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1 August – Halla Tómasdóttir is inaugurated as President of Iceland. [8] 22 August – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system. [9] 25 August – A foreign tourist is killed and two others are reported missing after an ice cave collapses at the Breiðamerkurjökull ...
Iceland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024.It signified the nation's participation at every single edition of the summer Olympics since the official debut in 1912, except for four occasions as a result of the worldwide Great Depression (1920 to 1932).
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 November 2024 to elect the 63 members of the Althing.The centre-left Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, outperformed the ruling Independence Party to win the most seats, at 15. [1]
The 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions (Icelandic: Eldgosin við Sundhnúksgíga 2023–2024) were a series of volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near the town of Grindavík, Iceland. Between December 2023 and December 2024, there were seven eruptions, following an intense series of earthquakes in November 2023.
The Euro 2024 play-offs offer one last chance for European nations to reach next summer’s major tournament in Germany. The three remaining spots will be contested by 12 teams in the play-offs in ...
Top 10 Films in Iceland, 2024 (Ranking based on box office (title, distributor, B.O, admissions, release date) Source FRISK – Gross BO ISK1 = $0.01 as of Jan. 2025)
Former Prime Minister of Iceland, the first member of the Left-Green Movement to hold that position, overseeing a coalition government including her party, the Independence Party, and the Progressive Party. She was a member of the Althing from 2007 to 2024, and was chair of her party from 2013 to 2024.
In 2024, the number of visitors to Japan reached a record high of nearly 37 million, a 47% increase from 2023 and a 15% increase from 2019, before the pandemic. ... Iceland has adopted several ...