Ban on seal products extends further
The World Trade Organisation has been reassured by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus that they will impose a ban on the import and export of seal skins f...
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Chinese land grab in Iceland causing military fears in Canada
Iceland’s foreign minister this morning described Canadian fears that Huang Nubo’s hoped-for land purchase in Iceland is part of a wider C...
Book review: New Harbors New Hopes, by Celia Lund
New Harbors New Hopes is a novel by Celia Lund and the follow-on to the enjoyable Square Sails and Dragons
Strong Canadian presence at Icelandic ice hockey festival
Last year, 14 women hockey players grabbed the chance to form a ‘Canadian team’ for an annual October tournament in Iceland. This year, the number has...
Justin Bieber causes mass hysteria in Iceland
A large group of children and teenagers gathered in central Reykjavik yesterday for a march. Were they calling for world peace? Cheaper textbooks? Or ...
Thousands join Finnish ‘SlutWalk’
Thousands of people took part in the so-called ‘SlutWalk’ at the weekend in Helsinki, a feminist march aimed at removing the way women dress from the ...
Canadian photographers praise Iceland as wedding destination
Two Canada-based wedding photographers recently visited Iceland to photograph the wedding of an American couple at one of the country’s best-kno...
Slut Walks in Iceland
This Saturday saw Iceland join the international SlutWalk phenomenon — a reactionary parade calling for sexual assault to be blamed on the abuse...