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ICELAND PRIME MINISTER KATRA-N JAKOBSDA?TTIR IS THE 'ANTI-TRUMP'


You are the second woman prime minister in Iceland's history... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 1798

HOW ONE COUNTRY DRAMATICALLY CUT TEENAGE DRINKING


Jump to media player How do you stop people being the victims of violence over and over again?... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 7977

ICELAND'S PRESIDENT ASKS OPPOSITION LEFT-GREENS TO FORM COALITION


Benediktsson's Independence party - which has dominated Icelandic politics for decades - won the most seats, but fell short of a parliamentary majority... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 1015

ICELAND PRESIDENT TASKS LEFT-GREEN LEADER WITH FORMING GOVERNMENT


The former journalist led her party to second place with 11 seats in Saturday's vote, which was won by incumbent prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson's Independence Party... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 0

ICELAND'S PM POISED TO FEND OFF CHALLENGE FROM LEFT


Under the Icelandic system, the president, who holds a largely ceremonial role, tasks the leader of the biggest party with forming a government... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 0

ICELANDS INDEPENDENCE PARTY RETAINS MOST SEATS AFTER ELECTION


His Center Party, however, has now emerged as the fourth-largest, pushing the anti-establishment Icelandic Pirate Party down to sixth place with six seats... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 358

ICELAND RULING PARTY AHEAD DESPITE LOSSES


Iceland's main centre-right party looks set to remain the largest in a snap election called after a scandal over a paedophile toppled the coalition... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 2044

ICELANDIC VOTERS GIVE CENTRE-LEFT OPPOSITION NARROW ELECTION WIN


The Independence Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, remained the biggest party with 25 per cent of the votes but suffered a setback... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 197

ICELAND GOES TO POLLS AMID SCANDALS DISGUST AND DISTRUST


In this crowded mix, a dark horse has appeared the former Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 2122

ICELAND SET FOR SECOND SNAP ELECTION IN A YEAR AFTER SERIES OF SCANDALS


The prime minister and his circle suffer from a serious lack of trust in the wake of recent scandals, he said... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 1469

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ICELAND BECOMES THE FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO MAKE EMPLOYERS PROVE THEY OFFER EQUAL PAY


It was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the day for women's rights and world peace in 1977... READ MORE

9th March, 2017 103520

AN ICELANDIC LAWMAKER BREAST-FED HER BABY WHILE GIVING A PARLIAMENTARY SPEECH -- AND NO ONE CARED


The Icelandic lawmaker was sitting in parliament Wednesday, breast-feeding her 6-week-old daughter, when she was unexpectedly called to respond to a bill... READ MORE

14th October, 2016 45903

MORE THAN 11,000 ICELANDERS OFFER TO HOUSE SYRIAN REFUGEES TO HELP EUROPEAN CRISIS


More than 11 000 icelanders offer to house syrian refugees to help european crisis... READ MORE

1st September, 2015 38400

BEST OF 2016 REYKJAVIK GETS DARK TO SEE THE LIGHT


Reykjavik went dark Wednesday night, after the City Council switched off street lamps and encouraged residents to turn off their lights... READ MORE

28th December, 2016 32475

10 000 ICELANDERS OFFER TO HOUSE SYRIAN REFUGEES AFTER AUTHOR'S CALL


I'm a teacher and would teach the child to speak, read and write Icelandic and adjust to Icelandic society... READ MORE

31st August, 2015 29879

ICELAND'S LEADER BACKS DOWN ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE


Post to Facebook Iceland's leader backs down on controversial issue Pineapple on pizza President GuA?ni Th... READ MORE

22nd February, 2017 25106

ICELANDIC PRESIDENT ADMITS HE DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BAN PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA


Icelandic President Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson ignited a global debate this week by suggesting that he would ban pineapples as a topping on pizza if he could... READ MORE

22nd February, 2017 17347

ICELANDS PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, AFTER PIRATE PARTY MAKES STRONG GAINS


Icelands Prime Minister Resigns, After Pirate Party Makes Strong Gains... READ MORE

30th October, 2016 16590

ICELAND, A LAND OF VIKINGS, BRACES FOR A PIRATE PARTY TAKEOVER


The Pirates are riding on that wave, said Ragnheithur Kristjansdottir, a political history professor at the University of Iceland... READ MORE

24th October, 2016 15400

ICELAND OUSTED ONE LEADER NAMED IN THE PANAMA PAPERS BUT ENDED UP WITH ANOTHER ON THE LIST


But despite the public outcry last April, Iceland's new prime minister was also named in the Panama Papers... READ MORE

