Website of Sweden’s parliament hit by cyber attack
The country announced on Wednesday that the official website of Sweden’s parliament was hit by a denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber attack. A parlia...
European Union’s new passenger regulation to be applied in Sweden
A proposal by the Swedish government has been applied that could change the laws of train passenger regulation, including exceptions that need to be m...
Meta launches new “verified” subscription service
Meta is to launch new subscription services as users can get “verified” by getting the blue mark. Facebook and Instagram users will get access to bett...
Climate Alignment at Advertising Agency Pipar\TBWA
In 2020, Icelandic advertising agency Pipar\TBWA embarked on the project of carbon neutralizing its operations by 2021. It’s a preemptive move on the ...
Happy New Year from the Icenews team
As we close out another year, we want to express our gratitude to all our readers for your loyalty and support. It has been our pleasure to bring you ...
Fisheries agreement between Faroe Islands and Russia extended
Faroese Minister of Fisheries Arni Skaale has announced that the Faroe Islands has extended its fisheries agreement with Russia and both parties have ...
One third of population in Iceland reads a book daily
It has been found that almost one third of the population of Iceland reads a book every day, with the population reading or listening to an average of...
Wreckage of 17th-century warship found by Swedish maritime archaeologists
According to the Swedish Museum of Wrecks, the wreckage of the 17th-century warship Applet – the long-lost sister ship of the warship Vasa – has been ...