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2020

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  • 15 June 2020: Iceland starts testing passenger arrivals as an alternative to an 14 day quarantine. (RTE)
  • 13 March 2020: Mass gathering ban of 100 people takes effect in Iceland due the Covid-19 pandemic. (reuters)
  • 9 February 2020: Hildur Guðnadóttir (pictured) becomes the first Icelandic composer to win an Oscar. (billboard)

2019

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2018

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  • 29 December 2018: 3 Britons died and 4 Britons are seriously injured after a car crash on a one lane Icelandic bridge.(BBC)
  • June 5 2018: The Icelandic national football team qualified for World Cup for the first time.(espn)
  • April 12 2018: A Greenlander is sentenced for killing a 20-year old Icelandic woman.(the guardian)

2017

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  • January 1 2016: Iceland's ruling president will not run for re-election in June 2016. (Reuters)
  • September 6 2015: The Icelandic national football team qualified for Euro for the first time. (Reuters)
  • October 28 2015: Iceland's central bank and the finance ministry agree on steps to lift capital controls. (Reuters)
  • November 24 2016: The Icelandic nation sues Iceland Foods in the UK for trademarking the name Iceland.(BBC)
  • October 30 2016: Icelandic parliamentary elections make the final shape of a new government unclear. (Guardian)
  • September 5 2016: Ancient viking sword found in Skaftárhreppur, South-Iceland. (RT)
  • April 7 2016: The Icelandic prime minister resigns and calls for an early elections due to the Panama papers leak. (Reuters)
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