11th January, 2017 10526

HOW TO PLAN THE MOST EPIC NORTHERN LIGHTS TRIP IN ICELAND


How to plan the perfect northern lights viewing trip in iceland... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 10150

WORLD LEADER ANNOUNCES HE WANTS TO BAN PINEAPPLE ON PIZZASA


The politician made it clear just how much he despises the Hawaiian pizza by joking it should be outlawed, the Iceland Magazine reports... READ MORE

21st February, 2017 7253

ICELAND PM STEPS ASIDE AFTER PROTESTS OVER PANAMA PAPERS REVELATIONS


He failed, however, to declare an interest in the company either then or when he became prime minister in 2013... READ MORE

6th April, 2016 4198

WHAT IN THE WORLD EUROPES MOSQUITO-FREE ISLAND PARADISE ICELAND


Nor does Iceland lack the ponds and lakes where mosquitoes love to breed... READ MORE

3rd November, 2016 4109

POLLS SUGGEST ICELAND'S PIRATE PARTY MAY FORM NEXT GOVERNMENT


Onnudottir said she could "very easily see" the party winning 20-25% of the vote... READ MORE

12th August, 2016 3618

ICELAND TO BUILD FIRST NORSE GODS TEMPLE SINCE VIKING AGE SO YOU CAN WORSHIP THOR AND ODIN


Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since the Viking age... READ MORE

3rd February, 2015 3077

CO2 TURNED INTO STONE IN ICELAND IN CLIMATE CHANGE BREAKTHROUGH


Conventional CCS also requires the CO2 to be separated from the mix of gases emitted by power stations and industrial plants, which is expensive... READ MORE

10th June, 2016 3038

PANAMA PAPERS: ICELAND PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS


The leaks, from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca, showed PM Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson owned an offshore company, Wintris, with his wife... READ MORE

5th April, 2016 2958

5 COUNTRIES WHERE MOST POLICE OFFICERS DO NOT CARRY FIREARMS -- AND IT WORKS WELL


So far, though, the tradition of unarmed police officers has proven to be stronger than the fear of terrorism... READ MORE

8th July, 2016 2909

ICELAND TO BUILD FIRST TEMPLE TO NORSE GODS IN 1,000 YEARS


Iceland to build first temple to norse gods in 1 000 years... READ MORE

2nd February, 2015 2876

ICELAND PRIME MINISTER QUITS OVER PANAMA PAPERS TAX HAVEN SCANDAL


Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson's resignation follows intense pressure in Iceland after he was named in the leaked documents which apparently reveal tax evasion attempts... READ MORE

6th April, 2016 2818

THE MOST EXTREME GEOTHERMAL PLANT IN THE WORLD


Not everyone in Iceland welcomes the development of geothermal power, however... READ MORE

22nd December, 2016 2638

ICELAND FIRST IN WORLD TO REQUIRE COMPANIES TO PROVE THEY OFFER EQUAL PAY


Iceland first in world to require companies to prove they offer equal pay... READ MORE

8th March, 2017 2368

HOW A CONVICTED PEDOPHILE BROUGHT DOWN ICELAND'S GOVERNMENT


The story involves Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson and his father, Benedikt Sveinsson... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 2315

BACK FOR THOR: HOW ICELAND IS RECONNECTING WITH ITS PAGAN PAST


From neo-pagan marriage ceremonies to edda study groups and plans for a new temple, Iceland is seeing a revival of interest in Norse myths... READ MORE

6th February, 2015 2190

'IN 2016, WE STILL NEED TO FIGHT'


But France is far from the worst offender in Europe when it comes to the gender pay gap... READ MORE

8th November, 2016 2127

WHO KILLED A WOMAN IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S SAFEST COUNTRIES? ALL OF ICELAND WANTS TO KNOW.


This is Iceland, where police are unarmed and people walk at all hours of the night -- just as Birna Brjansdottir was doing when she disappeared... READ MORE

24th January, 2017 2038

IN THIS COUNTRY LITERALLY NO YOUNG CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THAT GOD CREATED THE EARTH


As of last year, about 75 percent of Iceland's inhabitants were registered members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church... READ MORE

23rd January, 2016 1825

ICELAND ELECTION: TIGHT RACE TO FORM GOVERNMENT AS COUNTING BEGINS


Iceland election tight race to form government as counting begins... READ MORE

30th October, 2016 1599

CLIMATE CHANGE IS LIFTING ICELAND AND IT COULD MEAN MORE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS


The entire chain reaction of melting ice caps, rising earth surface and volcanic activity is still not entirely understood, Bennett said... READ MORE

31st January, 2015 1519


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