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Katrín Jakobsdóttir was taking part in the interview with the Washington Post when the interview struck

Icelandic PM keeps cool during earthquake interruption

News Lens • 21 Oct 20

A special sling was used to transfer Little Grey from a tugboat to the care pool

Two Beluga whales move step closer to open water home

World • 10 Aug 20

Sitting president Gudni Johannesson casting his vote this morning

Iceland president set for landslide election win

World • 27 Jun 20

Iceland has confirmed 1,801 cases of Covid-19 and recorded 10 deaths

Iceland to offer airport virus test to avoid quarantine

World • 12 May 20

Domino's Pizza set to exit four international markets

Domino's Pizza to exit four international markets

Business • 17 Oct 19

A monument is unveiled at the site of Okjokull in the west of Iceland

Iceland commemorates glacier lost to climate change

World • 18 Aug 19

According to IUCN study nearly half of the world's heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100

Iceland honours first glacier lost to climate change

World • 23 Jul 19

In 2018, 145 fin whales and six minke whales were harpooned

Icelandic companies abandon summer whaling season

World • 27 Jun 19

CarbFix researchers have turned the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant into their own laboratory

Iceland turning carbon emissions into solid rock

News Lens • 08 May 19

Wow Air was founded by Icelandic entrepreneur Skúli Mogensen

Wow Air: The rise and fall of reaching for the sky

World • 28 Mar 19

US private equity firm Indigo Partners recently withdrew its offer to buy a stake in the airline

Icelandic carrier Wow Air collapses, ends all flights

Business • 04 Apr 19

OW Air has restarted talks with rival Icelandair as talks with another investor failed

Icelandic airlines Wow Air and Icelandair restart talks

Business • 22 Mar 19

The 4x4 crashed through a railing on the bridge (Pic: Adolf Ingi Erlingsson)

Three British tourists die in Iceland bridge crash

Europe • 27 Dec 18

The ad campaign focuses on the destruction of the rainforest

Iceland's Christmas TV ad banned in UK

UK • 09 Nov 18

The study measured the World Cup competitors by analysing their inflation, unemployment, stock market, spread of credit default swaps and Gini coefficient

Iceland crowned as champs of economic World Cup

Business • 15 Jun 18

This is the first time SuperValu has held top spot alone since July of last year

Dublin growth gives SuperValu largest market share

Business • 08 May 18

The Independence Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, remained the biggest party with 25% of the votes, but suffered a setback

Iceland leans toward leftist govt in snap election

News • 29 Oct 17

Flights will depart Keflavik Airport in Reykjavik at 07.30 arriving in Dublin Airport at 09.15, with the return flight departing Dublin Airport at 11.50 arriving in Keflavik at 13.15

Icelandair to fly Dublin-Reykjavik from next May

Business • 02 Oct 17

Iceland's Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson reflects on 'pleasant turning point in the economic rebuilding' of the country

Iceland to lift capital controls from 2008 crisis

Business • 13 Mar 17

Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson has stepped down following the result

Outgoing Icelandic PM resigns following election

News • 30 Oct 16

Pirate Party members speak to voters in 'Tortuga', their campaign HQ in Reykjavik

Counting begins in parliamentary Iceland election

News • 29 Oct 16

Iceland's ministry of foreign affairs confirms it is mulling filing a suit against the frozen foods giant

Cold war looms over Iceland lawsuit threat

Business • 23 Sep 16

Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson is Iceland's new prime minister

Iceland swears in new PM after Panama tax scandal

World • 07 Apr 16

WOW air's founder Skúli Mogensen

WOW announces new routes from Dublin to California

Business • 12 Jan 16

Iceland's central bank has forecast growth of 4.5% in 2015

Iceland's central bank raises rates

Business • 10 Jun 15

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