Iceland

‘Orange like the sun’: visitors flock to Iceland volcano

REYKJAVIK, July 11, 2023 (AFP) - Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group…

Ronaldo marks 200th Portugal cap with winner, Haaland fires Norway

PARIS (AFP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 200th international appearance with the winner as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 in Euro…

Iceland to suspend embassy operations in Russia in August

REYKJAVIK, June 9, 2023 (AFP) - Iceland said Friday it would suspend work at its embassy in Russia as of…

Tens of thousands trek rugged trail to glimpse Iceland volcano

Iceland (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people have braved a steep, rugged trail in Iceland to catch a rare…

Iceland raises alert level for its most active volcano

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland on Monday raised the alert level for a possible eruption of its most active volcano…

Iceland halts Moderna jabs over heart-inflammation fears

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland on Friday suspended the Moderna anti-Covid vaccine, citing the slight increased risks of cardiac inflammation,…

Iceland’s volcanic eruption the longest in half a century

It will be six months on Sunday that the volcanic eruption currently mesmerising spectators near Reykjavik first began, making it…

Iceland, home to world’s most expensive feather treasure

by Jeremie RICHARD Agence France-Presse STYKKISHOLMUR, Iceland (AFP) — On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of…

Iceland’s glaciers lose 750 km2 in 20 years

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometers (290 square miles), or seven percent of their…

‘Earth’s power’: Iceland volcano’s lava geysers thrill visitors

by Jeremie RICHARD Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's Fagradalshraun volcano lies quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava…

Iceland volcano unleashes third lava stream

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Lava is flowing from a third fissure that opened overnight in Iceland's nearly three-week-old volcanic eruption…

New lava stream flows from Iceland volcano

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's spectacular, two-week old volcanic eruption entered a new phase Monday as television pictures showed a…

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