Promising results for new deCODE heart drug
The biopharmaceutical company deCODE Genetics Inc has described a recent trial for a drug to prevent heart attacks as having positive results, accordi...
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Bobby Fischer dies aged 64
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer died yesterday in Iceland after a long battle with illness, according to Visir.is Fischer was born 9th March...
Iceland wary of Euroisation
Kaupthing, Iceland’s biggest company with total assets valued at €56bn, has been denied permission by the Central Bank of Iceland to adopt the euro as...
New equity rights market opens in Iceland
The Nordic Exchange Iceland opened a new specialty submarket for equity rights earlier this month, reports newsdesk.se. The OMX ICE Equity Rights subm...
Iceland Express release special offer winter flights
Low fares airline Iceland Express is currently offering discount flights to Reykjavik, Iceland from three major European cities. Passengers who book b...
Colombian refugees make Iceland their new home
Iceland recently welcomed eight Colombian women with their children to seek refuge from the country’s struggle between government and rebel groups, ac...
‘Seismic hums’ detected near Iceland
Researchers have identified a ‘seismic hum’ in the ocean expanse between Iceland and the Labrador Sea, according to Nature.com. Under certain conditio...
Fish factories face tough times in Iceland
Iceland’s large cut in cod quotas last year may cause another fish processing plant to close down, reports FISHupdate.com. Located in the remote area ...