Iceland

A swarm of earthquakes, brought about by a magma intrusion signalling a potential volcanic eruption, prompted a temporary closure of Iceland's famed Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on November 9, 2023, the operator said. "The Blue Lagoon has made the proactive decision to temporarily close its operations for one week although the current phase of uncertainty has not been elevated by the authorities during this seismic period," it said in a statement posted to its website. (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP)(AFP)
Europe

150 quakes in one hour, Iceland on high alert as experts signal volcanic eruption

Police closed a road running north-south to Grindavik on Friday after it was damaged by the tremors. Some 24,000 tremors have been registered on the peninsula

Women in Iceland, including prime minister, go on strike for equal pay
Europe

Women in Iceland, including prime minister, go on strike for equal pay

Lava spurts after the eruption of a volcano, on the Reykjanes peninsula, near the capital Reykjavik, in southwest Iceland, July 10, 2023, in this still image from video obtained from social media. Juergen Merz - Glacier Photo Artist/via REUTERS
Europe

Icelandic volcano erupts near capital

Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Europe

Denmark, Iceland and Norway 'strongly welcome' Finnish and Swedish decision to apply for NATO membership

Vestrahorn is known as "batman mountain" because of its particular shape and the gothic atmosphere that surrounds it. Photo: Juan Pablo Bassi.
In Focus

The land of midnight sun and hot springs

Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson attends a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in this June 19, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Bertil Enevag Ericson/Scanpix/Files
World+Biz

Iceland PM Gunnlaugsson stepped down as first political leader after Panama Papers leak

Iceland's Prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after all, election recount shows

An iceberg floats in a fjord near Tasiilaq. Greenland is strategically important for the U.S. military and its ballistic missile early-warning system since the shortest route from Europe to North America runs via the Arctic island. The United States maintains an air base in Thule in Greenland's northwest under a 1951 treaty with Denmark. Pictures taken June 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
World+Biz

Greenland experiences ice melt that could cover Florida in 2 inches of water

A woman cycles down a street painted in rainbow colours near the Hallgrimskirkja church, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Reykjavik, Iceland, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
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The safest countries in the world for living

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World+Biz

Iceland’s ‘four-day week’ work plan brings massive success

A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Norway to lend unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Sweden, Iceland

A vail of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is seen at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Norway to lend unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Sweden, Iceland, says health ministry

A view of the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday's eruption in Iceland March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Cat Gundry-Beck
World+Biz

Icelandic volcano could erupt for years, creating 'perfect tourist' attraction