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First Mosquitoes’ Discovery in Iceland Marks History
Working Visit of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang to Iceland, 15 to 18 October 2025

Working Visit of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang to Iceland, 15 to 18 October 2025

Minister of State (MOS) for Foreign Affairs and for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang will visit Reykjavík, Iceland from 15 to 18 October 2025 to attend the 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) at the invitation of Chairman of the Arctic Circle...

Owner:  Singaporean Government
Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir

Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir

CANADA, September 26 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of Iceland, Kristrún Frostadóttir, on the margins of the Global Progress Action Summit in London. Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Frostadóttir...

Owner:  Canadian Government
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Iceland announces an unfortunate first: mosquitoes

Iceland announces an unfortunate first: mosquitoes

Iceland lost the distinction this month of being one of the last places in the world without a confirmed sighting of wild mosquitoes. And their presence was discovered only because of a rope in a garden doused in sugary red wine. A bug enthusiast...

Owner:  Cowles Family
Iceland Reports Presence Of Mosquitoes For First Time, As Climate Warms

Iceland Reports Presence Of Mosquitoes For First Time, As Climate Warms

"Icelanders may be the last group of people on Earth to experience the pesky bite of a mosquito. This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history. The discovery of three...

Owner:  EarthTalk
Iceland’s Mosquito Problem May Be a Scary Sign of Things To Come

Iceland’s Mosquito Problem May Be a Scary Sign of Things To Come

This is the first time the annoying pests have made their way to the country. For decades, scientists and experts have been trying to warn us about some of the things that could be impacted due to climate change. And while we've been able to...

Owner:  Engrost, Inc.
Hard Numbers: Zelensky stumps for Ukraine in London, Iceland is no longer mosquito-free, US releases inflation data during shutdown, Ecuadorian president targeted with chocolate and jam
Why Have Mosquitoes Appeared in Iceland for the First Time?
Iceland’s women’s ‘day off’ against sexism

Iceland’s women’s ‘day off’ against sexism

Comment Some 50 years ago, 90 percent of Icelandic women took part in a day of strikes and protests against sexism By Frankie Murden Downloading PDF. Please wait... Friday 24 October 2025 Issue 2978 “The general conclusion is that women’s...

Owner:  Socialist Workers Party, Isabel Ringrose & Tomas Tengely-Evans

Iceland is buzzing with news of first-ever mosquitoes

Mosquitoes have been spotted in Iceland for the first time as the climate warms. Here & Now‘s Scott Tong learns more with Courtney Murdock, an associate professor of entomology at Cornell University. This article was originally published on...

Owner:  Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media & American Government
North go down to Iceland in play-off first leg

North go down to Iceland in play-off first leg

Northern Ireland were beaten 2-0 by Iceland in their Women's Nations League promotion/relegation play-off first leg at the Ballymena Showgrounds. Iceland threatened in the early stages with Sveindis Jonsdottir forcing a save from Jackie Burns and...

Owner:  Irish Government
The safest city in the world for travellers is located in Iceland. Read details
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