A 1,300-Year-Old Ship Burial, Predating the Vikings, Was Discovered in Norway
Scandinavia’s oldest ship burial has been found in Leka, in the northern part of Norway’s Trøndelag County. A small survey was undertaken at the...
Several Seriously Injured When Construction Site Elevator Crashes in Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A construction site elevator plunged to the ground in Stockholm on Monday, seriously injuring five people, Swedish authorities said. Oscar Davila, of...
Sunreef Yachts CEO Joins Mike Horn in Greenland
Mike Horn’s “What’s Left” expedition, supported by Sunreef Yachts, explores remote locations aboard the refitted Pangaea vessel. Sunreef Yachts CEO Francis Lapp has joined the...
Vatican’s ‘Trial of the Century’ Sees Cardinal Given Five-and-a-Half-Year Jail Sentence
A multi-million-pound investment in a luxury property in London that went wrong, a once powerful Vatican cardinal secretly recording a conversation with the pope...
Rapid Coal Phase-Out in the Western Balkans is Far From Impossible
Starting next year, a substantial number of lignite power plants in the Western Balkans will breach compliance with the EU’s Large Combustion Plant Directive....
Norway Makes Surprise Rate Hike
Norway’s central bank surprised markets by raising its key policy rate Thursday, saying that a final hike in the current cycle was needed to...
Inside the US Army’s Failed Nuclear Ice Lair in Cold War Greenland
As Soviet ICBM tests and the launch of Sputnik in the 1950s added intensity to the Cold War, the United States turned its attention...
Russia Enters Christmas With Rocket Splash-Down Next to Norway’s Vardø Radar
“Tempo danger area” reads the Notice to Airman (NOTAM) issued by Russia for a nearly 90 km north-south stretch in the outer Varanger fjord...
Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Dismantle Hamas After 3 Hostages Mistakenly Killed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a TV news conference Saturday that the accidental killings of the three Israeli hostages by Israeli troops Friday...
Bye-bye Rabbit … Did the Dragon Chase You Off?
Atlanta (18/12 – 12) The Rabbit is about to be devoured by a snorting, writhing, fire-breathing Dragon, come 10 February 2024 (Lunar Calendar, for...