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Anchorage Airport Now Offers Non-Stop Service to Iceland
Channel 2 NewsA new airline will appear at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, offering non-stop flights this summer between Reykjavik, Iceland and Anchorage. Icelandair will provide flights twice weekly. According to the company, flights one-way take...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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China granted observer seat on Arctic governing council
ReutersKIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's Far North. The organization, which coordinates...Tags: Mining, Bodies of Water, Sweden, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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News of the Weird: Well-Earned Retirement
In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job — as Amsterdam prostitutes. (In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21, but there...
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Sigur Ros to get animated for 'The Simpsons'
Sigur Rós members are adding themselves to the long list of musicians who have gotten drawn into the crazy world of “The Simpsons.” The Icelandic art rock outfit will guest star in and compose music for the long-running animated Fox sitcom....Tags: Music Industry, U2 (music group), Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga
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‘Merlin’: Angel Coulby talks Gwen’s journey from servant to queen
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe final season of the fantasy adventure series “Merlin” resumes on Syfy Friday evening after several weeks hiatus and the ...... -
Weird, Awesome Stuff About 'Tales of Iceland'
As if I have to give you multiple reasons to buy the weird, hilarious, off-kilter travelogue I just published called “Tales of Iceland,” there are a few very specific weird, awesome things about this book. In no particular order, they are:...
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'Tales of Iceland' Now Available
Today is the day, people: “Tales of Iceland or Running with the Huldufólk in the Permanent Daylight” is now available from nascent media empire GiveLiveExplore. What is “Tales of Iceland” you ask? Like the press release says,...
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Iceland's centre-right Progressive Party asked to form government
ReutersREYKJAVIK, April 30 (Reuters) - Iceland's president picked the centre-right Progressive Party on Tuesday to lead talks on forming a government, which must boost growth in a country still suffering from the 2008 bank crash and will likely turn its back...Tags: Politics, European Union, National Government, Government
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ANALYSIS-Iceland chooses lonely road back from economic segregation
Reuters* Election winners turn backs on powerful EU ally * Without EU and ECB backing, capital controls here to stay * Economy could become increasingly uncompetitive By Balazs Koranyi REYKJAVIK, April 29 (Reuters) - The victory in Iceland's election of...Tags: Central Bank, Globalization, European Union, Alcoa Incorporated, Elections
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Analysis: Iceland chooses lonely road back from economic segregation
ReutersREYKJAVIK (Reuters) - The victory in Iceland's election of parties who would spurn the European Union may keep the country isolated by cementing damaging currency controls in place. Once a symbol of globalization with its banking boom-turned-bubble,...Tags: Central Bank, European Union, Alcoa Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections
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Icelanders oust government over austerity program
Reuters* Independence Party takes first place in vote * Little public trust in parliament * Election seen as rejection of bailout terms and EU membership * Campaign focused on household debt relief By Balazs Koranyi and Robert Robertson REYKJAVIK, April...Tags: Inventories, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Government, Social Sciences
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Iceland government heads for defeat as centre right revives
Reuters* Progressive and Independence parties seen in coalition * Ruling Social Democrats trail badly in polls * Vote seen as rejection of bailout terms, EU membership By Balazs Koranyi REYKJAVIK, April 27 (Reuters) - Icelanders fed up with austerity are set...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Politics, Culture, Polls, Finance
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