Murder Suspect Was Convicted of Manslaughter Decades Ago

4 Feb 2021 The 51-year-old Danish man who yesterday confessed to having killed a 43-year-old Icelandic woman, Freyja Egilsdóttir Mogensen, at her home in East Jutland, Denmark, will be charged with manslaughter and the desecration of a human corpse.

The Aarhus Courthouse.

Man Confesses to the Murder of Icelandic Woman in Denmark

3 Feb 2021 A 51-year-old Danish man has confessed to the murder of a 43-year-old Icelandic woman in East-Jutland, Denmark.

From Keflavík International Airport.

New Rules Could Be in Effect for Months

19 Aug 2020 New rules regarding testing for the coronavirus at Icelandic borders took effect today.

The C-130 Hercules aircraft landed at Reykjavík Airport shortly before noon.

Danish Air Force Assists in Search for Teenager

12 Dec 2019 The Icelandic Coast Guard has sought help from the Royal Danish Air Force in the search for a teenage boy, who fell into a river in Eyjafjörður, North Iceland, last night.

“They Are Part of Our History”

12 Nov 2019 The 700 manuscripts, written in Iceland in the Middle Ages, that used to be part of the collection of Icelandic manuscript collector Árni Magnússon (1663-1730), are to remain at the Arnamagnæan Institute at the University of Copenhagen.

From Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.

Trump Sends Delegation to Greenland

25 Oct 2019 The United States has not lost interest in Greenland, although US President Donald Trump’s desire to purchase the autonomous territory from Denmark was not well received in the summer.

US President Donald Trump.

Trump Cancels Denmark Visit since PM Won’t Discuss Sale of Greenland

21 Aug 2019 US President Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he is postponing his state visit to Denmark.

From Kulusuk, Greenland.

How about Greenland Buying the USA?

20 Aug 2019 Some reporters in Denmark are having a blast, following news reports of US President Donald Trump’s interest in purchasing Greenland – an idea generally regarded as absurd in Greenland and Denmark.

From Kulusuk, Greenland.

Greenland Won’t Be Sold to Trump

19 Aug 2019 In response to a report last week in the Wall Street Journal, stating that US President Donald Trump is interested in purchasing Greenland from Denmark, the government of Greenland and Danish politicians stressed Friday that Greenland is not for sale.

US President Donald Trump.

Is Trump Interested in Buying Greenland?

16 Aug 2019 The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that US President Donald Trump has numerous times expressed interest in purchasing Greenland.

Letters from Iceland Nobel winner Laxness auctioned

6 Sep 2016 A set of letters written by Iceland Nobel Literature laureate Halldór Laxness to the Danish translator of his books are going under the hammer in a Danish auction house today.

What this couple WON’T miss when they leave Iceland

29 Aug 2016 This young couple making a new life in Denmark have made a video about the aspects of living in Iceland that they won’t miss once they are gone.

Guðmundur Guðmundsson (left) and the Danish players celebrating their victory.

Icelanders driving force behind Olympic handball success

22 Aug 2016 Three of the six medals won in the handball competition of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were won by teams under Icelandic managers.

Daniel Carlsen.

Danish nationalists hit back at “ashamed” Icelanders

11 Jul 2016 Leader of the Danish far-right nationalist Party of the Danes Daniel Carsen has dropped a video on social media accusing Iceland of being ashamed of the fact that their national football team is “Icelandic”.

The word France shown in inverted commas.

Iceland FA slams far-right racist Euro 2016 image

7 Jul 2016 The Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) has condemned the unauthorised use of a photograph of an Icelandic player on a race-related image published by a Danish far-right nationalist political party.

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