Icelandic sign language is now, for the first time, available to everybody online. Iceland’s education and culture minister opened the new internet language learning portal today, which already contains over 1,200 signs.
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Icelandic sign language open to all on new website
Posted on 01 February 2012.
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Icelandic Red Cross collection for Africa famine ‘going well’
Posted on 01 August 2011.
The Icelandic Red Cross is collecting money to help with the famine crisis in Somalia.
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African teen stowaway found on Iceland ferry
Posted on 22 September 2010.
A 14 or 15 year-old boy arrived in Iceland illegally and alone on-board the Norrona ferry yesterday. According to police chief Oskar Bjartmarz, the boy’s origin is unclear and it is not known exactly where he comes from.
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Sweden Democrat blogger claims Africans have ‘rape gene’
Posted on 11 September 2010.
A politician has quit a far right party in Sweden after his blog, in which he claimed black Africans are genetically predisposed towards rape, caused outrage across the country. Per T K Wahlberg of the Sweden Democrats party has been forced to stand down from his position after claiming that people of African descent have [...]
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Iceland helps Namibia with deaf community centre
Posted on 09 August 2009.
Iceland’s Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SHH) will support a similar organisation in the African nation of Namibia. The SHH will support the government and authorities of Namibia to help develop a special institution to help the hearing impaired. The Icelandic International Development Agency (Iceida) has signed an agreement with the [...]
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Runaway African footballers prompt migration law review
Posted on 30 July 2009.
A recent incident involving five young footballers from Tanzania who were in Sweden for the annual Gothia Cup tournament has prompted Swedish immigration authorities to tighten their entry requirements for any player who is not from Europe. The Gothia Cup is the world’s largest youth football tournament, but it is emerging as a gateway to [...]
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Iceland International development funding slashed
Posted on 27 July 2009.
According to Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the current budget plan foresees a 25 percent cut to spending on third-world development projects next year, amounting to around a billion kronur (USD 7,936,510). The cut will reduce the proportion of Icelandic GDP spent on international development to 0.23 percent. The EU benchmark figure is 0.35 percent.
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Danish navy fends off pirates in Gulf of Aden
Posted on 20 September 2008.
The Gulf of Aden, off the African nation of Somalia, is notorious for being one of the most pirate-infested regions of the world. Within a three day period recently, pirates attacked ships off the coast of Somalia four times, but were chased off each time by the Danish Royal navy. The Danish Royal Navy has [...]
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