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NASA Saved! Sort Of

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Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has decreed that the hall inside former Icelandic club and community centre, NASA, is…

Proposed Law Defines Minister’s Emergency Decree Powers

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On Wednesday, amendments to the Law on civil protection were proposed on Alþingi, defining a Minister’s powers to rule by…

Kontinuum Killed It! DOOMRIDERS Sucked!

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Mercy Buckets: pretty good! The Mercy Buckets’ performance was a first for me. And a first for their front man…

Post-Leak Hangover

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Monday is back with a vengeance — Debates on Monday #11 Infamously, on November 20th, 2013, Fréttablaðið and mbl.is published…

Minister Of The Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir To Resign

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Minister of the Interior, Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, is expected to announce that she is stepping down today and will not…

Man’s T-Shirt Becomes National Celebrity

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A scathing political t-shirt belonging to music teacher Michael Jón Clarke has become a viral sensation in Iceland. The t-shirt…

A New Wave Of Protests

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Icelanders are once again making their dissent heard, loud and clearTension has been rising in Iceland of late. An estimated 4,500…

All Highly Unlikely

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Debates on Monday #10The freedom fighter Last things first: Styrmir Gunnarsson, former editor of Morgunblaðið, has published his memoirs from…

43 Million For Three Ministerial Luxury Cars

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Vehicles to be bought for three government ministers will cost taxpayers 43 million ISK, as they happen to be luxury…

Nation Divided Over Debt Relief Package

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With the government’s debt relief package only days old, the response from the public has been decidedly underwhelming. According to…

Minister Hurried Police Interrogation On Her Own Initiative

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Intends to remain in power, has Independence Party’s and Prime Minister’s supportInterviewed by RÚV’s Kastljós on Wednesday, Interior Minister Hanna…

Interior Minister’s Assistant Guilty: Eight Months On Probation

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Gísli Freyr confessed only after new evidence made “defense pointless”, says ProsecutorToday, Wednesday, saw Gísli Freyr Valdórsson, the Interior Minister’s…

This Is The Correction

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How Sigmundur Davíð’s Administration Wants To Rectify Failed PremisesAt a press conference on Monday, ministers introduced the implementation of the…

What About The Renters?

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A city councilperson has pointed out that the government’s giant debt relief package is aimed at homeowners – not renters,…

PM To Reveal House-Owners’ Debt Relief Today — At 13h30

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Later today, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is expected to announce the precise implementation of his government’s dept relief plan…

Why Don’t You Kids Just Keep Debating That Airport?

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Debates on Monday #9Last week gave a lesson on the utility of noise as an antidote to critical thought and…

Progressive MP Calls Artist “Attention Whore”

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“Being blacklisted by this bunch is a compliment” responds Snorri ÁsmundssonAs reported, a crew from the gossip medium Séð og…

Who’s Afraid Of November 9?

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After DV revealed that the police had just acquired some 150 submachine guns from Norway, Chief Superintendent Jón Bjartmarz—who refused…

Prime Minister Surprised By Cleaning Staff Firings

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Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson says he was surprised by news that Government Offices had fired 18 professional cleaners, saying…

Police Will Be Put Under Surveillance

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This summer, preparations began to establish an internal surveillance office to oversee and investigate Police forces, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð…

Headgear-Vendettas Against The Military-Industrial Complex

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Debates on Monday #8“As is well known, duels have long ceased to take place hereabouts, and assasinations are fully past;…