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Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 December 2020 4:11 PM
Just Sayings: “Ekki er úti öll nótt enn, sagði draugurinn”
This saying is from one of Iceland’s most famous books, simply called ‘Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri’, which was compiled and...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 December 2020 3:53 PM
A Cinematic Collection Of Souls: The Icelandic Love Corporation On ‘Psychography’
A teenager lies on the floor feeding herself popcorn with her feet. A woman in a glamorous outfit hopelessly sweeps...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 01 December 2020 3:43 PM
Closing the child welfare loop
A new bill aims to unite all children’s services, preventing anybody falling through gaps. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 01 December 2020 3:02 PM
Can prefabricated houses stimulate growth?
No new homes had been built in Borgarfjörður eystri, Northeast Iceland, for many decades. That changed this week, when two homes were craned, ready-made, off the back of trucks and onto foundations that were waiting for them. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 December 2020 2:48 PM
Tips ‘n’ Tricks #4: How To Find A Job In Iceland
In this edition, Culture editor Hannah Jane Cohen and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine discuss how to find a job...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 December 2020 2:41 PM
Tips ‘n’ Tricks #2: Working Rights & Unions In Iceland
Tips ‘n’ Tricks is Grapevine’s new information series, where we give those of you newly arrived in Iceland—or hoping to...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 December 2020 2:26 PM
RVK Newscast #54: Restrictions On Fireworks And Taxes on Candy
On today’s newscast: Iceland’s GDP shrunk the most in Europe this quarter. 1.4% of the Icelandic nation has gotten COVID-19...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 01 December 2020 1:43 PM
Free Halldór Laxness readings for RÚV’s 90th birthday
In celebration of RÚV’s 90th anniversary, all recordings in the RÚV archive made by Nobel laureate writer Halldór Laxness are being made accessible to the public. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 01 December 2020 12:51 PM
Prosecutor: Samherji’s illegal profit was 4.7 billion
The illegal profits made by Samherji through the international agreement between Namibia and Angola, which is under investigation due to suspicions of bribery and corruption, is estimated at 548 million Namibian dollars, or 4.7 billion krónur. more
mbl.is, 01 December 2020 12:46 PM
Restrictions to Remain in Place
The Icelandic minister of health has decided to extend current regulations regarding limits on public gatherings and the operation of schools through December 8.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 01 December 2020 12:15 PM
No COVID rule changes and another death
All the anti-contagion rules currently in place will be extended from midnight by one week, until 9th December, Iceland's health minister has announced. more
mbl.is, 01 December 2020 11:37 AM
ECHR’s Grand Chamber Confirms Court’s Ruling in Landsréttur Case
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has just confirmed the previous ruling of the ECHR regarding the Icelandic Court of Appeal (Landsréttur).
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mbl.is, 01 December 2020 10:30 AM
Iceland Among Countries with Cleanest Air
Iceland, Estonia, Finland and Ireland are the only countries in Europe where fine particulate matter concentrations are below the World Health Organization’s (WHO) stricter guideline values.
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mbl.is, 30 November 2020 12:21 PM
Christmas Village Opens in Hafnarfjörður
The Christmas Village on Thorsplan square in Hafnarfjörður, just south of Reykjavík, opened Saturday.
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mbl.is, 30 November 2020 11:34 AM
Preparing to Nominate Leaf Bread Making to UNESCO’s List
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies is preparing the nomination of traditional Icelandic leaf bread making to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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mbl.is, 30 November 2020 10:14 AM
Rescue Helicopter Ready if Required
The Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter TF-GRO was ready for use again last night.
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mbl.is, 29 November 2020 8:05 AM
1,100-Year-Old Siblings
When Þórey Jónasdóttir turned 75 on Monday, her group of siblings reached the combined age of 1,100.
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mbl.is, 28 November 2020 8:06 AM
Major Advantages to Running Ferry on Electricity
The Vestmannaeyjar islands ferry Herjólfur runs smoothly on electricity, resulting in major fuel cost savings.
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mbl.is, 27 November 2020 12:36 PM
Indications of Imminent Exponential Growth
The daily number of new confirmed domestic cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Iceland.
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mbl.is, 27 November 2020 11:41 AM
Online Offers Increasingly Popular
Today is Black Friday, and numerous Icelandic stores are advertising discounts.
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mbl.is, 27 November 2020 10:43 AM
Tax on Sugary Foods Suggested to Improve Public Health
A task force appointed by the Icelandic minister of health has turned in suggestions for an action plan, where economic incentives would be used to improve public health.
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mbl.is, 26 November 2020 11:59 AM
Worries About Increasing Number of Cases Outside Quarantine
Eleven new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.
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IceNews, 23 November 2020 7:42 AM
We need to trust science
In Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, Mayor Dagur B Eggertson’s background in medicine has helped him and his team to manage the pandemic effectively. Reykjavik, in for that matter Iceland as a whole has become a global example for its testing, tracing, and quarantine measures. “What we are quite proud of is that we had […]
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moreIceNews, 16 November 2020 5:19 PM
North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission holds it 39th annual meeting
NEAFC is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for fisheries management in international waters in the North-East Atlantic. Its Contracting Parties are Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), the European Union, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. In opening the meeting, the President Mr Jacques Verborgh, welcomed the United Kingdom as […]
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moreThe Icelandic Meteorological Office, 27 October 2020 6:18 PM
Significant ground
deformation detected associated with recent earthquakes
Last week a series of earthquakes occurred on
the Reykjanes Peninsula, between Fagradalsfjall and Kleifarvatn - the largest
of which was a magnitude
5.6 earthquake in the vicinity of Núpshíðarháls, which occurred at 13:43 on
20th October. The maps displayed here show ground deformation associated with
movement on faults during the period 16th-22nd October.more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 27 October 2020 10:00 AM
M5.6 at the Reykjanes peninsula
Seismic
activity has decreased significantly in recent days. About 180 earthquakes of
magnitude 2.2 or less were detected the last two days, for comparison, during
the first 24 hours following the 5.6 earthquake in Núpshlíðarháls, about 1700
earthquakes were detected in the area.
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