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- WATCH: Volleyball players start ‘casual game’ in front of erupting volcano in Iceland
A group of Icelandic volleyball players got together for a knock around this weekend, with the formidable backdrop of a volcano spewing out lava. - Unhappy meal: Seemingly invincible McDonald’s meal livestreamed decaying for past 10yrs (PHOTOS)Despite closing down all operations in Iceland in 2009, McDonald’s still has one meal residing in the country. Its excruciatingly slow, almost glacial, decay has been livestreamed for all the world to see for the past decade.
- ‘Whites have no shame’: Duterte decries Iceland abortion policy amid UNHCR probe into drug warPhilippines President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a scathing attack on Iceland, saying he hopes its “ice-eating” people “freeze in time,” and calling them hypocrites for opposing his drug war but allowing abortion.
- Nordic solidarity? Iceland’s PM to skip Pence meeting, as Trump rows with DenmarkIcelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir plans to skip talks with US Vice President Mike Pence. This comes as Donald Trump cancelled his trip to Denmark after it refused to sell him Greenland.
- Iceland needs condoms in SCHOOLS: Doctor raises alarm on syphilis & chlamydia outbreakNegligence towards safe sex by Icelanders and the visits by many foreigners have led to the country having the highest rate of syphilis and chlamydia in Europe, its top medic said, urging drastic measures to curb the crisis.
- Iceland has ‘more killings in abortion’ than Philippines’ dead drug dealers – lawmaker saysThe top Philippines lawmaker says Iceland’s abortions are worse than its killing of drug dealers, and called for the UN to investigate the Nordic nation’s terminations instead of probing Manila’s war on drugs.
- Duterte mocks Iceland, says its problem ‘is too much ice’Iceland has nothing but ice, and, therefore, fails to understand the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed after the Nordic nation urged a UN human rights body to probe his drug policies.
- Iceland could be ‘punished’ for Palestinian flag display at Eurovision, say Israeli hostsThe Israeli broadcaster of the Eurovision said Iceland could be punished for holding up Palestinian flags during live coverage of the competition’s voting results.
- Iceland court orders Visa & Mastercard partner Valitor to pay $10mn over WikiLeaks banking blockValitor, a partner of Visa and Mastercard, must pay WikiLeaks US$10 million for refusing to lift its 2011 banking blockade against the whistleblowing site despite a court order, local media reports.
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