Iceland
Environment
Asteroid Hits Earth at 11 Miles Per Second
A small asteroid struck the Earth above Iceland last Friday — just two hours after it was first spotted by an astronomer.
The space rock, named 2022 EB5, is believed to have mostly burnt up in our planet's atmosphere, but...
Diaspora
The Greek Fisherman in Iceland who Never Forgot his Native Land
George Alevras is a Greek fisherman from the historic city of Messolonghi who currently lives in Siglufjörður, one of the northernmost cities in Iceland.
Business
Successful Greek Fisherman in Iceland Longs to Return to his Native Land
George Alevras is a Greek fisherman from the historic city of Messolonghi who currently lives in Siglufjörður, one of the northernmost cities in Iceland.
Despite his success in Iceland's largest economic sector, Alevras would like to return back home to his...
Basketball
Greece Beats Iceland 90-61 in Eurobasket 2017 Opening Game
It took a supreme second half performance by the Greek basketball players for the national team to beat Iceland in their opening Eurobasket 2017 game in Helsinki.
With Panathinaikos point guard Nikos Pappas being the top scorer with 20 points...
Economy
Greece Records Third Highest Tax Ratio Increase in OECD
Greece recorded the third highest tax ratio increase among OECD countries in the 2013-2014 period, with an 1.5% increase, following Denmark (3.3%) and Iceland (2.8%), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday.
In its annual Revenue Statistics publication,...
Greece
Greece Ranks 91st in Gender Equality
Greece ranks 91st in gender equality, according to the latest figures by the World Economic Forum. It is noted that in 2010, Greece was in 58th place. Iceland ranks first.
The World Economic Forum rated 142 countries using a scale...
Greece
Banking's Big Lie Breaks Cyprus
If banks loaned money at their own risk, there would be far less reprehensible moneymaking in the world. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Convinced that banks had all the answers to the ever-increasing socio-economic problems, governments have endorsed...
Europe
Mother of Greek Assault Victim To Testify in Iceland Court Case
The mother of a Greek tourist, who was the victim of a severe physical assault in Reykjavik in May 2010, will testify in the place of her son, according to the decision of the Supreme Court of the country.
The...