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Consent Law
The Portugal News
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This groundbreaking legislation follows the footsteps of their neighbour Sweden, taking an important leap for women’s legal security that will set the example for the world to adopt. Additionally, countries such as Denmark, Iceland and Finland...
The Who’s Who Of The Icelandic Brosphere
Reykjavik Grapevine
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June 20, 2025
Readers of this publication are more often than not unfamiliar with many aspects of Iceland’s politics and culture, and we try our best to give enough context in our coverage to compensate for that. However, in this issue’s main feature we cover...
India negotiates from position of strength, not under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on US trade deal after Congress jab
The Economic Times
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July 5, 2025
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the UPA...
Law firm Gordons retains trainee solicitors
Yorkshire Business Insider
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Offers accepted - from left, Gordons' Daniel Callaghan, Abbie Little, Tosif Bashir, Amy Pierechod and Jonathan Wu All trainee solicitors qualifying in September this year at Gordons have accepted offers to continue furthering their careers with...
GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Talk Liberation and WikiLeaks Lawyers To Challenge Icelandic De-banking
The Daily Blog
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June 19, 2025
Talk Liberation is committed to providing equal access for individuals with disabilities. To view an accessible version of this article, click here. Talk Liberation, the creators behind the Panquake social media project, are once againon the...
How does Iceland contribute to NATO when it has no military?
ERR
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June 20, 2025
Thórlindur Kjartansson is Iceland's current deployment to Estonia (2024–2026), and like his colleagues in Latvia and Lithuania, his job is to contribute to strategic communications (stratcoms) and analysis of geopolitical developments. The ability...
Government issues alert to everyone with a UK passport
Liverpool Echo
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June 13, 2025
His Majesty's (HM) Passport Office has issued an important alert to all UK passport holders ahead of what is expected to be a hectic summer travel season. With millions of people set to jet off abroad, HM Passport Office has taken to X, formerly...
What Iceland’s Cocaine Surge Says About Europe’s Saturated Drug Market
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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June 18, 2025
Iceland has already broken its annual cocaine seizure record in the first half of 2025, a sign that Europe’s oversupply of the drug is spilling into smaller markets and creating new opportunities for enterprising traffickers. So far this year,...
The Big Vibe Shift: Inside The Icelandic Brosphere
Reykjavik Grapevine
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June 20, 2025
For reference, read this article for a deep-dive character analysis of the Brosphere’s main players. It was very clear in the early hours of December 1, 2024, that there had been a vibe shift in Iceland. The shift hadn’t happened overnight — but...
Sybiha calls on governments to strengthen Russia sanctions
Ukrinform
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Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha of Ukraine has welcomed the decision of 14 European countries to step up the fight against the Russian "shadow fleet" and called on all nations to stop feeding Russia’s war machine and tighten sanctions. Sybiha made...
‘Gerua’ in Iceland
Indian Link
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June 19, 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutes Iceland was prominently placed on my bucket list after viewing the 2015 Bollywood film Dilwale, which stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film’s most popular song, ‘Gerua’, was filmed in various picturesque locations across...
Union minister Piyush Goyal calls ASEAN trade deals 'silly', brands bloc 'B-team of China'
Business Today
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June 20, 2025
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has sharply criticised India’s past trade strategy with ASEAN nations, calling the approach “silly” and describing the bloc as the “B-team of China”. Speaking at the India Global Forum in the United Kingdom,...
Irish Police To Question 35 In Iceland Over Disappearance Of Jón Þröstur
Reykjavik Grapevine
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June 20, 2025
Irish police officers are expected to arrive in Iceland next week as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Jón Þröstur Jónsson, who vanished in Dublin over six years ago, reports RÚV. Icelandic authorities have approved a legal...
Innovation financing in focus at annual meeting with member states in Reykjavík
European Patent Office
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June 20, 2025
At the EPO’s annual co-operation meeting in Iceland, delegates explored ways to boost innovation financing across Europe. On the sidelines, EPO President António Campinos also met with the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir. The European...
Pro-Palestinian activists on scooters attack UK military aircraft
The National News
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Pro-Palestinian protesters claim to have attacked British military aircraft at a Royal Air Force base, in what appears to be a major security breach. Video posted on X by the Palestine Action network appears to show activists on electric scooters...
Sunday 6th July 2025 Football Match Fixtures
The Nigerian Voice
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International Club Friendlies Widzew Łódź vs Jagiellonia Białystok AGF Aarhus vs Odense BK Briton Ferry vs Ynysygerwn VfB Oldenburg vs Hamburger SV Preußen Münster vs Verl FK Spartak Subotica vs Radnik Surdulica SC Poltava vs Viktoriya Sumy...
Kawenata Tautohetohe Mō Ngā Take Āhuarangi Hurihuri
Waatea News
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https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/news-analysis/no-climate-justice-sans-fossil-fuel-phase-out-860833 Waatea Team Marama Davidson Role Funding: pijf-0032 Greens say no Kāore te rōpū Kākāriki i te rata ki ngā kōrerorero i waenganui i ngā...
Does Politics Make Us Blind to Art?
CounterPunch
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June 20, 2025
Luis Buñuel, Un Chien Andalu, 1928. Screenshot (public domain). Cataracts About a month ago, and then again two weeks after that, I had surgery at the NHS to remove cataracts – those are clouded or yellowed lenses behind the iris and pupil. I’m a...
Iceland Pauses Fin Whale Slaughter—but the Fight Isn’t Over
Sea Shepherd
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June 11, 2025
This summer, Iceland’s only whaling company has halted its fin whale hunt, citing lack of demand in Japan. While it’s a rare moment of relief, it’s not a victory—Japan, Norway, and Iceland remain the only countries still conducting legal...
Iceland’s Music Publishers’ Association joins global trade body ICMP
Music Business Worldwide
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June 10, 2025
The Music Publishers’ Association of Iceland (MPA Iceland) has joined The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP). The ICMP represents the international interests of the music publishing community. Its membership spans the majors,...