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Iceland’s Glassriver To Launch Film Division
Deadline
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August 12, 2025
Icelandic production company Glassriver is launching a dedicated film division. The new division will be led by director Baldvin Z, best known for features like Life in a Fishbowl, Let Me Fall, Jitters, and the Netflix original series Case. The...
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced review: PS5 is the definitive way to experience Senua's dark Icelandic tale
TechRadar Gaming
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August 13, 2025
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced is the version of the game I’ve been wanting to...
No Icelandic to be seen at Geysir
Iceland Monitor
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August 13, 2025
Nearly all signs at the entrance to Geysir in Haukadal are in English, with no Icelandic in sight, according to Bragi Þór Valsson, who visited the site over the weekend. Bragi says it is strange that the signs are only in English and that no...
Nearly 42% believe Icelandic authorities should do more
Iceland Monitor
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August 13, 2025
More than 40% of Icelanders believe the government should take a more active role regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip. This is according to the latest Gallup National Pulse survey. Just over 35% believe the government is doing enough, while...
Fewer International Adoptions Leave Icelandic Families Waiting
Iceland Review
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August 13, 2025
Only two children have been adopted to Iceland from abroad since 2022. As reported by RÚV, figures show there were no overseas adoptions in 2022, with just one in both 2023 and 2024. The article suggests this as an indication of the global decline...
E. coli cases hit record high in Iceland
Food Safety News
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August 13, 2025
Iceland has reported a record high number of E. coli cases, driven by a large outbreak in 2024. A total of 79 people were diagnosed with confirmed or probable Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection. Patients ranged in age from less than 1...
Experience a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse at a unique music and arts festival in Iceland
The AU Review
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August 12, 2025
Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula will play host to a celebration of human connection and celestial wonder in August next year with the Iceland Eclipse Festival. Running across four days and with a solar eclipse to kick things off, the limited...
Icelandic cod prices continue to soar post-inshore season’s end
Undercurrent News
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August 11, 2025
Prices on Iceland's domestic whitefish auction continued to spike in week 32 (Aug. 4-10) as the market adjusts to the sudden downturn in volume since the end of the inshore fishing season, according to price and supply data shared with...
In Copenhagen, cult Icelandic outerwear brand 66°North celebrates a century in business
Wallpaper*
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August 12, 2025
Fashion weeks often celebrate the future. Showgoers speculate on upcoming trends while brands present fresh collections. History may be woven into the narrative – fashion, with its cyclical nature, inevitably revisits the past – but the commercial...
Icelandic champion for the 71st Time: Prepared by running to a family reunion
Iceland Monitor
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August 10, 2025
Marathon runner Arnar Pétursson secured the Icelandic championship title in the 100 km race yesterday, finishing in 6 hours and 45 minutes. In doing so, he broke the national record by a full hour and four minutes. This is likely Arnar’s 71st...
Mr Eazi and Temi Otedola hold private marriage ceremony in Iceland
The Chronicle News Online
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August 12, 2025
In a private destination marriage ceremony, Nigerian singer and businessman Mr Eazi tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, model and actress Temi Otedola. The ceremony is so private that the exact date was not disclosed, only videos...
Inside Davido’s $3.7M Miami Wedding & Temi Otedola’s Private Iceland Ceremony
The News Chronicle
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August 11, 2025
This past weekend was notable for two major Nigerian celebrity weddings: Temi Otedola and Mr Eazi had a private wedding in Iceland, and Davido and Chioma celebrated their glamorous white wedding in Miami. Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke...
Echoes of the End: How a tiny Icelandic studio made one of the year's hottest indie games
Indy100
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August 11, 2025
Opening the proverbial bag of cliches and rummaging around at surface level feels like an unjust way to open about Echoes of the End but here it is: from tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow. Echoes of the End is a third-person action game set in Aema, a...
Reykjavík Pride Parade 2025 Hits the Streets This Afternoon
Iceland Review
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August 9, 2025
Reykjavík’s streets will be filled with colour and celebration this afternoon as the 2025 Pride Parade gets underway. To accommodate the floats and crowds, street closures are currently in place throughout the downtown area. They will be opened...
Alaska Airlines continues international expansion – new flights to London and Reykjavik from Seattle
Travel Daily News
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August 11, 2025
Alaska Airlines is charting a bold new course across the Atlantic with the launch of two new nonstop routes to London Heathrow and Reykjavik, Iceland, from its growing global gateway in Seattle starting next spring. The airline also is debuting...
No Extra Mobile Fees for Icelanders Visiting Britain
Iceland Review
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August 11, 2025
As of today, Icelandic travellers can use their mobile phones in Britain at no extra cost, following a new regulation from the Ministry of Infrastructure. As reported by RÚV, the rule will require telecom providers to apply the same rates abroad...
Mr. Eazi Marries Temi Otedola In Private Iceland Ceremony
Daily Guide
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August 11, 2025
Mr. Eazi and his wife Singer and music executive Mr. Eazi has tied the knot with Temi Otedola, daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, in a private white wedding in Iceland. The ceremony took place at Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavík,...
Would you pay £12,460 for a John Lewis duvet? Department store chain sells Icelandic eiderdown cover from its 'Ultimate Collection'
Daily Mail
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August 10, 2025
By LEWIS PENNOCK Published: 18:43 EDT, 10 August 2025 | Updated: 18:49 EDT, 10 August 2025 It's what duvet dreams are made of – but you'll need deep pockets to sleep under it. John Lewis is selling an emperor size Icelandic eiderdown cover from...
New Icelandic Movies Captivating Audiences in 2025
Iceland Review
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August 10, 2025
It’s been a moment since we took stock of the local film scene, but fear not; Icelandic cinema continues to make waves on the international stage. Over the last couple of years, filmmakers from our humble island nation have earned critical acclaim...
Craig Shirley to Newsmax: Trump’s Strategy ‘Peace Through Strength’
WPRO - Rhode Island
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August 15, 2025
President Donald Trump’s high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska reflects a “peace through strength” strategy rooted in former President Ronald Reagan’s legacy, presidential historian Craig Shirley told Newsmax Friday....