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Geologists predict an imminent eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland due to land uplift and earthquake swarms in the Reykjanes Peninsula. The volcano last erupted in 2022.
2023-07-6

Iceland begins to require international travellers who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 to present a negative PCR or Antigen test result from the previous 72 hours due to the spread of the Delta variant.
2021-07-27

Iceland bans unnecessary travel from high-risk areas in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections. This ban applies to all international travelers and will be in effect until May 31.
2021-04-27

Finland imposes "Europe's tightest" border restrictions on several countries which it had considered safe destinations to stop the spread of COVID-19. Travel from most EU member states, as well as Japan and Iceland, will be limited to essential trips starting August 24, with people returning from those countries required to self-quarantine for two weeks.
2020-08-19

A new Icelandic law goes into effect which requires government agencies and companies with more than 24 full-time employees to prove they are paying men and women equally, as required by existing legislation.
2018-01-3

Numerous tremors rock the Katla volcano in Iceland prompting the government to raise the alarm level.
2016-08-30

Researchers in Iceland report on CarbFix, in the journal "Science", that carbon dioxide emissions can be pumped into the earth and changed chemically to stone  — significantly faster than expected.
2016-06-9

2013 meat adulteration scandal: Gæðakokkar 30% meat pie on Iceland is found to not contain any meat at all.
2013-02-27

Former chief executive of collapsed Kaupthing Bank, Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, Iceland's first high-profile arrest since the 2008 financial collapse.
2010-05-6

An American Boeing 767 passenger jet makes an emergency landing in Iceland after reports of chemical fumes in the cabin. A spokesman for Keflavik airport outside Reykjavík says several crew members on the American Airlines flight had complained of dizziness.
2010-04-13