Coco Chanel once described fashion as a "fickle business." In today's recession the statement rings especially true. With more than 20 years' experience, including senior design posts at Gucci and Ralph Lauren, Icelandic women's wear designer Steinunn Sigurd understands the rag trade's capricious nature.
Fears grew on Wednesday over a major investor in the beleaguered UK retail sector after talks with banks over its £1 billion ($1.44 billion) debt burden collapsed.
On a gloomy morning in early August, more than a month before Wall Street and the world's financial system seized up, a senior aide to Iceland's Prime Minister paid a visit to the Russian embassy in Reykjavík to make a controversial request: Bail us out.
As you drive along the main road from Reykjavik to Iceland's most famous tourist attractions, the geysers, you pass a rather non-descript farm in Laugarvatn.
Coco Chanel once described fashion as a "fickle business." In today's recession the statement rings especially true. With more than 20 years' experience, including senior design posts at Gucci and Ralph Lauren, Icelandic women's wear designer Steinunn Sigurd understands the rag trade's capricious nature.
Fears grew on Wednesday over a major investor in the beleaguered UK retail sector after talks with banks over its £1 billion ($1.44 billion) debt burden collapsed.
On a gloomy morning in early August, more than a month before Wall Street and the world's financial system seized up, a senior aide to Iceland's Prime Minister paid a visit to the Russian embassy in Reykjavík to make a controversial request: Bail us out.
As you drive along the main road from Reykjavik to Iceland's most famous tourist attractions, the geysers, you pass a rather non-descript farm in Laugarvatn.
Iceland may be best known for world-famous musical export Bjork but there's a new star quickly gaining this island nation worldwide acclaim -- clean energy.
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64
Spain and Sweden retained their dominance of European Championship Group F with clearcut victories on Saturday. The Spaniards triumphed 3-1 against Denmark in Copenhagen while the Swedes romped home 3-0 in Liechtenstein.
Spain were four minutes away from defeat by Iceland in their Group F Euro 2008 qualifier in Reykjavik when Andres Iniesta slid home an equalizer and the 1-1 draw took the Spaniards onto 16 points, level with second-placed Northern Ireland and three behind Sweden.
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Veteran midfield player Niclas Alexandersson will captain Sweden in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Iceland in Reykjavik, the Swedish FA said on Tuesday.
Fredrik Ljungberg will miss Sweden's European Championship qualifier at Iceland on Wednesday after injuring his calf during the 2-0 win against Spain on Saturday.
Barcelona players Carles Puyol and Xavi will miss Spain's friendly international against Iceland on Tuesday because of minor injury problems following the club's recent tour of the United States.
Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna and Valencia keeper Santiago Canizares have been dropped from Spain's squad for Tuesday's friendly against Iceland in Reykjavik.
A group of Icelandic executives, tired of wasting hours looking for low-cost flights on travel Web sites, have taken matters into their own hands by building their own portal, which now looks poised to challenge the industry's giants.
A Senate hearing on high oil prices comes as consumers face a jump of 50 percent or more in home heating bills this winter. Gasoline prices are nearly 20 percent higher than a year ago, though they have retreated in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the industry's third-quarter profits jumped 62 percent to about $25.9 billion.
As Hilmar Janusson begins his weekly hike up a volcano in southwestern Iceland, he strides up a sloping, moss-covered hill for a while, then lifts and bends his right knee to hoist himself onto an ...
Swedish side Osters IF have been awarded a place in the first qualifying round for next season's UEFA Cup through the fair play league, officials said.
It seems there are more people selling the blues these days than singing them. According to the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the number of U.S. blues clubs has grown 52% since 1990, to 1,360. Th...
Hard Rock Cafe PLC Waiting lines of tourists, kids, celebrities, and just plain folks have been a trademark of these popular joints almost since the first one opened across the road from Buckingham...
A GENERATION AGO during brief warm moments in the big chill between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the stock market would sometimes drop, led by a retreat from defense issues. When that happened, s...
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