Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2024 10:35 AM
Icelanders would vote for Harris over Trump by 91% to 9%

Polls in the USA currently show Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of her opponent Donald Trump by a relatively small margin, but were the election held among Icelandic voters, it seems she would win by a staggering landslide.
In Gallup's new "National Pulse" poll, Kamala Harris, the candidate of the Democratic Party, has 91% support among Icelandic voters.
Her opponent, Donald Trump, registers less than one-tenth of that, at just […] more

Iceland Review,   16 September 2024 10:29 AM
No Injuries When Bus Caught Fire By Westfjords Tunnel

The driver and passengers of a bus that caught fire near a Westfjords tunnel last Friday all managed to escape the vehicle safely. Responders say they shudder to think what could have happened if the fire had broken out inside the single-lane tunnel. The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin) considers the accident serious and […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2024 10:03 AM
Yellow alerts for severe gales

The Icelandic Met Office has issued yellow weather alerts for strong and severe gales.
In South Iceland, the forecast is for easterly and southeasterly gale or strong gale force winds of 15-23 m/s, with windgusts locally above 30 m/s. The strongest wind will be near Eyjafjöll and Selvogur, with dangerous conditions for drivers of high sided vehicles.
In the Central highlands, the alert warns of easterly severe […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2024 9:54 AM
Police investigate murder, major operation in Krýsuvík yesterday

A man is being held by the police in the capital area on suspicion of murder yesterday, according to RÚV sources.
The man was arrested in the Krýsuvík area yesterday after calling the police himself.
The victim was also found there.
There was a significant police operation there until the evening.
Since last night, the police have withheld any further information about the case.
This is the sixth homicide case in the […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       16 September 2024 9:30 AM
Yazan back in Landspítali

Yazan Tamini, an eleven-year-old boy from Palestine, who was scheduled to be deported from Iceland, was brought back to Landspítali this morning after spending eight hours at Keflavík Airport.
The police picked up Tamini in Rjóðrið, the nursing and rehabilitation department of Landspítali, late yesterday, and he was taken to Keflavík, where he and his family were to be moved to Spain.

Yazan has the neurodegenerative disease […] more

mbl.is,   16 September 2024 8:00 AM
Yazan awakened in hospital and on his way out of the country

Last evening, the Icelandic authorities picked up Yazan Tamimi, an eleven-year-old boy from Palestine with Duchenne disease, in Rjóðrið, the nursing and rehabilitation department of Landspítali Hospital for chronically disabled children, where he was sleeping. more

mbl.is,   15 September 2024 7:43 PM
"Geek class" instead of psychotherapy

Nexus Noobs' three-month youth LARP course kicked off this weekend and is part of a psychological study looking at social relationships, self-empowerment and other developmental factors in young participants. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       13 September 2024 5:06 PM
Iceland will participate in Eurovision next year

RÚV has confirmed participation in Eurovision, which will take place in Basel, Switzerland in May next year.
The news is stated in an announcement from project manager Rúnar Freyr Gíslason.
The announcement states that the decision to participate is primarily based on the fact that Eurovision is an event that has great value in Icelandic society, "is a source of joy and satisfaction for a large part of the population and a venue for precious […] more