8 Best Open World Games With Great Faction Systems

Factions can play an important role when it comes to creating believable and dynamic open world games. Not only do they immediately create a sense of conflict, which is essential for creating a sense of urgency and purpose in a story, but they...

“Community Banking: The Cornerstone Of Building Communities” Speech By Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr At The 2025 Community Banking Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.1 I value the opportunity to spend time with community bankers and fellow federal and state bank regulators. This conference, now in its 13th year, is always a great forum for those interactions....

Astonishing Aphex Twin Improv

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Could volcanic rock beneath the seabed store CO

"In this cavity, you can see some white material," says Jan Braly Kihle. On his computer screen, he has zoomed in on a dark rock speckled with black and white. The scent of petroleum still lingers in the black spots. While the white ones contain...

Portugal v Republic of Ireland: Kick-off time, TV details, tickets and other match details as Ronaldo and Co welcome Boys in Green

Hiemir Hallgrimsson probably would want to travel to any other team than Portugal right now, with the Icelandic manager’s job at risk. The Boys in Green come into this game on the back of an embarrassing away defeat to Armenia in Yerevan, after...

The Last Dinner Party on course to secure their second consecutive Number 1 album with From The Pyre

The Last Dinner Party have taken an early lead in this week’s Official Albums Chart race with their second studio release From The Pyre (1). If they can maintain enough momentum to topple Taylor Swift on Friday, it would land the indie five-piece...

In pictures: Royal Navy divers neutralise underwater bombs on Ex Northern Challenge

Royal Navy divers joined counterparts from across Nato in Iceland for the alliance's biggest test dealing with homemade bombs. They neutralised underwater threats and disposed of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during training, which reflected...

Blackburn Rovers boss' honest view on player's future after late transfer interest

Rovers' number nine has fallen down the pecking order after the arrival of Andri Gudjohnsen in the summer transfer window. The Icelandic forward and Yuki Ohashi are better stylistic fits for Ismael's system, which has impacted Gueye's minutes. In...

India Eyes $250B Investment From Efta Bloc Amid Tariff Headwinds

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) India is set to unlock a massive wave of foreign investments from Europe's four-nation Efta bloc - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein - worth up to $250 billion over the next 15 years, under a landmark trade...

New Music Reviews (10/20)

Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below...

The Mystery of What Happened to the Last Female Great Auk Is Finally Solved

In 1844, Jon Brandsson, Sigurdur Isleifsson, and Ketill Ketilsson set out for Eldey Island, off the southwest coast of Iceland. The three hunters were after a particular pair of rare birds: the great auks. Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, these...

Nov. 13: The Whale Museum's Second annual Global Orca Workshop

The Whale Museum will host its second annual Global Orca Workshop on November 13 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT. The theme of the workshop is “Understanding orca eco-types around the world: Who are they and what are they facing in today’s changing...

Al-Mousawi resigns as Salmiya handball coach

Yaqoub Al-Mousawi KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Salmiya’s head coach, Yaqoub Al-Mousawi, officially resigned from his position, marking the second coaching departure in the 2025-26 Kuwaiti Handball Premier League. Al-Mousawi follows Burgan coach Hussein...

Hooked on Herring: How Denmark’s Fish Got Its Groove Back in Europe

The Icelandic agency Ceedr, in collaboration with TBWA in Copenhagen, recently delivered a marketing campaign promoting Danish herring. The campaign ran in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden, with a particular focus on the German market,...

Colin Sheridan: What life in a war-torn country taught me about Irish football 

When yours truly was deployed to the former Yugoslav province of Kosovo as a peacekeeper over 20 years ago, the most striking thing about the landscape wasn’t the remnants of war, but the domes inflated across the countryside.These weren’t...

Europe – In Search of its Moral Triumph

Caught by two Guernicas, which we frivolously call conflicts – one Semitic and the other inter-Slavic – of uncertain ends and its beginnings, and trapped in a cycle of confrontational multispatial despair, the European continent finds itself...

Exploring Nature: Wonderful Waterfalls

I love a good waterfall. And over the years, I have visited some of the best in the world, including the marvelous Victoria Falls. Located in Botswana, Africa, this mighty waterfall is located where the Zambezi River plunges 328 feet into the...

Family of Magga Stína calls for her immediate release

The family of Margrét Kristín Blöndal, better known as Magga Stína, is urging the Icelandic government to do everything in its power to secure her immediate release, along with the rest of the crew of the so-called Freedom Flotilla. Magga Stína...

UK Drive: The Isuzu D-Max AT35 takes whatever nature prepares to throw at it

What is it? The D-Max is Isuzu’s bread and butter when it comes to commercial vehicles, as it’s by far its best-selling model. It comes with lots of off-road capability, while packing a tough diesel engine, several body styles and is designed to...

Culture That Made Me: Cork politician and radio presenter Mick Barry picks his touchstones

In 1991, he moved to Cork. He was elected to Cork City Council in 2004. He served as a TD for Cork North-Central between 2016 and 2024. The Mick Barry Radio Hour, where he DJs music, is recorded monthly and available online on Cork-based online...