Society
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261Faroese abortion rates plummet to a historic low
Abortion rates in the Faroe Islands have fallen to a historic low, according to the latest data compiled by Statistics Faroe Islands.
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485Three people in hospital after serious Tórshavn crash
Three people were taken to The National Hospital (Landssjúkrahúsið) after a two-car head-on crash just outside Tórshavn (Sandvíkarhjalla) last night.
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182Sambinding events help integrate locals and immigrants
The Red Cross in the Faroe Islands organises various events with the aim of helping locals and immigrants integrate. One successful event...
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28756% of Faroe Islanders classed as overweight or obese
More than half of Faroese adults are overweight or obese, a new Gallup survey has found. The number of overweight Faroe Islanders...
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133VP buys 50% of Local.fo, editorial teams will be merged
Faroese media company VP (previously Vágaportalurin) has bought 50% of Local.fo, the only English-language news website in the Faroe Islands.
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191Atlantic Puffins put on a lot of weight during winter months, new study concludes
New research led by scientists from Norway, the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom has found that Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica from...
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231Faroe Islanders are more charitable than other Scandinavians, implies head of Red Cross Faroe Islands
According to Jóannes Eidesgaard, the head of Red Cross Faroe Islands, Faroe Islanders are more generous than other Scandinavians when it comes...
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396Black ice hits roads across the Faroe Islands
It appears winter has well and truly arrived in the Faroe Islands. On Friday night, the North Atlantic archipelago was hit by...
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3.1K50 percent of Faroe Islanders use phone while driving
A new online poll conducted by Faroese news outlet VP.fo shows that around 50 percent of Faroese drivers use their mobile phones...
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1.4KFaroe Islanders given another opportunity to fly straight to The Holy Land from Iceland
Faroe Islanders will once again have the opportunity to fly straight from Iceland to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
