Author: Jess Distill - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Woman And Son Almost Hit By Car On Laugavegur

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A driver, under the influence of drugs, stole a car and almost hit a woman and her young son on…

Pubs To Close Over Weekend Due To Covid Rise

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A huge rise in Covid-19 cases over the last few days has prompted epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason to propose the closure…

The Icelandic Rap Scene Is “Dead”, And Its Women Are Ignored

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A recent article published on the RUV website, has been making waves by announcing the death of Icelandic rap music….

Highest Number Of Covid-19 Cases Since August

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Thirteen new domestic cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Iceland yesterday, the largest single-day number diagnosed domestically since August 6th,…

Sigur Rós Singer Demands Tax Evasion Dismissal

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Sigur Rós singer, Jónsi, (Jón Þór Birgisson) has demanded that the district prosecutor’s tax evasion charges against him be dismissed,…

Quarantine Done Right

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No one relishes the idea of having to quarantine when they travel. People don’t go to new countries to get…

Last Words: Iceland v. England

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When the world first started to take Covid-19 seriously, the British Government was notoriously slow to react. Mandatory lockdown was…

Iceland Ranked 9th On Social Progress Index

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Statistics published by The Social Progress Index have placed Iceland 9th out of 163 countries ranked in their 2020 survey,…

More Incorrect Test Results At Cancer Society

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The Cancer Society has now reviewed around 2,200 of the 6,000 samples that were recalled in light of the cervical…

Man Hit By Car On Pedestrian Street

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Downtown Reykjavík resident Elías Þórsson was hit by a car last night, whilst walking along a pedestrian street on Laugavegur,…

A Step By Step Guide To Covid Testing

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As reported by mbl today, Dutch Youtube star Noraly Schoenmaker missed her second Covid test, claiming that she couldn’t find…

Beauty Salon Did Not Break Equality Laws

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A beauty salon that refused to give a man a Brazilian wax was not in violation of equality laws, reports…

Cancer Society Misdiagnosis Scandal

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A woman in her 50s has been diagnosed with incurable cancer, two years after being given the all clear at…

Instagram Star Faces Backlash

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Popular Instagrammer and sheep farmer Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík was shocked to discover that she had lost a large number of…

Severe Weather Warning For North And East Iceland In Effect, Blizzard In The North

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Severe weather warnings are being issued across the country today, with yellow and orange alerts being put into place in…