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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 September 2020 4:17 PM
Changes To Parental Leave Law Proposed
According to a new draft law on maternity and paternity leave, reported on by Vísir this morning, the length of...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 September 2020 3:43 PM
Ólafur Arnalds Release New Song and Video
Renowned Multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds released a new single, ‘Woven Song’, from his upcoming album earlier this week. On...
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mbl.is, 25 September 2020 2:58 PM
Earthquake of Magnitude 3.7
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 hit the area northeast of Grímsey island shortly before noon.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 September 2020 12:34 PM
Search Dogs Against COVID-19
The Chief of Police in Northwest Iceland is reported hoping to get specially trained search dogs against COVID-19 to the...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 September 2020 11:52 AM
Grapevine’s Third ‘Ask Me Anything’ Is Here!
We’re back at last with the Grapevine’s third Ask Me Anything! We got a lot of questions from you, dear...
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Iceland Review, 25 September 2020 11:24 AM
Thirty Hospital Employees with COVID In Isolation
Thirty employees of Iceland’s National University Hospital have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are in isolation, Vísir reports. One hundred and seventy-six employees are in quarantine, including hospital CEO Páll Matthíasson and Assistant CEO Anna Sigrún Baldursdóttir. Around sixty operations have had to be postponed due to the situation, although all urgent operations, such as […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 September 2020 10:56 AM
Lucie Samcová Hall Allen New EU-Ambassador To Iceland
Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen has been appointed the new Ambassador of the European Union to Iceland. Lucie Samcová is from Prague...
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mbl.is, 25 September 2020 10:46 AM
Seeking Solutions to Internet Pollution: Video
A documentary made by three Icelandic students at the Technical College in Reykjavík has won first prize in an international competition, organized by Young Reporters for the Environment.
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Iceland Review, 25 September 2020 10:11 AM
Police Hope to Train Corona Dogs in Iceland
The Chief of Police in Northwest Iceland hopes to bring specially trained COVID sniffer dogs to the country, RÚV reports. Police in Iceland have been in regular contact with organizations in the UK that train dogs and are investigating whether they can be trained to sniff out the coronavirus on individuals. Preliminary findings show that […]
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mbl.is, 25 September 2020 10:08 AM
Egyptian Family Granted Residence Permits
The Egyptian family of six, whose deportation from Iceland was scheduled September 16, has been granted residence permits for humanitarian reasons
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Iceland Review, 25 September 2020 8:08 AM
Residence Permit Granted to Egyptian Family on Humanitarian Grounds
Iceland’s Immigration Appeals Board has rereviewed the asylum application filed by the Khedrs, an Egyptian family of six whose planned deportation this month provoked extensive protests and a broader discussion of the government’s asylum review process. RÚV reports that the Khedrs will receive residence permits on humanitarian grounds, although the appeals board maintains that this […]
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Iceland Review, 25 September 2020 1:01 AM
Ísold Fönn First Icelandic Figure Skater to Complete Triple Flip
Ísold Fönn Vilhjálmsdóttir is the first Icelander to complete a triple flip during a figure skating competition and have it judged valid. RÚV reports that the 14-year-old skater achieved the jump during the Deitannen Cup competition in Switzerland last weekend, where she was awarded a silver medal in the junior ladies category. Ísold completed the […]
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Iceland Review, 24 September 2020 4:13 PM
LGBT+ Spokespeople Doubt LGB Alliance Will Gain Foothold in Iceland
Director of Samtökin ’78 – The National Queer Organisation of Iceland Þorbjörg Þorvaldsdóttir highly doubts that a new platform for gay and bisexual people, LGB-teymið or the LGB alliance, will gain a foothold in Iceland, Vísir reports. While the organisation’s stated goal whose is to “shift focus” in the debate on sexual orientation and to […]
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mbl.is, 24 September 2020 10:43 AM
Immigrants Represent 15.2 Percent of Population
At the beginning of the year, 55,354 immigrants resided in Iceland.
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mbl.is, 24 September 2020 10:29 AM
Iceland Among Most-Accepting Countries for Migrants
According to Gallup’s Migrant Acceptance Index, Iceland is the second most-accepting country for migrants in the world - second to Canada only.
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IceNews, 23 September 2020 5:01 PM
How will U.S. Presidential Elections impact the Arctic? – Ask Senator Lisa Murkowski
Arctic Circle VIRTUAL is a new addition to the Arctic Circle, starting in October – the same month as the annual Arctic Circle Assembly, the largest global gathering on Arctic matters, is normally held in Reykjavík. The 2020 Arctic Circle Assembly was postponed because of COVID-19, as were this year’s Arctic Circle Forums in Greenland, […] more
mbl.is, 23 September 2020 12:04 PM
57 New Domestic Cases of COVID-19
A total of 57 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.
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mbl.is, 23 September 2020 11:08 AM
Much Less Air Traffic Around Iceland
Air traffic in the Reykjavík Control Area is less than a third of what it was in September a year ago.
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mbl.is, 23 September 2020 10:13 AM
More than 300 Grade School Students in Quarantine
A total of 320 students from six grade schools in Reykjavík and vicinity are now in quarantine.
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mbl.is, 22 September 2020 12:50 PM
New Restroom Facility by Dettifoss
A new restroom facility is being built on the west side of Dettifoss waterfall.
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mbl.is, 22 September 2020 11:10 AM
Sweet Tidings from Icelandic Chocolate Factory
Icelandic chocolate manufacturer Omnom has sweet tidings to report, following coverage on Netflix.
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mbl.is, 22 September 2020 9:47 AM
Record Number of Coronavirus Tests Possible Today
In response to a sudden increase in the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iceland in the past days, health clinics in the capital area will likely be testing a record number of people for the coronavirus today.
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mbl.is, 21 September 2020 12:06 PM
Snow-Covered Siglufjörður Surprises Residents
The residents of Siglufjörður, North Iceland, woke up to a surprise this morning.
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IceNews, 21 August 2020 7:33 AM
Reykjavik International Film Festival goes ahead in September
This year RIFF will explore new technology and use it to bring quality cinema to an even wider audience in Iceland. There will be online screenings to movie lovers across the country to Keflavík, Ísafjörður and Akureyri as well as those who can normally not attend the festival such as those at sea, at hospitals and in […] more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 23 July 2020 5:50 PM
Update on the activity in the Reykjanes peninsula
Since the intense seismic swarm started in Fagradalsfjall on
the 18th of July, the activity has been slowly decreasing over time. The acquisition of recent satellite images enabled mapping
of new surface deformation in the area associated with the sequence of large
earthquakes which occurred between the 18th and 20th of July. The satellite
data processing clearly shows a deformation signal corresponding to
approximately 3 centimeters of movement along a NE-SW oriented fault in the
region of Fagradalsfjall. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 20 July 2020 6:49 PM
An
earthquake swarm in Fagradalsfjall
On 19th July at approximately
01:30 a.m. a seismic swarm commenced in Fagradalsfjall. Over 1700 earthquakes
have occurred in this region since. The largest event occurred at
23:36 yesterday evening with a magnitude (M) of 5. Two other events greater
than M4 occurred early this morning at 05:46 (M4.6) and 06:23 (M4.3),
respectively. In addition, 22 earthquakes greater than M3 have occurred since
midnight. Felt earthquakes have been reported by local residents as far Akranes
in the west and Vík in the east. The seismic swarm is still ongoing with
similar intensity.more
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