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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 June 2021 4:27 PM
Grapevine Playlist: Cell7, Soffía Björg, Tom Hannay, Passepartour Duo, Flaaryr & More!
NO MORE RESTRICTIONS! TIME TO LISTEN TO MUSIC! Cell7 – It’s Complicated Cell7 is easily the most talented hip hop...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 June 2021 1:59 PM
Amateur Designer Slapped With Disney Claim Over Nordic God Loki
Twitter user Loki’s Buttslut recently had their work, a shirt featuring the phrase “Low Key Loki,” removed from the website...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 June 2021 12:53 PM
A Defense Wall Is Rising In Nátthagi
Today, Civil Defense announced plans to slow the lava flow from Nátthagi down to Suðurstrandarvegur and Ísólfsskáli, a three to...
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mbl.is, 25 June 2021 12:32 PM
Domestic Restrictions in Iceland to Be Lifted Tomorrow
All domestic COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted in Iceland, starting tomorrow.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 June 2021 12:18 PM
Vegas Weddings Are Taking Off In Grafarvogskirkja
The “drop-in” weddings in Grafarvogskirkja seem to be a full success. For Saturday, weddings for eighteen couples are planned and...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 25 June 2021 11:55 AM
Travelers Should Pre-Book Campsites This Summer
Vaccinations have made significant progress this summer. However, it’s likely that Icelanders will mostly be traveling domestically, with the addition...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 25 June 2021 11:40 AM
Big announcement: relaxation of domestic restrictions 
Today, around 11, directly after a governmental meeting, a press conference took place. Announced there that total relaxation of domestic restrictions will take effect tomorrow, 26th of June. more
mbl.is, 25 June 2021 11:10 AM
Gold in Icelandic Ground
“There is gold in the earth in Iceland.”
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mbl.is, 25 June 2021 10:02 AM
Severe Gale Forecast in Iceland
The Icelandic Met Office has issued weather alerts for a large part of Iceland today.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 June 2021 5:15 PM
Memorandum to Ministry of Health
There were no new domestic COVID-19 cases diagnosed last week. Þórólfur Guðnason, chief epidemiologist, wrote two new recommendations to health minister, one about suggested actions on the country borders, and second about measures to be taken in the country. more
mbl.is, 24 June 2021 12:30 PM
Sale of Down Is Up
“I’m very optimistic.”
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 June 2021 12:26 PM
First flight for PLAY
The airline PLAY had their inauguratory flight this morning at 11:00 and its destination was London Stanstead. Our reporter got a chance to meet with the crew and see inside the first of PLAY’s machines. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 June 2021 11:04 AM
Lava flow models proven valuable
The researchers from Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands) and the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) believe the lava flow models are proving useful. In the new article published on the Office’s website we can read that such model has been first used in Iceland six years ago, during the eruption in Holuhraun. more
mbl.is, 24 June 2021 10:36 AM
What to Do if Lava Closes Road Along Coast
Ways to react to the potential closure of Suðurstrandarvegur road, south of the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, were discussed yesterday at a meeting.
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mbl.is, 23 June 2021 1:22 PM
In Isolation Instead of Getting Married
The plans of a US couple in their 30s, who came to Iceland to get married, fell through when the man tested positive for COVID-19 at the border.
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mbl.is, 23 June 2021 12:34 PM
Young Riders on Idyllic Víkurfjara Beach
When Morgunblaðið photographer Jónas Erlendsson visited Víkurfjara beach, South Iceland, yesterday, he encountered a group of young riders.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 23 June 2021 12:04 PM
Rapid test available
Health care centres (Heilsugæslan) will now be offering COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, which provide results within an hour. The test is not intended for those with symptoms or suspicion of infection, but merely to those who need them. For example, travellers who are obliged to present a negative result on the borders, where such tests are accepted. more
mbl.is, 23 June 2021 11:23 AM
Icelandic Losing Ground in Tourism Industry
“When Icelanders traveled around their own country in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they frequently received quality service in English.”
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mbl.is, 22 June 2021 11:06 AM
Keep Off the Lava: Rescue Impossible: Video
Despite repeated statements issued by police and rescue workers about the importance of keeping off the new lava, numerous visitors to the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, have disregarded the warnings.
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mbl.is, 22 June 2021 10:15 AM
Samherji Apologizes for ‘Reprehensible Business Practices’
The Icelandic fishing and fish processing company Samherji hf. publishes a full-page ad in Morgunblaðið today, apologizing for “reprehensible business practices” in Namibia.
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mbl.is, 21 June 2021 12:51 PM
Amazing Video of Skylight in Lava Field Near Fagradalsfjall
In the lava field in Nátthagi valley, an opening has formed through which a red, lava river can be seen flowing underneath the solidified surface
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mbl.is, 21 June 2021 12:06 PM
Creating Connection Between Communities
If your native language is not Icelandic, and you’re between 16 and 25 years old, living in Iceland, here is an opportunity for you:
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 05 April 2021 5:11 PM
Re-evaluation needed of the size of the hazard area
Updated 03.05 12:15The eruption in
Fagradalsfjall continues through one
main crater.
The active crater is
the fifth fissure opening
that opened in the area on the
13th of
April.
Since the 27th of
April, the volcanic activity was characterized
by continuous lava
fountains, while the
activity changed at around midnight on
the 2nd of
May,
and has since been
showing pulsating behaviour. Considering these
changes in activity, the size of the hazard area at the eruption site is being
re-evaluated. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 20 March 2021 5:11 PM
A minor eruption underway
Uptdated 29.3 at 09:30The Civil Protection and
Emergency Management's Science Board held a meeting Friday (Mars 26.) to
discuss the volcanic eruption in Geldingadalir on the Reykjanes Peninsula. A lot of data has been
collected including on-site and remote measurements along with modeling work
forecasting the event's possible behavior over the coming days. A report
detailing the event's general status and proposals for regular monitoring will
be released shortly. more
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