The Last Harpoon? Iceland Confronts The Future Of Commercial Whaling

There is something almost paradoxical about Iceland’s relationship with the whale. Around Reykjavík and the northern town of Húsavík, visitors board boats to search the North Atlantic for the dark arch of a back, a sudden blow of vapour or the improbable …

Nasdaq Iceland Appoints Cboe Clear Europe

Appointment introduces the benefits of central clearing to the Icelandic equity market and further expands Cboe Clear Europe’s pan-European clearing network Cboe Clear Europe, the leading pan-European central counterparty (CCP), has been selected to be …

Stop acting like Father Christmas, Iceland boss tells PM

Andy Burnham should stop acting like "Father Christmas" and start making difficult decisions, the Government's former cost of living tsar has said. Lord Walker of Broxton, the executive chairman of Iceland Foods, said the Prime Minister …

Britain's businesses aren't a 'piggy bank' to be raided: Iceland boss's warning to Burnham ahead of Budget

Labour peer and Iceland executive chairman Lord Richard Walker told LBC this morning that ministers must not keep businesses tied up with more taxes and red tape and said that the cost of employing staff needs to come down or more businesses will fail. He …

From Sierra Leone to Iceland: Ibrahim Turay Shares Stjarnan Experience

Sierra Leonean midfielder Ibrahim Turay, known as “IB Computer,” has shared photos of his stint with Icelandic top-flight club Stjarnan, underscoring a growing pipeline of Sierra Leonean talent into European football. Turay, 26, joined Stjarnan ahead of …

Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform

Voice AI has emerged as one of the hottest sectors in AI, with investors pouring in billions of dollars to serve use cases ranging from automating customer support and sales calls to creating meeting notetakers and developing AI smart glasses that use …

India still ranks 131st in global gender gap index; Iceland leads

New Delhi: India has retained the 131st position among 145 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday. Iceland, Finland and Norway retained the top three positions, respectively. Only 14 countries …

Aurora dance over Iceland — and other news in pictures

KEY PLAYER PROFILE How Iceland is expanding retail media beyond its own walls

Customer acquisition is becoming less about reaching the largest possible audience and more about reaching the right customer at the right moment – and that means looking at extending retail media into a range of channels, while maintaining a consistent …

Pair of magnitude 4.0+ earthquakes strike near Iceland glacier and volcano

THE TAKEAWAY Two magnitude 4.0+ earthquakes strike Iceland seconds apart. Other parts of Iceland have entered a renewed period of earthquake swarms and volcanic eruptions after nearly 800 years of relative quiet. REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A pair of magnitude 4. …