Iceland Leads EU27 in Broadband Penetration Rankings
US Broadband Uptake Grows to 86.3% Among Active Internet Users – December 2007 Bandwidth Report. Iceland (76%), the Netherlands (74%), Denmark (...
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Iceland takes action against US human rights violations
A total of 22 Icelandic MPs have signed an Amnesty International letter to prohibit illegal custody and other human rights violations in the US “War o...
The treatment of Lillendahl by US customs was unacceptable
The Icelandic government has asked for an explanation from the US authorities about the treatment of Erla Ósk Lilliendahl, an Icelandic native that go...
Iceland behind America’s geothermal push
A lot of the impetus behind the current US drive for geothermal alternatives to fossil fuels comes from across the Atlantic, in Iceland. Iceland Ameri...
White House, this is Iceland calling
Last week Vifill Atlason, a 16 year old high school student in Iceland, picked up the phone and placed a call to the White House. Atlason claimed to b...
Icelanders snap up cheap US homes
This year has seen a large number of Icelanders buying holiday homes abroad. Icelandic investors are buying up property in international locations, wi...
Icelandic drilling project sheds light on ‘black smokers’
Researchers from Stanford University, the University of Oregon, UC David and UC Riverside are hoping that research into hydrothermal land vents in the...
Tax treaty signed between Iceland and America
The US Treasury Department last month announced the signing of a new treaty relating to income tax. The treaty was singed by Deputy Secretary Robert K...