Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
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Municipal Council Want To Shut Down Polluting Silicon Plant
The Municipal Council of Reykjanesbær want the United Silicon plant to shut down immediately as arsenic levels in the air…
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Petition Going To Protest Deportation
A petition is going protesting the impending deportation of asylum seeker Sid Ahmed Haddouche and his family. Sid is a…
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Bird Flu Breakout In Iceland Likely
Preparations against a possible bird flu outbreak have been ramped up, reports RÚV. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (IFVA) has…
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Investigation Opened Into Chatty Bus Driver
An investigation has been opened into an incident in which a bus driver allegedly spoke on his mobile phone without…
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UPDATE: Man Just Couldn’t Wait To Shoot His Gun
Police have arrested the man who shot off a gun in Kópavogur earlier this week, reports RÚV. Police confirm that the…
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Local Mink Shot Dead In The Streets
The scuttling mink spotted in Reykjavík city centre yesterday morning has been shot by an animal control officer, reports Vísir….
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Gunshots Fired In Kópavogur
Capital Area Police were called to Kópavogur at around 21:00 last night after reports of gunfire in Grundahverfi. As many…
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BEWARE: Mink Terrorising The Streets Of Reykjavík
A mink has been spotted scuttling across the streets of Reykjavík. The unnamed mink was captured on video by the…
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Might Shut Down Historic Site Because People Are Terrible
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources have denied The Environment Agency of Iceland’s request for funds to stop…
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Search For Artur Ended Until New Evidence Surfaces
The search for Artur Jarmoszko, who went missing early this month, will be put on hold until further evidence surfaces,…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Taking Off Your Shoes
Hi Nanna, My AirBnB host has emailed me specifically to tell me that shoes are a big no-no inside the…
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Historic Skálholt Church In Disrepair
A site of historic cultural importance, Skálholt Cathedral, is in disrepair and in need of up to 70 million ISK…
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Roughly 46.000 Icelanders Took Anti-Depressants Last Year
Roughly 46.000 Icelanders took prescription anti-depressants in 2016, an increase of about 22% in just 4 years, reports Vísir. The…
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Seal Population Down 77% Since 1980
Iceland’s seal population has decreased by a third in the last six years and is at dangerously low levels, reports…
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Minister Of Tourism: Not Trying To Lure More Tourists
The Minister of Tourism, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, has said that Iceland should not be trying to lure any more…
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Scouts Stumble Upon Tourist Stuck In Ravine, Save Her
A group of scouts with the Garðarbær Scout Rescue Team were doing training at Þingvellir National Park when they stumbled…
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Icelandic Man Arrested In Texas
An Icelandic man was arrested in Austin, Texas last week for assaulting his Icelandic girlfriend at the Four Seasons hotel,…
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Icelandic Crime Doc Coming To Netflix
An Icelandic documentary on the “Guðmundar- and Geirfinnur Case” called Out of Thin Air will be coming to Netflix in…
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Yes, Iceland IS Trying to Kill You
Light fracturing the froth of a wild grey wave, flotsam churning over with the power of the sea. It’s hypnotic….
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Can’t Guarantee Volcano Evacuation Warnings
Regulation of Post and Telecommunication (RPT) in Iceland has announced that they cannot guarantee timely evacuation messages in the event…
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ESCANDALO: Outfit Plagiarised For Eurovision
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, EUROVISION SEASON! Unfortunately, Iceland’s National Broadcaster, RÚV, is in some hot water…
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Search For Artur Ramps Up
Police and Search and Rescue workers have begun their formal search for Artur Jarmoszko, reports Vísir. Roughly 70 volunteers joined…
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Iceland Lifting Remaining Capital Controls
Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, along with the Ministry of Finance have announced that Iceland will be lifting remaining capital controls…
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Peculiar Crack Forms In Þingvellir Lake
A strange pattern has formed across the frozen Þingvallavatn Lake in Þingvellir National Park. “What’s interesting about it is the regularity of the…
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Women of The World Festival Drop Icelandic Event Following Protests
The Women of the World Festival has dropped an event featuring award-winning Icelandic author and activist Þórdís Elva Þorvaldsóttir and…