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Author: Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir

Chinese Embassy Workers Caught Trespassing

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Employees from the Chinese Embassy were caught fishing without permit in salmon river Laxá in Kjós this passed weekend. The…

What’s The Rush?

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Shamefully, I have to admit to having, on occasion, ranted about people in service jobs overseas being too friendly. Yes,…

Eyjafjallajökull Eruption Disrupted Aviation More Than 9/11

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The Eyjafjallajökull eruption had bigger impact on the world’s aviation operation than the attack on the Twin Towers in New…

Full House At Stígamót’s Champagne Club Opening Night

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Mayor of Reykjavík and a few MPs were among the people who queued up for private sessions at Stígamót’s champagne…

MP Suggests Exporting All Foreign Prisoners

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Progressive Party MP wants to send foreign prisoners back to their home country, to save money for the state treasury….

Met Office Warns About Possible Natural Hazard

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Geophysists at the Met Office warn that next Vatnajökull glacier burst in river Skaftá, South Iceland, may turn into a…

Aron Forever Lost To Iceland

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OK it’s official, footballer Aron Jóhannsson is now a player for Team USA and can never, ever play for Iceland…

Screams To Warm-Up For Reykjavík Dance Festival

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The long awaited chance to scream inside a chamber begins on Friday, as a warm-up for the Reykjavík Dance Festival….

A Quick Journey Of Music And Hannes Hafstein

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The stately building at Grundarstígur 10 in Þingholt, one of Reykjavík’s most charming neighbourhoods, was basically a palace at the…

Considers Moving File Hosting Service To Iceland

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Kim Dotcom, founder of file hosting services Megaupload and Mega, will move part of his operation to Iceland should new…

Fortune’s Article Is “Baloney” Says Former Minister

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Former Minister of Finance and Commerce Gylfi Magnússon is astonished by business magazine Fortune’s article on Iceland’s bleak outlook. Likening Iceland’s…

Iceland Headed For Another Crash

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Iceland’s economy is a ticking bomb for Europe and when its dubious recovery will be unmasked in the next few…

New Champagne Club Opens At Stígamót

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A new fund raising Champagne club, for both sexes, opens on Thursday night in Reykjavík, at Stígamót -sexual assault crisis…

PM Not Happy With IMF’s Agenda

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Iceland’s Prime Minister is not entirely content with IMF’s political agenda which he says can be seen in the organization’s…

Conference Guests Wowed By Gay Rights In Iceland

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League of LGBT Esperantists was so impressed with the status of gay rights in Iceland that it passed a resolution…

Twelve People Saved From Sinking Sailboat

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The Icelandic Coast Guard saved twelve people from a German sailboat that was sinking, 12 nautical miles west off the…

Anti-Gay Preacher Coming To Iceland

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The National Church has apologised for promoting an event being held in Iceland, where a key speaker is missionary Franklin…

Asian Investors Interested In Icelandic Bank

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A group of Asian investors, among them some Chinese financiers, has shown interest in buying 95% of shares in bank…

Hljómskálinn Tells Its 90 Year Old Story

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The opening of an art exhibition which pays tribute to Hljómskálinn, takes place Thursday, August 8 from 18:00 to 22:30….

Tobacco Sales Drop After Increased Taxation

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Sales figures of cigarettes have dropped by 10.4% since a tax increase on January 1st, which raised cigarette prices significantly….

New King And Queens Of Iceland

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Foxy Ladies and Brjánn Hróðmarsson were crowned Iceland’s Drag Queens and King last night. As part of the Gay Pride…

Slow Economic Growth Is Worrying Says IMF

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Iceland’s economy is on the right track although fall-back of the country’s economic growth is of concern, according to IMF’s…

The Arctic Fox Endangered By Mercury Pollution?

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Mercury levels in foxes living close to the seashore are up to ten times higher than in foxes living inland….

Two People Killed In A Plane Crash In Akureyri

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Two people were killed and a third person is in hospital after a plane crash by Akureyri, North Iceland on…

Successful Weekend For Film Maker Baltasar Kormákur

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Baltasar Kormákur’s new film, 2 Guns, which premiered last week in the US, topped the Friday box office with 10…