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Friday 22 September 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# reykjavik

This year
2023
# whales
Taoiseach wants to 'see an end' to whaling and will raise the issue with Icelandic PM
Iceland, Norway, and Japan are the only countries that still hunt whales commercially.
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May 17th 2023, 3:00 PM
# Ukraine
Taoiseach signs 'Register of Damages' for those who have suffered from ongoing war in Ukraine
It’s described as the ‘first step towards an international compensation mechanism for victims of Russian aggression’.
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May 17th 2023, 1:00 PM
# reykjavik
Zelenskyy thanks Council of Europe for 'damages register' and calls for additional fighter jets
He also called on leaders to support Ukraine’s ‘peace formula’.
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May 16th 2023, 8:00 PM
# reykjavik
Varadkar lends support to Ukraine 'damages register' and pledges new funding to Council of Europe
Russia was excluded as a member last year and the ongoing war in Ukraine will dominate the Summit.
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May 16th 2023, 6:26 PM
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# Iceland
Iceland falls short of Europe's first women-majority parliament
Of the 63 seats in the Althing parliament, 30 were won by women, or 47.6 percent, following the recount.
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Sep 27th 2021, 7:32 AM
# coach crash
One dead and 12 seriously injured after tourist bus overturns in Iceland
Some passengers were airlifted to hospital in the capital city Reykjavík.
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Dec 27th 2017, 6:07 PM
# Financial Crisis
Iceland's jailed bankers say they were scapegoats for the financial crisis
They’re taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Apr 1st 2017, 8:30 AM
# reykjavik
'It's been a bit taboo ... but it attracts people': Inside the world's biggest penis museum
“It all started as a joke,” the museum’s manager said. “My father had fun just collecting, doing something no one has done before.”
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Nov 19th 2016, 9:00 AM
# via iceland
Flights to the US from €149 as WOW Air enters Irish market
The Icelandic carrier will fly to Boston and Washington, via Reykjavik – from later this year.
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Feb 5th 2015, 7:15 AM
# Holiday
You can now get direct flights from Ireland to Iceland
Nice one.
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Jan 15th 2015, 2:35 PM
# Fight Fight Fight
Angry driver tries to fight car park barrier, loses
Nobody beats the barrier.
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Oct 23rd 2014, 2:30 PM
# arresting
Icelandic police's adorable Instagram will restore your faith in humanity
Everybody be cool this is a robbery. A robbery of your HEART!
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Oct 2nd 2014, 9:54 PM
# all in a name
Icelandic girl allowed to keep 'masculine' name after winning court case
Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, had been referred to as ‘girl’ by officials before winning her case.
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Feb 1st 2013, 7:15 AM
# Financial Crisis
Iceland did not need to repay Dutch and UK savers, says court
A European court ruled today that Iceland was entitled to refuse to pay immediate deposit guarantees to savers when a major bank collapsed.
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Jan 28th 2013, 3:00 PM
# Bomb Scare
Plane bound for Moscow lands in Iceland after bomb threat
The flight from New York made an emergency landing after an anonymous phone call said there were explosives on board.
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Aug 16th 2012, 9:10 AM