Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
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Foreign Minister To Meet Boris Over Brexit
Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, will be meeting with the UK’s Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson in mid-April to discuss…
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Suspects Plead Innocence In Christmas Goat Arson
Two women and one man, charged with setting the iconic Ikea Christmas goat on fire last year, have plead not…
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Nah Baby, Iceland’s Fertility Rate At All Time Low
Iceland’s fertility rate is at an all time low, reports Statistics Iceland. The most common measure of national fertility is…
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IKEA Building Apartments For Staff As Rent In City Skyrockets
IKEA in Iceland has announced they are building an apartment block with 36 flats, to be rented out to its…
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Couple Forcibly Separated After 65 Year Marriage
Stefán Þórarinsson and Aðalheiður Gunnarsdóttir have been denied joint placement at Hlíð retirement home in Akureyri, forcing the couple to…
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Fewer Men Taking Paternity Leave
Only 74% of fathers took paternity leave last year and the rate of men taking paternity leave continues to decline….
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Rats On The Rise In Reykjavík
The number of rats is on the rise in Reykjavík, especially in Vesturbær, reports RÚV. This poses a problem for…
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Rumblings Of Dissent In Independence Party Over Equal Pay Bill
Rumblings of opposition to Iceland’s progressive new equal pay bill are rumoured in the Independence Party, reports RÚV. Independence Party…
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MP Furious Over Minuscule Mental Health Funding
Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson, an MP for the Pirate Party, has harshly criticised the government’s decision to allot only 1.5 million…
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Performers Sexually Harassed At Icelandair Parties
Last week Icelandic singer Salka Sól Eyfeld’s took to her twitter to share an unsettling experience she had while performing…
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StudioCanal Securing Rights To Icelandic Dystopian Show
StudioCanal will be co-producing and handling international sales on a new TV-series by Icelandic director, Baltasar Kormákur, reports Variety. The…
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Teen Girls Rule This Year’s Music Experiments
The duo Between Mountains, featuring Katla Vigdís Vernharðsdóttir and Ásrós Helga Guðmundsdóttir returned to the Westfjords, as the victors of…
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Man Stabbed At Metro Burger
A man was stabbed in the doorway of Metro, a burger joint in Kópavogur last night, reports RÚV. According to…
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HUH! Hafþór Is Europe’s Strongest Man… Again, Again, Again!
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is Europe’s Strongest Man, reports RÚV. He won the title by just two points after a fierce…
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Can’t Legally Stop Women From Being Topless
There are no legal grounds for municipalities banning women from being topless at Icelandic swimming pools, says Supreme Court Lawyer,…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: To Write You A Poem, No Really
Hey Nanna, I’ve read that there’s a deep cultural history in Iceland for writing poems. Would you write me a…
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VIDEO: Woman Calls Out Government For Healthcare Failure
A video of a woman calling out the government for healthcare failures has gone viral on Facebook, with over 180,000…
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Man Officially Charged For Birna’s Murder
Deputy District Prosecutor, Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir, has officially charged a man with the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir, reports RÚV. The man…
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Pirate Party Want Referendum To Restart EU Talks
The Pirate Party have put forth an EU referendum proposal to restart negotiations with the European Union, reports RÚV. The…
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Keflavík Airport Grinds To Halt Over Security Issue
Keflavík airport ground to a halt yesterday afternoon when all flights were put on hold and passengers asked to go…
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Iceland’s Epic Euro Smiting Triggers Baby Boom
It’s been nine months since Iceland’s smiting of England in the Euro Cup – often referred to as the island…
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Environment Minister Supports Shutting Plant Down
Iceland’s Environment Minister, Björt Ólafsdóttir, believes shutting down the United Silicon plant in Reykjanesbær is an acceptable course of action….
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First Lambs Of Spring Arrive
A collective welcome to the first lambs born in Iceland this spring. The two little floofy black ram lambs were…
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Silicon Plant Denies Pollution, No One Buying It
The Environment Agency of Iceland has rejected a statement from United Silicon suggesting that the high levels of arsenic in…
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Funds Secured For Children’s Addiction Treatment Facility
Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Equality has secured 500 million ISK to the construction of a substance abuse treatment facility…