Bahrain rejects Danish hunger strike request
The Bahrainian government has turned down Denmark’s request to send a jailed activist on hunger strike to the European country.
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OECD says Sweden is most generous donor
Sweden is the most generous nation in terms of developmental aid donations, the OECD said last week.
Controversial Swedish spy dies at 79
A convicted Cold War spy from Sweden who has always protested his innocence has died at the age of 79.
Iceland-based IT company adds to enterprise with green data center purchase
Iceland’s leading Information Technology (IT) company, Skýrr, recently added to its enterprise with the purchasing of Thor Data Center
Nordic Council to help in fight against spinal cord injury
An Icelandic proposal that the Nordic countries should organise a joint project to search for an effective remedy/cure for spinal cord injuries has be...
Nordic Council to consider spinal cord injury research proposal
A proposal submitted by the spinal cord injury awareness initiative, Institute of Spinal Cord Injury Iceland (ISCI), has now been passed through for f...
Nordic Coastal Cultural Festival kicks off in Husavik Iceland
The Nordic Coastal Cultural Festival, Sail Husavik, kicks off in North Iceland this summer, taking place between 16th and 23rd July.
Nordic welfare ministers discuss spinal cord injuries
Traffic accidents were among the topics discussed at last week’s meeting of Nordic welfare ministers.