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Iceland received informal approach over Snowden seeking asylum
ReutersREYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, wants to seek asylum there....Tags: Edward Snowden, The Washington Post, National Security Agency, WikiLeaks, Politics
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Snowden's dilemma: What are the possibilities for asylum?
If Edward J. Snowden, who says he leaked National Security Agency secrets, wants to stay out of the clutches of U.S. judicial authorities, his choices for seeking asylum are few and, literally, far between. Only Iceland would seem to meet the conditions...Tags: International Law, Cuba, Aircraft Hijacking, Prisons, FBI
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Iceland may not be the haven U.S. leaker hopes
ReutersBy Robert Robertson REYKJAVIK, June 10 (Reuters) - The leaker who revealed top secret U.S. surveillance programmes says he hopes to find shelter in Iceland, but he may be disappointed by the reception from a new government seen as less keen than...Tags: International Law, Extradition, Elections, WikiLeaks, Criminal Laws
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Ludovico Einaudi at Ford Amphitheatre
Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi may work in a vein most closely aligned with classical music, but listeners of Radiohead, Sigur Ros and Iceland's Jóhann Jóhannsson will feel immediately drawn to the dramatic, evocative sweep of his music. Inspired by...Tags: Entertainment, Music
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INTERVIEW-Iceland's new PM rejects EU, but embraces EU economic goals
ReutersBy Jon Thor Viglundsson REYKJAVIK, May 24 (Reuters) - Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is sceptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Government Debt, Government, University of Oxford
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Anchorage Airport Now Offers Non-Stop Service to Iceland
Channel 2 NewsA new airline will appear at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, offering non-stop flights this summer between Reykjavik, Iceland and Anchorage. Icelandair will provide flights twice weekly. According to the company, flights one-way take...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., JetBlue Airways
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News of the Weird: Well-Earned Retirement
In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job — as Amsterdam prostitutes. (In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21, but there...
Tags: Bribery, Norway, Caribbean Islands, The New York Times, Death and Dying Customs
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Sigur Ros to get animated for 'The Simpsons'
Sigur Rós members are adding themselves to the long list of musicians who have gotten drawn into the crazy world of “The Simpsons.” The Icelandic art rock outfit will guest star in and compose music for the long-running animated Fox sitcom....
Tags: The Simpsons (tv program), Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Entertainment, Music Industry
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‘Merlin’: Angel Coulby talks Gwen’s journey from servant to queen
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe final season of the fantasy adventure series “Merlin” resumes on Syfy Friday evening after several weeks hiatus and the ...... -
Weird, Awesome Stuff About 'Tales of Iceland'
As if I have to give you multiple reasons to buy the weird, hilarious, off-kilter travelogue I just published called “Tales of Iceland,” there are a few very specific weird, awesome things about this book. In no particular order, they are:...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction
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'Tales of Iceland' Now Available
Today is the day, people: “Tales of Iceland or Running with the Huldufólk in the Permanent Daylight” is now available from nascent media empire GiveLiveExplore. What is “Tales of Iceland” you ask? Like the press release says,...
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‘Game of Thrones’ show runners on Jaime Lannister’s evolution
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJaime Lannister's fortunes changed forever in Sunday's episode of “Game of Thrones.” Readers familiar with the events in George R.R. ......
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