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The Westman Islands Are A Taste Of The Old Iceland
Reykjavik Grapevine
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June 26, 2025
That tourism has changed Icelandic culture is a truism — but it’s harder to say how. It’s subtle. You might notice it in the quality of an interaction, the weight of a glance, or the vibe in a room. Sometimes, you’ll feel like one of tens of...
Studying in Europe and beyond: A look at countries offering high-quality education at more accessible costs
The Economic Times
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June 26, 2025
Rising educational fees in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are leading to students exploring alternative destinations for higher education. Europe and other lesser-known destinations are becoming more popular for international...
A Salem church leads charge to wean downtown off fossil fuels and lower electricity bills. Needed: cash to build.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The abrupt price hike thrust the church’s ambition to wean itself from fossil fuels into overdrive. Now the church is looking into an ambitious renewable energy project to bake in long-term cost savings, but at an upfront cost in the tens of...
Two Icelanders Recognised Among NOMEX’s Top 20 Under 30
Reykjavik Grapevine
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June 26, 2025
The Nordic Music Export (NOMEX), a joint project of the Nordic music export offices, has announced the recipients of their annual Top 20 Under 30 — Nordic Music Biz awards. The initiative highlights young artists deemed to be the driving forces of...
Katz’s Deli is a mecca for food influencers — it kills me to see them butcher its good name By PJ Grisar 4 min read
Forward
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July 18, 2025
Katz’s Deli is an institution. Food TikTokers should get its name right. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images By PJ Grisar July 18, 2025 Given the opportunity to spam your inboxes as part of a rotating group of Forward staffers, I spent a good while...
Poetry in the Cities of Literature. Reykjavík. Pedro Gunnlaugur Garcia
The Odessa Journal
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Launched by the Odessa UNESCO City of Literature and made possible through generous funding from Reykjavík City of Literature, the project “Poetry in the Cities of Literature” began on February 24, 2024, as part of the “Not Just Words” reading...
Filina earns Fulbright to conduct research on proposed Icelandia
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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June 24, 2025
Husker geophysicist Irina Filina has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar and will travel to Iceland in summer 2026 to collect data for her ongoing research into the proposed continent of Icelandia. Filina, associate professor of Earth and...
First look at The Raven as it transforms Old Schoolhouse in Cleadon
Sunderland Echo
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July 18, 2025
A new bar takes flight at a landmark Cleadon building this weekend. The Raven cocktail and craft beer bar with owner siblings Jack and Lucy Barker. | Sunderland EchoThe Raven will be pulling its first pints after a major transformation of the Old...
PTC Therapeutics’ Sephience gets European marketing authorization to treat children and adults living with phenylketonuria
Pharmabiz.com
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PTC Therapeutics, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that Sephience (sepiapterin) was granted marketing authorization by the European Commission for the treatment of children and adults living with phenylketonuria (PKU). The...
A champagne and fried chicken pairing, The Forage, Winter Schnappsfest and more: how to spend your weekend in Canberra
HerCanberra
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July 17, 2025
Posted on 18 July, 2025 This wintery weekend is for the foodies! From a delicious champagne and fried chicken pairing to The Forage, the Winter Schnappsfest (complete with authentic German beerhall vibes), consider this your sign to eat your way...
I pulled my children out of school and now travel around the world with them - this is why
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
A couple 'world schooling' their children while backpacking have visited 40 countries - and taught their offspring to flamenco dance in Spain and carry out marine conservation in Montenegro. Diana Blinks, 41, and her husband, Scott, 47, have world...
Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections
The Conversation
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July 18, 2025
The UK government has announced planned changes to elections which it claims to be “the boldest and most ambitious change to our democracy for decades”. This includes extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds at parliamentary elections – but...
Malaysia signs economic partnership deal with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
The Malaysian Star
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June 23, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states have signed an economic partnership agreement, opening a new chapter for Malaysia’s trade, investment and economic relations with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and...
Business : Malaysia Signs Economic Partnership Deal With Switzerland, Norway, Iceland And Liechtenstein
Bernama
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June 23, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states have signed an economic partnership agreement, opening a new chapter for Malaysia’s trade, investment and economic relations with Switzerland,...
Gang plotted to steal vast quantities of fuel from North Wales depots
NorthWalesLive
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July 18, 2025
Two members of an organised crime group were today jailed for plotting to steal fuel worth hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK depots - including on Anglesey, and in Deeside and Wrexham. They would arrange for accomplices to siphon fuel into...
Poetry in the Cities of Literature. Reykjavík. Ingólfur Eiríksson
The Odessa Journal
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Launched by the Odessa UNESCO City of Literature and made possible through generous funding from Reykjavík City of Literature, the project “Poetry in the Cities of Literature” began on February 24, 2024, as part of the “Not Just Words” reading...
Sephience™ (sepiapterin) Granted Marketing Authorization by the European Commission for the Treatment of Children and Adults Living with Phenylketonuria (PKU)
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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– Broad label inclusive of all ages and disease severities – – Launch to be initiated in Germany – WARREN, N.J., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced that Sephience™ (sepiapterin) was granted...
How an Icelandic Concert Inspired Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’
104.5 KDAT - Iowa
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June 22, 2025
There are lots of mystical and moving metaphors to be found in Led Zeppelin songs, but when Robert Plant sang about coming from the land of ice and snow in "Immigrant Song," he meant it literally. "Immigrant Song" appeared on Led Zeppelin's 1970...
Tomorrowland main stage destroyed by fire hours before festival start
LBC
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16 July 2025, 21:29 Shocking footage showed the stage at the iconic European dance festival in Boom, Belgium, engulfed in flames on Wednesday afternoon. Picture: X A huge fire has engulfed the main stage at the Tomorrowland festival, less than 24...
Chasing the midnight sun: Summer escapes in Norway and Iceland
The Times of India
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With the arrival of summer in the Arctic North, a celestial wonder dominates the skies: the Midnight Sun. It's an otherworldly phenomenon where the sun refuses to dip below the horizon, lighting up the landscape even at midnight. No place is this...