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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 16 March 2022 3:39 PM
Huge storehouse to become two film studios
Reykjavík Studios has today purchased a 4,000 square-metre storage facility from the City of Reykjavík, which it will turn into two film studios. Baltasar Kormákur says that when complete, his company will be capable of producing films in Iceland on the scale of Harry Potter. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 16 March 2022 2:58 PM
New Icelandic food origin label introduced
Meat, eggs, seafood, milk, and many other food products are set to become eligible for a new certification of Icelandic origin, called Íslenskt staðfest, announced by the minister for food, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, this week. She says it is a certification that has long been called-for. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 16 March 2022 2:12 PM
Director pay rises dwarf low earner salaries
The managers of some large companies in Iceland enjoy pay rises that are several times larger than the total income of low-paid workers in the country. The biggest pay rise amounted to five-times the total salary of a member of the Efling union on basic wages. The leader of VR says his union will use this anomie, or breakdown of society’s values, as a tool in upcoming wage negotiations. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 16 March 2022 1:46 PM
Iceland May Remove Religious Org Funding For Jehovah’s Witnesses
After former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Iceland came forward on the news discussion show Kompás, wherein they recounted...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 16 March 2022 12:52 PM
One District Commissioner For The Whole Country Proposed
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson is reportedly considering submitting a bill that would, if passed, reduce the number of district...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 16 March 2022 12:31 PM
Those Infected With Сovid-19 No Longer Need Prescription For Parkodín
Starting today, Covid-19 patients can buy 10 tablets of Parkodín without a prescription. To do that, they would need to...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 16 March 2022 12:04 PM
Former MP to appeal Northwest vote count
Karl Gauti Hjaltason, former member of Alþingi, says he will take the case against the Northwest Iceland constituency electoral supervision committee to the state prosecutor, after West Iceland police decided to drop the case this week. more
mbl.is, 16 March 2022 11:38 AM
Iceland Considered Safe Destination
Sigríður Dögg Guðmundsdóttir, head of tourism at Business Iceland (Íslandsstofa), tells Morgunblaðið it’s hard to predict how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect travel behavior and the willingness to travel.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 16 March 2022 11:29 AM
Iceland’s First Lady Met With Joe And Jill Biden
Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, met with First Lady of the United States Jill Biden to discuss equality...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 16 March 2022 11:23 AM
Lactose still flowing into nature from cheese factory
Lactose is still pouring from MS Iceland Dairies’ facilities into the natural environment, despite the company’s promise to better-clean its run-off. MS has yet to open its new factory in Sauðárkrókur, to produce alcohol from lactose. East Iceland public health authorities have been calling on the company to clean up its effluent for many years. more
mbl.is, 16 March 2022 10:35 AM
Iceland Limits Communication With Russia
Icelandic authorities have decided to limit communication, cooperation and meetings with the representatives of Russian authorities — bilateral, regional and multilateral — due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 15 March 2022 6:15 PM
RVK Newscast 171: “Plague And War”
Welcome back to RVK Newscast from The Reykjavík Grapevine. It’s a difficult news day today; rising Covid deaths, an oil...
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mbl.is, 15 March 2022 11:01 AM
Man Rescued in Highlands After Long Search
More than 250 rescue workers participated last night in the search for a foreign tourist who sent out an emergency signal from the highlands around 5 pm yesterday.
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mbl.is, 15 March 2022 9:38 AM
Fish-Skin-Based Medical Supplies Sent from Iceland to Ukraine
Thanks to the initiative of Anastiasiya Shyshlova, medical supplies from the Icelandic company Kerecis have arrived in Ukraine, where they will be used to treat wounds.
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mbl.is, 14 March 2022 12:25 PM
Three Sisters to Represent Iceland at Eurovision
Three sisters — Sigga, Beta and Elín — will represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
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mbl.is, 14 March 2022 11:03 AM
Morning Flights Postponed at KEF Airport
Due to severe weather in Iceland today, numerous international flights, scheduled for this morning, have been postponed until late afternoon.
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mbl.is, 14 March 2022 9:32 AM
Orange Weather Warnings: Watch the Storm Approaching
Weather warnings have been issued for all parts of Iceland today.
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mbl.is, 13 March 2022 8:05 AM
Eleven-Year-Old Icelandic Lord
An 11-year-old boy in Reykjavík, Arnaldur Kjárr Arnþórsson, recently bought a piece of land in Scotland.
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mbl.is, 12 March 2022 8:03 AM
Lækjartorg Square to Get New Look
Lækjartorg square, at the center of Reykjavík, will see major changes in the coming years.
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mbl.is, 11 March 2022 11:55 AM
About 200 Common Eiders Covered in Oil
About 200 common eiders, covered in oil, some of them dead, have been found in the village Suðureyri in Súgandafjörður fjord.
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mbl.is, 11 March 2022 10:45 AM
Analyzing How to Open Emergency Relief Shelter
A total of 104 Ukrainian citizens have applied for international protection in Iceland since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began February 24.
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mbl.is, 10 March 2022 11:30 AM
Keeps the Shovel in Her Bed
“I sleep with the shovel in my bed, when it’s that kind of weather.”
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 04 March 2022 8:14 PM
The weather in Iceland in 2021The weather in 2021 was mainly
favorable, wind speed was below average and stormy
days were relatively uncommon. The annual mean temperature was
slightly above the 1991 to 2020 mean
at most stations, and it was considerably dry in all parts of the
country. Snow conditions were remarkably light in the Southwest
during the year. The number of snow-covered days in Reykjavík were
only 17 and only once been fewer. The summer was exceptionally warm,
sunny, and dry in the North and East, the warmest on record in many
places in these regions and many maximum
temperature records were broken. The monthly mean temperature reached
14 °C at several stations
this summer. It is the first time that the monthly mean temperature
reaches 14°C at any station since the beginning of observations.
The year was sunny in Akureyri and the total number of
sunshine hours in Akureyri has only once been more.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 26 December 2021 1:01 PM
Update on the earthquake swarm in Geldingadalir
Please view this page for the latest information on seismic activity.
Update on 29.12. at 11:53Since midnight
around 90 earthquakes have been detected. Yesterday there were around 1300 earthquakes
detected in the Reykjanes peninsula as a whole. This is a lot less than the day
before when around 2300 earthquakes were detected. The scientific
Advisory board for the civil protection services met on the 27th of December to
go over the situation near Fagradalsfjall. GPS instruments and satellite
interferograms show that the magmatic intrusion is limited to a dike intrusion
by Fagradalsfjall, similarly as in February and March 2021 before the eruption
onset on the 19th of March.
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