Author: Iona Rangeley-Wilson
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Covid-19 Roundup: 29 New Cases
29 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 21 of them–or 72%–were quarantined at the time of…
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President Of Iceland Quarantined
The President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has had to quarantine following the infection of an employee at Bessastaðir, according…
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Dermatologists Hate Him! Shark Lives To 245 With This One Weird Trick
The Marine Research Institute found no signs of ageing in the brain of a 245-year-old shark, which was caught in…
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RAF To Name Aircraft After Reykjavík
The Royal Air Force is naming its fourth Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft ‘Spirit of Reykjavík’, in honour of Iceland’s…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 27 New Cases, 17th Death
27 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. 16 of them–or 59%–were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis. New…
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Admiral Discusses Locating Submarine Search Squadron In Iceland
According to Vísir, Robert Burke, Admiral and Commander of the US Navy in Europe and Africa, discussed in an interview…
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26 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
26 people were diagnosed with coronavirus domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 16 of the 26–or 61.5%–were already quarantined at the…
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Three Coronavirus Deaths Over Weekend
Landspítali announced on its website yesterday that two more patients had died from Covid-19. A third death was then announced…
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75 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
75 people were diagnosed with coronavirus domestically yesterday. 60–or 80%–of them were already in quarantine at the time of diagnosis,…
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Eliza Reid Writing Book About Icelandic Women
Eliza Reid, First Lady of Iceland, is currently working on a book about Icelandic women’s struggle for equality, MBL reported…
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Six Dogs Die In Kópavogur Fire
A devastating fire in Kópavogur the day before yesterday killed six dogs, Vísir reports. Erna Christiansen, a young dog breeder,…
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The Minister Reviewed: The Grapevine Interns Take On Icelandic Politics
by Iona Rangeley-Wilson and Jess Distill
‘Ráðherrann’ (‘The Minister’) tells the story of Benedikt Ríkharðsson, a populist MP who is elected Prime Minister following a radical…
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Well, You Asked: Gotta Spend Money To Make Money!
Got a burning question? In desperate need of advice? We at the Grapevine are here to help. What does a…
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Audiobooks Inaccessible To Immigrants
Immigrants taking courses in Icelandic studies who wish to use audiobooks are unable to use the Audio Library, Fréttablaðið reported…
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Twelfth Coronavirus Death
A man in his 80s has died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This was reported by RÚV this…
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86 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
86 coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, a total of 72–or 73%–of the 86 who tested positive…
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Icelander Arrested In Alicante
An Icelandic man was arrested in Spain yesterday and faces up to 12 years in prison in Denmark, having been…
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Abortion Law Protests Outside Polish Embassy
Several hundred people gathered at the Polish embassy in Þórunnartún last night to protest against the new abortion law in…
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Falcon Gang Roasts The Grapevine
In some of the most exciting news to come out of Iceland this week, it turns out that reporters at…
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59 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
59 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. This is 9 more than on Sunday, when 50 were diagnosed….
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Iceland Copes With A Cancelled Halloween
Due to the pandemic, many of the usual Halloween festivals have been cancelled, although the civil defence has not issued…
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11-Year-Old Boy Cheered Up By Anti-Bullying Supporters
Many people have contacted eleven-year-old Ólíver after his mother told the story of the bullying he had faced at school,…
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50 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
50 new coronavirus infections were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Of these, Vísir reports that 22 were in quarantine at the time…
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Landspítali Moved To Emergency Level
Landspítali has been moved to emergency level for the first time in the history of its response plan, the hospital…
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Abandoned Iceland #18: Nesjavellir
Iona visits Nesjavellir and its geothermal power station – a perfect spot for hiking and retracing Game of Thrones. Located…