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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Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president
Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important
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COVID-19 variant prompts Iceland to require quarantine for children entering country as of January 13
As of January 13, Iceland will require children born in 2005 or later to quarantine, along with their parents or
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Blog – The road to Reykjavik and a look ahead at Arctic governance in 2021
The last quarter of 2020 has witnessed a flurry of activity in the area of Arctic governance and cooperation, including
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Iceland to review COVID-19 border measures by January 15
Iceland is planning to keep its current COVID-19 border screening measures in place until February 1, with further decisions on
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Arctic Council’s work on track despite pandemic, now gearing up for 2021 ministerial, says ambassador & SAO
The Arctic Council senior Arctic officials plenary meeting wound up on Thursday with current chair Iceland praising the forum’s ability
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New COVID-19 restrictions for Iceland’s schools and universities
Iceland has put in place a new series of COVID-19 measures in educational institutions that came into effect November 3.
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Iceland tightens up COVID-19 rules and increases social distancing rule to two metres across the country
Iceland announced more stringent COVID-19 regulations on Monday, which include increasing social distancing between people from one metre to two.
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