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Olympian Will Swim Around Iceland After They Beat France On Sunday
An Olympic swimming champion has pledged to swim the circumference of Iceland after the country beats France at the Euros this Sunday. The Guardian reports that Yannick Agnel, the 200m freestyle swimming Olympic champion, has announced his intent on Twitter. Si les…
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True Crime Iceland: The Hitchhiker Murder
I was only planning to scare them. I placed one shot into the rifle, which I carried in one hand, and held wire in the other hand, to be used to bind their hands so I could drive them both to the…
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Prime Minister: Attacks Could Change How We Live
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson told reporters that, in light of last night’s attacks in Paris, we need to reassess conditions in Iceland. He will meet with the police and the Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs after the weekend. “One…
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PM Couldn’t Attend Paris March Because Reasons
The Prime Minister’s Office has published a press release to react to news coverage addressing Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s lack of attendance at the Paris march for press freedom, held in the wake of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo last week, reports RÚV. The press…
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PM, President And Mayor Offer Condolences To France
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson met with French ambassador Philippe O’Quin on Thursday, and offered condolences on behalf of Iceland’s government and the population at large for the attack on the editorial offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday. This has…
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Foreign Minister Sends Condolences To France
Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, has expressed his condolences to France in the wake of the attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo yesterday, reports RÚV. Horrified by the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo. My sincere condolences to France on this dark…
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The Reykjavík—Versailles Enigma
On Wednesday, the Progressive Party’s Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi “Barbershop” Sveinsson met with France’ socialist Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius. According to the Icelandic Foreign Ministry’s press release, the two discussed relations between the countries in the fields of culture, business, tourism, developments…
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Tourist Takes Drone Footage Of Iceland
French Tourist, Alban Huillet, sent the Grapevine an email with some stellar drone footage of Iceland, taken while on holiday a few months ago and we thought we’d share it with all you good folks. You might recognise some of the places…
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Dom Pérignon Appropriate Icelandic Nature For Rebrand
Champagne producer Dom Pérignon is modelling its new luxury champagne rebrand on Icelandic nature, reports The Chicago Tribune. “The wine is all about magnetic energy,” said Richard Geoffroy, chef de cave at Dom Pérignon speaking about their rebranded champagne, P2. “Iceland looks…