Rising food prices push up UK inflation
Higher food prices in the UK have pushed up inflation to 2.1% in October from a previous 1.8% in September. The new rate exceeds the government’...
Iceland scores highly in gender equality
Statistics from the 2007 Gender Gap Index have placed Iceland as one of the world’s most gender equal countries. The index, which was recently publish...
Bird flu outbreak in UK
Up to 30,000 turkeys on five farms have been culled as a precaution, after the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in turkeys on a Suffolk farm...
Youth drain from rural Iceland
Rural areas in Iceland are seeing a large decrease in population, particularly among younger people, according to Gunnlaugur A. Juliusson, Director fo...
Icelandic energy to be used for data centres
Landsvirkjun, the Icelandic national power company, has decided that future energy sales negotiations will focus on server farms and solar silicon pro...
Iceland heading for housing crisis
A housing crisis has been predicted for Iceland by the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ). Gylfi Arnbjörnsson, Managing Director, said increasing...
New Catholic bishop named for Iceland
Bishop Pierre Burcher of Switzerland was recently named the new Bishop of Iceland and in order to prepare for his new position, the Bishop is studying...
Flu cure found in the elderberry
A new flu remedy based on research into the black elderberry is being heralded as one of the most effective cures against the flu virus. Sambucol elde...