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Killer whales: The perilously rare and super-smart predator we risk loosing from British waters forever
A few years ago, I travelled to the northernmost reaches of Scotland and visited the Shetland Islands, where I hoped I might encounter a giant sea creature. Its dorsal fin alone, sticking up above the waves, would be taller than me. I longed to...

Ministry provides updates on Vietnam-U.S. reciprocal trade negotiations
The new tariff was detailed in an Executive Order signed by President Donald J. Trump on August 1 (Vietnam time), which adjusts rates for 69 countries and territories listed in Annex I. Both countries are due to continue discussions to finalize a...

How to get £5 free at Iceland during the summer holidays – see if you’re eligible
Iceland and The Food Warehouse is launching a new scheme designed to help the most vulnerable families this summer. The supermarket is not only accepting free school meal vouchers throughout the summer, but is also giving customers a £5 top up,...

The NWSL is back, six days after the Euros final. Are players getting enough rest?
Last Sunday, England defender Jess Carter helped the Lionesses to a second consecutive European Championship. Their victory over World Cup winners Spain in Basel, Switzerland, was celebrated widely in the days that followed. There was a homecoming...
Books of Interest August 2025
Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News by Sarah Oates and Gordon Neil Ramsay Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe The World- And the Future by Cass R. Sunstein On Xi Jinping: How Xi’s Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World...

What Reality Is Made Of: Alicja Kwade Questions Everything We Think We Know
On a warm Thursday night, one corner of Tryggvagata is alive with chatter. Art students, collectors, museum professionals and at least one wayward classics professor have gathered outside i8 Gallery, along with a surprising number of art-sniffing...

KALW Almanac - Friday August 1, 2025
Today is Friday, the 1st of August of 2025, August 1 is the 213th day of the year 152 days remain until the end of the year and 52 days until Autumnal Equinox Sunrise at 6:13:52 am and sunset will be at 8:17:29 pm We will have 14 hours and 3...

U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Has Docked In Iceland For The First Time Ever
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The Los Angeles class fast attack submarine USS Newport News pulled into Reykjavik, Iceland, on Wednesday, the first...
From Alps to Ahmedabad: Union Minister invites Swiss firms to co-engineer new phase with dedicated enclave proposal
India’s Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, made a strong speech to Swiss entrepreneurs and researchers at the Swissmem Industry Day in Switzerland. It was not an insincere ceremonial address. It was an appeal to Swiss...

Norway Women vs Iceland Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 10, 2025
Norway and Iceland wrap up their group stage proceedings at the 2025 UEFA Women's European Championship on Thursday at the Stockholm Arena. The Norwegians will look to build on their 2-1 victory over Finland on matchday two. They went ahead...

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. How plants build the microbiome they need to survive in a tough environment The...

Melting glaciers could make volcanic eruptions more explosive, scientists warn
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Canada and Iceland mark 150 years of deepening ties rooted in Manitoba
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Manitoba Published Jul 08, 2025 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 4 minute read Canada’s Ambassador to Iceland, Jenny Hill, will visit Manitoba for the first time this summer to mark the 150th anniversary of Icelandic...
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China overtakes US to become world’s R&D research leader on the back Trump’s academic research cuts
China’s lead over the United States in global scientific output has leapt, as new data shows that the gap between the two powers has more than quadrupled in the space of a year, according to Nature’s 2025 index of research papers published in the...

Norconsult to deliver engineering consultancy services for NRK’s HQ in Oslo
Norconsult has been chosen by contractor and project developer HENT, a part of Sentia, to provide major engineering consultancy services for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NRK) new media house in Oslo. This contract is estimated to be...

Life copying itself: Scientists create a self-replicating RNA system
Life began small, but even the tiniest cells need a way to copy their instructions. A new laboratory system shows that a simple set of RNA building blocks can get most of the way there, pushing experimental biologists closer to watching life’s...
De-banked Dissident Kiwi Tech Disrupter and solo Mum from Birkdale has massive win – Kiwibank will be nervous
De-banked Dissident Kiwi Tech Disrupter and solo Mum from Birkdale, Susie Dawson, has had a massive win against the Iceland Bank in her battle for banking justice… Talk Liberation Wins Key Concession Against Major Bank After months of delays, on...

On an anniversary trip to Iceland, they went to check into their hotel. It didn’t exist.
But when the time came to check into one of their hotels, they ran into a problem. The hotel they booked — and paid more than $600 to — didn’t exist. The dispute: Rhoads, a social worker, and Glick, a tech entrepreneur, both in their late 50s,...
Giant Icelandic land-based salmon project signs with tech partner
The ultimate target for the farm is 36,000 metric tons per year. From left: Jon Kjartan Jonsson, CEO of Samherji Fiskeldi; Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, former CEO of Samherji and Chairman of Samherji Fiskeldi; Stig Bjorkedal, CEO of Cflow.Photo:...
GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Bank Staff Must Testify: Talk Liberation, WikiLeaks Lawyers Win Key Concession in Icelandic Court
Represented by WikiLeaks’ Icelandic lawyers in an epic court showdown three years in the making, on June 19th independent software development house, Talk Liberation (the creators behind viral social media project Panquake) proved that justice is...