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The front page of Heimildin features a mix of domestic and international news. Domestically, stories cover economic news like company profits and bank tax criticism, job losses at SORPA, and political discussions within Reykjavik city council regarding budget cuts and library proposals…
Guðný Helga Herbertsdóttir becomes the seventh woman to lead a company on the Iceland Stock Exchange following leadership changes at Skaga. The number of women in top executive positions at listed companies has increased, but they still represent just over a fifth of CEOs. No woman leads a listed…
Companies have made profits of 24 billion this year but are criticizing the increase in the bank tax.
Seventeen people are losing their jobs at SORPA.
Hildur states that the proposal regarding libraries was poorly worded.
Will Trump be tamed after the midterm elections?
The US President wants to punish Norwegians because the independent Nobel Committee did not award him the Peace Prize.
Leaders worldwide celebrate Lula's election victory amidst the rise of far-right leaders weakening democracy. Flavio Bolsonaro, who intended to free his father after a conviction for an attempted coup, demands the election be invalidated.
The US President responds to mocking remarks by his predecessor, Barack Obama, by asserting that he doesn't see the dirt in the White House's premises.
An independent UN commission of inquiry states that Israeli forces are committing 'extermination' and war crimes on the West Bank. It also believes that genocide operations continue in the Gaza Strip.
The number of full-time positions in the central administration of Reykjavik City will be reduced by 74. Fifty people will be laid off, and hiring will be halted.
A Telegraph critic sharply criticizes the new book by the former British Prime Minister, stating that Liz Truss blames civil servants, the media, and her own party for the fall of her government while not accepting her own responsibility.
Sociology professor Þóroddur Bjarnason argues that Loftbrú's expenses have never exceeded initial funding allocations in real terms, nor is there strong evidence that the support has increased airfares. Infrastructure Minister Eyjólfur Ármannsson plans to increase the intended subsidy after strong…
City council members are currently attending an extraordinary meeting in Reykjavik City Hall to discuss new proposals from the majority coalition of the Independence Party, Viðreisn, and the Progressive Party regarding cuts and layoffs.
Former General Gadi Eisenkot is seeking voter support from those who want change after Benjamin Netanyahu's tenure.
