Icelandair offer cheap winter flights from Boston and New York
With the dramatic rise in value of the US dollar against the Icelandic krona, American visitors to Iceland now have nearly twice the spending power co...
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Swedish woodpecker makes most wanted list
A particularly determined woodpecker on the island of Oland has gone on a pecking frenzy, creating dozens of fist-sized holes in several houses in the...
Iceland takes decisive action with the launch of an economic stabilisation plan in conjunction with the IMF
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE: The Icelandic Government has reached an agreement ad referendum with a mission from th...
IMF: fiscal stability imperative for Iceland
The press conference held by the IMF delegation in Iceland this afternoon stressed the point that presently data is being gathered to evaluate the sit...
Update: Icelandic government opposition not happy
The opposition of the Icelandic government is not happy with the outcomes of the negotiations with the IMF delegation in Reykjavik today.
Breaking News: IMF discusses help to Iceland
Bjorgvin G. Sigurdsson, the Minister of Trade, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, the Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Arni Mathiesen, the Fi...
Diverted Manchester schoolkids overnighted at Akureyri airport
UPDATE: The Manchester schoolchildren, along with other passengers from the aeroplanes from London and Dublin, were supplied with blankets and pillows...
Finland could limit border crossings for Russians
In an effort to reduce the traffic congestion problem along its eastern border with Russia, the Finnish government is considering placing a cap on the...