Iceland, like many other countries, is watching the rioting in London and elsewhere in England closely; with the same sort of incredulity as most British people are. So far, however, the situation has not stopped Icelanders travelling to the UK.
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Icelanders not avoiding London because of riots
Posted on 09 August 2011.
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Assange fights Swedish extradition
Posted on 20 July 2011.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has asked the UK High Court to block an extradition order to Sweden where he faces questioning on sexual assault allegations. His lawyer, Ban Emmerson, claims the arrest warrant is flawed as Assange has suffered a “mismatch” of Swedish and English law on what constitutes a sex crime.
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London banking suspects released on bail
Posted on 10 March 2011.
The seven people arrested in London yesterday in the Serious Fraud Office investigation into the collapse of Iceland’s Kaupthing Bank, have all been released on bail.
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London arrests made in Icelandic banking case
Posted on 09 March 2011.
Sigurdur Einarsson, former chairman of Kaupthing Bank, and Robert Tchenguiz, who was the now-defunct bank’s biggest customer, were both arrested this morning in London in a joint operation by the Serious Fraud Office and Iceland’s Special Prosecutor into the banking crash.
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United Airlines Boeing jet makes emergency stop in Iceland
Posted on 19 October 2010.
A United Airlines passenger jet en route from London to San Francisco had to land at Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport this weekend due to smoke in the cabin.
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Icelandic tycoon’s London loan lawsuit over
Posted on 27 September 2010.
Agust Gudmundsson, commonly associated with the companies Bakkavor and Exista, has reached a settlement, along with his wife, with creditors over a lawsuit brought against them at the High Court in London.
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In the beginning…
Posted on 26 August 2010.
The play “In the Beginning” will be shown for free this evening in the Reykjavik Art Museum.
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Sigur Ros wins Outstanding Contribution to Music Award
Posted on 20 June 2010.
The Icelandic band Sigur Ros has been honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the Mojo Awards in London.
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More Members of Parliament against the Icesave deal
- IMF loan to Iceland blocked by Dutch and British
- Icelandic economy: making sense of the unintelligible
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British and Dutch stance on Icesave hardening
- Unbowed Icelandic PM sends a strong message to UK
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Finland’s president to visit Iceland
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President of Iceland calls for scrutiny of economic failure at Global Leadership Summit 2013 in London
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Riots shake Stockholm for three consecutive nights
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Central bank starts buying forex
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A Government of the Progressive Party and the Independence Party has been formed and took office today