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Here's what happens when a volcano erupts
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Volcanoes are spectacular — sometimes deadly — forces of nature and Planet Earth is covered in hundreds of them. But how do these iconic wonders form, and what risks do they really pose?
Topics: science-and-technology, volcanic-eruption, earth-sciences, bali, indonesia, vanuatu, hawaii, iceland
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Iceland becomes smallest nation to ever reach World Cup
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The darlings of the 2016 European Championships, Iceland becomes the smallest nation in history to qualify for a World Cup with a 2-0 win over Kosovo sending it Russia 2018.
Topics: soccer-world-cup, soccer, sport, iceland
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The rise of the ugly puffer jacket hides a cruel truth
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They're cheap, they're effective, they're everywhere. But there's a dark side, writes James Valentine.
Topics: fashion, design, animal-welfare, animals, iceland, russian-federation
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Luke Skywalker faces Darth Vader in online Yahtzee battle
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The light and dark sides of the force meet in online battle as an Icelandic games programmer and Star Wars fan pits actor Mark Hamill against villain — Hamill's on-screen father, Darth Vader.
Topics: offbeat, internet-culture, science-fiction-films, united-states, iceland
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Aussie Rules lovers set to converge on Iceland for first Arctic Cup
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Teams from Iceland, Sweden, the UK, the US and Canada will compete to be the AFL's top team in the capital Reykjavik this weekend.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, iceland, united-kingdom
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Topics: australian-football-league, iceland, united-kingdom
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Waiting for one of Iceland’s most dangerous volcanoes to erupt Video
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Katla is covered by Iceland’s fourth largest glacier and in places the ice is hundreds of metres thick, and it’s one of the country’s most feared volcanoes. It’s long overdue for a violent explosion and recently started rumbling. When it last erupted in 1918 it extended Iceland’s south coast by up to five kilometres and the melting glacier unleashed a torrent of water, mud and icebergs claimed to be similar in volume to the Amazon.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, community-and-society, iceland
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Life under one of Iceland's most dangerous volcanoes
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For people living in the tiny town of Vik, in the shadow of one of Iceland's biggest volcanoes, the threat of an long-overdue violent eruption is part of normal life.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, travel-and-tourism, iceland
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When Thordis Elva forgave her rapist, she broke a curse Opinion
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The protesters demanding that a rapist be banned from appearing at a women's festival fail to see that forgiveness is not morally cheap, writes Michael Jensen.
Topics: sexual-offences, feminism, non-fiction, theology, women, iceland, australia
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In world first, Iceland to require firms to prove equal pay
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Iceland will be the first country in the world to make employers prove they offer equal pay regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality.
Topics: women, feminism, community-and-society, business-economics-and-finance, iceland
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Pirate Party falls short of expectations in Iceland election
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Icelanders opt for stability in a general election, with the anti-establishment Pirate Party falling short of expectations with 15 per cent.
Topics: world-politics, iceland
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Iceland's spectacular Northern Lights stream across the skyline Video
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Reykjavik's street lights were turned off so residents could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights in Iceland's night sky.
Topics: animals-and-nature, astronomy-space, iceland
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Northern Lights trump street lights in Iceland
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Street lighting in Reykjavik was switched off for an hour on Wednesday evening to give residents of the Icelandic capital a better view of the Aurora Borealis.
Topics: environment, human-interest, animals-and-nature, weather, iceland
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Icelanders can now call their daughters Angelina after official name list expanded
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Iceland has a limited list of authorised given names, managed by the official Names Committee, which regularly adds monikers to the list at parents' request.
Topics: community-and-society, offbeat, human-interest, iceland
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Goose hunters find millennium-old Viking sword in Iceland
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Go hunting for geese, end up discovering a thousand-year-old Viking sword: just another day in Iceland. A group of hunters stumbled across this remarkably well-preserved sword, believed to date to the 10th century, lying on the sand near a lake.
Topics: history, archaeology, offbeat, iceland
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Iceland whaling: National tradition or sadistic hobby?
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A burgeoning tourism trade forces Iceland to rethink whaling, but while critics dismiss the industry as sadistic and misleading, proponents are determined to continue.
Topics: mammals---whales, fishing-aquaculture, fish, iceland
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'It's a more proper sport': Aussie Rules a hit in Iceland
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They were the unlikely soccer stars of the European Championship, but now Icelanders are turning their attention to an even more unlikely sport — Aussie Rules football.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, iceland
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Icelandic soccer team welcomed home with Viking clap Video
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The Icelandic football team came home to a hero’s welcome on Monday, July 4, after exceeding all expectations and sweeping to the quarter-finals of the European Championships in France.
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Rapturous Reykjavik reception for Iceland's Euro heroes
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Iceland's footballers received a heroes' welcome on returning home following their astonishing run to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals in France.
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France ends Iceland's Euro 2016 dream run with 5-2 rout
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France moves through to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, ending the Icelandic fairytale with a 5-2 quarter-final win at the Stade de France.
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England coach Roy Hodgson resigns after losing to Iceland Video
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Roy Hodgson resigns as England's soccer coach following the 2-1 defeat by Iceland in the last 16 of the European Championships.
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Icelandic commentator mocks England as Euro 2016 fairytale continues
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Screeching commentary sensation Gudmundur Benediktsson strikes again, sending England off with a mocking farewell after Iceland's historic Euro 2016 triumph in France.
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England embarrassed by Iceland in shock 2-1 loss Video
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England suffers a humiliating Euro 2016 exit at the hands of fighting minnow Iceland, losing 2-1 in a pulsating round-of-16 encounter.
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Iceland elects president amid football fever
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Iceland has voted in a presidential election expected to see newcomer Gudni Johannesson waltz to victory with voters angry at the establishment, though more excited about the country's Euro football debut.
Topics: world-politics, soccer, euro, iceland
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