Partial solar eclipse in Iceland on 1st August
A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Iceland tomorrow, Friday 1st August. In Reykjavik the eclipse will begin at 08.15 and end at 10.09, with ma...
Environmental bank account launched by Glitnir
Nordic bank Glitnir has unveiled a new savings account in Norway and Iceland that is designed to help the environment. The Save&Save account offer...
Fiji exports luxury mineral water despite chronic water shortages
A third of the population of Fiji does not have access to clean drinking water, a BBC investigation has revealed. The report, for its Panorama documen...
Glitnir to announce Q2 financial results
Glitnir Bank will announce its financial results for the first half of 2008 on Friday 1st August. Larus Welding, CEO, will present Glitnir’s res...
English church walkers celebrate St. Olaf’s Day
On Saturday a group of walkers from the small town of Neston near Liverpool, England took advantage of the glorious weather conditions to celebrate th...
Iceland Express goes green with new Boeing aircraft
Icelandic low-fares carrier Iceland Express signed an agreement this week in Reykjavik which will see the introduction of two Boeing 737-700 aircraft ...
Fiji government yields to bottled water company pressure
A proposed tax on bottled water in Fiji has been scrapped following pressure by an industry lobby group on the island. The interim Fijian government r...
Google unveils its answer to Wikipedia
Google launched its online encyclopedia to the world on Wednesday, after almost 7 months in closed beta testing. The project, called Knol, will featur...