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The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Austinist (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Dominican Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The year 2009 is definitely Presidential year; Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American President of the United States, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the world's first openly lesbian head of government. Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe following the power-sharing deal...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Iceland's foreign minister is confident parliament will approve by next week an amended bill to repay billions of dollars to Britain and the Netherlands, boosting the country's chances of joining
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Time (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Budding fashion designers capitalize on Iceland's ailing economy to set up shop. How the financial meltdown has helped creativity flourish
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The governments of Mozambique, Norway and Iceland have pledged to renew their cooperation in fisheries for the period 2009-2013, seeking to improve and make sustainable the exploitation of Mozambican fisheries resources.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Reykjavik - Iceland's central bank Thursday lowered its key interest rate by 1 percentage point to 11 per cent. Announcing its decision, the Monetary Policy Committee said the currency has remained broadly stable since late summer, although at a low...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Iceland cuts interest rates to 11% from 12%, as hopes build that the country's economy is starting to stabilise.
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Iceland's central bank cut its key interest rate to 11% from 12% following recent signs of improvement in the country's economy.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Reykjavik - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Iceland maintain currency controls for the time being in order to ensure a stable currency, according to a report released Tuesday. The Icelandic central bank published the 98-page rep...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Reykjavik - Iceland has picked its chief negotiator to begin talks on joining the 27-member European Union, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Iceland reversed its a decades-long policy of independence from the EU in July, when it handed in its appli...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Iceland and London are among the world's best-value destinations thanks to the economic crisis, travel guide firm Lonely Planet said Tuesday, while Thailand remains tough to beat. South Africa, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Kenya and Las Vegas in Nevada rounded out the top 10, said the British-based company in its "Best In Travel 2010" guide. The annual snapshot book captures "the...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Icelanders will be saying “vertu blessaður” to any future cravings for a Big Mac or Chicken McNuggets. The three McDonald’s (MCD) restaurants in Iceland closed at midnight on October 31 because of surging costs as a result of the country’s economic collapse over the past year. All three stores are in the country’s capital, Reykjavik. ...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Noisy crowds, long queues, and traffic jams plunged McDonald's restaurants in Iceland into a state of siege Saturday, as the chain served its final burgers on the island. Icelanders flooded the three branches of the US fast-food restaurant in Reykjavik several hours before the outlets shut for the last time, forced to close after the island's economic collapse caused running costs to soar. Extra staff...