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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 5, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 11:55 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Eruption at Fagradalsfjall

Jeremie Richard, AFP
Updated as of Aug 05 11:57 PM

People visit the scene of the newly erupted volcano taking place in Meradalir valley, near mount Fagradalsfjall, Iceland on Thursday. Read more »

Iceland volcano erupts near capital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 04:13 AM

No airline flights were currently affected, Iceland's national airport authority told AFP. Read more »

'Incredible' icy dip between two continents in Iceland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 03:07 PM

Snorkeling is the most popular activity, but the more experienced and certified can dive with a scuba tank to a depth of 18 meters. Read more »

Football: Belgium reach Euro 2022 quarter-finals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 09:35 AM

Belgium secured the last spot in the Euro 2022 quarter-finals as Tina De Caigny's goal beat Italy 1-0 in sweltering temperatures on Monday. Read more »

Macario leads USWNT past Iceland for SheBelieves crown

Field Level Media/Reuters
Updated as of Feb 24 02:15 PM

The victories continued for the U.S. women's national team, this time on the field when it captured the SheBelieves Cup for the fifth time in seven tries. Read more »

Philippines ranks last in finance magazine's 'safest countries' list

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 09:32 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) — The Philippines has landed at the bottom of an international business magazine's list of the "world's safest countries" in 2021, with Iceland figuring at the top of 134 countries evaluated. Read more »

DJ Mo, Angelicopter tie the knot in Iceland

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 12:02 PM

DJ Mo and Angelicopter are now married.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 6, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:26 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Volcanic glow in Reykjavik

Halldor Kolbeins, AFP
Updated as of May 06 10:47 AM

The skyline of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik is seen with the glow from the lava coming out of a fissure near the Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula behind, on Wednesday.  Read more »

New lava stream flows from Iceland volcano

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 03:21 AM

Iceland's spectacular, 2-week old volcanic eruption entered a new phase Monday as TV pictures showed a fresh fissure had opened up and begun spitting out lava. Read more »

Icelandic volcano erupts, lighting up night sky near Reykjavik

Jeremie Richard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 10:19 AM

A volcano erupted just 40 kilometers from Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Friday, with red lava spewing out of the ground and a crimson glow lighting up the night sky.   Read more »

Iceland to open borders to all who have had COVID jab

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 11:26 AM

Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland is to allow entry to all visitors bearing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 starting Thursday, the health ministry said. Read more »

Iceland braces for potential volcanic eruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 07:11 AM

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - A small volcanic eruption could be imminent on the southwestern tip of Iceland some 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the capital Reykjavik, authorities said on Wednesday. Read more »

Icelanders get Covid vaccine 'passports'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:17 AM

Reykjavik - Iceland has issued its first vaccination certificates to ease international travel for those inoculated against Covid-19, authorities told AFP on Tuesday, with EU countries still haggling over using such documents.   Read more »

UN rights body passes resolution to help PH promote human rights

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:36 PM

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that would provide technical cooperation and capacity-building for promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, which rights groups say falls short of launching an independent international probe into the human rights situation in the country. Read more »

Iceland closes bars, gyms again to curb coronavirus spread

Reuters
Posted at Oct 05 09:37 PM

COPENHAGEN - Iceland has ordered bars, gyms and entertainment venues to close and has sharply cut the number of people allowed to gather in public in order to curb a recent rise in COVID-19 infections.   Read more »

Ski, party, seed a pandemic: The travel rules that let COVID-19 take flight

Selam Gebrekidan, Katrin Bennhold, Matt Apuzzo and David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 02 07:07 AM

They came from across the world to ski in the most famous resorts of the Austrian alps. Then they all went home, unwittingly taking the virus with them. In March, nearly half the cases in Norway were linked to Austrian ski holidays. Read more »

No country for face masks: Nordics brush off mouth covers

Marc Préel with Nioucha Zakavati, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 12:18 AM

According to a recent survey by YouGov, only 5 to 10 percent of respondents in the Nordic countries said they used a mask in public settings. Read more »

Spain has lifted its state of emergency and is now opening its borders

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 22 06:43 AM

Plus, an Oxford study shows that a drug can prevent more COVID deaths, the world’s biggest movie theater groups are starting to schedule screenings again, and an airborne diseases expert calculates that a quick hug isn’t all that bad. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »