With tougher border rules appearing to work, Iceland to relax some domestic restrictions
With Iceland’s tougher border screening and quarantine rules appearing to have put the breaks on new variant infections, the government
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Arctic Guardian exercise 2021 underway to test joint emergency marine response
The Arctic Council and the Arctic Coast Guard Forum launched their Arctic Guardian 2021 exercise on Monday to test the
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Icelandic volcano could erupt for years, creating ‘perfect tourist’ attraction
It’s estimated more than 10,000 people have visited the site since Friday A volcano in Iceland spewing lava into the sky since it erupted
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Blog: The Czech Republic goes for Arctic Council observer status
Last week, as part of the Virtual Dialogue series created by the Arctic Circle conference to offer an e-platform for policymakers and
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UK variant cases prompt Iceland to tighten up border measures and domestic restrictions
Iceland is putting new COVID-19 rules in place at the border after Iceland’s chief epidemiologist says new COVID-19 domestic waves
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Arctic Council finalizes plans for largely virtual ministerial in May
With ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions worldwide, the Arctic Council has decided on a hybrid event for the upcoming ministerial in
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Icelandic volcano erupts for first time in 6,000 years
Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceleand, erupted on Saturday for the first time in 6,000 years.
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Iceland opens borders for vaccinated visitors to boost tourism
COPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) – Iceland will this week open its borders to all visitors who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without
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Quaking in their beds, sleepless Icelanders await eruption
COPENHAGEN, March 15 (Reuters) – Icelanders are yearning for some undisturbed shut-eye after tremors from tens of thousands of earthquakes have
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Volcanic eruption ‘remains a possibility’ at Reykjanes Peninsula, says Icelandic Met Office
Officials at the Icelandic Meteorological Office are warning that a volcanic eruption at Reykjanes Peninsula in the country’s southwest “remains
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Icelandic authorities warn of possible eruption as thousands of earthquakes shake the country
Authorities in Iceland are warning of a possible eruption as the Icelandic Meteorological Office has registered a strong tremor pulse
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Iceland relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions as downward infection trend holds
With domestic COVID-19 infections continuing on the downturn, Iceland started relaxing some public health restrictions on Wednesday. “We are in
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Iceland institutes new COVID-19 border measures
Iceland’s new border measures came into effect Friday, which requires all passengers to provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test that
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Iceland welcomes “peaceful, low-tension cooperation” with China in Arctic, says foreign minister
Iceland says it welcomes Arctic cooperation with China but that multilateral system values need to be protected. “It’s great to
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Iceland’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ offers preview of debate over post-vaccine travel
Canada’s territories say it’s too early to discuss whether vaccinations would reopen travel Iceland recently became the first country in Europe to
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