Flu jab doctor warns of epidemic
The doctor who invented the flu vaccine agrees that a major flu outbreak is likely but says the flu jab is powerless to stop it. Dr Graeme Laver, who ...
Icelanders on the Internet
As Iceland becomes more prominent on the world stage, people want to find out more about the remote north Atlantic island and its inhabitants. Particu...
Well managed fisheries key to sustainability
According to National Geographic, Iceland is one of only three well-managed fisheries in the world and practices there can serve as a model for fishin...
Satellite car monitoring for Iceland?
A company which specialises in developing systems for vehicle tracking, New Development (ND), has teamed up with the 112 Emergency Service and the Min...
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...