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Iceland: Unicorn baffles locals

According to reports from Iceland, the unicorn might be more than just a mythical beast... though this one is a little sheepish.

26/04/2017

Iceland

Equal pay land - Iceland looks to close the gender wage gap

Iceland’s parliament is considering a bill that would require businesses to prove they offer equal pay to workers.

05/04/2017

Iceland

Baby boom in Iceland nine months after Euro 2016 victory over England

Nine months on from Iceland’s historic win over England in the Euro 2016 tournament, clues of how the Nordic nation celebrated their 2-1 victory are starting to show, or more accurately, come into the

28/03/2017

Economy

Iceland lifts last of the government's cash movement restrictions

Iceland has announced the last of the capital controls that have been in place since the 2008 financial crisis are being lifted.

13/03/2017

Sport

Lars Lagerback is back

Veteran football boss is appointed Head Coach of Norway

01/02/2017

Iceland

Iceland to give parliament a vote on EU referendum

Iceland has a new centre-right coalition government after a two-month impasse.

10/01/2017

World News

Giant wave in European waters 'breaks world record'

A huge 19-metre-high wave has made a splash among weather experts after it was claimed as the biggest ever recorded.

14/12/2016

Economy

Icelandic tourism industry boosted by EURO 2016

09/11/2016

Iceland

Pirates set to make big gains but not enough to take over Iceland

Iceland’s anti-establishment Pirate Party is set to make significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections, but not as big as previously predicted.

30/10/2016

World News

Icelanders vote in parliamentary election

Polls show the opposition, led by the anti-establishment Pirate Party, could topple the centre-right coalition.

29/10/2016

Iceland

Iceland's radical Pirate party senses victory in parliamentary poll

Iceland ‘s anti-establishment Pirate Party is on course to either win or finish second in the country’s parliamentary elections on Saturday.

29/10/2016

World News

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Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international…

14/10/2016

Iceland

Icelandic MP breastfeeds baby daughter during parliamentary speech

Unnur Bra Konradsdottir, MP for Iceland’s Independence Party, breastfed her baby girl while giving a speech at the Althingi Parliament today.

12/10/2016

World News

NATO jets intercept two Russian bombers flying south

Two Russian bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four different European countries as they flew from Norway down to Spain and back again, it has…

05/10/2016

Iceland

Dazzling Northern Lights display takes place over Reykjavik

03/10/2016

Iceland

Iceland: rapid glacier melting drastically alters landscape

The rivers running from one Iceland’s largest glacier’s have combined to become one for the first time since the middle ages.

09/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Iceland: Puffin snorkeling!

Puffin snorkeling is the latest craze to hit Grimsey with tourists flocking to the Icelandic Island in the arctic circle to give it a go.

22/08/2016

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Clapping louder than the rest: Iceland's Euro 2016 team returns home

Iceland’s national football team has returned home to a hero’s welcome.

05/07/2016

World News

Iceland's football team arrives back home to hero's welcome

The Iceland football team has received a hero’s welcome back home after their impressive performance at Euro 2016.

05/07/2016

World News

Euro 2016: France fans celebrate semi-final place

There have been euphoric scenes in Paris, after France sealed a place in the Euro 2016 semi-finals.

04/07/2016