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Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 May 2019 4:52 PM
Shoplifter At The Venice Biennale: Meet The Chromo Sapiens
‘May You Live In Interesting Times’ is the title of the 58th Venice Biennale. Representing Iceland is the immersive installation... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 May 2019 4:01 PM
Intensity, Drive And Power: Meet Icelandic Techno Producer Fascia
Fascia is the brain-child of Björn Leó Brynjarsson. Currently residing in Berlin, he works as a full-time script-writer, but spends... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 May 2019 2:22 PM
Eighth Icelander Reaches Everest Peak Amidst Seasonal “Traffic Jam”
Bjarni Ármannsson, the former director of Glitnir and current director of Iceland Seafood, became this week the eighth Icelander to... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 May 2019 12:50 PM
Reykjavík Events: Can’t Think Just Feel, lowercase nights & More
The weather has defied the forecasts and turned out to be warm, mild and sunny. Now that the weekend is... more

mbl.is,  24 May 2019 12:44 PM
Road to Landmannalaugar Opens
From Landmannalaugar. Mountain roads in Iceland are opening, one by one, these days. more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 May 2019 12:22 PM
La Primavera: Capricious Capers And Italian Tastes
La Primavera is a welcome respite from tasting menus and small plates. The concise menu seems like Chef Leifur Kolbeinsson... more

mbl.is,  24 May 2019 11:29 AM
Lambing Season in Full Swing
Kría and Jóhanna, holding the lambs Blíða and Blær. “They’re very funny, and their different personalities are amazing.” more

Iceland Review,  24 May 2019 10:31 AM
Three Icelanders Summit Everest
Bjarni Ármannsson, Leif­ur Örn Svavars­son, and Lýður Guðmunds­son reached the top of Nepal’s Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, on Thursday. Mbl.is reports that Bjarni arrived in the morning, while the other two Icelanders arrived in the evening. As of today, then, nine Icelanders have now accomplished this feat. This is the second […] more

mbl.is,  24 May 2019 10:07 AM
Mars Rover to Be Tested in Iceland
From the highlands south of Langjökull glacier, south of the area where the rover will be tested. Scientists are expected in Iceland this summer to test an automated rover to be used for NASA’s next mission to Mars, planned for 2020. more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 7:20 PM
More Women Graduating from Flight School
Nearly a third of the recent graduates from the Icelandic Flight Academy, or 16 out of 55 students, were women, RÚV reports. There has never been a higher proportion of women to graduate from the academy’s commercial aviation program. This is the second year in a row that the number of women aviation graduates has […] more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 6:11 PM
Almost Four Thousand New Residences Under Construction
A new report published by the National register of Iceland indicates that as of April, 3,839 residences are currently under construction in Iceland, and building permits have been issued for 1,953 more. These were among the figures were published in a recent report by the National Register of Iceland. The vast majority, or 2,301, of […] more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 5:24 PM
One Child Left in Grímsey
As of this coming winter, there will only be one child living on the island of Grímsey, RÚV reports. There has been a grade school in continual operation on the island since 1904, but as the resident youth reach middle and/or secondary school-age, they have to move to the main island, usually to the town […] more

mbl.is,  23 May 2019 1:11 PM
Girls Decline Trophy in Protest
Archive photo. The girls in the photo are not related to the subject of article. Eleven-year-old national basketball champions are in the news for protesting inequality by declining their trophy. more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 12:54 PM
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon to Reopen Next Week
Popular tourist site Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon will reopen next week, RÚV reports. The canyon has been closed to visitors since February 27 in order to protect its flora, which had been damaged by a combination of wet weather and foot traffic. “There was ankle-deep mud on the path which guests avoided and went increasingly further out […] more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 12:09 PM
Ingvar E. Awarded Best Actor at Cannes Critics’ Week
Icelandic actor Ingvar E. Sigurðsson has been awarded the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for his acting in Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur (A White, White Day) at Cannes International Critics’ Week. Written and directed by Hlynur Pálmason, the film’s story follows an off-duty police chief (Ingvar) who begins to suspect a local man of having had an […] more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 11:38 AM
Applications for Teachers’ Education Increase by 30%
The number of applications for graduate studies in preschool and primary school education at the University of Iceland has increased by 30% compared to the average over the last five years. A press release from the Ministry of Education says the total number of applications this year is 264, while the recent annual average has […] more

mbl.is,  23 May 2019 10:44 AM
School to Close on Grímsey Island: One Student Left
From Grímsey island. When you live on and island with a population of 61, moving away can mean the school has to be closed. more

