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Gender gap closing
Jamaica Observer
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July 11, 2025
MORRIS DIXON... now our focus must be on translating this educational success into greater equality in the workforce and in leadership The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Jamaica among 35 countries offering equal education opportunities for...
A Nashvillian’s Guide to Iceland
Nashville Scene - Tennessee
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July 10, 2025
Like the city itself, the Nashville airport is morphing into a heavily trafficked beast that’s drawing in world travelers. But it’s also giving Nashvillians more opportunities to become world travelers. Nashville’s direct flight to Reykjavik,...
Embracing Change, Empowering Herself: How One Military Spouse Found Her Way Back to Education
U.S. Veterans and Military Magazine
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July 10, 2025
When Katie Burtch met her husband, Nick, she had no idea their love story would unfold across continents, deployments, and duty stations. Over the next two decades, Katie learned to navigate life as a military spouse — relocating every two to four...
Icelander graduates top of class at Columbia
Iceland Monitor
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July 10, 2025
Lawyer Guðrún Gígja Sigurðardóttir recently graduated with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Columbia Law School in New York. Morgunblaðið received a tip that Guðrún had not only completed the program but had graduated at the top of her class....
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Live Streaming, Norway vs Iceland: How to Watch Free Live Telecast of NOR-W vs ISL-W on TV and Online Stream Details of Football Match in India
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Norway Women's National Football Team vs Iceland Women's National Football Team UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Live Streaming: Norway have been the standout side in Group A with wins in their opening two matches, which has enabled them to secure a place...
The color of earth: A story of how culture 'colors' perception
CGTN
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02:37 In a discussion about the challenges of translating Chinese classics like "The Analects of Confucius" and "Tao Te Ching," Icelandic Sinologist Ragnar Baldursson shared an insightful anecdote highlighting fundamental cultural differences. He...
Justin Bieber reveals he's 'got to change but won't leave wife Hailey' despite their problems in surprise new album lyrics as Rhode founder blasts their 'loser' fans
Daily Mail
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July 11, 2025
Justin Bieber has revealed he's 'got to change' before insisting he 'will not leave his wife Hailey' in his shock new album lyrics, despite their problems. The singer's new album Swag, which dropped last night, seemingly alludes to a dark time...
Hailey Bieber wows in skimpy bikini as she soaks up the sun in Majorca after hitting back at 'losers' who fuelled marriage trouble rumours as she promotes Justin's new album
Daily Mail
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July 11, 2025
The A-list couple have been engulfed with marriage trouble rumours in recent months. However while Justin Bieber proved he is back standing on business with the shock release of his seventh studio album on Friday, Hailey also returned to what she...
Crust And Crumbs: Unpacking Iceland’s Bakery Culture
Reykjavik Grapevine
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July 9, 2025
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Around Iceland In Eighty Minutes: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson’s “Hringurinn”
Reykjavik Grapevine
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July 9, 2025
Before Friðrik Þór Friðriksson earned Iceland its first (and so far only) Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination for Children of Nature in 1991 — and long before he accepted the role of chairing the jury at the Moscow International Film...
UN Human Rights Council Extends LGBTQ Rights Expert’s Mandate
Out South Florida
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The U.N. Human Rights Council on July 7 extended the mandate of the United Nations’ independent LGBTQ rights expert for another three years. The resolution passed with 29 countries (Albania, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia,...
Iceland Needs Emergency Food Stockpiles, Say University Researchers
Iceland Review
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July 8, 2025
Just as squirrels stash nuts before winter, Icelanders might want to start doing the same. The University of Iceland has handed over a detailed report on emergency food planning to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. The...
UN votes to renew LGBTQ+ expert’s mandate just after the US withdrew from Human Rights Council
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 8, 2025
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted yesterday to extend the term of its current expert on LGBTQ+ rights by three years. The LGBTQ+ rights expert, South African author and scholar Graeme Reid, investigates human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ people...
The Maryland State Boychoir to perform Aug. 5
The Daily Press - Michigan
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GLADSTONE — The Maryland State Boychoir will perform a free concert with choral works ranging from classical works to Broadway show tunes on Aug. 5, at First Lutheran Church, 1212 Minneapolis Ave. in Gladstone. The show starts at 7 p.m. Founded in...
Canada and Iceland mark 150 years of deepening ties rooted in Manitoba
Winnipeg Sun
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July 8, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Manitoba Published Jul 08, 2025 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 4 minute read Canada’s Ambassador to Iceland, Jenny Hill, will visit Manitoba for the first time this summer to mark the 150th anniversary of Icelandic...
From conflict zones to Icelandic calm: A Canadian diplomat’s unusual path
Winnipeg Sun
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July 8, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Published Jul 08, 2025 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 3 minute read Canada’s Ambassador to Iceland, Jenny Hill, is pictured in Reykjavik with her dog Pongo. Originally from Salt Spring Island, B.C., Hill has...
Justin Bieber releases new album, titled ‘Swag’
ARY News
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July 11, 2025
Amid the personal struggles and financial woes, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has released his seventh studio album, titled ‘Swag’. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu – Click Here Amid the reports of ongoing financial struggles and familial...
Justin Bieber officially drops his seventh album Swag as shocked fans react
Daily Mail
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July 11, 2025
Justin Bieber set the music world on fire on Thursday with news that he would be releasing his seventh studio album later that night. Bieber announced that his new LP Swag would be dropping at midnight ET/9 p.m. PT with the launch of billboards...
Driving drunk, speeding, no seatbelts: SA ranks worst for road safety
Times LIVE
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Norway has been crowned the safest country in which to drive for the fourth consecutive year, followed closely by Iceland and Japan. The countries boast high seatbelt use, low traffic fatality rates and strict road safety enforcement. While the...
This New Iceland Lagoon Features Cascading Pools, Tiered Hot Springs, and Foraged, Local Cuisine
AFAR
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July 7, 2025
From the iconic Blue Lagoon near Reykjavik, with its ethereal turquoise waters nestled between black lava fields to the rustic Secret Lagoon in Flúðir, where steam vents and mini geysers surround the geothermal pool, Iceland has no shortage of...