Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 December 2024 4:24 PM
Man who killed his wife subjected her to decades of abuse

The death of a woman at the hands of her husband in Akureyri this spring marked the conclusion of domestic violence that reportedly began in the previous century. The man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday. The judgment, released today, reveals a history of severe and prolonged abuse.

The man was charged with premeditated murder, which would ordinarily result in a 16-year prison sentence. However, it was not proven that he […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 December 2024 4:14 PM
Warmth and lack of snow delay ski openings

Mild temperatures in recent days have delayed the opening of many ski areas across the country. Plans were initially for Bláfjöll to open yesterday, but the weather on Sunday caused further postponements.

"There was pouring rain and strong winds, so on Monday everything here was like walking on a sponge," says Einar Bjarnason, operations manager at Bláfjöll. Despite this, he remains optimistic.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 December 2024 3:26 PM
Iceland judged "Europe's most relaxing destination"

New research from travel site BookRetreats.com maps where "true relaxation" still exists - and their findings suggest that Iceland is the most relaxing place in Europe - and third in the world.

According to the report, Iceland has the best peacefulness score globally, but it also leads all destinations in the serenity category.

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mbl.is,   11 December 2024 2:40 PM
Inflation detected around the country's most powerful volcano

Inflation and earthquakes indicate active magma inflow into the Bárðarbunga volcano. more

Iceland Review,   11 December 2024 1:20 PM
Keflavík Airport Nears 2018 Departure Record Levels

Foreign departures from Keflavík Airport reached 162,000 in November, a 14,000 increase from last year. In contrast, Icelandic departures saw a significant decline during the same period. Nearing record-setting numbers In December 2023, Isavia – which operates all public airports in Iceland – published its passenger forecast for 2024. The forecast predicted that nearly 2.4 […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 December 2024 11:11 AM
Unemployment reaches 3.7 per cent

Unemployment was measured at 3.7 per cent last month, according to the new labour market report from Vinnumálastofnun (the Directorate of Labour), which was released yesterday. This is higher than at the same time last year and higher than in October.

However, the difference is not significant, with 3.7 per cent compared to 3.4 per cent previously.

This is in line with the assessment of Seðlabankinn (the […] more

mbl.is,   11 December 2024 9:00 AM
Only 11% were on board for phone-free school, but it has been a success

The experience of a phone-free zone in Akureyri's primary schools has been good this first semester, but a phone agreement was implemented at the beginning of the school year. more