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Sweden's first EM loss after nightmare half against Iceland
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Sweden's handball team suffered its first EM loss in a crushing 27-35 defeat to Iceland at Malmö Arena. Despite the shocking setback, Sweden still controls its own fate for a semifinal spot. Four teams are now tied on four points in the crucial group.
Queens of the Stone Age have announced a one-off concert at Reykjavík’s Laugardalshöll on October 24. The show marks the band’s first performance in Iceland since 2005. Local group Virgin Orchestra will open the gig.
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Björk has launched a new exhibition featuring three large-scale audiovisual installations at the National Gallery of Iceland in Reykjavík. The show, which opened on May 30, draws from her 2022 album Fossora and previews material from a forthcoming record.
For the first time, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland, a country previously free of the insects alongside only Antarctica. Three specimens of the cold-resistant Culiseta annulata species were collected in Kiðafell, Kjós, amid warming temperatures driven by the climate crisis. This discovery highlights how global heating is altering ecosystems in the Arctic region.
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Германия и Исландия подписали письмо о намерениях по углублению двустороннего сотрудничества в области обороны. Министр обороны Борис Писториус подчеркнул необходимость более сильного присутствия НАТО в Арктике на фоне деятельности России. Сотрудничество включает наблюдение и защиту критической инфраструктуры.