The lawsuit filed by Sjóklæðagerðin, the company that owns 66° North, against Olís, a chain of gas stations that sold sandwiches and coffee called Ferkst 66 and Kaffi 66 respectively, has reached a verdict. The Intellectual Property Agency has decided to revoke…

Police in Skagaströnd were notified on Saturday, April 11th, of possible polar bear tracks. However, after searching the area, there was no evidence to suggest that any kind of bear had been in the area. “It was clear that these footprints were…

Þingvellir National Park has been having money troubles. Very few guests have visited the park recently, due to the situation with the novel coronavirus. Although none of the workers have caught the disease, the pandemic still has had a major impact on…

When the plover returns, spring is on its way. When the Eurasian oystercatcher returns, spring is officially here. The noisy bird was spotted in Sandvík on Sunday morning, which means that winter is out and spring is in. What a marvelous Easter…

Police arrested a woman on April 10th under suspicion of forging a medical degree and stealing drugs. An employee of Berg Nursing Home, Anna Aurora Waage Óskarsdóttir denies her guilt and insists that she is being framed. She also said that she…

On April 11th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a Facebook status advising passengers with Icelandair to check their emails for details regarding their flights. They said that passengers will receive emails from Icelandair if their flights are cancelled as soon as…

The Environmental Agency recently granted the Family Park and Zoo in Laugardalur the right to import tarantulas, RÚV reports. An expert committee that reviewed the zoo’s request says that it is impossible for the giant spiders to exist outdoors in Iceland due…

Every year, it is tradition for the Icelandic Coast Guard to give all its employees Easter eggs. This year, however, things proved to be a bit more complicated than last year due to precautionary measures taken due to the spread of the…

In these strange times when the apocalypse is upon us, it may be tempting to keep a tiger as a pet. They’re cute, fuzzy, and good at killing intruders. Plus, think of all the apocalypse street cred you’ll have sitting on your…

A majority of corporate executives believe that a deeper recession will be felt in the wake of COVID-19. Economist Ásdís Kristjánsdóttir told Fréttablaðið that the greatest impact will be on the tourism sector, but all industries will feel the blow. “This is…

Two women are dead, and police suspect foul play. On April 3rd, a woman in her fifties was found dead in her home in Suðurnes, and police arrested a man in his fifties in conjunction with the investigation. Her death is being…

Video game developer CCP has seen a large uptick in returning players to their hit massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, EVE Online. “We see many users coming back now, for example, to chat with other users through the EVE chat feature,” Hilmar…

A somber cloud hangs over the town of Hveragerði as residents remember the couple who became the first Icelandic victims of COVID-19. The woman passed away last week, while her husband succumbed to the illness last night. In response, the town council…

The burden on hospitals in Iceland has steadily increased. At the time of writing, 43 patients are currently hospitalised with COVID-19 and many hospital workers are working up to 16 hours a day to take care of them. Of those hospitalised, 11…

One Icelander has contacted an Austrian firm that has called for a class action suit against the owners of the Austrian ski resort Ischgl, Peter Kolba, executive director of the case, confirmed. More the 2,700 individuals have registered for the lawsuit, most…

A four-month-old child was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week in Akureyri and was finally discharged from the hospital yesterday. The boy was first admitted to the hospital with a bad cough. The boy’s mother, Guðrún Ólöf Björnsdóttir, is breastfeeding, but is not…