Iceland beats Australia in quality of life
A recently completed survey of lifestyles around the world has named the three countries with the highest quality of life as Norway, Iceland and Austr...
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Coldwater launches new range of meals
An Icelandic packaged seafood meal manufacturer has recently announced a new range of meals for distribution with a retailer in the UK. Coldwater Seaf...
President of Iceland visits Romania
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, visited Romania last week. On the agenda were discussions about a number of matters including the possib...
Alcoa joins geothermal project
Three energy companies in Iceland have joined forces to investigate the possibility of increasing the amount of energy harnessed from geothermal sourc...
Reykjavik to host conference on the future of music
Who is in Control? – an international conference on the future of music and the latest trends in digital marketing will be taking place in Reykj...
Actavis challenges pain patent
UK drug manufacturer King Pharmaceuticals said recently that they are prepared to take the Icelandic pharmaceutical company Actavis to court if that i...
Iceland to withdraw from NATO operation in Iraq
The 34 nations assisting the United States with its operations in Iraq will soon be reduced to 33, as Iceland plans to withdraw from its participation...
NZ basketball player catches Iceland’s eye
Everard Bartlett, a 21-year-old basketball player from the LPG Hawks in New Zealand is weighing up his options and thinking about playing ball next ye...