Jet2 announces new flights to Iceland for winter 2026 from Stansted Airport

Major airline and holiday company Jet2 has announced new flight routes to Iceland from an Essex airport, beginning next year. The routes will be taking off from Stansted Airport for the winter 2026/27 period with a "significantly expanded...

Updated geothermal resource assessment released in Iceland

Efri-Reykir geothermal plant, Iceland (source: Baseload Capital Iceland) A new ÍSOR report highlights Iceland’s unique geothermal conditions, presented this week in connection with a government meeting on renewable energy. Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR)...

RIFF Rolls Into Town: Documentaries Shine At Reykjavík’s Biggest Event For Cinephiles

“Watching a film on the big screen is like listening to vinyl, now that you’re used to listening to music on your iPhone,” says Frédéric Boyer, Head of Programming at the Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF), when I call him a few days...

Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH)

Mark Rankin and Grant Cameron rescue stranded pilot whale on Cape Breton beach –Courtesy Martin Delorey Time was running out when Mark Rankin and Grant Cameron arrived on a Nova Scotia Beach earlier this week. After apparently swimming too close...

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | October 19 to October 25, 2025

UPSC Weekly Quiz is a current affairs-based quiz on relevant topics from the past week, curated for the aspirants of competitive examinations. Attempt the weekly quiz every Saturday and find answers to the MCQs with explanations.🚨 Click Here to...

Whale Museum hosts Virtual Global Orca Workshop

ISubmitted by The Whale Museum The Whale Museum will host its second annual Global Orca Workshop on Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT. The theme of the workshop is “Understanding orca eco-types around the world: Who are they and what are they...

Global solidarity urged at Gaza Tribunal as activists call for innovative advocacy

- Charlotte Qvale and Dr. Mads Gilbert highlight arts and science as new tools for amplifying Palestinian resistance ISTANBUL Speakers at the Gaza Tribunal's final session in Istanbul on Saturday urged more inventive and coordinated forms of...

Will have major negative impact on the national economy

“This is a tremendous blow. Our standard of living in Iceland is built on producing value and exporting it to foreign markets in the form of goods and services. Norðurál is simply one of the country’s largest export companies, so when a major part...

Temi Otedola And Mr Eazi Set For Honeymoon

Temi Otedola, the daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, and her husband and singer, Mr Eazi, are set to go on their honeymoon. Recall that The Nigerian Voice reported in August, that singer Mr Eazi and Femi Otedola's daughter, Temi Otedola, tied...

2025 Ultimate Guide: 8 Free & Legit Bitcoin Mining Platforms for Zero-Investment Crypto Earnings

Introduction Bitcoin mining has become one of the most accessible ways to earn cryptocurrency in 2025 — no hardware, no high electricity bills, and no technical setup required. The idea of generating Bitcoin without any upfront investment may...

Digital Nomad Visas in Europe in 2026: Top 10 European Countries

Across the globe, working on online platforms redefines lifestyle by flexibility, mobility, creativity, and independence. To accommodate this shift, many nations are now offering digital nomad visas that legitimise remote work while ensuring local...

My Arctic adventure of icebergs, tattoos and tea

Greenland is in Trump's sights, putting the spotlight on cultural identity as tourism numbers surge A thunderous boom follows a piercing crack, and we scramble to the sides of the boat, all eyes scanning the endless drift of icebergs, some shaped...

Programmer Gets Doom Running On a Space Satellite

An Icelandic programmer successfully ran Doom on the European Space Agency's OPS-SAT satellite, proving that the iconic 1993 shooter can now run not just everywhere on Earth -- but in orbit. ZDNet reports: Olafur Waage, a senior software developer...

Notes Across Borders: Exploring The Musical Journey Of Pianist Peng Zhou

(MENAFN- GetNews) Peng Zhou, a pianist and Doctor of Musical Arts degree candidate at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been developing a reputation across the world as both a pianist and a scholar. Zhou has established herself as an expressive...

San Francisco named among the safest cities in the world

Dolores Park in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, May 31, 2024. For all the worries about a doom loop fueled by post-pandemic hybrid work, persistent homelessness and a fentanyl epidemic, San Francisco is once...

Volcanic activity worldwide 23 Oct 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Karymsky, Klyuchevskoy, Merapi,...

Thu, 23 Oct 2025, 21:00 1761253203 | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS Map of today's active volcanoes Svartsengi (Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland): The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that by 23 September around 10 million cubic meters of...

San Francisco named among the safest cities in the world

Dolores Park in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, May 31, 2024. For all the worries about a doom loop fueled by post-pandemic hybrid work, persistent homelessness and a fentanyl epidemic, San Francisco is once...

Atlas Ocean Voyages adds 27 new Arctic ports for 2027 season

Atlas Ocean Voyages unveiled its 2027 Arctic Expeditions programme, featuring 27 new ports of call across Iceland, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic and Svalbard. These include Pond Inlet and Kimmirut in Nunavut, Churchill and Coats Island in Hudson...

Eau de Paris Art Week

Amid Paris Art Week’s visual excess, Ann Binlot followed her nose from fair to fête to parfumerie, proving that seeing may be believing, but smelling is remembering. View of the exhibition Minimal, Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Paris,...

Full list of playable leagues on FM26

If you are wondering which leagues are available to play, we've got you covered. Football Manager 26 will feature women's football for the first time in the history of the video game series, while the usual offering of men's leagues has been...