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Faroe whales show new pollutant spreads worldwide
People who eat whale meat in the remote Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic have high levels of an industrial toxin in their blood in a worrying sign that the pollutant has spread worldwide, scientists said on ...
Faroe Islands band play 24 gigs in 24 hours
Boys in a Band celebrate the launch of their debut album by orchestrating a possibly record-breaking tour of the Danish archipelago that they call home There's not that much to do on the Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands band plays 24 gigs in 24 hours
Newcomers Boys In A Band played a mammoth 24 shows in 24 hours this weekend at a selection of different locations on the Faroe Islands .
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Nordic tax deal - will benefit business'
GUERNSEY is to sign tax agreements with seven Nordic countries. Chief Minister Lyndon Trott will sign the four separate agreements, including tax information exchange agreements, with Denmark, Finland, ...
Aircraft Accident Board Criticizes Coast Guard
The AAIB concluded that the Coast Guard had not followed regulations as strictly as they should have; they had used a defect spare part in the landing gear and an extension for the permission to use the nose ...
Sailors spark massive sea search after failing to answer phone
A PAIR of sailors sparked a five-hour international air and sea search - by refusing to answer their radio or phones.
New fibre-optic cable spells better broadband links, says BT
BT is laying a new fibre optic sub marine cable between Orkney and the Scottish mainland to help bring its 21st Century Network to the northern isles.
India, world shipping's toxic waste dump
Three months later, the rust-riddled vessel sailed into this port - to die. In May, the vessel gunned its engines for the last time and slid up the beach alongside the skeletal remains of numerous other ships ...
The A to Z of Irish immigrants (and yes, we did search the atlas --...
You don't have to be older than 30 to remember the days when a black man walking down Dublin 's O'Connell generated wide-eyed stares and stunned disbelief.
Tourists Guide To The Faroe Islands
Every Manchester City fan will know that the Blues are to face Faroe Islands EB/Streymur in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round, however how many of you knew this? Language: Faroese is the national language and ...
UEFA Cup first qualifying round draw
Manchester City face a trip to the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
The Faroe Islands are a group of islands between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly equidistant between Iceland, Scotland, and Norway.
There are some things that I would like to show you about the Faroe Islands, but I can't take a picture of them that really does them justice.
Hibs learn Intertoto opponents
Hibernian will face Swedish club IF Elfsborg in the Intertoto Cup second round next month, while Irish outfit Bohemians are also through.
Rose M. Dutting, 51, of 106 Mooreland Ave., formerly of Clinton, died Tuesday, June 24, in UMass-Memorial Healthcare, Marlboro Hospital, after an illness.
Icelandic Prisoner in Faroe Islands Transferred
"With the assistance of good people we have succeeded [in transferring Marteinsson to Iceland], and we can be very thankful for Eidur Gudnason, the consul to Iceland in the Faroe Islands," Marteinsson's ...
Pensioner home after five-year charity trek
An adventure-loving pensioner returned to the UK today following a five-year charity trek around the globe.
'Supergranny' Runs Around the World
Rosie Swale Pope, a 61-year-old grandmother from Tenby, Wales, has almost completed her round-the-world run.
Rosie Swale Pope has defied freezing winters, boiling summers, wolves, thieves, mad men and bereavement in an astonishing run through 12 countries.