15:36, Wed, Aug 14, 2024 Updated: 15:37, Wed, Aug 14, 2024 It’s well known that the English language reaches far and wide, with close to one billion speakers. Many people around the world have English ...

Reykjavik (AFP) – In Iceland's parliament, six cleaners take a break from their duties to spend time learning Icelandic, seen as one of the principal barriers to integration in the country. Of the ...

It's a continent that has given birth to languages spoken in every corner of the globe, but in Europe today the words on everyone's lips in each country are not always those of the 'official' tongue.

Iceland's challenges include boiling hot springs, frigid waters and vast wildernesses where sudden fogs leave you terribly alone. For me, the most daunting challenge was the tungumalanamskeidid - a ...