http://www.mail.com/locations/1818-iceland.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1818-iceland.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2074178-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html LONDON (AP) — A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three years ago. Thursday's announcement was made by easyJet, which acquired a ton of ash collected in Iceland by scientists in... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:25:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2074178-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html 2013-05-09T18:25:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053392-pirate-party-electoral-breakthrough-iceland.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won't be forming the government, but online freedom advocates the Pirate Party were still big winners in the country's election. The party, just a few months old, took 5.1 percent of the vote in Saturday's poll, gaining three of the 63 seats in Iceland's parliament... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:38:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053392-pirate-party-electoral-breakthrough-iceland.html 2013-04-30T15:38:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2049492-iceland-returns-center-right-parties-to-power.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — In a dramatic about-face, Icelandic voters have returned to power the center-right parties that led the national economy to collapse five years ago. With all votes counted Sunday, the conservative Independence Party and rural-based Progressive Party — who governed Iceland for decades before the 2008 crash — each had 19 seats in I... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:27:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2049492-iceland-returns-center-right-parties-to-power.html 2013-04-28T13:27:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048380-iceland-opposition-poised-to-win-general-election.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Five years after Iceland's economic collapse, early returns signaled that austerity-weary voters are favoring the return of a center-right, Euroskeptic government, widely blamed for the nation's financial woes. Icelanders appeared to be opting for the Progressive and Independence parties, who are promising to ease Icelanders' eco... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:38:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048380-iceland-opposition-poised-to-win-general-election.html 2013-04-28T06:38:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028394-app-helps-icelanders-avoid-accidental-incest.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? In Iceland, a country with a population of 320,000 where most everyone is distantly related, inadvertently kissing cousins is a real risk. A new smartphone app is on hand to help Icelanders avoid ac... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:56:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028394-app-helps-icelanders-avoid-accidental-incest.html 2013-04-18T15:56:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020318-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html BEIJING (AP) — China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement Monday, offering hope to the small North Atlantic country for its recession-battered economy and giving Beijing a leg up in its drive for expanded influence in the Arctic. The China-Iceland free trade pact will lower tariffs on a range of goods and is expected to boost seafood and other export... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:13:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020318-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html 2013-04-15T13:13:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1975840-skydive-site-owner-men-deploy-parachutes.html MIAMI (AP) — Two Icelandic skydivers who died during weekend jumps at a popular southwest Florida camp did not deploy their main parachutes, the co-owner of the facility said Sunday. Deputies found the bodies of the skydiving instructor and a student Saturday after the two didn't return from a jump with a group, setting off an hours-long air and ground se... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:46:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1975840-skydive-site-owner-men-deploy-parachutes.html 2013-03-24T19:46:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1964034-cyprus-move-to-seize-bank-deposits.html PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus are still scrambling for a way to raise €5.8 billion ($7.5 billion) to help pay for an international bailout of the country's banks and government. A plan to seize up to 10 percent of people's savings has been met with fury and it has raised concern, if not panic, in the rest of Europe about the security of bank deposits i... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:05:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1964034-cyprus-move-to-seize-bank-deposits.html 2013-03-19T15:05:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1959606-cyprus-decision-to-tax-depositors.html PARIS (AP) — People with bank accounts in Cyprus were shocked Saturday to learn that as part of an agreement reached with international creditors the government has imposed a tax on all deposits to help bail out the nation and its banks. Here's a look at the tax, which can be as high as 9.9 percent, and the problems it may pose. HEY, HOW CAN THEY DO THAT?... