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Reykjavik [Iceland], Prime Minister of Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson on Monday met with spiritual leader and Global Peace Ambassador Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Reykjavik to discuss the importance of mental health as the foundation of personal and social well-being.Art of Living founder and PM...

New Delhi: India has slipped two places to 129th in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index, while Iceland retained its top position in the rankings published on Wednesday.In South Asia, India was ranked fifth after Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, while Pakistan was last...

Following the Netherlands' 4–0 win over Iceland in an international friendly, Dutch manager Ronald Koeman criticized his former club FC Barcelona for risking injury to De Jong by playing him."We took the decision this afternoon. We have assessed that Frenkie de Jong will not be ready for the...

Canberra [Australia], Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on winning the Lok Sabha elections and said he looked forward to enhancing the partnership between the two countries in 2024 and beyond.In a post on social media platform X...

With more than 210,000 votes counted, Tomasdottir finished ahead of her rivals with 34.3 percent of the vote, followed by former Prime Minister Katarina Jacobsdottir with 25.2 percent, according to Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV.Jakobsdottir reportedly congratulated Tomasdottir when she...

Reykjavik [Iceland] businesswoman and B Team CEO Halla Tomasdottir has been elected the seventh President of Iceland and will take over from Guðna Jóhannesson on August 1, RUV reported. Tomasdottir will be the second woman to hold the position after Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who was the first woman...

Voting has started in Reykjavik [Iceland], Iceland to elect the new President. Polling stations in Iceland's larger municipalities will remain open until 10pm (local time) on Saturday, Iceland Review reports.About 270,000 people are eligible to vote and must bring personal identification, such...

Reykjavik [Iceland] For the fifth time since December, a volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday, spewing massive lava that threatened to shut down the town of Grindavik and the famous Blue Lagoon. Have been forced to evacuate, CNN reports red-hot. Lava jets fly upward along a...

The prime ministers of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland said in a joint statement on Monday that due to the security situation in Europe, the Nordic region's economies must become more resilient and competitive, Xinhua news agency reported.The Prime Ministers said they also aim to...