Spaugileg grein í The Economist: Kanadamenn uppnumdir yfir miklum áhuga Íslendinga á Looineinum

Kanadamenn eru uppnumdir í hvert sinn sem útlendingar fjalla um gjaldmiðil þeirra á jákvæðan hátt. Svo hefst grein í hinu virta tímariti The Economist þar sem fjallað er um umræður á Íslandi að taka upp „loonie“, eins og kanadíski dollarinn kallast,  sem nýjan gjaldmiðil landsins.

NASA scientists notice the similarities of the planet Mars and Iceland - PICTURES

NASA scientists have just recently brought to light the similar geographical terrains of Mars and Iceland. NASA has released phenomenal photographs that have been taken from outer space using the HiRISE photographic device.

Iceland: Will Iceland become the world's new center for electric cars? Only time will tell

Based on the assessment of a specialist writing for the New York Times, Iceland is a superb center for electric car development given its emphasis on renewable energies, and technological capacities. His article has been published in numerous foreign news media.

Kaupthing's director of Board agrees to come to Iceland - Serious Fraud Office investigating - VIDEO

Sigurður Einarsson, former director of Board of Kaupthing Bank, arrived yesterday for hearings at Special Prosecutor's office which began this morning.

Iceland: Bishop’s daughter: ‘Sexual assaulter once came to power – It can’t happen again’

Guðrún Ebba Ólafsdóttir – daughter of Ólafur Skúlason, previous bishop – wants that every preventative measure be taken to ensure that no sexual offender is able to reach the highest position of any church ever again. Guðrún has invited the Church council - the highest executive authority of the Church in Iceland - to a meeting, after her request for a hearing.

Iceland: summer isn’t over just yet - Possibly hottest day of the year this weekend: over 20°C!

A meteorologist says that the summer is not even close to being over, and the hottest day of the year may be right at our doorstep. The heat this weekend could exceed 20 degrees.

Iceland: Scientists get lucky: Paul Allen’s submarine used for research near Surtsey

Icelandic scientists, currently undergoing research about Surtsey’s aquatic deeps, have received permission to use the technology of Paul Allen on the Octopus, the world’s 8^th largest luxury yacht; this includes two submarines, enabling them to research the oceanic environment.

Iceland: National football team plays dreadfully – fresh blood needed to revitalize team

 The Icelandic national football team’s performance yesterday against Lichtenstein was far from being satisfactory, say previous teammates. One of the previous members went as far as to say that the entire team should be replaced with younger players.

Iceland: Icelandic bank collapse leads to layoffs in Britain

Over a hundred municipalities are currently pursuing legal suits at courts to be recompensed for the money invested in Iceland banks before the collapse. The city of Plymouth is currently in economic despair, with the government needing to reduce public spending by about 10 million pounds. 

Iceland: British Airways – First Lady doesn’t get any special treatment from us

British Airways has lost the luggage of Dorrit Moussaieff, Iceland’s First Lady, three times. She has criticized the airline for providing bad service. British Airways says that Queen Elizabeth II would receive the same treatment if she were to lose her luggage.

Iceland: First Lady angry at British Airways: lost luggage 3 times - revenge for volcano?

In three different flights with British Airways, Dorrit Moussaieff, the First Lady of Iceland, did not receive her luggage, and has consequently said that the airline’s service is appalling.

Iceland: Advert - “Are you cheating? Book flight and hotel at Dohop and cheat in peace"

The travel company Dohop has recently posted a controversial advertisement with the text “Are you cheating? Book flight and hotel at Dohop.com and cheat in peace.”

Iceland: Supermodel Ásdís Rán’s Bulgarian Playboy Pictures too hot for Facebook?

The world’s most popular men’s publication, Playboy Magazine, decided not only to photograph Ice Queen Ásdís Rán – Icelandic supermodel, Reality TV Host, and ‘Hottest Icelandic Woman’ – for the Bulgarian edition of Playboy, but to expand the shoot to 14 page short series. Ásdís then posted the pictures on her Facebook page, only to have them be deleted: Apparently, Ásdís Rán is too hot for Facebook.

Not Alþingi’s problem that foreigners can’t read banking report – let them translate it!

Alþingi’s parliamentary Report of the Special Investigation Commission (SIC), having reviewed the causes of the now-notorious banking collapse in Iceland, remains untranslated – much to the dismay of foreign stakeholders. Helgi Bernódusson, the director of the parliamentary office, has received several complaints from said stakeholders, and asks why they don’t simply translate it themselves – it’s not Alþingi’s problem that foreigners do not understand Icelandic.

Iceland: 90,000 attend Gay Pride Parade - more colorful and diverse than ever

Tens of thousands of people came together in downtown Reykjavík last weekend to celebrate the 12^th annual Gay Pride Parade. Jón Gnarr Kristinsson, the mayor of Reykjavík, was at the front of the parade that went down Laugavegur: the twist is that he was dressed in drag in celebration of the ‘Different Days’ (Hinsegin Dagarnir, in Icelandic), which was held by Reykjavík Gay Pride.