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  • Parliament Adjourned Until September

    Parliament Adjourned Until September

    Last night at 1:30 am, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir postponed Parliament meetings until September, reports Vísir. Members of Parliament settled various cases in the final moments before the summer holidays, such as increased refunds for large film projects. [su_pullquote]Who better to ask…

  • Sounding The Alarm: How Iceland Responds To Natural Disasters

    Sounding The Alarm: How Iceland Responds To Natural Disasters

    It is common knowledge to people with even the most cursory knowledge of Iceland that we live on a very geologically active island. Earthquakes are a constant occurrence (even if most of the tremors are too small to be noticeable, let alone…