‘A blueprint’:World’s biggest plant to pull CO2 from the air is up and running

‘A blueprint’:World’s biggest plant to pull CO2 from the air is up and running

It is a straightforward chemical reaction:taking the carbon dioxide causing global warming out of the air and tucking it away where it can do little harm.

  • byMichael Birnbaum

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Employees in Iceland start working four days a week,and they’ll get more done

Employees in Iceland start working four days a week,and they’ll get more done

Researchers in Iceland have found that a four-day work week,without a pay cut,improved workers’ well-being and productivity.

  • byGabriela Miranda
Icelandic volcano could continue to erupt for years,experts say

Icelandic volcano could continue to erupt for years,experts say

Thousands of Icelanders have flocked to the site of the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula,about 30 kilometres south-west of the capital.

  • byNikolaj Skydsgaard
A volcano erupted in Iceland,Björk was ‘sooo excited’

A volcano erupted in Iceland,Björk was ‘sooo excited’

A volcano erupted in Iceland,turning the night sky into a real-life lava lamp. No injuries were reported. Just joy.

  • byMike Ives
‘I can see it from my window’:volcano eruption draws Iceland crowds

‘I can see it from my window’:volcano eruption draws Iceland crowds

The eruption 30 kilometres from Reykjavik looked spectacular but did not threaten towns or close the airports.

  • byNikolaj Skydsgaard andJacob Gronholt-Pedersen
Three people in Norway treated for ‘unusual symptoms’ after AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots

Three people in Norway treated for ‘unusual symptoms’ after AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots

Norway has halted the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine in recent days.

  • byGwladys Fouche andTerje Solsvik
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Denmark,Norway,Iceland suspend AstraZeneca COVID shots after blood clot reports

Denmark,Norway,Iceland suspend AstraZeneca COVID shots after blood clot reports

Some health experts said there was little evidence to suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine should not be administered and that the cases of blood clots corresponded with the rate of such cases in the general population.

  • byNikolaj Skydsgaard andJacob Gronholt-Pedersen
Icelanders told to brace for potential volcanic eruption

Icelanders told to brace for potential volcanic eruption

Iceland’s Met Office said a volcanic area close to the capital Reykjavik was expected to release lava slowly over the next few weeks.

  • byRagnhildur Sigurdardottir
Why George Clooney wanted The Midnight Sky to end with a sense of hope

Why George Clooney wanted The Midnight Sky to end with a sense of hope

When the pandemic hit in March,Clooney had just finished shooting his seventh and most ambitious directorial effort,postapocalyptic sci-fi film The Midnight Sky.

  • byJosh Rottenberg
Love and revenge pierce the Icelandic fog in A White,White Day

Love and revenge pierce the Icelandic fog in A White,White Day

A grieving police chief uncovers signs of betrayal in Hlynur Palmason's moody new film.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Australia makes European Union's'safe travel'list,but US left out

Australia makes European Union's'safe travel'list,but US left out

The EU wants to support the travel industry and tourist destinations,particularly countries in southern Europe hardest hit by COVID-19,but raises questions whether Australia will let its citizens and permanent residents travel overseas yet.

  • byPhilip Blenkinsop