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Copenhagen: In a move seen as consolidating dialogue and understanding, Denmark opened the first mosque with a minaret in the capital Copenhagen on June 19. Dubbed Scandinavia’s biggest ‘real’ mosque, …
First mosque with minaret unveiled in Copenhagen Read More
Cash, cheques, plastic, Paypal… there are already many ways to pay. And now a group of students at Lund University in Sweden have come up with a biometric payment system. …
Swedish biometric start-up lets you pay with your palm Read More
The number of foreigners in Norwegian prisons has quadrupled in the past 14 years. The reason: the jails are too nice – at least according to some lawyers and police …
Norway’s ‘cushy’ prisons attract foreign cons Read More
Phuket Tourist Police volunteers spent two days over the weekend helping a Swedish tourist, identified as Karl Berglund, 67, find his hotel again after he checked in, went out and …
Dude, where’s my hotel? Read More
One Pillar Pagoda, Hoi An Beach, Nha Trang: these are just a few of the many sites that form the backdrops of photos shot by a globe-trotting Scottish couple. And …
Traveling Lego couple visits Vietnam Read More
Swedish artist Mikael Genberg seems set to fulfill a over-a-decade-old dream of sending a sculpture to the moon, reports the Guardian. A red house with white trim large enough for …
Swedish Artist Wants to Put a Sculpture on the Moon Read More
Over one third of Danish adults have smoked cannabis at one time or another in their lives, which makes Danes the Eurochamps at firing up a fatty. According to the …
Danes undisputed European champs for cannabis use Read More
Thailand-based Dusit International has repositioned its popular Benjarong Royal Thai cuisine restaurants, taking the brand from its deep, classic roots to give it a contemporary flavour. Spearheading the shift is …
Dusit revamps its Thai cuisine concept led by Danish chef Read More
Alongside its global reputation as a peacemaker and generous foreign aid donor, Sweden has become a major supplier of weapons and counts a number of regimes criticized for human rights …
Peace-loving Sweden now world’s major weapons exporter Read MoreSilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, today launched its inaugural flight to Kalibo, Philippines, the gateway to Boracay. MI599 departed Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 at 1000 hours and …
SilkAir Sets Course for Kalibo, the Gateway to Boracay – SilkAir Read More