Reykjavik to preserve Viking Age longhouse
The Reykjavik City and Environmental and Planning Commission wants to preserve the archaeological remains that were discovered by Laekjargata street a...
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Dentists too expensive for young Danes
Around one in three Danes aged between 18 and 29 are avoiding going to the dentist because of the cost involved, according to a recent survey from You...
Icelandic Pavilion scraps legal appeal to have ‘The Mosque’ reopened
The Icelandic Art Center (IAC) has abandoned its legal appeal to have Christopher Buchel’s The Mosque reopened after Venetian authorities closed it do...
Huge python holds up Malmo traffic
A two-metre-long Indian python stopped traffic in the streets of Malmo on Wednesday after falling out of a moving vehicle. Police in the southern Swed...
Icelandic-French filmmaker Solveig Anspach passes away
Icelandic-French movie director Solveig Anspach has died at the age of 54 after losing her battle with breast cancer. Anspach, who broke onto the scen...
Russia bans Icelandic food imports
The Russian government has added Iceland to a list of countries from which all food imports are banned. The ban was introduced after the US and the EU...
Icelanders positive over thriving tourism industry
The majority of Icelanders are happy that an increasing number of tourists are visiting the North Atlantic island, according to a recent poll. The MMR...
Pamela Anderson continues fight to stop Icelandic shipment of whale meat
Former Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson will not give up on her battle to stop Iceland’s scheduled shipment of whale meat to Japan. The Canadian actres...