Katrín Jakobsdóttir, crime fiction fan and Iceland's Prime Minister, has published her first thriller novel with her close friend and bestselling author Ragnar Jónasson
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Organizers of this week's World Fischer Random Chess Championship have introduced unprecedented new security measures to prevent cheating
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Driftwood floats thousands of kilometers from Siberia to Iceland, but it may drift no longer by 2060 due to climate change
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Edinburgh-based Skyrora got its suborbital Skylark L rocket successfully off an Icelandic launch pad – but the booster didn't go far, falling into the Norwegian Sea
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Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed Icelandic homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments
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Iceland offers the best pension provisions, followed by the Netherlands and Denmark, according to a survey by pensions consultants Mercer
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An averted terrorist plot and recent shootings in Reykjavík have put guns in Iceland in the spotlight
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Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year
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Icelandic police say they have arrested four men for alleged 'preparations for terrorist acts' – an unprecedented situation for the tiny country
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In Iceland with the experimental pop icon Björk, digging deep into the triumphs and tragedies that birthed her remarkable new album, Fossora
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How a volcanic eruption and a mysterious phenomenon known as a mast year were perfectly timed together to create a new forest in Iceland
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Hatari – Dansið Eða Deyið (2022)
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Daði Freyr - All Star, Endurtaka Mig, The Lowlands Song, and Think About Things | Live at Lowlands 2022
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Björk – Atopos (2022)
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Film productions from around the world are eager to capture Iceland's dramatic landscapes – and to take advantage of an attractive incentive scheme
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Putting the Icelandic Lupin debate under the microscope to try and find out the good and the bad about this invasive species
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How grief, going home and gabber built Björk's new album – Fossora will be released this autumn
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With a reputation for having more authors per capita than any other country, Olaf Olafsson leads a literary stroll through Iceland's capital
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Fagradalsfjall has been spewing lava for the past few days – as spectators angled their phones for the perfect shot, three tourists have been injured
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Reaching closer to Earth's core, one lava scoop at a time – 2021 eruption in Iceland gave researchers rare and illuminating access to the mantle
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Iceland is bringing back the forests razed by Vikings – recent data shows tree-cultivating efforts are paying off
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Climeworks is building a second commercial-sized plant in Iceland that will capture and store 36,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide
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After a four-year hiatus, Iceland's last remaining whaling company will resume its hunt this summer, much to the chagrin of tourism officials
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Iceland's Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir on being a mother and professional footballer
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Over twenty-five years ago Kári Stefánsson began examining the DNA of Iceland's inhabitants in search of the genetic causes of illness
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In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats
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Árný Margrét – Akureyri (2022)
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Gifted helmer Hlynur Pálmason interrogates the role of religion in Iceland's past – but it's really colonialism that's at question in his new film 'Godland'
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Beast | Official trailer
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OutHorse your email
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Iceland urged to ban blood farms that extract hormone from pregnant horses – European Commission said it was seriously concerned about the treatment of horses
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British rocket company Skyrora has called on the Icelandic government to grant a licence that would end a months-long delay to Europe's largest-ever rocket launch
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The Vikings cut them down, we want to bring them back – bringing back the ancient forests of Iceland
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Seabear – Parade (2022)
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As the world experiences sea level rise, Iceland's waters are falling – and flowing to the other side of the planet
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Can carbon-capture plants achieve global net-zero emissions?
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Lilja Alfreðsdóttir will meet with the CEO of Spotify this week to discuss the proliferation of “fake artists” posing as Icelandic musicians on the music streaming platform
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In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom
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Iceland's plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a fifteen-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – tourists
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Why Iceland is punching above its weight on the international drama scene
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Björk feat. Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Hyperballad (Björk Orkestral live at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík) (2021)
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Iceland's last remaining whaling company said it planned to hunt this summer for the first time since 2018
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Pale Moon – Clown (2022)
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Systur – Með Hækkandi Sól (2022)
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Daði Freyr - Thank You (Live from Söngvakeppnin 2022)
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Eliza Reid: ‘The ancient Icelandic word 'sprakkar' means outstanding women. And they're all around us’.
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Views of Iceland in February – Nacho Doce, a photographer with Reuters, spent the past few weeks traveling across the country
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US skateboarder Josh Neuman, 22, among four people killed in Iceland plane crash
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Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice
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Nara Walker was convicted of assaulting her ex-husband in Reykjavík in 2017 – she and eight other women are taking Iceland to court claiming human rights violations
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