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Iceland’s Mackerel Share Recognised For First Time
On December 16, representatives from Iceland, Norway, the UK, and Faroe Islands signed an agreement on the division and control of the North Atlantic mackerel stock. Iceland’s share is 12.5 percent of the total catch limit, reads a press announcement from the…
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Former Minister Jón Gunnarsson Focus Of International Spy Investigation
The private intelligence firm Black Cube, run by former Mossad special operatives and intelligence agents, allegedly collected information on former judiciary minister and Independence Party MP Jón Gunnarsson regarding his ties to the Icelandic whaling industry. Black Cube’s portfolio includes the cover-up…
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Icelanders Break Travel Records
Icelanders are shattering their international and domestic travel records, reports Visir. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2 months of the year here in Iceland. To celebrate, we…
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International Bomb Experts Train At Keflavík
Bomb experts from 15 countries have come together at Keflavík Airport for the 20th annual training session known as Northern Challenge. 300 individuals will participate in the exercises which will begin today and last until next week, Vísir reports. Participants will comprise…
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Global, But Make It Local
A comprehensive guide to independent, international grocery stores in Reykjavik If you are a new Icelander craving a taste of home, or chances are mainstream stores don’t quite cut it. But fear not, as Reykjavík’s local supermarkets bring the world to your…
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Globe-Trotting Pedophile Busted In Iceland
A pedophile is in the custody of the Icelandic police, RÚV reports. Police in Suðurnes arrested an American man at the beginning of February on suspicion of sexually assaulting boys in several countries, including Iceland. The investigation into the matter is extensive,…
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Icelandic Female Choir Sings In Fleet Foxes Video
Not unlike your neighbourhood cats’ repeated attempts to rise to power, Icelanders campaign to take over the world sneakily goes on. This time, Icelandic female choir Graduale Nobili has infiltrated the international music scene by performing in the new Fleet Foxes music…
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What Will Become Of Catalonia?
Tensions are high in Spain as Catalonia’s fight for independence rages on. The rumblings for an independent Catalonia have been brought to the forefront of the world’s attention after the landslide victory for the Yes voters in the controversial referendum on the…
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“Icelandic Rap Is Beautiful” – Logi Pedro’s Take On The NWOIHH
Logi Pedro Stefánsson has been deeply entrenched in the Icelandic music scene since he was just a kid. In 2006— at the tender age of fourteen—he performed at his first Iceland Airwaves festival, playing bass with Retro Stefson, the band he founded…
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Uxi = You x I
On June 29, 1995, an advertisement appeared in every Icelandic newspaper. It announced a large-scale, international open-air music festival that was to take place five weeks later in Kirkjubæjarklaustur, a small town in the south of Iceland. It would feature big, international…