Whalebones in the luggage from Iceland to Baltimore
Customs officers in Baltimore-Washington International airport were in for a surprise last weekend when they discovered whalebones in the suitcase of ...
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Plain Vanilla mass layoffs
Fourteen employees of the Reykjavik based mobile games company Plain Vanilla have been laid of since today. This makes for 20 per cent of the companie...
Cher Sends Icelandic Water to Citizens of Flint
President Obama has declared a federal state of emergency for the city of Flint, Michigan due to high levels of lead contamination in the drinking wat...
San Francisco Ballet to Grace Harpa’s Stage in 2016
The San Francisco Ballet will be coming to Reykjavík next spring as part of the 2016 Reykjavík Arts Festival. There will be four performances on the E...
Nike’s Dream Run in Iceland Ends Badly
The sportswear brand Nike is being sued by Kate Freeman, a long-distance runner and coach from Los Angeles, CA. Freeman is suing for damages she susta...
WOWAir to Fly to USA’s West Coast
Travellers will be happy to learn that WOW Air is expanding its repertoire of destinations. Iceland’s economy airline plans to add Los Angeles and San...
Nordic strongholds in Silicon Valley, New York City, Masdar City and….?
“The internationalisation of startups provides great added value for the Nordic countries” Roger Bjørgan Managing Director of Nordic Innovation. This ...
U.S. mulls re-opening Icelandic air base
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work was recently visiting several Nordic countries, including Iceland, to discuss defense strategy and the possi...