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Snowden Should Be Arrested Upon Arrival

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The US government demands that whistleblower Edward Snowden be arrested immediately and extradited to the States, should he show up…

Is There Something In The Water?

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Icelanders have long benefitted from inhabiting a relatively young landmass, using the abundance of geothermal energy to heat homes and…

20 Years Since Debut

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Debut, Björk’s first solo album, was released 20 years ago today. Initially, estimated sales of the album were 40,000 copies,…

Talked About Jeans In Parliament

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An MP spent almost two minutes of the Parliament’s last day before recess, to talk about jeans. Elín Hirst, MP…

Iceland Should Offer Snowden Citizenship

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The former Minister of the Interior wants Iceland to offer whistle blower Edward Snowden political asylum in Iceland. Ögmundur Jónasson,…

Valdís Editing Ryan Gosling’s Film

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Ryan Gosling’s first directing project, ‘How to Catch a Monster’ is being edited by Icelander Valdís Óskarsdóttir. Gosling arrived in…

Ryan Gosling On Vacation In Iceland?

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Canadian actor Ryan Gosling arrived in Iceland this morning. He was spotted at Keflavík International airport, mbl.is reports. Gosling arrived…

Ramsey Ruined The Night For Restaurant Goers

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Guests at lounge bar Loftið, Reykjavík were made to leave their tables to make room for celebrity TV chef Gordon…

Coldest And Wettest June For A Decade

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Temperature in Reykjavík in June was lower than it has been for a decade, and sunshine hours were a record…

They Said What? (issue 8 2013)

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“I will miss Sámur more than I will miss Ólafur. Ólafur can come and visit me but Sámur canʼt visit…

An Angry Falcon On A Bus

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A falcon got a lift by public transport from Skaftafell in the Southeast to Reykjavík on Saturday. During its journey,…

17 Whales Caught Within 10 Days

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Seventeen fin whales have been caught already this season, RÚV reports. Whaling boat Hvalur 9 is heading back to the…

Less Greenhouse Gas Emission

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Greenhouse gas emission in Iceland decreased by 9% between 2008 and 2010. The emission of 2010 was 5% less than…

VIDEO: All You Really Don’t Need To Know About Reykjavík

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Check out this home-made video we discovered, made by two born-and-bred Icelanders for their Danish friends, to prepare them for…

Entrance Fee To Crater Kerið

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Entrance fee is now being charged from tourists at crater Kerið in Grímsnes, South Iceland. Land owners of the area…

Embarrassment At The Parliamentary Assembly Of The Council Of Europe

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The Icelandic delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was challenged today in Strasbourg, on grounds…

New Sigur Rós Album Goes Straight to Top 10 In UK Charts

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Sigur Rósʼ new album, Kveikur, went straight to ninth place on the UK Albums Top Chart published last night. The…

Ásgeir Trausti Becomes Just “Ásgeir”

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Musician Ásgeir Trausti has dropped the latter name and will from now on only use the name “Ásgeir” when performing…

Smelter In Helguvík Will Not Be Profitable

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Low aluminium prices make it impossible for Norðurál to run a profitable smelter in Helguvík, says CEO of energy provider…

Webcast From A Sigur Rós Concert

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To celebrate the release of their new album Kveikur, Sigur Rós will play a selection of songs from the record…

Too Risky To Head For Iceland Straight Away

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Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower, thought it was too much of a risk to head for Iceland before leaking the…

First Whale Of The Season Caught

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This season‘s first Fin whale was caught late on Monday night by whaling boat Hvalur 8. The boat is now…

The Icelandic Eyebrows

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I heard the other day that a foreigner living here thought for the longest time that Icelandic women naturally had…

MP To Compete In A Beauty Contest

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An MP has signed up for the Miss Iceland beauty pageant, to protest that the contest is being revived. Sigríður…

Lied About Collaboration With Adam Sandler

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An Icelandic script writer forged contracts and lied to entrepreneurs who financed his writing a script for Adam Sandler’s production…