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Steinunn Eldflaug Offers Sizeable Reward For Stolen Equipment
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The Night Bus Bids Farewell
In a brief announcement posted to their website, Reykjavík area bus service Strætó have informed the public that the last night bus took its last route on October 16th. This is despite having previously said that the service would not impact the…
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Justice Minister Accused Of Misinformation And Fearmongering
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson’s attempts to roll through legislation which would greatly restrict the rights and freedoms of people applying for international protection in Iceland, due to what he characterises as an “out of control” system, have been under intense scrutiny…
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Earthquakes Off The Coast Of Reykjanes And In The North
Some seismic activity kicked off last night close to Reykjanes peninsula, according to the latest data from the Icelandic Met Office, but there are as yet no indications that a volcano is set to erupt. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with…
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MPs Propose Legal Changes To Help Nonbinary People
Seven members of Parliament from the Pirate Party and the Reform Party have submitted a bill that would make a few changes to existing laws on Icelandic laws, gender registration, and the national treasury with the aim of making life easier for…
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City Not Liable For Man Injured After Avoiding Colliding With Rabbit
Reykjavík District Court has found in favour of the City of Reykjavík in the case of a man demanding damages from the city following a cycling accident he suffered after trying to avoid hitting a rabbit, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík…
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Crab Lice In Iceland Dying Out Due To Loss Of Habitat
Pthirus pubis, better known as crab lice, pubic lice, or more colloquially “crabs”, are dying out in Iceland due to a loss of habitat, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of…
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Justice Minister’s Claims About Asylum Seekers In Iceland Questionable
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson intends to submit a bill to Parliament that would make a number of changes to the Law on Foreigners, RÚV reports, in response to what he called an “out of control” asylum seeker system. In arguing for…
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Terror Suspects Said To Have Plotted Against Labour Leader, Socialist Party Head
Amongst those that the two men currently in police custody under suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack had discussed targeting were Efling director Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir and Socialist Party managing director Gunnar Smári Egilsson, the website Samstöðin reports. [su_pullquote]Get the…
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Unemployment At Just Under 3% In September, Higher Amongst Immigrants
Unemployment decreased between August and September, a report from the Directorate of Labour details, but the unemployment rate was still higher for immigrants. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of interviewing Björk on…
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Two Men In Custody Suspected Of Murder
Two men in their forties are currently in police custody, suspected of having killed a woman in her fifties, Vísir reports. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of interviewing Björk on her new…
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Brothers In Sound: Natsuki Tamura & Halldór Lárusson Bring The Magic
Icelandic percussionist Halldór Lárusson will again be joining forces with musician, artist, jeweller, and all-around renaissance man Natsuki Tamura on October 8th at Mengi for a performance that is sure to delight and captivate attendees. While Halldór is a traditional western drummer…
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Ask An Expert: Why Do We Call Potatoes That?
If you have any passing familiarity with Icelandic, you likely know that the word for “potato” is “kartafla.” Given how ubiquitous this vegetable is in Iceland, chances are it’s a word you’ve encountered a lot. However, we recently discovered that there’s another…
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Great Moments In Icelandic History: The 1949 NATO Riots
Iceland has been a part of NATO for as long as most generations can remember, and will likely stay there for some time to come. Even the sole existing political party that used to call for Iceland’s withdrawal from the organisation–the Left-Greens–have…
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Secondary School Students Take Action Against Administration Over Sexual Assaults
Students of the secondary school Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (MH) are increasingly organising and voicing their frustrations at a school administration they say is not doing enough to ensure the safety of students who have been sexually assaulted by fellow students. [su_pullquote]Titans of…
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Most Of The Guns Seized Were Legally Registered, Home Of National Commissioner’s Father Also Searched
At yesterday’s press conference on the ongoing investigation of a suspected terrorist plot involving two men who are still in police custody, it came to light that most of the weapons seized by police are in fact legally registered in Iceland. [su_pullquote]Titans…
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Musician And Artist Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson Has Died
Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson, perhaps better known to our readers by the stage name Prins Póló, passed away yesterday after a four-years-long battle with cancer. He was 45 years old. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box in the Grapevine Store:…
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Police Press Conference: Planned Terrorist Attack Suspects Still In Custody, Investigations Ongoing
At a press conference held just moments ago, Grímur Grímsson, the chief of the capital area police; and Sveinn Ingiberg Magnússon, chief of police for the District Prosecutors office, revealed a little more information on their ongoing investigation of two men, currently…
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Early Morning Bomb Scare Temporarily Shuts Down Airport
A bomb threat closed Keflavík International Airport from about half past midnight last night until about 04:30 this morning, ending with police finding a “suspicious package” which contained what turned out to be fireworks and facsimiles of weapons. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography…
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Iceberg Size Of Football Pitch Spotted North Of Iceland
An iceberg roughly the size of a football pitch has floated its way north of Siglufjörður and west of Grímsey, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box in the Grapevine Store: signed copies of both Faces of the…
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Bus Fare Increase Sharply Criticised
The announcement from capital area bus service Strætó that they would be raising their fares from October 1st has raised criticism, as well as justifications. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box in the Grapevine Store: signed copies of both…
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Strætó Changing Fares Starting October 1st
A new announcement from Strætó, the capital area bus service, outlines how fares are going to be raised effective October 1st. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box in the Grapevine Store: signed copies of both Faces of the North…
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Suspect Denies All Ties With Far-Right Extremism, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for a man arrested last week on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack says his client is innocent of these charges, and that contrary to previous reports has no ties whatsoever to any far-right extremist groups. [su_pullquote]Titans of…
