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Author: Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir

Killer Whale To Return To Iceland

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Killer whale Tilikum, who might immigrate to Iceland in the nearest future, has killed three people and attacked its Icelandic…

Iceland Not Keeping Up With EEA Regulations

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Two thirds of all cases referred to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) have to do with Iceland’s breach of the…

Universities In Iceland Seriously Underfunded

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Expenditure to universities in Iceland needs to increase by 100% to be equivalent of what the other Nordic countries spend…

Fear Of Another Mass Death Of Herring

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Tons of herring are now trapped in Kolgrafarfjörður, a small bay on the north edge of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, where…

Arrega Has Left The Country

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Luis E. Arrega, who’s been the US ambassador to Iceland since 2010 left an emotional post on his blog today…

Demand For Fatty Dairy Products On The Rise

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Icelanders have started using more fatty dairy products than before, leading to a shortage of minced beef. In the past…

MP Happy With The WikiLeaks Movie

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Birgitta Jónsdóttir, MP for the Pirate Party and WikiLeaks affiliate, is pleased with film The Fifth Estate which tells the…

Embezzlement At University Of Iceland

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Former chief financial officer at University of Iceland has been indicted for embezzlement of over 9 million ISK. His actions…

Free Cell Phone Calls To The Philippines

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Vodafone in Iceland has decided not to charge anything for international phone calls made from cell phones to the Philippines…

Organized Students’ Events Include Stripping

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Male strippers and visits to strip clubs are part of organized social events for students in the Faculty of Business…

Minor Injuries When Tour Bus Overturned

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Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a tour bus with 47 passengers tipped over on an…

World Cup Dream Shattered – Football Mania Over

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Iceland’s dream of qualifying for next year’s World Cup was shattered on Tuesday night when the national team was defeated…

Christmas Beer And Football = Record Sales

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Icelanders bought nearly 183 thousand litres of alcohol for the play-off match on Friday, thereof 86 thousand litres of Christmas…

Siggi Hacker Sentenced For Sexual Assault

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The young man known in Icelandic media as “Siggi Hacker” has been convicted of sexual assault against a 17 year…

More Seniors Going Online

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Twice as many seniors in Iceland use the internet now than a decade ago, or nearly 79% of people aged…

Police Working With US Secret Service?

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Information from secret files released by WikiLeaks indicates that the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working closely with…

Raising Money For UNICEF Iceland

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Filipinos living in Iceland raised 664,370 ISK to aid their countrymen by setting up a lunch buffet with Philippian dishes…

World Cup Dream Is Still Alive

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Iceland might be merely 90 minutes away from the 2014 World Cup in football , after a nerve-wrecking 0-0 draw…

Inbred Sea Eagles Less Fertile

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Too close interrelation amongst the Icelandic population of the Sea Eagle might be the cause of its reduced fertility. Icelandic…

Empty Seats At Tonight’s Match

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There will be a few hundred empty seats at the Iceland-Croatia match on Friday night, despite tickets having sold out…

Ireland/Iceland, What’s The Difference?

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Our Irish kinsmen do not fail us in an hour of need! Changing only one letter in their country’s name,…

People Forced Into Renting

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New law on consumer credit make it harder for people to get housing loans and will force them to enter…

Baltasar Winning The Everest Race

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Filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur will take the lead in the race of making a film about Everest, when filming of his…

Outdoor Swimming Pool Coming To 101 Reykjavík

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An outdoor pool, more hot tubs and a steam bath will be some of the new additions to historic Sundhöll…

Salt Makers Want Their Danish Money

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Salt makers in West Iceland intend to apply for a 226 year old grant from Denmark, when Queen Margrethe II…