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:15:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1959606-cyprus-decision-to-tax-depositors.html 2013-03-16T19:15:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940396-researchers-we-fabled-sunstone.html LONDON (AP) — A rough, whitish block recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck may be a sunstone, the fabled crystal believed by some to have helped Vikings and other medieval seafarers navigate the high seas, researchers say. In a paper published earlier this week, a Franco-British group argued that the Alderney Crystal — a chunk of Icelandic calcite found... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:08:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940396-researchers-we-fabled-sunstone.html 2013-03-08T13:08:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1936248-us-women-beat-iceland-3-0-algarve-cup-opener.html FARO, Portugal (AP) — When the U.S. women get rolling, watch out. Abby Wambach got her 154th goal, leaving her four shy of Mia Hamm's all-time record, and Rachel Buehler scored in her 100th appearance as the Americans rebounded from a sluggish first half to beat Iceland 3-0 Wednesday in the opener of the Algarve Cup. Shannon Boxx also scored for the Olymp... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1936248-us-women-beat-iceland-3-0-algarve-cup-opener.html 2013-03-06T20:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1924688-taco-bell-icelandic-pies-drawn-meat-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — Taco Bell is the latest restaurant chain to acknowledge that its food has been adulterated with horse meat, yanking a variety of ground beef products from its three British outlets and issuing an apology to its patrons Friday. Meanwhile, in Iceland, a food official said his team had found a beef product from a local producer that contained n... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:03:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1924688-taco-bell-icelandic-pies-drawn-meat-scandal.html 2013-03-01T19:03:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913436-icelands-plan-to-ban-internet-porn-sparks-uproar.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — In the age of instant information, globe-spanning viral videos and the World Wide Web, can a thoroughly wired country become a porn-free zone? Authorities in Iceland want to find out. The government of the tiny North Atlantic nation is drafting plans to ban pornography, in print and online, in an attempt to protect children from ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:06:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913436-icelands-plan-to-ban-internet-porn-sparks-uproar.html 2013-02-25T08:06:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1872248-iceland-investigating-mass-herring-deaths.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Researchers in Iceland are blaming low oxygen levels in a shallow fjord for the deaths of tens of thousands of tons of herring. Masses of dead herring have been found in Kolgrafafjordur fjord for the second time this winter, raising concerns about Iceland's fishery. The Morgunbladid newspaper estimated the value of the 10,000 ton... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1872248-iceland-investigating-mass-herring-deaths.html 2013-02-06T13:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1862554-minister-iceland-refused-to-help-fbi-wikileaks.html LONDON (AP) — Iceland's interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country's police not to cooperate with FBI agents sent to investigate WikiLeaks two years ago, offering a rare glimpse into the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of the secret-busting site. Ogmundur Jonasson told The Associated Press that he was upset when he found out that... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1862554-minister-iceland-refused-to-help-fbi-wikileaks.html 2013-02-01T17:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858704-icelandic-girl-wins-to-use.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland's strict law on names. Reykjavik District Court ruled Thursday that the name "Blaer" can be used. It means "light breeze." The decision overturns an earlier rejection by Ice... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858704-icelandic-girl-wins-to-use.html 2013-01-31T12:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850866-iceland-wins-case-failed-bank-deposits.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A European court on Monday cleared Iceland of wrongdoing over its refusal to repay depositors' money lost in the country's 2008 banking collapse. The Luxembourg-based European Free Trade Association Court ruled that deposit-guarantee laws did not cover "a systemic bank failure of the magnitude experienced in Iceland." A tiny Nort... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850866-iceland-wins-case-failed-bank-deposits.html 2013-01-28T14:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797008-icelandic-girl-fights-to.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Call her the girl with no name. A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the government. Like a handful of other countries, including Germany and Denmark... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797008-icelandic-girl-fights-to.html 2013-01-03T06:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756406-amgen-buying-decode-genetics-415.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Biotech pioneer Amgen Inc., in a bid for a big edge in using people's genetic information to find better ways to attack diseases, is buying human genetics research and analytics leader deCODE Genetics for $415 million. Amgen, the world's largest biotech company by revenue, and deCODE, based in Reykjavik, Iceland, announced the all-cas... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1756406-amgen-buying-decode-genetics-415.html 2012-12-10T20:31:00Z