Society
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409Drug crimes rise while criminal charges fall in the Faroe Islands
The number of criminal charges being brought in the Faroe Islands has fallen drastically over the past five years. A High Commissioner...
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133“Football is an effective cocktail for improving bone health,” states Faroese researcher
According to a new study carried out in the Faroe Islands by football researchers and physiologists, football scores from all angles for...
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100On top of the world: Nobody likes more Facebook posts per month than Faroe Islanders
Faroe Islanders are extremely active compared to the rest of the world when it comes to commenting on Facebook, liking posts on...
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271Joy on the beach of Tórshavn as Faroese whalers kill 51 pilot whales
51 pilot whales were killed in Tórshavn this afternoon. Finnbogi Midjord, the local sheriff, states that the killings went well. It is...
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41Won DKK 20 million in lottery – wants to spend it on helping family and making improvements in local area
Last week a lucky Faroe Islander won no less than DKK 20 million in the Danish national lottery. The winning mega millions...
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61Hibernian fans set to miss Europa League clash against NSÍ Runavík after SAS flight turns back to Denmark
Kat Donaldson wrote on Twitter: “£750 on flights to go see @HibsOfficial and the pilots circled Faroes’ then decided to take us...
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61Unidentified Faroe Islander becomes lottery millionaire overnight
A lucky Faroe Islander has won no less than DKK 20 million in Danske Spil's Lotto. The winning mega millions lottery ticket...
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51One of out ten Faroe Islanders live below poverty line
According to Statistics Faroe Islands, 10.1% of the 2016 Faroese population were deemed to live below the poverty line. The first poverty...
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42Atlantic Airways flights circle the Faroes for hours in extremely foggy conditions
It has been very foggy in the North Atlantic archipelago today - as it often is in this part of the world...
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11529-year-old man dies after falling from mountain on the island of Kalsoy
A 29-year-old man has died falling around 300-400 meters from a mountain above the village of Trøllanes on Kalsoy.
