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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 September 2020 10:49 PM
RVK Newscast #30: Drunk English Tourist, Sailors With Covid-19 And Polly Chase Off A Raven
Tourists from the UK were fined for breaking quarantine this weekend. COVID-19 incidents are going up, but at the same...
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Iceland Review, 28 September 2020 5:18 PM
In Focus: Where is Iceland’s Updated Constitution?
Between 2010 and 2012, Iceland “crowdsourced” a new constitution which was handed over to Parliament. A national referendum followed, where a majority voted for the document to be used as a foundation for constitutional reform. Yet it was never adopted. Fast forward nearly a decade: a group of activists is fighting for the “new constitution” […]
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Iceland Review, 28 September 2020 4:37 PM
Circumvented European Law to Dispose of Ships in India
Icelandic shipping company Eimskip, one of the largest businesses in the country, used a notorious middleman to dispose of two huge container vessels in India. In doing so, it circumvented European regulation meant to ensure that ships are recycled with the least possible damage to the environment. At least 137 people have died breaking down […]
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Iceland Review, 28 September 2020 3:43 PM
COVID-19 in Iceland: Community Transmission Dropping
Community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be dropping in Iceland, according to the country’s Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason. At today’s COVID-19 briefing in Reykjavík, Þórólfur stated that social distancing and gathering restrictions would not be tightened for the time being, though the situation was being re-evaluated regularly. Iceland is currently in its third […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 September 2020 12:53 PM
Beluga Whales Take First Swim In New Home
Two beluga whales who were brought to the new sea sanctuary in Klettsvík in August, have taken their first swim...
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mbl.is, 28 September 2020 12:53 PM
14-Day Incidence of COVID-19 Keeps Rising
A total of 39 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 September 2020 12:50 PM
Sheepdog Tímon Rescued From Ravine
Icelandic sheepdog Tímon had quite the misadventure this month when he first went missing on a hike with his owners...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 September 2020 12:46 PM
“Chew Away” Campaign Keeps Reykavík’s Streets Clean
Since July, seventy year old Guðjón Óskarsson has cleaned 18,000 pieces of chewing gum from off the streets of Reykjavík,...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 September 2020 12:43 PM
Earthquake in Bárðarbunga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake took place in Bárðarbunga just after midnight last night, Fréttablaðið reported this morning. Several smaller aftershocks...
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Iceland Review, 28 September 2020 12:18 PM
Beluga Sisters Take First Swim in Open-Sea Sanctuary
Two former captive beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, have taken their first swim in their new open water sanctuary home in the Westman Islands of Iceland. The whales explored Klettsvík Bay for the first time under the watchful eye of their care team as part of their gradual release into the bay called […]
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mbl.is, 28 September 2020 11:39 AM
Is Unrest in Icelandic Labor Market Imminent?
The Icelandic Confederation of Labor (ASÍ) and SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise have in recent days been engaged in a dispute about whether the basis for their current wage contract still exists.
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Iceland Review, 28 September 2020 10:40 AM
Iceland: Boat Crew of 14 Tests Positive for COVID-19
All 14 crew members of longline fishing boat Valdimar GK from Grindavík, Southwest Iceland, have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The crew members began experiencing symptoms while fishing near Southeast Iceland and had to sail for nearly 24 hours through stormy weather in order to reach the Njarðvík harbour in Southwest Iceland, where all were tested […]
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mbl.is, 28 September 2020 10:07 AM
Arrested for Violating Quarantine Rules
The Capital Area Police arrested three foreign tourists at a restaurant in downtown Reykjavík Saturday night for violating quarantine rules.
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mbl.is, 27 September 2020 8:05 AM
Wow, What a View of the West Fjords!
Morgunblaðið photographer Árni Sæberg traveled to the West Fjords in August.
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mbl.is, 26 September 2020 8:08 AM
App Makes Visiting Húsavík Easier
Visit Húsavík, the tourist information center in Húsavík, North Iceland, has launched a new app for Android and iOS.
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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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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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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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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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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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