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Reykjavík Grapevine, 09 October 2020 8:21 PM
The Imagine Peace Tower Lights Up For Lennon’s Birthday
Although travel to Viðey Island is currently restricted due to Covid, the Imagine Peace Tower will be relit tonight (October...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 09 October 2020 4:33 PM
RVK Newscast #34: Swimming Pools Closed And The Swedish Take On The Pandemic
COVID is getting worse. Swimming pools are closed and 1% of the Icelandic nation is in quarantine. Restaurants close earlier,...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 09 October 2020 3:47 PM
A Feast For The Soul: MSEA’s Most Intimate Album Yet
“It’ll be my first gig of 2020!” MSEA—real name Maria-Carmela Raso—says of her album launch concert, which is set for...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 09 October 2020 3:45 PM
Ask An…Elf Expert: Do Elves Disrupt Construction Work?
Over the years, stories about Iceland have appeared in international media that have captured everyone’s imagination, particularly about construction work...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 09 October 2020 3:44 PM
Best Of Guide: Eat, Pray, Quarantine
The best takeaway for your time alone It’s evening, you’ve just started ‘Succession,’ and the prospect of any kind of...
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Iceland Review, 09 October 2020 1:41 PM
Aluminium Smelter Workers Vote to Strike
A majority of the workers at Straumsvík aluminium smelter, near Reykjavík, have voted to strike. Vísir reports that the strike actions begin on October 16 and involve daily strikes among certain professions within the smelter throughout November. A general strike is scheduled to begin on December 1 if an agreement is not reached by that […]
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mbl.is, 09 October 2020 1:09 PM
COVID-19 Spreads Fast in Iceland
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread fast in Iceland.
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Iceland Review, 09 October 2020 12:18 PM
Cat Found in North Iceland after Four-Month, 50km Journey
When Gunnlaugur the cat disappeared from his home in Hofsós, North Iceland, his owners thought he was simply out hunting, as usual. When he failed to return for several days, they began to get worried. After two months, when they had found no sign of him, they gave up their search. Then, four months after […]
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Iceland Review, 09 October 2020 11:23 AM
Peace Tower Lighting Streamed from Reykjavík Tonight
Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower, located on Viðey island off the coast of Reykjavík, will be lit in a ceremony tonight to mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. The white stone monument, which emits a tower of light that illuminates the sky, was conceived by Ono in memory of her late husband. […]
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mbl.is, 09 October 2020 10:04 AM
Iceland Beats Romania 2:1
The Icelandic men’s national soccer team beat Romania 2:1 at Laugardalsvöllur arena, Reykjavík, last night.
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Iceland Review, 08 October 2020 4:10 PM
Icelandic Parliament “Owes Society” an Updated Constitution, Says Prime Minister
“It is my conviction that Alþingi owes it to society to complete work on constitutional amendments,” Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir wrote in a column published in Fréttablaðið today. Iceland’s Parliament began reviewing the constitution this fall in a cross-party committee, and Katrín has stated it will take at least two terms to complete the […]
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Iceland Review, 08 October 2020 3:33 PM
Two Farms Vacated and Road Closed Due to Mudslides
Police have closed part of the road through the Eyjafjarðardalur valley due to repeated mudslides in the wake of a larger mudslide on Oct 6. Two farms and a summerhouse have been vacated due to the danger. Just before 11 am, Oct 6, a large mudslide occurred in Hleiðargarðsfjall mountain above Gilsá river in Eyjafjarðardalur […]
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mbl.is, 08 October 2020 12:57 PM
94 New Cases of COVID-19
The latest figures on covid.is show that 94 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.
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mbl.is, 08 October 2020 10:12 AM
New National Hospital to Start Rising in November
Next month, the treatment center of a new national hospital will start rising on the lot by Landspítali National University Hospital.
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mbl.is, 07 October 2020 12:29 PM
Large Mudslide in North Iceland: Video
A large mudslide occurred in Hleiðargarðsfjall mountain, near the farm Gilsá 2 in Eyjafjörður, North Iceland.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 07 October 2020 11:51 AM
Capital region subject to even stricter COVID-19 rules
Iceland's capital region is, from today, subject to even stricter contagion prevention rules than those that came into effect two days ago. They are introduced because the current outbreak is centred primarily on the capital at this time. more
mbl.is, 07 October 2020 11:32 AM
Major Minus that Disney Plus Doesn’t Speak Icelandic
The streaming service Disney+ entered the Icelandic market this fall.
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mbl.is, 07 October 2020 10:20 AM
Much Stricter Rules in Capital Area
In response to the alarming news yesterday that 99 new domestic cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed the previous day, authorities in Iceland have enacted strict disease prevention rules in the capital area.
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mbl.is, 06 October 2020 12:16 PM
17 Doctors Join Fight Against COVID-19
Seventeen doctors have answered the call from Hospital Director Páll Matthíasson to sign up for work at Landspítali National University Hospital in Reykjavík, to assist in the fight against COVID-19.
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mbl.is, 06 October 2020 10:50 AM
Alarming Number of New COVID-19 Cases
A total of 99 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.
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mbl.is, 06 October 2020 10:16 AM
DeCode Researches Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
DeCode Genetics has begun researching the long-term effects of COVID-19.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 05 October 2020 2:49 PM
The Week in Iceland, 05 October 2020
The weekly news programme from RÚV English: an entertaining look at what's been going on in Iceland over the past seven days. more
mbl.is, 05 October 2020 12:28 PM
Fight Against COVID-19 Requires Solidarity
Health authorities in Iceland held a press conference this morning to review the new disease prevention rules that took effect today.
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mbl.is, 05 October 2020 10:57 AM
Face Masks Required on Buses
Face masks must now be worn by all passengers and bus drivers of Strætó bus company in the capital area.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 04 October 2020 3:18 PM
Strict social distancing rules start again tomorrow
Only 11 of the 47 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Iceland yesterday were already in quarantine. The health minister has announced a return to harsher contagion prevention rules that go into effect at midnight tonight, and the police civil protection chief says the country will likely elevate its alert level from danger back up to emergency at the same time. more
IceNews, 01 October 2020 2:19 PM
Meet in Reykjavík moves under the umbrella of Promote Iceland
Meet in Reykjavík, the official convention bureau for Reykjavík city and the capital area, has joined forces with Promote Iceland. According to an agreement between Reykjavík’s city council executive committee, Promote Iceland and Icelandair, Meet in Reykjavík will be operated independently for MICE marketing and serve as both a national convention bureau for Iceland and […] more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 01 October 2020 12:29 PM
2021 finance bill predicts large deficit
Iceland’s finance minister has submitted his draft budget bill for 2021, as is traditional at the start of the autumn sitting of Alþingi. The finance bill is usually voted into law right before the Christmas break. This year, the bill foresees a 264 billion króna budget deficit next year. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 30 September 2020 12:29 PM
The Aviation Color Code for
Grímsvötn changed from green to yellow
The Icelandic Met Office has
changed the aviation color code for Grímsvötn volcano from green to yellow. Volcanic
activity at Grímsvötn has been gradually increasing over time as indicated by
several regularly monitored geophysical and geochemical parameters that are now
above the known background level.more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 28 September 2020 2:26 PM
Four arrested and fined for ignoring quarantine
Four tourists were arrested in central Reykjavík this weekend for breaking quarantine rules. Each has been fined 250,000 krónur and sent back to their country of origin. To make things worse for the offenders, that country is now imposing 14-days' quarantine on all arrivals from Iceland. more
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
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
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