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Icelandair to take over WOW air
The Icelandair group board has made a purchase agreement for all shares in the WOW air airline totalling around $18 million or ISK 2.18 billion. The d...
#GoogleWalkout – Protest staged over handling of Sexual Harassment by Google employees
Google employees walked out across the world this week to stand together in protest after The New York Times published an article on against how Googl...
Angela Merkel announces 2021 step down
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of the longest serving Christian Democratic Union leaders to date, has told the right-of-centre party that she wi...
Curious sculpture marks Iceland’s 100th anniversary as a sovereign nation
Locals and tourists in Reykjavik found a little surprise when walking around Tjörnin (the city centre pond) after Friday night. As part of the Cycle M...
Women of Iceland unite on Wednesday for workplace equality
Women in Iceland will be walking out of their jobs this Wednesday at 14:55 as part of the Kvennafrí protest also known as the ‘Women’s Day Off’ protes...
75 refugees will be brought to Iceland in 2019
The Icelandic government met last week to discuss supporting refugees after the Refugee Committee and UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, collaborated to provide...
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Meet in Reykjavík honours Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Chair of the Executive Board of Women Political Leaders, Global Forum, has been named honourary Ambassador of Meet in Rey...
Midwives approve wage agreement with overwhelming majority
The Association of Icelandic Midwives has accepted a wage agreement with Icelandic authorities, ending a period of tough negotiations and protests. A ...
Icelandic pirates boycott Danish speaker at sovereignty celebrations
Members of the Icelandic Pirate Party decided to boycott sovereignty celebrations this week to protest the fact that Pia Kjærsgaard, speaker of the Da...
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The Imagine Peace Tower relights this Tuesday
The Imagine Peace Tower, constructed in 2007, is an artwork created by Yoko Ono which is dedicated to her work with John Lennon towards achieving worl...
PLUR Iceland turn it up a notch at their EDM party in Iðnó
PLUR Iceland, three DJs who have come together to promote a friendly, loving dance scene here in Reykjavik, are throwing a massive EDM party in Iðnó n...
Billy Idol plays Laugardalshöll Stadium, Reykjavik
Billy Idol played at Laugardalshöll Stadium in Reykjavik tonight, Wednesday. The English punk rock icon was on a roll, as reported by mbl.is. This was...