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Drafting a constitution on Facebook
June 14, 2011 5:22 PM
In modern day Iceland everyone can be James Madison or Thomas Jefferson. The citizens of the North-Atlantic nation are drafting a new constitution and they're opening debate over document to the public via social media. Serving in place of the State House of Philadelphia are Facebook, Twitter, Fllickr and YouTube.... more » -
Iceland closes main airsport amid volcano eruption
May 22, 2011 10:59 AM
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland is dealing with another erupting volcano. It's forced authorities to close the country's main international airport and cancel domestic flights as the mountains sends a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles into the air. Scientists say this one in "much bigger"... more » -
US enters top 20 in ending gender bias
October 13, 2010 8:33 AM
A newly released survey of 134 nations shows four Nordic countries lead the world in eliminating inequality between men and women. Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden have topped the Global Gender Gap Index since it was first released in 2006 by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, and Iceland remained... more » -
Some migraines linked to heart attack,stroke
August 25, 2010 10:35 AM
New research suggests some migraine sufferers have a higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke. The study from the University of Iceland followed over 18,000 men and women for 26 years. Researchers found those who had migraines with aura, or vision problems during their headaches, were at... more » -
2nd Iceland volcano issues ominous warning
May 27, 2010 12:31 PM
A second, much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt, scientists have warned. Since the start of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, which caused cancellations of thousands of flights in Europe because of a giant ash cloud, there has been much speculation about neighboring... more » -
Ash clears, London airports reopen
May 17, 2010 8:30 AM
Britain's two major international airports reopened to some flights today after a no-fly zone was imposed because of a dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash from Iceland. And Europe's air traffic management agency says it appears the cloud is beginning to disperse. Britain's National Air Traffic Service says London's... more » -
EU: Airspace closure cost up to $3.3 billion
April 27, 2010 9:01 AM
The European Union says it will move quickly to alleviate the economic impact on civil aviation by last week's volcanic ash cloud, which may have caused economic damage of up to euro 2.5 billion ($3.3 billion). EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas says the EU is working on a package of... more » -
Most ash-stranded Europeans to be home by Monday
April 25, 2010 10:34 AM
European airlines and government officials says most tourists stranded by the volcanic ash crisis will be home by Monday. A week of airspace closures caused by ash spewed by Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano prompted the worst breakdown in civil aviation for decades, with about 100,000 flights canceled. British authorities said about... more » -
Some European airspace reopens, Royal Navy to rescue
April 19, 2010 8:53 AM
Forecasters in Iceland say a new ash plume from the volcano that's grounded much air travel in Europe is lower, and less of a threat to aircraft. Austria, meanwhile, has reopened its airspace, and Sweden and Finland are allowing limited operations. Britain is sending Royal Navy warships across the English... more » -
Forecasters: No end in sight to eruption or disruption
April 18, 2010 9:09 AM
Forecasters say a high pressure system over Europe means light winds for the next few day and that's likely to keep ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano hanging over the continent. Never in peacetime has Europe seen such a travel disruption. The ash has shut down air travel from Britain... more » -
Volcano activity grows, air travel slows
April 17, 2010 10:23 AM
An Icelandic volcano causing travel chaos throughout the world is erupting more strongly, a geologist warned Saturday, as the European aviation control agency said flight disruption would continue for at least 24 hours. Eurocontrol said no landings or takeoffs were possible for civilian aircraft in most of northern and... more » -
Ash cloud grounds flights in Europe
April 15, 2010 11:35 AM
Air traffic across much of Europe is grounded today by an ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland. Thousands of flights have been canceled, with tens of thousands of people stranded. Officials say it's not clear when it will be safe enough to fly again. One scientist says the... more » -
Iceland volcano could have world consequences
March 23, 2010 1:08 PM
Blasts of lava and ash shot out of a volcano in southern Iceland on Monday and small tremors rocked the ground, a surge in activity that raised fears of a larger explosion at the nearby Katla volcano. Scientists say history has proven that when the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts, Katla... more » -
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland next to glacier
March 21, 2010 9:24 AM
Authorities in Iceland says hundreds of people were evacuated after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland. The eruption occurred late last night beside the country's fifth largest glacier. Authorities initally said the eruption was below the glacier. However, scientists conducting an aerial survey in daylight said that's... more » -
Iceland says goodbye to the Big Mac
October 26, 2009 2:55 PM
The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis. Iceland's three McDonald's restaurants - all in the capital Reykjavik - will close next weekend, as the franchise owner gives in to falling profits caused... more »
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