Over three thousand Icelandic children declared obese
According to the latest figures from the Health Care Development Center in Iceland, over three thousand children have been declared obese, nearing 6.5...
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Arctic Prime Fisheries warned by Greenlandic authorities about violating fishing license
According to Sermitsiaq, the Greenlandic fishery, Arctic Prime Fisheries, has been warned by the government of Greenland about violating the terms of ...
10 million ISK invested to train unemployed Icelanders in coaching Esports
As part of a new incentive between the Icelandic Social Affairs Ministry and the Icelandic Esports Association, the government has invested 10 million...
Norway becomes biggest electricity exporter in Europe
In the second half of 2020, Norway became the biggest net exporter of electricity in Europe, sending a fifth of its power generation abroad, states Bl...
Icelandic agriculture set to be carbon neutral by 2040
According to a new agreement outlined by the Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation, agriculture in Iceland is set to be fully carbon neutral b...
CEO Valgeir Magnússon on Expanding Pipar\TBWA
IceNews sat down with Pipar\TBWA CEO Valgeir Magnússon to discuss the company’s acquisition of a Norwegian agency in these uncertain times. IceNews:Th...
Digital COVID vaccine certificates to be developed in Sweden and Denmark
Nordic neighbors Sweden and Denmark have announced that initial development has begun on digital certificates to prove whether the holder had been vac...
Request made for Disney+ to include Icelandic language
The on-demand streaming service, Disney+, has recently seen pressure from Iceland’s Minister of Education and Culture, Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, to i...