24 Apr 2017The What Works Summit is held for the second time this year at Reykjavik's Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre. The summit, which explores how countries can turn economic growth into positive social outcomes and advance social progress in times of uncertainty, begins today.
19 Dec 2016A Facebook group of disgruntled TV viewers has emerged calling on weather forecasters not to stand in front of and block East Iceland when presenting their bulletin.
30 Sep 2016The idea of an unconditional ‘basic income’ to all citizens is being actively looked into by Iceland’s Pirate Party and is also under discussion in countries across the world, including Finland.
1 Sep 2016Iceland’s new President caused a minor stir at last night’s basketball international against Switzerland by address a member of the Icelandic national team in English.
15 Jun 2016Turkish fans have started a hashtag to support Aron Gunnarsson, the Icelandic player snubbed by Ronaldo yesterday when he suggested they swapped shirts at the end of the match.
30 May 2016Lin has recently been on holiday in Iceland, visiting Akureyri and playing and shooting some hoops with a young Icelandic fan who bumped into him in an ice-cream shop.
27 May 2016Accent is the name of a new language-sharing app about to hit the market – and which could be a real boon to those interested in learning Icelandic.
25 May 2016Icelandic low-cost airline WOW air has announced the winners of the competition to select four ‘WOW SnapTravelers’, who will travel the airline’s route network and record their experiences for the airline’s Snapchatters.
5 May 2016Icelandic charity Göngum saman, an annual fundraiser for breast cancer research cannot run its ad campaign on Facebook due to illustrations on T-shirts sold for the cause. The T-shirts are designed by cartoonist Lóa Hjámtýsdóttir and feature drawings of breasts and nipples.
3 May 2016Toppled Icelandic ex-Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has been accused of jumping on the Leicester bandwagon, after the team won the English Premier League yesterday.
2 May 2016Icelandic low-cost airline WOW air is offering four lucky souls the opportunity of a lifetime to travel their route network and record their experiences for WOW air Snapchatters.
16 Mar 2016Sea salt marketed by Icelandic food company Islandica is sold in a box which has won awards for design but fallen foul of Facebook’s rules on decorum.
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