Iceland Review,  23 May 2019 10:40 AM
Klaustur Scandal Whistle-blower Must Delete Recordings
Bára Halldórsdóttir broke data protection laws when she recorded the conversation of six MPs at Klaustur Bar last November, according to the Data Protection Authority. RÚV reports that the authority ruled on the matter yesterday. Bára will not be fined, but must delete the recordings and submit a statement confirming she has done so. Read […] more

mbl.is,  23 May 2019 9:41 AM
Three Icelanders at Top of Everest Today
This picture was taken last night. About 200 people climbed the mountain yesterday. Three Icelanders climbed Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain, this morning. more

mbl.is,  22 May 2019 2:51 PM
One of Iceland’s Most Beautiful Houses for Sale
One of the country's most beautiful houses, located on Túngata 34. One of Iceland’s most beautiful houses, located in the western part of Reykjavík, is for sale. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  22 May 2019 2:42 PM
No societal exemptions to abortion law granted
The current abortions committee has never granted approval to a termination after the 16th week of pregnancy on societal grounds. It has rejected three such applications in the last decade. more

mbl.is,  22 May 2019 2:19 PM
Tatum and Jessie J in Reykjavík
Channing Tatum and Jessie J are in Iceland. A famous couple has arrived in Iceland. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  22 May 2019 2:08 PM
More needed to keep New Icelanders in school
Little progress has been made towards increasing retention of young people of foreign origin in post-compulsory education in Iceland in recent years, it is reported. The news comes despite national authorities setting targets to improve their... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  22 May 2019 2:08 PM
More needed to keep New Icelanders in school
Little progress has been made towards increasing retention of young people of foreign origin in post-compulsory education in Iceland in recent years, it is reported. The news comes despite national authorities setting targets to improve their... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  22 May 2019 1:27 PM
Student visa rejections “prejudice”
A lawyer working for Bifröst university says ÚTL (the Directorate of Immigration) built its decision to reject residency permit applications from 49 Bangladeshi student on nothing other than prejudice. The decision was made based on nationality and... more

Iceland Review,  22 May 2019 12:12 PM
German Police “Must Take Responsibility” in Infamous Icelandic Case
“The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany [BKA] must shoulder its responsibility in the biggest legal scandal of Icelandic history,” according to German Member of Parliament Andrej Hunko. Vísir reports that Hunko, alongside other members of Germany’s Left Party, questioned the German government recently on Germany’s involvement in the Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case. German Police […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  22 May 2019 11:48 AM
New wage deals in danger?
The chair of the Efling union has said it is not out of the question the recently-achieved wage and conditions contracts for workers will be thrown out. The head of the SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise responded, saying there are not... more

mbl.is,  22 May 2019 10:58 AM
‘You Need a Lot of Muscle Power to Control This!’
Captain Jeff Coffman in the cockpit of The Spirit of Benovia. Long lines formed when five DC-3 aircraft were on display at Reykjavík Airport last night. more

Iceland Review,  22 May 2019 10:56 AM
Centre Party Delays Vote on Third Energy Package
Centre Party MPs filibustered through the night to delay Parliament voting on the Third Energy Package, Vísir reports. A parliamentary session that began at 1.30pm yesterday was finally ended at 8.40am this morning, over 19 hours later, Centre Party MPs having exclusively held the podium from around 3.00pm. Parliament resumes session at 3.00pm today. The […] more

mbl.is,  21 May 2019 5:51 PM
Four DC-3/C-47 Aircraft on Display at Reykjavík Airport 6-8 PM
Three of the DC-3/C-47 aircraft at Reykjavík Airport. Isavia has just announced that the four DC-3/C-47 aircraft, which have landed at Reykjavík Airport on their way to Normandy from the US, will be on display tonight between 6 pm and 8 pm. more

mbl.is,  21 May 2019 1:22 PM
Hatari Will Complain about El Al
Hatari. Band members of Hatari, the punk rock band that represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, were assigned the aircraft’s least desirable seats by El Al staff as they left Tel Aviv for London yesterday and, as a result, intend to file a formal complaint. more

mbl.is,  21 May 2019 11:11 AM
Direct Flights to Newark and Minneapolis This Summer
United Airlines' Boeing 757-200 aircraft at Keflavík International Airport. Two US airlines have announced they’ll be offering direct flights to Iceland this summer. more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  25 January 2019 2:51 PM
The weather in Iceland in 2018
The year 2018 was wet and relatively warm. The precipitation was well above average in most parts of the country and the number of precipitation days was considerably higher than normal both in the South and in the North. The summer months were relatively cold in the southwestern part of the country compared to the last ten years while it was warm in the northeastern part. There was exceptionally little sunshine in the southwestern part of the country during the year. The number of bright sunshine hours in Reykjavík have not been as few since 1992. June and July were particularly gloomy in the South West. The last two months of the year were warm. Wind speed was close to averagemore

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

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