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Iceland With Highest Mortality Rate For Breast Cancer
According to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Iceland has the highest mortality rate among breast cancer patients in the entire OECD area. Members of the OECD include countries from all over the world, from Italy, Japan…
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Five Fads That Swept Iceland In 2017
When a new fad hits a country of 330,000 people, especially when about half of those people live in a single metropolitan area, you can expect it to catch on quickly and fade almost at the same rate. This year was no…
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The Worst And Best Political Ideas In Iceland Of 2017
2017 somehow managed to top 2016 in terms of politics that seemed to surpass everyone’s expectations, both in positive and negative ways, and Iceland was no exception. So let’s take a look back on the year that was. Worst Political Ideas Of…
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Five Icelanders Who Defined 2017
Rather than simply select a Person of the Year, we’ve decided that the magic of 2017 simply cannot be confined to a single personality. These are five Icelanders who, for better or worse, helped define the year past. Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Our new…
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Second Round Of Airwaves Artists Announced
The organisers of Iceland Airwaves have just released another batch of artists to be performing at this November’s music festival. According to the statement, the following acts will be performing at Airwaves this year, which is scheduled to be held from November…
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Grapevine’s 2017 Prophecies
What wonders will the new year have in store for us? We consulted some of Iceland’s best psychics (in our price range, subject to availability) to find out! Towards the end of every year, some publications in Iceland release a forecast for…
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First Child Of 1980 Gives Birth To First Child Of 2017
The first child born in Iceland in 2017 arrived yesterday at just three minutes into New Year’s Day, Vísir reports, at the South Iceland health clinic in Selfoss. Herborg Pálsdóttir, the midwife on shift that night, told reporters that the child is…
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Iceland Airwaves 2017: Also In Akureyri
Next year for Airwaves, Icelanders and foreign guests alike will have two cities to choose from, albeit about a 5-hour drive apart. RÚV reports that Akureyri, in north Iceland, will be playing a larger role in next year’s Iceland Airwaves music festival.…