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Icelandic teen sues government for right to use her given name
An Icelandic teen called "girl" by the Icelandic government, is suing for the right to use the name given to her by her mother. And though the name has previously been used for other women and men, this is the first time someone has taken the matter to court....
Iceland's president weighs in on impact of rapidly disappearing Arctic ice
Iceland is in a unique position as far as the changing global environment. The northern country not only sees the melting ice, but also has a front-row seat for the effort to convert to a clean-energy economy. Iceland uses clean energy for virtually all of its electricity and heating....
Former leader of Iceland put on trial for economic crisis
Geir Haarde is thought to be the first world leader to be put on trial for his role in his country's 2008 economic crisis. The trial of the former Iceland prime minister started on Monday....
VIDEO: Scientists working to develop ash detection technology for aircraft
If all goes as planned, the massive closure of European air space that happened when a volcano on Iceland erupted for days in 2010 won't have to happen again, if research on an ash detection system leads to new technology to route planes around trouble spots....
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