The night before May Day is a traditional time for celebration in Finland, and this year is no exception. However, a few underage drinkers partied a little too hard on this May Day eve.
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Underage drinkers treated on May Day Eve
Posted on 04 May 2013.
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Reservations now required for Blue Lagoon
Posted on 18 April 2013.
Advance reservations are now necessary for people wishing to swim in the Blue Lagoon’s turquoise waters this summer. This change is a direct result of the dramatic increase in the amount of annual tourists who visit this famous Icelandic landmark each year. In a Pressan interview, public relations spokesperson Magnea Guðmundsdóttir said that a record [...]
Pork found in halal food in Norway
Posted on 27 March 2013.
A Norwegian food safety watchdog have discovered large amounts of pork in food being sold as halal throughout Norway.
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Reykjavik Excursions supports men’s cancer initiative Mustache March
Posted on 07 March 2013.
Iceland tour provider Reykjavik Excursions is supporting Mottumars, the Icelandic version of the men’s cancer initiative Mustache March, by contributing an amount for every Flybus passenger that travels with them in March.
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Danes consuming more energy drinks
Posted on 07 March 2013.
Danes are consuming significantly more energy drinks than ever before, new figures have revealed. Officials from Denmark’s national food agency said on Tuesday 5 March that energy beverages are becoming increasingly popular among school-aged children.
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Danes turn to growing their own cannabis
Posted on 28 February 2013.
More Danish cannabis users are beginning to grow their own plants at home, a new report has shown. The news comes via a recent survey conducted by Helle Dahl from the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research at Århus University.
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Danish tattoo cancer researcher: government lied about report
Posted on 14 February 2013.
A Danish expert has said that the government tried to “manipulate” the results of his study in a bid to prove that some types of tattoos cause cancer. The comments come via dermatology professor and leading physician Jørgen Serup from Copenhagen’s Bispebjerg Hospital, who says that claims from the Environment Ministry that some inks cause the [...]
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Swedes more likely to survive cancer than Brits
Posted on 11 February 2013.
Swedish people more likely to win a battle with cancer than their British counterparts, new research has shown. The news comes via a fresh report published in the British Journal of Cancer, in which researchers revealed their findings following an effort to establish a correlation between cancer survival rates and how willing patients are to seek [...]
