Two Icelandic skydivers jump to their deaths in Florida
Two Icelandic men were found dead on Saturday in the woods in Zephyrhills, Florida, after a dive that went awry. Investigation continues as the owner ...
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BIOEFFECT EGF SERUM skin care product wins award at GALA SPA AWARDS 2013
Popular skin care product BIOEFFECT EGF SERUM, by the Icelandic innovation company Sif Cosmetics, has received the internationally renowned GALA SPA A...
Kaupthing’s top bosses indicted over rigging
Kaupthing bank that collapsed during the great meltdown of 2008, is now in the news for other reasons. Nine senior executives, including former execut...
World Economic Forum ranks Iceland as most welcoming holiday destination
According to a new report published by the World Economic Forum, Iceland has been ranked as the most welcoming holiday destination in the world, along...
Investments in Iceland prompt 0.5% growth in Q4
New figures have revealed that Iceland’s economy saw further growth in the fourth quarter of 2012. According to official data published by Statistics ...
Bobby Fisher chess memorial exhibition unveiled in Reykjavik
A memorial exhibit has been unveiled a Reykjavik hotel commemorating what chess players refer to as ‘the match of all time’. The launch of the artefac...
Stone found in English Channel could be Icelandic ‘sunstone’
A crystal recovered from a shipwreck in the English Channel may turn out to be the fabled ‘sunstone’ said to be used by the Vikings. According to anci...
Iceland Geothermal Conference spreads green energy industry message
The recent Iceland Geothermal Conference, which took place between 5th and 8th March 2013 in Reykjavík, has helped carry a positive message for the po...