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Valur Ingimundarson: “Iceland’s potential EU membership remains a hotly contested domestic issue”
Ukrainian Week
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July 17, 2025
Valur Ingimundarson, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Iceland and Chair of the EDDA Research Centre, specialises in international history, geopolitics, Arctic politics, and Iceland’s foreign, defence, and security...
France Wants to Mine Bitcoin With Wasted Energy—Here’s What That Means
Bitcoinist
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July 18, 2025
French lawmakers have introduced a proposal to launch a five-year trial program that would allow the use of surplus electricity for Bitcoin mining. The initiative, formally submitted on July 11, is intended to optimize the country’s energy grid...
These are the best things to do in Reykjavik, whatever your style
The Times
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The world’s most northerly capital may have a population — around 140,000 — about the size of Norwich, but it’s got the personality of a much bigger metropolis. Subversive, stylish and endlessly creative, Reykjavik abounds with energy year-round,...
Ranked: Top 10 free cloud mining platforms for BTC, DOGE, LTC in 2025
crypto.news
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July 16, 2025
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Dogecoin and Litecoin are back in the spotlight for 2025, and so is interest in cloud mining as users...
Forget Dulles & Reagan: Fly To Washington DC’s Most Underrated Airport Instead
Simple Flying
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August 1, 2025
Washington, DC is home to the capital of the United States. Because of the area's historic and cultural significance, the population of the area is nearly 700,000 total residents. The city is a major meeting point for people and governmental...
French Lawmakers Have Proposed An Experiment With Bitcoin Mining
Charter 97
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2 A similar approach has already been successfully implemented in Iceland, Norway and Sweden. A group of French parliamentarians has proposed a five-year pilot project to use excess electricity to mine the first cryptocurrency. This is stated in a...
Iceland faces backlash after scrapping cage-free egg commitment
The Scottish Farmer
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July 9, 2025
The supermarket’s U-turn has drawn criticism from Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), the RSPCA, Open Cages and the Humane League, who issued an open letter urging Iceland to honour its original commitment. According to CIWF’s 2023 EggTrack...
French lawmakers propose a crypto mining “experiment"
Cryptopolitan
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July 16, 2025
Members of the French parliament have been persisting in attempts to convince the government in Paris that France should start mining Bitcoin on surplus electricity, of which it has a lot. Following an unsuccessful motion last month, another...
DNSBTC Debuts a New Cloud Mining Platform Focused on Making Bitcoin Mining More Accessible
BeInCrypto
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July 17, 2025
Editorial Note: The following content does not reflect the views or opinions of BeInCrypto. It is provided for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial advice. Please conduct your own research before making any...
Tourists urgently evacuated after volcano erupts in Iceland as thick plumes of smoke billow through the sky
GB News
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July 16, 2025
Tourists and residents alike have been forced to evacuate amid a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Red-hot magma and lava was seen spewing from the Sundhnukur or Sundhnukagigar volcano on Wednesday morning - the latest in a nearly two-year-long series...
US ABC News Icelandic volcano erupts again, prompting evacuations at nearby town and Blue Lagoon
Yahoo News
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A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland has prompted evacuations, including at nearby tourist sites like the Blue Lagoon. The Sundhnukur volcano, located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, began erupting early Wednesday morning, according to officials....
A Mile-Long Gateway to Hell Opens Up in Iceland
Gizmodo
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July 16, 2025
A volcanic eruption in Southwestern Iceland forced the evacuation of a nearby town and the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday, July 16. Media images captured huge plumes of smoke and glowing lava flows spewing from an enormous...
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...
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Donald Trump announces new 'Liberation Day III' tariff rates for almost 70 countries
LAD Bible
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Donald Trump's new tariff announcement will affect dozens of countries as the White House's new trade policy will come into force very soon. Tariffs are essentially additional taxes charged on goods bought from other countries and are a percentage...
China’s Lead in Clean Energy Only Getting Bigger
The Environmental Magazine
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July 15, 2025
It’s no surprise that China’s lead in global production of clean energy is expanding despite the best efforts of environmentalists, Elon Musk and others. Credit: Hahaheditor12667 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0. —Charles Jensen, Detroit, MI Clean energy...
Photographer Captures Dreamy Photos of Volcanic Eruption During a Rainstorm
PetaPixel - California
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July 31, 2025
Iceland’s famed Sundhnúkagígar volcano is erupting, and photographer Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove captured incredible photos of a rainstorm hitting the molten-hot lava, creating ethereal steam and fog around the volcano. Since December 2023, the...
Iceland Trade Deficit Narrows In June
RTTNews
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July 7, 2025
Iceland's foreign trade deficit decreased in June from a year ago, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Monday. The trade gap dropped to ISK 41.7 billion in June from ISK 43.2 billion in the corresponding month last year. In May, the deficit...
agreed to give Mexico a 90-day reprieve
Hits 102.7 - South Dakota
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July 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and...
Global energy supply adequate despite regional conflicts, says Petroleum Minister
The Hindu Business Line
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July 15, 2025
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri | Photo Credit: PTI Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri emphasised that sufficient energy resources are available globally, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions that...
Blair Duffton's Mr Biggles struts his stuff taking supreme at Banchory Show
The Scottish Farmer
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July 31, 2025
Deduced on a points system, taking the spotlight was the 15-month-old Limousin cross bullock Mr Biggles, paraded around the ring by father-and-daughter duo Steven and Lily Smith. Bought at Thainstone from Balfour Baillie, he is out of a Limousin...