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On a rocky beach in Iceland, two youngsters are on a mission of mercy. Inside their cardboard box, they have two orphans, fledglings plucked from the streets of town, baby puffins. The children of Heimaey have been saving young puffins called puffli
Englands players and manager pause to remember ahead of their Armistice Day match against Scotland. Again did this spark more debate about poppies and remembrance in the oldest football rivalry. The squad trained for the final time without puppies on
China and Iceland have signed a Free Trade Agreement. The agreement was signed during Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigur-dar-dottir's official visit to China on Monday. Iceland becomes the first European nation to have an FTA with China. The agre
On a sunny summer day, Iceland's Westman Islands seem a vision of serenity. But despite the placid appearance, this is in fact one of the most volatile places on earth: volcanic activity runs rampant in Iceland; earthquakes and eruptions occur freque
Armistice Day is on November the 11th every year. It commemorates the end of World War I on the 11th of November 1918. It was on this day that the Allies and Germany signed a ceasefire that was the beginning of the end of the Great War. Hostilities e
Wall of Flowers Honors True Meaning of Memorial Day The National Mall in Washington, DC has something new for Americas Memorial Day holiday this year. For three days, visitors can see a clear wall filled with red poppies. The flowers are to honor the
Tribal elders meet with U.S. troops in Afghanistan's Chowkay Valley One of the biggest challenges we have has to do with the cultural differences. The Pashtun population is challenging by nature in the way they look at life. Nearly nine years into th
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iceland appreciates(感谢) IMF's approval of the 4th review of Iceland's economic recovery program, said Arni Pall Arnason, Icelandic minister of economic affairs on Tuesday. The approval(批准) of the review
AS IT IS 2016-07-01 Iceland Soccer Team Continues to Surprise at Euro 2016 This is Whats Trending Today... International soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal said the Iceland soccer team at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament was not going to do anyth
Iceland's prime minister says his country needs about $6 billion in loans to recover from the global financial crisis, as Reykjavik's central bank hikes its interest rates by a massive six percentage points. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London.
Iceland Turns Away from EU as Economy Recovers Four years ago, Icelanders were angry. Banks' emblems were burned in the street. People worried they would lose their houses, their savings. The country felt isolated. After 90 years of independence, Ice
This aerial photo shows a plume of ash rising from the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier, 19 Apr, 2010 Flight cancellations from the Iceland volcano eruption are creating costs and inconveniences all the way to Asia. The Internat
Afghan Opium Crop Headed for Record High The sun is shining in Afghanistan's Helmand province, and farmers are busy harvesting their opium poppies. This year, for the third year in a row, they are looking at a bigger opium crop. Farmer Faiz Mohammed
Jason and his parents spend Christmas in Iceland a wonderful country where ice and snow are guaranteed, and there are volcanoes too. But Jason is not happy. Hes heard that Santa doesnt visit Iceland and what use is Christmas without Santa? And its tr
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Energy Independence Some Americans say fossil fuel dependency is a national addiction. But there is one nation that seems well on the way to kicking the habit. Iceland, as seen from space Iceland is
They now came upon more and more of the big scarlet poppies, and fewer and fewer of the other flowers; 他们就跑到了茂盛的深红色罂粟花丛中,别的花儿愈来愈少了; and soon they found themselves in the midst of a great meadow
By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Red paper poppies are worn in recognition of Armistice Day Every year about this time, millions of people in Britain, wear red paper poppies in recognition of Armistice Day and in support of their country's
ANZAC poppies are made of fabric. They represent the red poppies that were flowering when so many soldiers from Australia and New Zealand were killed at Gallipoli during World War I. Listen to April 24th 2010 for more background to ANZAC day. These p
Corporal Green! the orderly cried; 格林下士!执勤官点名叫着。 Here! was the answer, loud and clear, from the lips of a soldier standing near; 到!声音清晰响亮,一位士兵,旁边大声回答。 And here! was the word the next
LAGOS, Portugal, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China lost to Iceland 1-0 in their third group game of the Algarve Cup women's football tournament on Monday. Midfielder Fanndis Fridriksdottir scored the winner on a fast counter-attack in the 80th minute to infl