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Iceland Review, 02 October 2024 5:31 PM
Surgeon Pushes to Lower Iceland’s Smoking Rate Below 5%
Heart surgeon Tómas Guðjbartsson recently published the pamphlet Quit for Good, which focuses on smoking cessation and prevention. Speaking to Morgunblaðið, Tómas noted that only 6% of Icelanders smoke daily, a significant reduction from 34% in 1990. Long seemed utopian In an interview published in Morgunblaðið today, Tómas Guðbjartsson, a professor and heart surgeon, noted […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 02 October 2024 4:46 PM
Three Cheers For Skál! Reykjavík’s Upstart Eatery Is All Grown Up
Skál! was an early trailblazer in Reykjavík’s food hall boom. An outlier and prodigy from the start, it brought fine...
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mbl.is, 02 October 2024 4:00 PM
The worst power outage since 2019
It is disappointing that the substation at Grundartangi did not prevent the power outage that affected half of the country today, says a member of the Parliament's Environment and Transport Committee. He considers the power outage to be the most serious in the last five years.
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mbl.is, 02 October 2024 2:15 PM
Power outages in the North and East
A large area of ​​the country is without electricity. The power outage extends from the Westfjords, across the North and all of the Eastfjords. Work is in progress restoring the system.
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mbl.is, 02 October 2024 1:30 PM
Benediktsson: "Members of the labor market need to play along"
Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson says that restraint in government operations and economic policy has yielded results.
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Iceland Review, 02 October 2024 1:08 PM
Blocking Pattern to Bring Dry, Sunny Days to the Capital
A meteorologist predicts sunny weather in the capital area for the next two weeks, thanks to a blocking pattern that keeps stormy conditions away. While daytime temperatures will be warm, nighttime frost is expected, with some forecasts suggesting this pattern may last through October. Sunny days for the next two weeks In an interview with […]
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mbl.is, 02 October 2024 11:30 AM
Rúrik Gíslason is the face of a new men's fragrance
Rúrik Gíslason, musician, actor, and former soccer player, is the face of a new men's fragrance, Trussardi Primo, from the Italian fashion house Trussardi. He announced this on his Instagram page last night.
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mbl.is, 02 October 2024 10:16 AM
Key interest rates lowered by 0.25 percentage points
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to lower the bank's key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points. This is the first time since November 2020 that the Central Bank has lowered interest rates.
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Iceland Review, 02 October 2024 9:48 AM
Interest Rate Drops for First Time Since 2020 in Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland has lowered its interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, the first reduction since 2020, bringing the key rate to 9%. An economist views the cut as a positive step but warns of challenges ahead due to housing market sluggishness and labour shortages. Unchanged for 13 months The Monetary Policy Committee […]
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Iceland Review, 02 October 2024 9:15 AM
Government Support Hits Record Low in Iceland
A recent Gallup survey reveals that support for the Social Democratic Alliance stands at just over 26%, while the Independence Party has dropped to slightly above 14%, its lowest level ever. Meanwhile, the Centre Party is gaining momentum, currently polling at 18.7%. If these trends continue, the Centre Party and the Social Democratic Alliance could […]
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mbl.is, 01 October 2024 4:00 PM
Says adequate risk assessment was lacking
The Labor Inspectorate believes that, among other things, the fatal accident that occurred when a man on a soil compactor fell into a crevice in Grindavík at the beginning of the year can be attributed to the fact that there was no adequate risk assessment for the work.
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mbl.is, 01 October 2024 2:00 PM
Traffic disruptions to Reynisfjara Black Beach for the next few days
Due to road construction and road painting to Reynisfjara Black Beach, there will be significant traffic disruptions and parking lot closures on Friday and Saturday.
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Iceland Review, 01 October 2024 12:53 PM
Bill to Permit Domestic Online Alcohol Sales in the Works
A draft of a bill has just been posted to the government’s consultation portal that, if passed into law, would permit the operation of domestic online shops for alcohol. The monopoly Iceland has somewhat strict laws about the sale of alcohol. As it stands now, Icelanders can only buy alcohol from government owned stores under […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 October 2024 11:09 AM
Former Presidential Candidate Forms New Political Party
Former presidential candidate and attorney Arnar Þór Jónsson has formed a new political party, titled The Democratic Party — Association...
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mbl.is, 01 October 2024 11:06 AM
Ice cave tours can start again
The board of Vatnajökull National Park has agreed to allow ice cave tours on the glacier again. There have been no ice cave tours in the area of ​​the national park since an American man died in an accident during such a trip on Breiðamerkurjökull glacier at the end of August.
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 5:30 PM
Will take support from the Centre Party and the Independence Party
"Most experiments like this don't last long," says Eiríkur Bergmann, professor of political science at the University of Bifröst, when asked about Arnar Þór Jónsson's founding of the Democratic Party, which he introduced this weekend.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 September 2024 4:40 PM
Track By Track: Dulræn Atferlismeðferð By Kött Grá Pjé
Rapper Kött Grá Pjé’s Dulræn Atferlismeðferð is mystical, groovy and true to the heart Debuting as a solo artist 10...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 September 2024 3:46 PM
Iceland Sees Highest Traffic Fatalities Since 2018
Drivers travelling over Hellisheiði are being reminded of the growing number of traffic-related deaths in Iceland this year, reports RÚV....
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 3:30 PM
The biggest earthquake of the year in Mýrdalsjökull glacier
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred in Goðabunga, near Austmannabunga in Mýrdalsjökull glacier before 6 o'clock this morning.
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 12:15 PM
Has founded a new political party
Arnar Þór Jónsson, a lawyer and former presidential candidate, has founded a new political party called Lýðræðisflokkurinn or the Democratic Party - an organization for self-determination.
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 11:49 AM
The chance of a shield eruption seems to be increasing
The probability of a shield eruption in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row increases with time. That would mean that the Reykjanesbraut Road is not the only infrastructure on the Reykjanes Peninsula that is in danger. Such an eruption could last for several years or even decades.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 September 2024 10:50 AM
Wide Awake: Punk Pioneers Purrkur Pillnikk Star In A New Documentary
In August 1982, punk rock four-piece Purrkur Pillnikk played their final show at the Melarokk festival in Reykjavík. Their short,...
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 24 September 2024 11:15 PM
Magma
accumulation continues beneath Svartsengi
Updated 24. September at 14:00 UTCData from GPS instruments suggest that the land
uplift in Svartsengi continues at a steady rate. Model calculations based on
this data also suggest that magma accumulation beneath Svarstengi has continued
at a similar rate for the last weeks. According to measurements of land uplift
and estimates of the rate of magma accumulation, the development is similar to
previous events in the area. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 23 September 2024 4:56 PM
New Icelandic Met Office
weather and climate supercomputer, becomes operational
The National Meteorological
Institutes of Iceland, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands have joined forces
to respond to climate change with more timely weather forecasting on a new, now
operational, common supercomputer. This helps prepare each nation for the
impacts of weather patterns, which are expected to become more extreme and more
challenging to forecast.more
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