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Iceland

Environment 5 years ago

Captive beluga whales released into Iceland sea sanctuary

Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium have returned to the sea in an Icelandic sanctuary, conservationists said Monday, expressing hopes of creating a model for rehoming some 300 belugas currently in captivity.

News 5 years ago

Iceland invites people to scream to release pandemic frustration

People around the world are encouraged to record their screams online to release their bottled-up frustrations.

World 5 years ago

Iceland president reelected with 92 percent of vote

Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson has been reelected with a whopping 92 percent of the vote, according to final results released on Sunday.

News 5 years ago

Denmark opens border to Germany, Norway and Iceland

Denmark announced Friday it would reopen its border to visitors from Germany, Norway and Iceland from June 15, but said the UK and the rest of the EU would have to wait a few more months.

News 5 years ago

Iceland to test airport passengers for coronavirus

Iceland, which has successfully contained the new coronavirus and conducted more tests per capita than any other country, said Tuesday it plans to offer arriving travelers a COVID-19 test to avoid a 14-day quarantine.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Icelandic designer makes 'scary' masks to encourage distancing

Icelandic designer Yrurari's knitted face coverings aren't so much to stop airborne droplets as to keep people at a distance by displaying scary tongues or fangs.

Environment 5 years ago

No whaling in Iceland for second straight year

Iceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they were hanging up their harpoons for good.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Female Icelandic 'Joker' composer makes film awards history

Golden Globe-winning Icelandic musician Hildur Guonadottir, 37, usually lives a quiet life in Berlin, but is about to see a lot more of Los Angeles' red carpets as nominations come flooding in for her score for Tod Phillips' film "Joker".

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts

They recount tales of Viking raids, Norse history, kings and gods: a priceless collection of medieval manuscripts, bequeathed by an Icelandic scholar to the University of Copenhagen in the 18th century, that Iceland now wants back.

News 6 years ago

Iceland's WOW Air to resume flights with new owners

An American aviation firm said on Friday it had taken over Iceland's bankrupt airline WOW Air together with local investors and said flights would resume in October.

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Captive beluga whales released into Iceland sea sanctuary

Iceland invites people to scream to release pandemic frustration

Iceland president reelected with 92 percent of vote

Denmark opens border to Germany, Norway and Iceland

Iceland to test airport passengers for coronavirus

Icelandic designer makes 'scary' masks to encourage distancing

No whaling in Iceland for second straight year

Female Icelandic 'Joker' composer makes film awards history

Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts

Iceland's WOW Air to resume flights with new owners

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Your Opinion Matters

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