few years. The princess’ vocal [...]
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Splitting the atom costs double in Finland
Posted on 16 September 2008.
Finland’s plans to build the world’s first next-generation pressurised water reactor has hit a rough patch as the initial estimated price tag has now doubled to nearly 4.5 billion euro. Areva, the French nuclear construction company building the power plant, announced that the final costs for the reactor will be 50 percent higher than originally [...]
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Denmark receives support for immigration policies
Posted on 18 August 2008.
In the face of a showdown with the European Courts over its immigration policies, Denmark has received welcome support from 10 EU member states despite the fact that Danish law openly violates the rules recently established by the European Union. The support comes at a crucial time as Denmark is challenging a recent ECJ ruling [...]
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