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  • Cannabis Production Takes Over Reykjavík

    Cannabis Production Takes Over Reykjavík

    Thanks to a new reportage that explored the extent of the cannabis network in the capital area, RÚV reporters found out that cannabis growth and production carried out in the city has now almost completely overtaken foreign imports. According to data provided…

  • Happy Syriza, Greece!

    Happy Syriza, Greece!

    Syriza won! Meanwhile, in Iceland, nothing worth mentioning seems currently up for debates. If debates don’t exist, we have to invent them. Morgunblaðið and some other media seem to be seriously concerned about the existence of single parents, as a social hazard.…

  • 40 Year Olds Can Expect To Retire At 70

    40 Year Olds Can Expect To Retire At 70

    Iceland’s Pension Fund Committee, put together 4 years ago by the finance minister to deal with pension shortages, has recommended that the retirement age be pushed to 70, reports RÚV. If the committee’s recommendations are accepted then it would apply to employees working…