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mbl.is, 31 December 2020 8:02 AM
Fireworks and Áramótaskaup Tonight
We, Icelanders, are famous for shooting fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 December 2020 7:36 PM
RVK Newscast #62: Happy New Year!
There has been no spike in COVID numbers so it seems that Icelanders were cautious over the Christmas holidays. In...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 December 2020 2:49 PM
Increase In Number Of People Experiencing Homelessness
RÚV reports that there has been an increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness. Volunteers at Mrs. Ragnheiður (a...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 December 2020 1:42 PM
Our Favourite Scandals Of The Year
Iceland, like any modern nation, always has its share of scandals. Most of ours involve government officials, as they typically...
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mbl.is, 30 December 2020 12:37 PM
‘Vaccine’ Ale Coming to Liquor Stores This Week
“It’s a pleasure being the first one to bring the ‘Vaccine’ to market.”
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 December 2020 12:31 PM
2949 Senior Citizens To Be Vaccinated
RÚV reported yesterday that 2949 senior citizens will be offered the chance to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Vaccinations began earlier...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 December 2020 12:18 PM
Our Editor-In-Chief’s Most Intriguing Icelandic Albums In 2020
The Icelandic music year was better than we expected at the beginning of the pandemic. Icelandic artists didn’t let it...
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mbl.is, 30 December 2020 11:04 AM
Eleven Recent Cases of British Variant of Coronavirus in Iceland
The 29th death in Iceland due to COVID-19 was reported by Landspítali National University Hospital yesterday.
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mbl.is, 29 December 2020 12:52 PM
Vaccinations Begin in Iceland
COVID-19 vaccinations began in Iceland at 9 am this morning when four healthcare workers were vaccinated.
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mbl.is, 29 December 2020 10:42 AM
Could Delivery of Vaccine Be Sped Up in Exchange for Phase IV Trial?
Could the delivery of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for Iceland be sped up in exchange for a phase IV trial of the vaccine in Iceland?
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mbl.is, 28 December 2020 11:11 AM
COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Iceland
An aircraft carrying Iceland’s first shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine landed at Keflavík International Airport this morning.
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mbl.is, 28 December 2020 10:30 AM
‘I Don’t Think This Will Jeopardize the Coalition’
“I don’t think this will jeopardize the coalition. I have no reason to think so.”
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mbl.is, 27 December 2020 8:09 AM
EV Charging Stations to be 44 by Year’s End
ON Power, Orka náttúrunnar, plans to have 44 electric vehicle rapid-charging stations in use in Iceland by the end of the year.
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mbl.is, 26 December 2020 8:06 AM
Spreading the Beauty of Icelandic Sheep
The 2021 new Lamb Calendar is out, adorned with photos of Icelandic lambs.
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mbl.is, 25 December 2020 8:05 AM
Discovered Huge Christmas Tree in Ísafjarðardjúp Fjord
There are various ways of sending Christmas greetings.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 December 2020 11:41 AM
Season's greetings from RÚV English
RÚV English will return to normal service on Monday 4th January with a new episode of The Week in Iceland. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 December 2020 10:36 AM
No COVID data released in coming days
The civil protection department of the State police will not release COVID-19 infection figures at today's press briefing, nor for the next three days. The next update will come on 28th December. There will also be no data between 31st December and 03rd January. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 December 2020 10:18 AM
Minister in gathering trouble (updated)
UPDATED: A government minister was among 40 to 50 people at a gathering in central Reykjavík that was last night broken up by police. Iceland has a ten-person assembly limit in place until at least 12th January, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was at a hired venue that should have been closed for the same reason. more
mbl.is, 24 December 2020 10:05 AM
‘The Language of My Life’ Is Icelandic
In Iceland, Étienne Léon Poisson, born in Québec, Canada, goes by the name Ljóni.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 23 December 2020 3:47 PM
New arrivals drive COVID test surge today
The capital region’s COVID-19 testing infrastructure is itself being tested today, with as many as 2,000 samples expected to be processed. The director of Heilsugæslan, which runs the service, says it is extremely important for people with symptoms not to avoid going for testing for fear of ending in quarantine or isolation over Christmas. more
mbl.is, 23 December 2020 1:08 PM
Stricter Rules to Take Effect for Flying Drones
New rules regarding the flight of drones will take effect in Iceland the first half of next year.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 23 December 2020 12:10 PM
Shortage of fire precautions blamed on owner
Changed use of the central Reykjavík house that burnt down this summer, killing three, required planning permission which was not applied for. If it had been, then fire protection measures would have been much better. It was the responsibility of the owner, according to the housing and infrastructure agency. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 07 December 2020 1:42 PM
New article on glacier changes in
Iceland over the past 130 years
An
article recently published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science on
glacier changes in Iceland describes changes in the volume and mass of the Icelandic
glaciers since they reached historical maximum extent at the end of the
so-called Little Ice Age shortly before 1900. The results of a number of
studies covering about 99% of the glacier area are summarized in the article, which
is a collaborative effort of many glaciologists at several institutes that conduct
measurements and research on glaciers in Iceland.more
The 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
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