Author: Poppy Askham - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Poppy Askham

IKEA Faced With Mountain of Uncollected Online Orders Before Re-opening

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Large quantities of uncollected online orders hindered employees’ efforts to prepare the Garðabær IKEA store before it reopened this morning,…

The Grapevine Playlist: CYBER, Benni Hemm Hemm, IDA IDK, Hjaltalín

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Desperately need to to stop revisiting your 2014 playlist of “indie bangers”? Enter the Reykjavik Grapevine! We’re here to save…

Food Of Iceland: Sterkar Djúpur, Liquorice With A Kick

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Only a deeply twisted mind could look at an innocuous chocolate-coated liquorice ball and think you know what this needs?…

Ask An Historian: The Legacy Of Iceland’s Red Stocking Women

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We asked Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir from Iceland’s Women’s History Archives to fill us in on the legacy of some of Iceland’s…

Global Warming Could Cause Breiðamerkur Glacier To Split In Two

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A new ridge of land is becoming exposed in the Breiðamerkur glacier as ice thins due to global warming. Geologists…

Today’s Muse: Postprent Showcases Local Pandemic-Inspired Artwork

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The surreal circumstances spawned by the global spread of the novel coronavirus offer an unrivalled artistic stimulus, something Viktor Weisshappel…

COVID-19 In Iceland: High Intensive Care Survival Rate, Nurses’ Pay Dispute

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Public health authorities reported two new COVID-19 cases yesterday, 28th April. Both people found to be infected come from the…

Explosives On Board Leaking WW2 Oil Tanker Wrecked In Seyðisfjörður

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An unknown quantity of explosives remain in El Grillo, a British oil tanker wrecked in Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland during…

Knit Today Coronavirus: Ýrúrarí’s Unconventional Take On Face Masks

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You’d be a little taken aback if your doctor turned up with green lips, vampire fangs and dental braces or…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Economic Actions Target Struggling Tourism Sector

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Three new COVID-19 cases were detected by the National University Hospital yesterday, bringing the total number of infections in Iceland…

Hollywood Comes To Reykjavík? Foreign Producers Hope To Film In Iceland

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Public health authorities are considering proposals to allow foreign film crews to shoot scenes in Iceland. The head of Film…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Positive Trends Continue, Gender Imbalance Revealed

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No new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Iceland yesterday, April 26th. This is the second day since February that no…

Sperm Whale Carcass Washes Up On East Iceland Beach

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The carcass of a large sperm whale washed up on Héraðssandur beach in East Iceland last week. The East Iceland…

Lowest Death Rate In Three Years Recorded In Iceland Despite Pandemic

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The lowest number of deaths since 2017 were recorded in the Iceland as of April 15th, according to the latest…

COVID-19 In Iceland: No New Infections, Bid To Move Parliament To Harpa

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No new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Iceland on April 23rd, according to the latest figures released on the government’s…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Netflix Celebrates Icelandic Response, Icelandair Firings

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Just four new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday, April 22nd, according to the government database’s latest update….

Reykjavík Police Investigate Large-scale Amphetamine Production Operation

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The Icelandic police force is investigating an organised crime group that is believed to have been manufacturing illegal drugs in…

VIDEO: Humpback Whale Freed From Fishing Net By Icelandic Coast Guard

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A humpback whale has been freed from fishing nets by the coast guard off the South coast of the Langanes…

COVID-19 In Iceland: 14-Day Quarantine For Tourists, Antibody Tests Increased

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New Quarantine Travel Rules The Icelandic government has accepted the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist, Þórólfur Guðnason to introduce stricter…

Katrín Jakobsdóttir Highlights COVID-19 Gender Equality Concerns

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The Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, participated in a UN conference on the impact of COVID-19 on gender equality and…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Tenth Death, New Government Package Announced

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A round up of the latest developments in Iceland’s COVID-19 outbreak: The Icelandic government’s latest financial aid package has been…

Fraudster Posing As Icelandic UNICEF Official Hands Out Fake Jobs

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An internet fraudster posing as the head of recruitment at the Icelandic branch of UNICEF is offering people a job…

Leaning Tower Of Laugardalslaug Pool Removed Amid Renovations

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The leaning lifeguard tower at Laugardalslaug swimming pool has been removed, as the council takes the COVID-19 pandemic as an…

COVID-19 In Iceland: Call To Help Vulnerable Immigrants, Westfjords Cluster

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In yesterday’s press briefing, Þórólfur Guðnason, drew attention to the fact that just 4% of those who have tested positive…

Efforts To Stem Oil Spill From British WW2 Tanker Wrecked In Seyðisfjörður

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The Icelandic government has approved measures to tackle a spillage from a British oil tanker wrecked in Seyðisfjörður in 1944….