Denmark's National Museum unveils gaming piece which is believed to be the first portrait of a Viking – figurine depicts man with imperial moustache, braided beard and a neatly-groomed hairstyle
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Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried-out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion
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In Norway's far north, members of the Sámi minority and environmental activists are trying to block the construction of a copper mine
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Gates Foundation commits $2.5 billion to ignored, underfunded women's health
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Mayan site with pyramid and canal system discovered in Guatemala
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Norway's 5,000m Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen may have to delay the start of his outdoor season due to problems with his Achilles tendon
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In April 1945 the Swedish Red Cross launched the largest rescue operation of World War II – the mission, involving the now-iconic “White Buses”, ultimately saved 15,000 prisoners
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Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway – despite delays that will now see the first licences awarded, a year later than planned, in 2026
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Dreadlocks and downward dogs, Oslo's new bishop takes unorthodox approach – Sunniva Gylver is keen to show a new side to Norway's Protestant Church
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Denmark issues a new travel advisory for the US that warns transgender and non-binary people to contact the American embassy before departure
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How does Iceland, a country celebrated for its progress on women's rights, grapple with domestic violence cases surging nearly 40% over the past decade?
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Archaeological dig at Notre-Dame unearths 2,000 years of history
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Victims of toxic waste dump in Ivory Coast still seeking justice
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A seismic signal heard across the world last September for nine days has been traced back to a trapped tsunami triggered by a landslide in the remote fjords of Greenland
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Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry of vineyards and a first generation of winemakers trying to carve out a niche
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Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe's livestock – Enorm intends to produce more than 10,000 tonnes of insect meal and oil a year
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Hamas called for Friday day of rage - Israeli diplomat stabbed in China possibly related act of terror
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Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change – one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse
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Fatal stabbing of Gabonese student highlights 'daily' racism faced by Africans in Russia
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Australia beat France in penalty thriller to reach World Cup semi-finals
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Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end
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Restaurants in Denmark, the recent darling of the culinary world, are outdoing each other to emulate Noma
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic's time at AC Milan is coming to an end – Italian media report that he could join Monza next season
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Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women – The Old Lady Patrol's protest against the country's pension system enters its tenth year
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Project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea – Denmark is the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad
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Norway's Supreme Court could set a legal precedent for control of the natural resources around the strategically important Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic
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Denmark's ode to the humble squash helped propel the Nordic nation to victory in prestigious culinary competition Bocuse d'Or
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Due to sky-rocketing energy prices this winter many local hockey teams in Finland are struggling – forced to hold practices at outdoor public rinks
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In Finland, where forests cover around 75% of land, the EU's upcoming biodiversity strategy has sparked outrage in the forestry industry, as well as the government
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Finland hopes new nuclear reactor eases energy crunch – Olkiluoto 3 will be able to produce about one-fifth of the electricity the country consumes
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UN panel finds journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli fire
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'Ebola is defeated,' says Congolese professor who discovered the virus
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Iceland's last remaining whaling company said it planned to hunt this summer for the first time since 2018
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Dutch museums and concert halls open as hair salons to protest Covid rules
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Norwegian footballers wore t-shirts with the slogan 'human rights, on and off the pitch' in support of migrant workers building venues in Qatar
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The Danish capital, which was designated the European Green Capital in 2014, is trying to do everything it can to make Euro 2020 as green as possible
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Denmark to retire its last four circus elephants
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Twenty pilot whales have died stranded in mysterious circumstances on the south-western coast of Iceland
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Consumer prices were on average fifty-six percent higher in Iceland than the rest of Europe in 2018
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Fleeing persecution, LGBT+ Brazilians find refuge in Portugal
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Jair Bolsonaro's approval rating plunges as Brazilians lose confidence
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The pesticide generation
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Migrant caravan faces false accusations as it crosses Mexico
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The fishermen and the sea
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France's freeclimbing 'Spiderman' arrested while climbing Seoul skyscraper
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Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for €2 million at Eiffel Tower auction
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