Largest torrent site in Iceland shut down
Efforts by a consortium of anti-piracy organisations were finally successful last week in shutting down Iceland’s largest BitTorrent website. The webs...
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Large number of earthquakes in Iceland
Fifteen earthquakes hit the north side of Langjökull glacier in the interior of Iceland on Monday. The largest measured 4.4 on the Richter scale and w...
Canadians on trade mission in Iceland
Residents of Newfoundland Canada visited Iceland last week to showcase local products for the holiday season. Representatives from 31 companies made t...
Icelanders on the Internet
As Iceland becomes more prominent on the world stage, people want to find out more about the remote north Atlantic island and its inhabitants. Particu...
Sigur Ros to work with Smashing Pumpkins producer
The producer of the popular North American band, The Smashing Pumpkins, will be working together with Sigur Ros in order to produce a new album togeth...
Icelanders traveling more and more
Icelanders are making travel plans like never before. This year, during the autumn and winter months, travel agencies in Iceland have sold more tours ...
Hearts midfielder makes Icelandic team
Last season the Hearts midfielder Eggert Jonsson was the subject of several negative articles in a Glasgow-based tabloid, but this season Jonsson is s...
Glitnir bank rating unaffected by S&P outlook
Standard & Poor cut its outlook for Iceland to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ yesterday, citing the increased risk of a hard landing for the economy. Ic...