Author: Reetta Huhta - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Reetta Huhta

Seniors Of Akureyri Won Silver In An International Cycling Contest

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According to Morgunblaðið, the residents of Hlíð in Akureyri won the silver medal in an international cycling competition between nursing…

The Blue Lagoon Is The Environmental Company Of The Year

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The Blue Lagoon won an award for being the Environmental Company of the Year at the Environment Day ceremony yesterday….

TV Activity Increased Due To Facebook’s Technical Failures

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Television activity increased dramatically when Facebook’s services stopped working a couple of days ago, reports Morgunblaðið. Last Monday, the social…

US Removes Iceland From The Red List

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Iceland has been removed from the United States’ Red List yesterday, reports RÚV. Travelers are no longer advised not to…

Cultural Industry Wages Decreased By 40%

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According to the Icelandic Confederation of University Graduates (BHM), total wage payments in the cultural industries have decreased by 40%…

Fertility Rate Decreased In Iceland

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According to the Icelandic Directorate of Health, the fertility rate in Iceland has dropped and is now 1.7 children per…

Earthquakes Detected Around Keilir This Morning

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According to Vísir, earthquakes have shook Keilir early this morning. They were measured at 3.3 and 3.0 magnitudes and felt…

Farms Evacuated In Þingeyjarsveit Due To Landslides

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According to Vísir, a total of 11 farms have been evacuated from Þingeyjarsveit due to landslides. The evacuation process started…

Police Launch Investigation Into Men’s National Team Captain

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The police have launched an investigation of an alleged sexual assault by the national football team captain, Aron Einar Gunnarsson,…

Hundreds Of Sheep Rescued From A Snowstorm In Hæli

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Hundreds of sheep in the fields in the town of Hæli were rescued in the midst of a snowstorm which…

A Whale Carcass Has Run Aground In Álftanes

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A dead whale has run aground in Álftanes this morning, reports Vísir. The police, Marine Reasearch Institute and Environment Agency…

CRI Made A Deal With Chinese Company To Help Reduce CO2 Emissions

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According to Vísir, Chinese chemical manufacturer Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals (JSP) has signed a contract with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling…

Earthquakes Detected A Kilometer South Of Keilir

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About a hundred small earthquakes have been detected approximately one kilometer south of Keilir in the last 24 hours, reports…

The Longest Eruption Of The Century Is Still Ongoing

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The longest eruption of the century at Geldingadalir is still ongoing, even though lava hasn’t surfaced from the crater these…

Google Thought Icelandic Photo App Was A Cyber-Attack

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According to Vísir, the popularity of a new Icelandic photo app, Lightsnap, caused Google to shut down new registrations with…

Orange Weather Warning Over Northwest Iceland

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The Icelandic Met Office has issued an orange weather warning over the western part of northwest Iceland. The area is…

Icelandic Cocktail Bar Mentioned On The 50 Best Discovery Website

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According to Vísir, 50 Best Discovery web site has mentioned Icelandic cocktail bar Jungle on their list of 50 additional…

Unlikely That Icelandic Glaciers Could Be Saved

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According to a geologist Oddur Sigurðsson, it is unlikely that Icelandic glaciers could be saved. He emphasises the importance of…

Icelandic Salmon Likely To Be Extinct In The Future

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According to a British businessman, Jim Ratcliffe, it is likely that the Icelandic salmon will be extinct in the future….

Grímseyjarkirja Burned To The Ground

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According to Morgunblaðið, Grímseyjarkirkja on the island of Grímsey has burned down. The fire started last night, and the wooden…

The Walrus Of Höfn May Be Irish

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According to RÚV, the walrus that warmed people’s hearts in the southeastern town of Höfn but disappeared all of a…

Rumors Of People Deliberately Infecting Themselves With COVID-19

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According to radio station Bylgjan’s program Bitið, there have been rumors about people who intentionally try to infect themselves with…

A Walrus Disappeared From Höfn

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According to RÚV, a walrus which appeared yesterday at a pier in the southeastern town of Höfn in Hornafjörður has…

Upper Secondary Schools Opening Student Registration To Multiple Pronouns

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According to Fréttablaðið, the upper secondary schools in Iceland have stopped registering the pupil’s gender into their database. Students are…

A Possible New Eruption Turned Out To Be The Moon

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The Icelandic Met Office had quite an eventful nightshift last night. Vísir reports that the office received a number of…