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Bybit EU Card Review: Receive Up To 20% Cash Back, 5 Euro Card Bonus, $10 USDC Airdrop
With the recent launch of the Bybit Card across the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, Bybit EU GmbH has delivered the ultimate bridge between your digital assets and the physical economy. This Mastercard debit card is not just about...

Iceland’s PLAY Airlines ceases operations, leaves passengers stranded
PLAY Airlines has stopped flying after announcing the immediate closure of its business on Monday, September 29. The Icelandic low-cost carrier said performance had failed to match expectations. Recent months brought poor ticket sales, leaving the...

Icelandic and Hungarian firms join forces in geothermal services
ÍSOR (Iceland GeoSurvey), an Iceland-based provider of scientific and technical expertise to the geothermal industry, and AGEN (Arctic Green Engineering Services), a Hungarian consultancy firm in the fields of geoscience, engineering, technical...

Our Climate Future 2025: Iceland-EU symposium on geothermal energy in Brussels
Our Climate Future Geothermal Event, Brussels Oct. 14, 2025 Green by Iceland and Business Iceland, in cooperation with the Mission of Iceland to the European Union, invite stakeholders to a high-level symposium in Brussels on the role of...

Iceland's Fly Play to cease all flights, 400 staff to lose jobs
The company's shares slid 2.6% in morning trading on the OMX Iceland stock exchange before trading in the stock was halted. Fly Play will cease its activities in a move that will hit around 400 employees, the Icelandic airline said on Monday,...

Real Madrid handed massive injury boost as superstar set to be available for Getafe LaLiga clash: Reports
Real Madrid have received a boost ahead of facing Getafe in LaLiga on Sunday as forward Kylian Mbappe is set to be available, as per reports. The France international has been in sensational form this season, scoring 14 goals across all...

Iceland Budget Carrier Play Shuts Down, Stranding Passengers
(Bloomberg) -- Icelandic low-cost carrier Fly Play hf. ceased operations Monday because of poor ticket sales and a failed turnaround plan, stranding thousands of passengers and putting hundreds of people out of work. The airline canceled all its...


Festival line-ups you might have missed: Afro Nation, Pavilion, Iceland Eclipse
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of festival line-ups you might have missed this week Forbidden Forest locks in Arcadia Spider for UK festival exclusive in 2026 Forbidden Forest has revealed a one-off UK festival exclusive for its tenth anniversary...

Sharing Icelandic sheep round-up in the U.S.
The short documentary Fjallferð was filmed in Landmannaafréttur in the autumn of 2024. Three young American filmmakers — Jesse Smolan, Josh Fairmont, and Ollie Smith — contacted Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson, known as RAX, and were...

I didn’t realize how much I loved the Fujifilm X-T50 until I photographed my trip to Iceland — and it blew me away
We all have bucket lists which detail the things we want to do or countries we want to visit before we kick the bucket. Up until now, I've been lucky enough that I've checked a few things off my personal bucket list, such as visiting the fjords in...
Icelandic, Chinese Runners Prevail In Taiping Heat To Win 2025 Malaysia Ultra-trail By UTMB
TAIPING, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Iceland's Kristjan Chapman and China's Jiang Weng Li emerged as the men's and women's champions of the 2025 Malaysia Ultra-Trail by Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) here, which attracted nearly 3,000 runners from 64...

Tinna Hrafnsdóttir’s Nordic crime-drama series Hildur heads into production
PRODUCTION / FUNDING Iceland / Finland by Davide Abbatescianni 03/10/2025 - Set against the dramatic backdrop of Iceland’s Westfjords, the six-part show follows the titular detective returning to her hometown 25 years after the disappearance of...
“India is a huge priority in our diversification strategy”: Swiss govt official amid US trade tariffs
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Martin Saladin, Head of the Promotion Activities Directorate at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO, the Swiss government, on Wednesday said that Switzerland is shifting its focus towards India as...
Mayo people urged to recover critical materials for greener future
Published: Wed 15 Oct 2025, 1:43 PM Consumers in Mayo recycled 1,344 tonnes of electrical and electronic waste last year new figures show. The huge haul of end-of-life and discarded e-waste was equivalent to 9.7kg per person in the county, above...

Iceland tackles labour trafficking after Vietnamese worker exploitation case
ShareSharePin ItShare Vietnamese restaurant in Iceland was raided in case that shocked the nation. Photo: Nordic Labour Journal. Iceland is stepping up efforts against labour trafficking after a high-profile case involving a Vietnamese–Icelandic...

Russia Adopts Decree Allowing Quick Sale of Seized Assets from ‘Unfriendly’ Parties
The Russian president recently issued Decree No. 693 titled On Certain Specifics for the Sale of Property Held in Federal Ownership (Decree 693). Decree 693 is part of Russia’s broader countersanctions measures and allows the government to...

The disturbing connection between UN's green energy push and illegal immigration
American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac discusses the Democratic Party’s efforts to fight President Donald Trump’s energy policies and more on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump recently...

Icelandic land-based aquaculture farms collaborate on responsible waste streams
First Water, Laxey, Samherji Fiskeldi, and Thor Landeldi are formally collaborating on responsible and sustainable treatment of land-based aquaculture waste streams. The collaboration is part of work that began within the Terraforming LIFE...

Kuehne+Nagel opens office and warehouse in Iceland
Kuehne+Nagel has established its first independent office and warehouse in Hafnafjördur, Iceland. The facility is located at the harbour and staffed by 13 specialists providing services in sea and air logistics, as well as customs. According to...