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Iceland Prime Minister Joins Women On Strike Over Equal Pay
The Prime Minister said her government is looking into how female-dominated professions are valued, in comparison to fields traditionally dominated by men.
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Iceland Coalition Government Set To Win Majority, But Future Uncertain
Iceland's government was poised to win a majority in Saturday's election, early results showed, though it remained to be seen if Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir's left-right coalition would agree to continue in power together.
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WOW Air, Iceland's Budget Carrier Collapses, Cancels All Flights
Iceland's budget carrier WOW Air said it had ceased operations and cancelled all flights on Thursday, stranding thousands of passengers.
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Iceland Leans Toward Leftist Government In Snap Election
Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted their centre-right government in an election that could pave the way for a charismatic young opposition leader to form a left-leaning coalition, final vote counts showed on Sunday.
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Iceland's Unusual Law That Lets Murderers Become Judges
A tool for rehabilitating criminals or simply a way of granting special favours? In Iceland, a law that allows a murderer to become a lawyer or a paedophile a judge recently led to the government's downfall.
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How A Convicted Pedophile Brought Down Iceland's Government
In 2004, Hjalti Sigurjon Hauksson was imprisoned for raping his stepdaughter nearly every day for 12 years, starting when she was just 5. Thirteen years later, his crime has helped bring down Iceland's government.
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Latest Talks To Form Government In Iceland Collapse
Iceland's President said that attempts to form a government have collapsed, with the leader of the country's largest left-of-center party admitting defeat in coalition talks.
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Iceland's 'Pirates' Eye Power In Snap Vote After Panama Papers Scandal
Icelanders voted on Saturday in a snap election that could see the anti-establishment Pirate Party form the next government in the wake of the Panama Papers tax-dodging scandal and lingering anger over the 2008 financial meltdown.
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Iceland Parliament Votes Against No-Confidence Motion Brought On Panama Papers Revelations
Iceland's parliament on Friday voted against a no-confidence that was filed by the opposition after the prime minister resigned over the Panama Papers revelations.
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Iceland Names New PM, To Hold Autumn Election
Iceland's right-wing coalition government on Wednesday named a new prime minister and said it would hold elections in the autumn, after the previous leader was forced to step down over his implication in the Panama Papers scandal.
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Iceland PM Asks For Parliament To Be Dissolved, President Refuses
Iceland's prime minister today asked the president for permission to dissolve parliament as his government reeled from a political crisis over the so-called Panama Papers, but the president refused.
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Iceland PM Threatens To Dissolve Parliament, Call New Elections
Iceland's prime minister today threatened to dissolve parliament and call new elections if he were to lose the support of his junior coalition partner following an uproar over his offshore holdings revealed in the "Panama Papers".
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Freak Heatwave Pushes Winter North Pole Above Freezing
Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point today, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events.
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WikiLeaks claims victory as credit card donations flow again
International credit card donations to WikiLeaks are flowing again after an Icelandic court ruling forced MasterCard's and Visa's local agent to process payments, the anti-secrecy organisation said on Wednesday.
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Advice for Edward Snowden from a man who knows: 'Always check six'
Thomas Drake is one of the few people who understands from personal experience what the future may hold for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old former NSA contractor who exposed the US government's top secret phone and Internet surveillance programs.
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Iceland Prime Minister Joins Women On Strike Over Equal Pay
The Prime Minister said her government is looking into how female-dominated professions are valued, in comparison to fields traditionally dominated by men.
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Iceland Coalition Government Set To Win Majority, But Future Uncertain
Iceland's government was poised to win a majority in Saturday's election, early results showed, though it remained to be seen if Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir's left-right coalition would agree to continue in power together.
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WOW Air, Iceland's Budget Carrier Collapses, Cancels All Flights
Iceland's budget carrier WOW Air said it had ceased operations and cancelled all flights on Thursday, stranding thousands of passengers.
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Iceland Leans Toward Leftist Government In Snap Election
Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted their centre-right government in an election that could pave the way for a charismatic young opposition leader to form a left-leaning coalition, final vote counts showed on Sunday.
-
Iceland's Unusual Law That Lets Murderers Become Judges
A tool for rehabilitating criminals or simply a way of granting special favours? In Iceland, a law that allows a murderer to become a lawyer or a paedophile a judge recently led to the government's downfall.
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How A Convicted Pedophile Brought Down Iceland's Government
In 2004, Hjalti Sigurjon Hauksson was imprisoned for raping his stepdaughter nearly every day for 12 years, starting when she was just 5. Thirteen years later, his crime has helped bring down Iceland's government.
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Latest Talks To Form Government In Iceland Collapse
Iceland's President said that attempts to form a government have collapsed, with the leader of the country's largest left-of-center party admitting defeat in coalition talks.
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Iceland's 'Pirates' Eye Power In Snap Vote After Panama Papers Scandal
Icelanders voted on Saturday in a snap election that could see the anti-establishment Pirate Party form the next government in the wake of the Panama Papers tax-dodging scandal and lingering anger over the 2008 financial meltdown.
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Iceland Parliament Votes Against No-Confidence Motion Brought On Panama Papers Revelations
Iceland's parliament on Friday voted against a no-confidence that was filed by the opposition after the prime minister resigned over the Panama Papers revelations.
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Iceland Names New PM, To Hold Autumn Election
Iceland's right-wing coalition government on Wednesday named a new prime minister and said it would hold elections in the autumn, after the previous leader was forced to step down over his implication in the Panama Papers scandal.
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Iceland PM Asks For Parliament To Be Dissolved, President Refuses
Iceland's prime minister today asked the president for permission to dissolve parliament as his government reeled from a political crisis over the so-called Panama Papers, but the president refused.
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Iceland PM Threatens To Dissolve Parliament, Call New Elections
Iceland's prime minister today threatened to dissolve parliament and call new elections if he were to lose the support of his junior coalition partner following an uproar over his offshore holdings revealed in the "Panama Papers".
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Freak Heatwave Pushes Winter North Pole Above Freezing
Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point today, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events.
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WikiLeaks claims victory as credit card donations flow again
International credit card donations to WikiLeaks are flowing again after an Icelandic court ruling forced MasterCard's and Visa's local agent to process payments, the anti-secrecy organisation said on Wednesday.
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Advice for Edward Snowden from a man who knows: 'Always check six'
Thomas Drake is one of the few people who understands from personal experience what the future may hold for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old former NSA contractor who exposed the US government's top secret phone and Internet surveillance programs.
