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Abandoned Iceland #19: Stories Of The North
Catherine Magnúsdóttir takes us troll hunting in Skagafjörður. There, she hears some spooky stories of wives that have disappeared over the years and finds a hobby-sorcerer. She also visits Siglufjörður, where the TV show ‘Trapped’ was filmed and the location for the…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 19 New Cases, Curve Flattening
19 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 12 of them–or 63%–were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis. This follows 5 consecutive days of the daily positive test figure being below 30, and is the first day…
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Georgia Vote Predicted By American-Icelandic Family
RÚV interviewed Rebecca Mitchell, a newly elected member of Georgia House of Representatives, who lives in the state with her husband, Icelander Ýmir Vigfússon. Rebecca said that the election in Georgia is likely to be extremely narrow, with the difference of perhaps…
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Covid-19 Roundup: 25 New Cases, 18th Death
25 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 20 of them–or 80%–were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis. Cases have been below 30 every single day this week, having been considerably higher than this for all of…
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Nova’s Nude Advertisement Surprises Iceland
The telecommunications company Nova has attracted a lot of attention with their new advert made by Brandenburg, Vísir reported this morning. The advert promotes Nova’s smartwatches sale, which offers subscriptions for both Samsung Galaxy Watches and Apple Watches, emphasising how these smartwatches…
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Ari Eldjárn To Appear on Netflix
An episode of the rising comedy star Ari Eldjárn’s ‘Pardon My Icelandic’ will be shown on Netflix from the 2nd of December, according to Vísir. Netflix announced the date on Facebook, playing on a joke of Ari’s by writing, “We have the…
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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 diagnosis. This is the fourth consecutive day on which the daily number of positive tests has been below 30–a considerably improvement on…
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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 to Vísir. He will need to remain in isolation until November 9th. This was stated in an official announcement from the president’s…
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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 the west of Iceland in 2017. Grapevine journalists avoid brain-ageing by drinking port wine once a day and playing the recorder, but…
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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 role in enabling Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. This information was announced in a status…
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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 daily case figures have now been below thirty for the third consecutive day, having been above thirty everyday in October. 74 are…
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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 the possibility of locating a submarine search squadron in Iceland. The purpose of the squadron would be to monitor the activities of…
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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 time of diagnosis. 6 infections were diagnosed at the border. 71 people are currently in the hospital with coronavirus, with 3 of…
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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 on Landspítali’s website this morning. The Grapevine offers its heartfelt sympathies to the families and loved ones of the deceased. According to…
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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, according to Vísir. 5 were diagnosed at the border. A total of 64 are currently in hospital with the virus whilst 4…
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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 yesterday afternoon. The book is scheduled to be published by Simon & Schuster in spring 2022. In the US it will be…
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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, had taken one of her dogs, Lola, to the vet in the afternoon. Five minutes after leaving she received a panicked phone…
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The Minister Reviewed: The Grapevine Interns Take On Icelandic Politics
‘Ráðherrann’ (‘The Minister’) tells the story of Benedikt Ríkharðsson, a populist MP who is elected Prime Minister following a radical attempt to re-engage the Icelandic public with democracy. His unconventional approach to politics divides Parliament whilst his bipolar disorder slowly begins to…
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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 girl have to do to make money around here? There’s an old phrase knocking about in the English language, supposedly first uttered…
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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 this morning. Under the current rules, the Icelandic Audio Library only serves those who are unable to use printed fonts, for example…
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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 morning, and was announced on Landspítali’s website. The Grapevine offers their heartfelt sympathies to the family and loved ones of the deceased.…
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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 were already quarantine at the time of diagnosis. 5 more people are in hospital than yesterday, bringing the total to 58. Of…
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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 charged with sexual offences against his own daughter and possession of child pornography, Fréttablaðið reported last night. A press release from the…
