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For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach
Atlantic Council
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July 8, 2025
Report July 8, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Print this page For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach By Elizabeth Sizeland This report is the foundational document of the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience...
Minerva registers fourth win in Helsinki Cup
The Statesman (India)
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July 9, 2025
Minerva Academy FC’s dream run at the Helsinki Cup 2025 continued with two more commanding wins on Day 2, as the Indian side blanked Icelandic powerhouses KR Reykjavik 9-0 and Afturelding 3-0 to maintain their unbeaten streak. With four wins in as...
'My Big Mac-style flatbread recipe is healthy, full of protein and delicious'
SurreyLive
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December 14, 2024
If you're craving a juicy burger but are trying to be a bit healthier during the run-up to Christmas or are just saving some money, one woman has the perfect recipe for you. It's all too easy to order a delicious Big Mac when all the apps are at...
Iceland’s Quiet Support of Ukraine Is Significant
24/7 Wall St.
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September 2, 2024
Military 24/7 Wall st Key Points: Iceland supports NATO with its Coast Guard, monitoring air defenses, and hosting military exercises. Contributes financially and aids Ukraine despite limited resources. Small population and GDP limit military...
Hong Kong could be first to get Swiss start-up’s drug for diabetic eye disease
South China Morning Post
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December 15, 2024
Hong Kong could be one of the first jurisdictions to use a novel treatment for diabetics suffering from a potentially blinding disease if a Swiss start-up’s drug is approved. OCS-01, an eye drop developed by Oculis Holding and currently under...
Delicious Big Mac-style flatbread recipe is great for healthier fakeaway fix
The Mirror
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December 14, 2024
The influencer claimed her flatbreads are just as good as the famous burger (stock image) ( Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) If you're hankering for a burger because you just cannot be bothered cooking, but are trying to keep things a bit...
Iceland police call off search at cave collapse that killed 1 man
1News
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Icelandic police today called off the search for anyone trapped in the previous day's collapse of an ice cave that killed one person and injured another, saying that all members of the tourist expedition had been accounted for. Authorities had...
Where to go to get the best care for your condition in Europe: From diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease to depression and arthritis, our experts have crunched the data to reveal their ultimate guide and where you're most likely to die
Daily Mail
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December 17, 2024
The UK is often referred to as the 'sick man of Europe'. And at first glance the description may seem merited. Just last month the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revealed that life expectancy here is the lowest in...
Owe Landspítali National Hospital 440 million ISK
Iceland Monitor
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Landspítali National Hospital has almost 440 million ISK outstanding due to unpaid bills from uninsured individuals who visited the hospital between 2021 and 2023. These people do not have health insurance in Iceland or the EEA. The total claims...
Iceland Cave Collapse: What to Know
TIME Magazine
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Icelandic police on Monday called off the search for anyone trapped in the previous day’s collapse of an ice cave that killed one person and injured another, saying that all members of the tourist expedition had been accounted for. Authorities had...
Event report: Global Wellness Summit 2024
Spa Business
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Water was everywhere during the 2024 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) – in the chilly waters of the North Sea, where delegates donned woolly hats for early-morning wild swimming; in the ice baths from Kohler and Remedy Place that attendees could test...
Sulagna Misra, M.D.: On Misra Wellness and Direct Patient Care
The Good Men Project - California
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December 9, 2024
Dr. Sulagna Misra, MD, BCMAS, is the founding physician of Misra Wellness®, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice that focuses on weight loss, men’s health, integrative medicine, primary care, and aesthetic medicine. She is certified in Integrative...
New bowel cancer shock: Rates in England's under-50s among highest in the world - amid global explosion of the disease in young people
Daily Mail
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December 11, 2024
The number of under-50s with bowel cancer in England is growing at one of the fastest rates in the world, a major study warns. While cases of early onset bowel cancer, defined as those aged 25 to 49, is increasing globally, England's rate of the...
Spoonful of 'forgotten' breakfast food 'boosts immunity and gut health'
SurreyLive
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December 12, 2024
As winter’s chill tightens its grip and immune systems are tested against a barrage of seasonal colds and flu, the key to boosting your body’s defences might be closer than you think. Tucked away in your fridge, an often-overlooked staple could...
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s People Of The Year
Reykjavik Grapevine
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December 9, 2024
It has been a year of transformation in Iceland. The land on Reykjanes has continued to renew itself with an ongoing series of eruptions, while necessitating the evacuation of an entire town. Icelandic politicians took a turn to the nationalist,...
Iceland’s Sky Lagoon unveils bathing ritual, Skjól
Globetrender
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August 28, 2024
Skjól at Sky Lagoon is a multi-sensory spa experience combining geothermal baths with native berry juices and a unique sauna. Olivia Palamountain reports Iceland’s oceanfront hot springs, Sky Lagoon, is now offering guests a transformative new...
Hefring Marine secures Icelandic Transport Authority grant to advance safety for mariners
American Journal of Transportation
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Hefring Marine, a leader in intelligent marine technology, has been awarded a grant by the Icelandic Transport Authority (Samgöngustofa) to further critical research on injuries experienced by mariners aboard vessels. This prestigious grant...
Iceland’s Purple Pandora’s Box: The story of Alaska lupine in Iceland
Planet Forward - Washington D.C.
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August 26, 2024
From a distance, the hillsides of the Skálamelur national forest in Husavik, Iceland appear to be covered in purple dew. A closer look reveals that the color comes not from condensation, but from something less ephemeral, and whose presence across...
Overcoming gender gaps in health leadership
British Medical Journal
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Jocalyn Clark, international editor1, Sarah Hawkes, co-chief executive2 1The BMJ, London, UK 2Global Health 50/50, Cambridge, UK Correspondence to: J Clark jclark{at}bmj.com Trust in women’s leadership is declining when it is most needed for...
Grant worth 3 million enables creation of Nordic health crisis network
The National Tribune
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December 12, 2024
On 10 December, it was announced that the Centre for Health Crises will receive 3 million Norwegian kroner in funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers’ research funding body, Nordforsk. The funding will go towards a project to create a Nordic...