Europe · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Iceland
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Top today
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Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain New
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Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Everyday apps here: rejsekort · Chromagraph Camera · Claude by Anthropic · Google Gemini · WhatsApp. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,669 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Iceland Ombudsman Questions Immigration Processing Times (icelandreview.com)
- Canada Safest Country,दुनिया के 10 सबसे सुरक्षित देशों की लिस्ट जारी, कनाडा टॉप पर तो US को जगह नहीं, देखें रैंकिंग - canada world safest country in bhtp 2027 ranking top 10 countries list - Other cou (indiatimes.com)
- ONE CYR'S VIEW: The arctic provides challenge — and opportunity (ivpressonline.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 2.1The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual4.6 words per 1,000usually 4.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual20.8 words per 1,000usually 20.2The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain New
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Anna Archivist, CC0 Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
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Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Music 53Media & entertainment 27Tech & software 17Telecom & internet 5Advertising & marketing 4Government & public sector 4Health & pharma 3Education 3Fashion & beauty 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Gaming 1Sports & fitness 1Energy & utilities 1Cars & mobility 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation5.4%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment5.9%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Central bank rate8.00%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-2.4%Q2 2026 · −0.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.3%2025 · +2.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment8.7%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro136.8ISK per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +0.7% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
Society
- People online98.2%2024 · +0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government36.4%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −14.0 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
Charts
Netflix · TV
1The One About Matthew Perry
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2Nobody Wants This
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3Lupin
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4A Couple of Lies
5Love Is Blind
6Minimum wage
7The Fall of El Mayo
8The Diplomat
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Press photo, Public domain 9East of Eden
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1The Drop
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2Money Train
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3Surviving Hurricane Otis
4Collision Course
5Animals
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6Man Up
7Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex
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8Far and Away
9White Chicks
10Unabomber
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0 1Adéla
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Katherine Shaw at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 2Hafdís Huld
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Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0 4Jade Thirlwall
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5Kamari Larion
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Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Óskar
2ZEESAM
3Claude by Anthropic
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4Electronic Travel Authorisation
5Takk
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6ChatGPT
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7Auðkenni
8Landspítali
9WhatsApp
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10Icelandair
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Calm Harm
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2Chromagraph Camera
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32AM CAM
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4Plezy: Media Server Client
5Miniature Studio
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6HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
7Leaf Spy Pro
8TeamSpeak 3
9Amazing Slow Downer
10Nudos 3D (Knots 3D)
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.