WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iceland's Decode Genetics Inc, a pioneer in genetic research, has filed for bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debts after 13 ...
A list of the world's most corrupt and least corrupt countries, according to watchdog group A look at the world's 10 most corrupt ...
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Thousands of Icelanders lined up at McDonald's restaurants to order their last Big Macs before the U.S. fast-food chain abandons the crisis-hit island at midnight Saturday due to soaring costs. The world's largest fast-food company said earlier this week ...
The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday the release of 167.5 million dollars to Iceland as part of a standby loan agreement to support the country's recession-stricken economy. The IMF said its executive board had completed its first review of Iceland?s economic performance ...
The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday the release of 167.5 million dollars to Iceland as part of a standby loan agreement to support the country's recession-stricken economy. The IMF said its executive board had completed its first review of Iceland?s economic performance ...
Nordic countries top gender gap index again; women still trail in economic and political clout Women remain far behind men in economic and political power, but the Nordic countries come closest to closing the gender gap, according to a survey of 134 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iceland and three other Nordic countries lead the world in gender equality, according to a report released on Tuesday. The United States, which prides itself on civil rights progress during the past half century, fell four spots from ...
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp <MCD.N> will shutter its business in Iceland because it is too expensive for the franchise to operate after the country's financial crisis. The world's largest fast-food company said on Monday that all three of its restaurants in ...
McDonald's closes in Iceland as currency collapse takes a bite out of Big Mac profits The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis. Iceland's three McDonald's ...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (Reuters Life!) - Reykjavik, with its endless summer daylight, long winter nights, glaciers, waterfalls and geysers, is a photographer's paradise and a great holiday destination. Reuters correspondents help you make the most of Europe's northern-most capital, which sits on the ...
The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it was readying 167.4 million dollars in aid to Iceland, a second loan installment for the recession-stricken country. Mark Flanagan, mission chief for Iceland at the IMF said in a statement that the funds would be ...
Icelandic health officials reported their country's first swine flu death Monday amid a spike in cases on the North Atlantic island. The victim, an 18-year-old disabled woman, died after falling ill about 11 days ago, Iceland's Directorate of Health said in a ...
