Arctic Region News

New Zealand yachtsman and adventurer Graeme Kendall has been forced to abandon his attempt to become the first person to sail solo non stop around the world via the Arctic Northwest Passage, in his yacht the ...2.9

Five factors helping to stabilise the foreign currency rate According to economics experts, the exchange rate between Vietnam Dong and US dollar has remained stable due to five reasons.2.7

ATTORNEYS for Strategist/Covansy, one of the firms at the centre of the ongoing controversy over the award of a US$5 million project for computerisation of the Licencing Division, have written to Yvonne ...2.7

Top Left to Right: The Kuujjuaq heavy metal band, Angava, with two of popular singer William Tagoona's sons, Derek Tagoona and Willis Tagoona , as well as of Fred Parsons , rocked Kuujjuaq until the wee hours ...1.3

Airline pilots are at higher risk of developing cataracts because of exposure to cosmic rays while aloft, researchers said on Monday.2

By Jonty Mark Johannesburg: Stuart Baxter yesterday again questioned his players' commitment, ahead of the must-win World Cup 2006 qualifier against Burkina Faso on September 3. "Anyone who is not 100% ...2.7

A SCOTS rescue crew covered 1200 miles to lead an international search for a yacht missing in the storm-tossed North Atlantic.2.7

Kulusuk - The lure of massive ice deserts, virgin nature, polar bears and authentic traditions is attracting tourists to Greenland's east which had previously been on the map as a big mass of nothing much.2.7

An uninspiring small stadium and basketball courts alongside a children's playground have become a potent symbol in the struggle to preserve a dwindling amount of recreation space in densely-populated Hong ...2.1

Universal Island Records 2005 Rating: 7. by James Glazebrook 22 Aug 2005 Iceland, birthplace of Reykjavik-based five-piece Leaves, is reckoned to be a place of beautiful, far-reaching landscapes and stark ...

Auditors reveal that Greenlandic top politicians spent public funds on alcohol, strippers, and private luxury.2.7

HE'S seen as the saviour of Hearts - but not so long ago, Vladimir Romanov's role was to help prepare for the total destruction of Scotland.2.7

Once there was a pair of trolls living in Skagafjorour, Iceland ... North Dakota and Iceland are rich in folk tradition, often defined by a deep relationship to starkly beautiful landscapes, severe weather, animals and immigration.

An invitation to have a solo exhibit in a Canadian gallery gave Loleta-based Icelandic sculptor ... The exhibit invitation came from Don Martin, chairman of the Gimli Art Committee and fellow Icelandic artist.1.3

Funeral services for a local woman found dead on a U.S. naval base in Iceland will be held next week in Frederick as authorities continue the investigation into her death.

With wife Barbara at my side, I returned from a trip earlier this month to Norway, Iceland and England.

LAS VEGAS MARKET - SUMMER 2005: The Las Vegas Market, the newest forum for introducing new furniture and furnishings to store buyers and the media, made its debut at the new World Market Center here last month.

A study which shows moderate red wine drinkers have only half the risk of developing cataracts has been welcomed by New Zealand optometrists.2.7

Sportacus is not your standard sex symbol. He has a Salvador Dali mustache and a wardrobe limited to spandex unitards and matching vests.

The late former President Ronald Reagan planned to toughen America's approach toward the Soviet Union well before he was elected president in 1980, his eldest son said here Thursday night.

Actavis Group hf. announces today that Mark Keatley has been appointed as Chief Executive of Finance of the Actavis Group from 1 September and will become a member of the Group's Executive Board.

For miles along the deserted, two-lane roadway off the main highway from Reykjavik, the only evidence of human presence in this ruggedly beautiful terrain are elevated high-voltage lines and a three-foot ...1.3

With popular acts that attract thousands of kids, the folks at Spring Hill Mall have a pretty good idea what kids want.1.3

"Iceland is a doomsday scenario for the rest of the world," says Andres Arnalds calmly.2.9

The Hospitality Industry has spawned many ancillary ventures, aimed at informing the Visitor, guiding them gently to venues of choice, removing the vicarious nature of travel - prompting, proselytizing, ...

Visitors to Ottawa can expect to pay less for a hotel room than they would in Iceland or Boston, but more than they would in St.1.3

After years of shipping ready-to-use cartons from overseas, an Iceland-based firm that manufactures printed folding cartons is locating its first U.S. subsidiary in Somerset County, a move that eventually could ...

A fire inside the Svea Nord mine on Svalbard continued to burn on Monday, and it's spreading fears about the overall future of coal mining on the Arctic archipelago.1.3

Two University of Maine scientists studying the effects of climate change in the Arctic have discovered that two glaciers in Greenland are moving at a not-so-glacial pace.1.3

The first step in this process was clearing everything out of Madison's room so we could paint.

Ossur, a trusted and leading global supplier of prosthetic and orthotic devices, announced today that after finalizing due diligence, it has agreed to acquire orthotics manufacturer Royce Medical Holding Inc, ...

Contrary to earlier reports, the Fiery Furnaces will release two albums of new material separately, instead of as a double-disc set as originally planned.

Prime Minister Paul Martin will travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 29, 2005. Please note that all details are subject to change .2.7