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Iceland Review, 29 October 2024 1:20 PM
Hit the Road with Go Car Rentals & Campers in Iceland
What vehicle options are offered by Go Car Rental and Go Campers, the country’s premiere rental company? How does the booking process work? Read on to learn more about GO Iceland below. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The following sponsored content is in partnership with Go Car Rentals & Go Campers ______________________________________________________________________________________________ There’s no two ways about it—exploring Iceland to […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 October 2024 1:11 PM
Former Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson Running For Parliament
Former mayor of Reykjavík Dagur B. Eggertsson is running for the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) in the upcoming Alþingi elections....
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 October 2024 1:01 PM
Nationwide Teachers’ Strike Begins, Medical Doctors To Follow
A nationwide teachers’ strike began on October 29, affecting nine schools throughout the country. The work stoppage ensued following the...
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Iceland Review, 29 October 2024 12:24 PM
Planning for New Camping Area in the East Nearly Concluded
A project that began last July is now nearing the completion of the planning phase: a new camping area in Neskaupstaður, East Iceland, Austurfrétt reports. Need for more space East Iceland is a popular region of the country for visitors to Iceland; so much so that the need for fresh campgrounds has only grown. Last […]
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Iceland Review, 29 October 2024 11:29 AM
Zelenskyy Addresses Nordic Council in Iceland
Moments ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded his address to the Nordic Council in Reykjavík, Iceland, encouraging the leaders of the Nordic countries to continue their support for Ukraine, and their sanctions against Russia, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. Arrived yesterday Zelenskyy arrived yesterday, and immediately embarked on a whirlwind schedule filled with meetings […]
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mbl.is, 29 October 2024 10:59 AM
Wishing the nation peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Icelandic people and wished them peace when he addressed the media with Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson at Thingvellir yesterday.
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Iceland Review, 29 October 2024 10:47 AM
Teachers’ Strike Begins
The first round of strikes, on select days and at select schools, has officially begun. These strikes are a blend of indefinite strikes (pending successful negotiations) and temporary work stoppages that are slated to continued through late December. Salary demands Negotiations between the Icelandic Teachers’ Union and the Association of Local Authorities have been ongoing […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 October 2024 5:50 PM
CNN Reports 4-Day Work Week In Iceland Has Been A Triumph
On October 25, CNN published an article stating that “Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction...
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mbl.is, 28 October 2024 4:45 PM
Zelensky's convoy on its way to Thingvellir
Volodymyr Zelensky's motorcade is now on its way to Thingvellir after the president went down to the center of Reykjavík directly after he arrived in the country. Helicopters fly with the convoy, as well as police blocking the road so that traffic for the convoy is clear.
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mbl.is, 28 October 2024 2:00 PM
Father and son running for different parties in the coming elections
Father and son Ólafur Þór Ólafsson and Júlíus Viggó Ólafsson are both on the candidate list for the upcoming parliamentary elections, but for their respective parties and in their respective constituencies.
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Iceland Review, 28 October 2024 1:59 PM
New Poll: Parliament May Go from Seven Parties to Five
A new poll from Maskína shows that two parties currently in Parliament are not polling high enough to hang onto their seats, Vísir reports. If these numbers bear out on election day, Parliament may see five parties rather than the current seven. Elections nearing Polling has been somewhat topsy-turvey since Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson announced […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 October 2024 12:46 PM
Two Rescued After Fishing Boat Runs Aground
ICE-SAR (Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue) marine rescue teams and the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter crew were dispatched this...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 October 2024 12:45 PM
President Zelensky To Attend Nordic Council Meeting In Reykjavík Today
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Iceland today for the Nordic Council meeting, prompting heightened security measures and street closures...
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mbl.is, 28 October 2024 12:19 PM
Rescue boats and ships called out due to ship stranding
At six o'clock this morning, rescue teams on the northern side of the West fjords were called out because of a fishing boat that had run aground in Súgandafjörður.
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mbl.is, 27 October 2024 4:09 PM
Zelensky is coming to Iceland
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, is coming to Iceland tomorrow.
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mbl.is, 26 October 2024 10:00 AM
"Drastic changes" could occur in bird life
There are indications that there is a considerable decline in the number of common species of waders and shore birds in the South og Iceland. If the trend of recent years continues, these birds could become extremely rare in the countryside in the coming decades.
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mbl.is, 25 October 2024 4:58 PM
The Independence Party not gaining and the Left-Green Movement at the bottom
Support for the Independence Party has stopped increasing like last week and now stands at only 13.3%. Then the Left-Green Movement does not seem to succeed in rising from the bottom and the party this week is measured at 2.4% support.
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mbl.is, 25 October 2024 11:44 AM
Suspect in a murder case was just released from prison
A man in his 40s was taken into police custody yesterday due to an investigation into the death of his mother in an apartment building in Breiðholt in Reykjavík on Wednesday night.
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mbl.is, 24 October 2024 2:30 PM
"The lack of signs has been remedied to a certain extent"
Úlfar Lúðvíksson, police chief in Suðurnes, says that the traffic into Grindavík after barrier-free access to the town was opened on Monday was not that much.
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mbl.is, 24 October 2024 12:30 PM
A tourist found dead in the Blue Lagoon
A foreign tourist in his 80s died after losing consciousness in the Blue Lagoon yesterday evening.
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mbl.is, 24 October 2024 11:12 AM
Bad weather forecast for the north
A strong northwesterly wind with snow or sleet is forecast in the northern part of the country today. Driving can be bad on mountain roads to the north and visibility can be very low, according to a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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mbl.is, 23 October 2024 2:57 PM
Grímsson is considering politics after almost 40 years in the police
The man who is the face of the police in most of Iceland's serious crime cases is considering changing careers after serving for almost 40 years.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 22 October 2024 11:15 PM
Magma accumulation beneath and land uplift above
Svartsengi continue
Updated 22. October at 15:30 UTCGround uplift and magma accumulation beneath
Svartsengi are progressing at a rate consistent with recent weeks. Seismic
activity has slightly increased in recent days, with around five earthquakes per
day occurring along the dyke. The largest earthquake had a magnitude of 1.5.Model calculations based on GPS data indicate that the
volume of magma that has accumulated beneath Svartsengi is now approximately two-thirds
of what it was before the previous eruption, which began on August 22.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 19 October 2024 7:46 PM
Continued greenhouse gas emissions could trigger a regional cooling around the North Atlantic
Continued
greenhouse gas emissions increase global warming, but could trigger a regional
cooling around the North Atlantic. In an open letter released today at the Arctic
Circle conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, 44 leading experts on ocean
circulation and tipping points from 15 countries appeal to the Nordic Council
of Ministers to take this risk seriously, initiate a risk assessment and take
steps to minimize this risk as much as possible. more
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