Tag: icelandic
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Kaupthing to put UK’s Oasis and Warehouse up for sale – sources
By Dasha Afanasieva and Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Administrators for failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing are looking to sell off British high street retailers including Coast, Oasis and Warehouse which employ thousands of people, four sources familiar with the matter said. The bank was nationalised during Iceland's 2008-2011 financial crisis, with its domestic operations spun…
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Interactive exhibition features work of Icelandic singer Bjork
London’s Somerset House is hosting the European premiere of “Bjork Digital,” an immersive exhibition of digital and video works produced by the famous Icelandic singer and a team of visual artists and programmers. Visitors to the exhibition are invited to engage with the works through the latest virtual reality (VR) technology. The organizers say Bjork,…