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Reykjavík Grapevine, 13 December 2018 4:03 PM
13 Days Of Grapemas: Dillon Whiskey Bar
In Iceland, Christmas is a little wacky. Instead of one Santa, we have thirteen. And rather than being a jolly...
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mbl.is, 13 December 2018 3:50 PM
Icelander Sara Nassim nominated for a Grammy award
A thirty year old Icelandic woman, Sara Nassim Valadbeygi has been nominated for a Grammy award as the producer of a music video by Tierra Whack, Mumbo Jumbo. The Grammy's are awarded in February in Los Angeles.
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mbl.is, 13 December 2018 2:22 PM
WOW air lay off 350 staff
WOW air have laid off altogether 350 staff today. These are 111 full time staff and the rest are summer staff and contractors.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 13 December 2018 12:31 PM
111 Fired From WOW Air
111 full-time employees at WOW Air have been fired, Eyjan reports. These firings follow in the wake of the beleaguered...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 13 December 2018 11:38 AM
Iceland Sees Significant Reduction In Phone Driving
Driving while talking on the phone or texting has decreased dramatically in Iceland over the past few years, but a...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 13 December 2018 10:49 AM
Mink Farms In Iceland Failing, Want Government Subsidies
Mink farms have been operating at a loss in Iceland for the past three years now, with five farms going...
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mbl.is, 13 December 2018 9:59 AM
1500 new hotel rooms for Reykjavik in next two years
Around 1500 hotel rooms will be put into use in the space of the next two years. This is the same as 15 average sized city hotels. With each hotel room costing an average of 35 million ISK this investment is around 53 billion ISK.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 12 December 2018 4:31 PM
Trans Activist And Allies Launch Campaign In Response To Multiple Cases Of Discrimination
Prodhi Manisha, a trans activist living in Iceland, has launched a campaign that encourages people to stand up and say...
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mbl.is, 12 December 2018 11:00 AM
Thunder and lightning strike Reykjavik last night
Last night, lightning struck in Reykjavik accompanied by thunder. This is highly unusual in Iceland and especially in the month of December. The thunder and lightning were a sort of grand finale to yesterday's storm which has now subsided.
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mbl.is, 11 December 2018 3:23 PM
Five Christmas foods to try in Iceland
Here are some of the traditional foods you might encounter in Iceland during the holiday season.
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mbl.is, 11 December 2018 12:00 PM
Jodie Foster to direct and star in Iceland's Oscar entry film
Jodie Foster will direct, produce and star in the US remake of award winning Icelandic film Woman at War. Foster will play the role of Halla, played in the Icelandic version by Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir.
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mbl.is, 11 December 2018 10:40 AM
Disturbances to domestic and international flights due to weather
All domestic flights have been down this morning due to the storm and delays have been on international flights at Keflavik International Airport. All flights to and frm Ísafjörður have been cancelled. Flights to Egilsstaðir and Akureyri may recommence this afternoon.
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mbl.is, 11 December 2018 9:33 AM
Storm rages in Reykjavik in the early hours
A storm came back in Reykjavik in the early hours this morning. Drivers are asked to be careful as gusts of wind are strong and rain is heavy.
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mbl.is, 10 December 2018 2:43 PM
Reykjavik: Parents asked to pick up younger children from school due to storm
The Reykjavik fire department and the Reykjavik Metropolitan Police are asking parents and guardians of younger children to pick them up after 4 pm today from school or after school activities instead of letting them walk by themselves due to the weather.
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mbl.is, 10 December 2018 1:53 PM
Storm in Reykjavik expected at 5 pm
Iceland Met Office has issued a yellow storm warning for the capital area today beginning at 5 pm and going onwards into the evening. People are urged to take great care and to secure loose objects outside.
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mbl.is, 10 December 2018 11:15 AM
Storm in South and West Iceland this afternoon
This afternoon and evening a storm will hit South and West Iceland. A yellow weather warning has been issued for the capital area, Faxaflói, Breiðafjörður and the central highlands.
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mbl.is, 08 December 2018 6:35 PM
New geothermal pool opened at Langisandur beach in Akranes
A new manmade hot geothermal pool was opened at Langisandur beach by the town of Akranes in West Iceland today. The pool is called Guðlaug, which is both a woman's name or can mean "the pool of god."
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 16 October 2018 9:17 AM
EUROVOLC is bringing
the European volcanological community closer together
The European Network of Observatories and Research Infrastructures for Volcanology EUROVOLC is a H2020 Research and Innovation Project of the European
Commission. It will construct an integrated and harmonized European volcanological
community able to fully support, exploit and build-upon existing and emerging
national and pan-European research infrastructures, including e-Infrastructures
of the European Supersite volcanoes. The harmonization includes linking
scientists and stakeholders and connecting still isolated volcanological
infrastructures located at in situ volcano observatories (VO) and
volcanological research institutions (VRIs). more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 12 October 2018 8:03 AM
100 years since Katla erupted
Today, 12 October, is the 100-year anniversary of the
1918 eruption of Katla. The volcano is considered one of the most hazardous of
Iceland's 32 active volcanic systems. During the last 1100 years, Katla has
erupted at least 21 times, with an average repose interval of around 50 years.
The current one-hundred-year repose marks the longest period since a Katla
eruption. The Katla volcanic system is located in the eastern volcanic zone. It
is characterized by an 80-km-long fissure swarm and an ice-clad central volcano.
The central volcano is covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice-cap and it includes a 9
by 14 km caldera, with ice-thickness up to 700 m.more
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