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The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

‘I always wanted to be David Attenborough’: Björk on protecting salmon, going on strike and magical mushrooms

The singer is releasing a single with Rosalía to support action against intensive salmon farming. She talks about being a guardian of Iceland’s wilderness and how young people will make real change

The Guardian - UK

Netherlands, Iceland sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration

The Netherlands and Iceland have signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration pact to 31.

Space

Sea-lice outbreak on Icelandic salmon farm a ‘welfare disaster’, footage shows

Drone images of cages shot by activist reveal open sores affecting ‘up to 1m fish’. Fish producers are now culling them for animal feed

The Guardian - UK

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I visited Climeworks in Iceland, where Microsoft is betting big on air-capture tech to offset its carbon emissions

Climeworks is a direct air capture company, with its main plant based in Iceland. Microsoft has invested heavily in the firm as part of its carbon neutrality commitments for 2030, and its plan to eventually remove all of its legacy emissions by 2050. We visited the 'Orca' plant in Iceland…

Windows Central

Icelandic surfers fear port development will ruin ‘perfect point break’

Volcanoes, northern lights and midnight sun are all on offer at this haven, which locals want to preserve

The Guardian - UK

The best winter adventure holidays (that aren't skiing)

From a new, end-of-the-earth opening in Iceland, to a more affordable way to step foot in Antarctica, Hayley Spencer has the most thrilling cold weather trips to book now

Evening Standard

Iceland hit by ‘seismic swarm‘ of small earthquakes in volcano warning

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has experienced a seismic swarm of over 5,500 small earthquakes, raising the possibility of a volcanic eruption.

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What the anti-woke backlash against liberal feminism misses about causes like the gender pay gap

This week, thousands of women across Iceland went on strike to demand greater gender equality. That’s right, Iceland: the country that has ranked highest in the world for gender equality for the past 14 years in a row.

The Conversation

Some call us ungrateful middle-class feminists – but this is why women went on strike in Iceland

I felt a deep need to join this unbelievable meeting of women and non-binary people. I am worried, I am tired and I am angry, writes activist María Hjálmtýsdóttir

The Guardian - UK

Up First briefing: Concerns over Israel's war strategy; long COVID origins

The U.S. has concerns violence in Israel and Gaza could spread in the region. Scientists are one step closer to understanding what causes long COVID.

WEKU

Women, including PM Katrin Jakobsdottir, go on strike in Iceland, the world’s most gender equal society

The prime minister joined other women in Iceland on a strike to call attention to the remaining inequalities in their society even though the country ranks highest globally in terms of gender parity.

The Times of India

Women and nonbinary Icelanders go on a 24-hour strike to protest the gender pay gap

According to organizers of the strike, women make 21% less than men on average. Immigrant women and women who work in sanitation and with children have some of the lowest wages in the country.

WEKU

Iceland PM joins crowd of 100,000 for full-day women’s strike

Katrín Jakobsdóttir says she wants nation to achieve full gender equality by 2030 as over a quarter of population attend event in capital

The Guardian - UK

Ideological Screening

Plus: IDF releases footage from Hamas' evil rampage, cancel culture in Los Angeles, Iceland's ladies go on strike, and more...

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Why are women in ‘feminist paradise’ Iceland striking?

While Iceland is viewed as a great place to be a woman, many feel there is still room for improvement.

The National (Scotland)

Iceland's Prime Minister joins first women's strike in 48 years over gender pay gap

ICELAND’s prime minister and tens of thousands of women across the nation have gone on strike for the first time in almost half a century calling…

Evening Standard

Iceland's PM Katrin Jakobsdottir goes on strike over gender pay gap

Tuesday’s protest will involve women and non-binary people stopping paid and unpaid labour

The Guardian - UK

Iceland’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years aims to close pay gap – as it happened

Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including prime minister, stopped work

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The Independent UK

Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence

Iceland’s prime minister and women across the island nation are on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence

The Guardian - UK

‘Power of the masses’: the day Iceland’s women went on strike and changed history

1975 strike was a pivotal moment for the country – but 48 years later, Icelanders today protest at gender inequality

The Independent UK

Iceland PM to take part in first women’s strike in almost 50 years: ‘Women’s Day Off’

‘Workers from all major industries are taking part: healthcare workers, teachers, service workers, finance workers, care workers, energy workers,’ chair of Icelandic Federation for Public Workers says

The Guardian - UK

Iceland’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years aims to close pay gap

PM will take part in stoppage by women and non-binary people calling for pay equality and action on gender-based violence

The Guardian - UK

Moments of magic and bliss: Chris Burkard’s ocean photography

Outdoor and surf photographer Chris Burkard has explored the seven seas capturing their diversity and dynamic beauty. His work especially in the colder regions find the dymanic beauty of our ocean and a source of inspiration deserving of our respect and stewardship

The National (Scotland)

Craig Murray: I was detained under terror laws after Palestine protest

FORMER diplomat Craig Murray has told how he was detained under draconian anti-terror laws after attending a pro-Palestine protest.

The Independent UK

Police probe after British schoolgirl assaulted on school trip to Iceland

Exclusive: Viral video shows Black teenager being slapped in the face and chased by a white woman

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