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31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Taryn Kiekow Heimer
Cancelling hunts of fin and minke whales is great news for whales and whale lovers alike Minke and endangered fin whales can breathe a huge sigh of relief: Icelandic whalers have suspended commercial hunts this year. [read post]
25 Oct 2023, 6:26 am by Tracy Thomas
NYT, Women in Iceland Go on Strike Against Gender Inequality Tens of thousands of women and nonbinary people in Iceland were expected to join a one-day strike on Tuesday, which organizers called the country’s largest effort to protest workplace inequality... [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 1:49 pm by Jonathan Bailey
The election makes the Icelandic branch the most successful as Pirate Parties in other countries. [read post]
28 Mar 2019, 5:15 am by Associated Press
Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations on Thursday, stranding passengers across two continents. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 4:28 am
Iceland's state-run Kaupthing bank will sue the British government for its decision to force the bank's British subsidiary into a form of bankruptcy, the Icelandic Prime Minister's office said Tuesday. [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 6:00 am by Leslie Eastman
“We are looking at a worst-case scenario,” said Thorvaldur Thordarson, an Icelandic volcanologist. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 11:52 am by Cyrus Farivar
Back in April 2013, the Icelandic Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling finding that Valitor (formerly VISA Iceland) had illegally terminated a contract with DataCell, WikiLeaks’ Icelandic Web host, thereby stopping the processing of donations to the embattled site. [read post]
24 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm by News Desk
In Iceland, Listeria infection was made a reportable disease in 1997. [read post]
7 Oct 2008, 5:00 am
Iceland is experiencing an economic nightmare due to the global instability in the financial markets. [read post]
4 Oct 2019, 7:01 am by Elin Hofverberg
Law Library Online Resources on Icelandic Law Guide to Law Online: Iceland Global Legal Monitor: Iceland Centennial of the Danish-Icelandic Union Act of 1918 Thingvellir: Northern Europe’s First Parliament Iceland: Global Collection Highlights 115 years of Legal Education in Iceland [read post]
17 Jun 2016, 8:33 am by Kelly Buchanan
Today is the National Day of Iceland, which celebrates the establishment of the Republic of Iceland upon Iceland declaring full independence from Denmark on June 17, 1944. [read post]
12 Jan 2023, 9:01 pm by Joe Whitworth
Iceland is a substantial producer of fishery products. [read post]
12 Mar 2024, 9:01 pm by News Desk
Iceland and Norway are part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). [read post]
7 Mar 2010, 8:39 am by Josh Sturtevant
 The continuing financial troubles and yesterday's referendum in Iceland are no exception. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
The National Secular Society reports that this week, Iceland's Parliament (Althing) passed a law to allow the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, along with other secular life stance organizations, to register and obtain equal legal status with religions. [read post]
Since then, Icelandic women have staged several strikes, with the most recent one taking place in 2018. [read post]