Iceland 

Fireworks in the country are sold and can be fired today; next time they will be on the market this year would be December 28–31

Dora Olafsdottir is the oldest person in the country's history, now 109 years and 170 days old; Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir recently visited her at the Skjól nursing home to congratulate her

A work group will investigate the controversial practice of "blood mares", legal in just 3 countries including Iceland, consisting in inseminating mares to draw their blood for the extraction of hormone PMSG, used to synchronize births in farms

The person who stole 40 blocks of cheese and a few bottles of alcohol from Acocks Green supermarket on October 30 is now standing trial for the theft, estimated to be worth £600, of which he will have to pay £200 in compensation

After over 19.000 people asked to cancel the deportation order of a Pakistani family with a child, the immigration office withdrew the order, while the Minister of Justice announced plans to reduce the waiting time for asylum seekers with kids

According to the Icelandic Environment Agency, Arctic Fox hunting no longer serves its purpose, which was to protect sheep: it has become a habit or a paid-for sport

World famous music festival Airwaves, initially scheduled for this week, is postponed to 2 November 2022 in its live with public form

A beer festival is taking place in Hveragerði today and tomorrow, hosted by the Ölverk brewery in a large greenhouse, with dozens of Icelandic breweries presenting their products, among which stand out a singular beer cheese

Since 27 September, almost 10.000 tremors have been recorded near Mount Keilir in south-west Iceland, almost all beneath the threshold of magnitude 3.0

With the official results of the recent elections, the country has become the first EU member in which women hold more than half of the seats in parliament

A sculpture with a word that means both 'language of the sea' and 'sea level' - Sjávarmál - has been installed near the ocean and has been selected from 70 entries in a competition for a new outdoor artwork in western Reykjavík

Reykjavík's centre is undergoing the restyling designed by the city's Planning and Transport Board, with positive effects on both the cultural life and the shops in the area; in particular, Skólavörðustígur will be transformed into a street park