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Prime Minister “Startled” Over Police Seeking To Get Journalists To Reveal Their Sources
During an open questions session of Parliament yesterday, RÚV reports, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said she was “startled” to learn…
Mayor Of Reykjavík Diagnosed With Coronavirus
Mayor of Rekjyavík Dagur B. Eggertsson has announced on Facebook that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. “Just received…
Large Earthquake Detected Near Bárðarbunga
According to the latest data from the Icelandic Met Office, another earthquake has been detected near Bárðarbunga this morning, this…
COVID Roundup: Unvaccinated May Still Face Border Restrictions, Daily Numbers
Domestic restrictions and border restrictions are set to be completed lifted by February 28th, and the government is currently meeting…
Storm Over Iceland: Closed Roads, Cancelled Flights, Homes Evacuated
While the red alert issued for southwest Iceland due to a violent storm system has been downgraded to an orange…
RVK Newscast 165: Icelandic Gun Crime
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Today, editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, and his Chief Morale Officer, Pollý, report from a very snowy…
New Bill On Law On Foreigners Contradicts Medical Ethical Guidelines, Doctors Say
A bill that proposes numerous changes to the Law on Foreigners directly contradicts medical ethical guidelines, a statement (.pdf) from…
Icelanders Plagued By Porn Spam Phishing Attacks On Facebook
Numerous Icelanders have expressed everything from bemusement to irritation at requests they have received, primarily on Facebook Messenger, from accounts…
Local Bus Service Will Only Accept E-Tickets From March 1
Strætó, the public transport company that operates in Reykjavík, has announced it will no longer sell paper tickets on city…
Entire Country About To Get Hit By Massive Storm
Readers are advised to avoid traveling anywhere in Iceland from this afternoon until at least tomorrow evening, as a violent…
COVID Roundup: Restrictions Set To Expire This Week As Nearly 500 Hospital Staff In Isolation, Daily Numbers
As both domestic restrictions and border restrictions are set to be completed lifted this week, hospitals are still facing a…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Seabear, Benni Hemm Hemm and Árný Margrét
New sounds from some elusive folksters, a quirky indie stalwart and a rising legend. These little beauties—and so many more…
YES! The Oystercatcher Is Back!
The humble and hilarious Eurasian oystercatcher, known to Icelanders by the far simpler name tjaldur, has come early to Iceland…
Grapevine Picks: Latin Jazz, French Cinema, Military Ruins and Art From Undies
Here’s our weekly set of incentives to pull on a parka and leave the house. Yes it’s icy underfoot, but…
COVID Roundup: Hospitals Worried About Coming Weeks, Daily Numbers
Some 10% of hospital staff are off duty due to coronavirus infections or other illnesses, Vísir reports. Gunnar Ágúst Beinteinsson,…
Icelandic Police May Soon Be Carrying Tasers
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson has said that he will soon meet with the National Association of Police Officers (LL)…
Transparency International, MPs Condemn Police Questioning Journalists
Transparency International and numerous members of Parliament have condemned the decision taken by the police to call in four journalists…
COVID Roundup: Another Daily Case Record Broken, Latest Numbers
There were 2,881 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday, with an additional 76 reported cases at the…
Mass Vaccinations At Laugardalshöll To Cease, New COVID Death, New Record Numbers
Mass vaccinations at Laugardalshöll, which began in February 2021, will be drawing to a close this month, Vísir reports. Those…
Efling Elects New Directorship
Following last evening’s elections for the directorship of the labour union Efling, former director Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir and the other…
Police Questioning Journalists Covering Samherji: What’s Going On, And What Might Happen
As reported, four journalists will soon be questioned by North Iceland police over their coverage of fishing giant Samherji; specifically,…