Society
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469First day of school for Glasir, Tórshavn College
Glasir, the largest educational institution in the Faroe Islands, joined hundreds of students in celebrating the first day of school in mid-August....
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1.6KMajority of Faroe Islanders oppose practice of dolphin hunting
It appears that a majority of Faroe Islanders are against the practice of dolphin hunting. In an online poll on Faroese news...
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551Local.fo hit with DDoS attack following Hvalvík dolphin slaughter
Local.fo was rendered inaccessible on Thursday owing to a so called Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. In a statement to Local.fo,...
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1.8K“This is very unfortunate branding of our country,” laments former Faroese PM after dolphins hunt
Former Faroese Prime Minister Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen has spoken out in the wake of yesterday's slaughter of 210 white-sided dolphins, which...
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557More than 100 white-sided dolphins and pilot whales herded and killed in village of Hvalvík
Faroese media report that a lot of people gathered on Hvalvík Beach to witness the killings which went fast and smooth. However,...
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286The annual gannet chick harvest takes place on Mykineshólmur Islet
The annual gannet chick harvest took place on the islet of Mykineshólmur, Mykines last night. Around 50 people had gathered to participate...
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122Puffin population is on the wane – “The potential culprits are many,” say scientists
The global puffin population appears to be in decline, both in Iceland and across many of their Atlantic habitats, including the Faroe...
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97Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in a decade in June
The unemployment rate in the Faroe Islands is the lowest it has been in a decade, reaching 1.8 percent in June. In...
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1.5KUncovering a different side to the Faroe Islands
In this remote and windswept corner of the world, whether painted in white or vivid green, unfathomable beauty is waiting around every...
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1.1KFaroese language courses set to begin on Monday
On Monday September 3rd two intensive courses in Faroese for foreigners will begin at Tórshavn's Evening School (Kvøldskúlin). One course is for...
