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Airplane Fuel Reserves In Iceland Good, Despite AFP Report Suggesting Otherwise
As reported by RÚV, the likelihood of jet fuel diminishing increases as each day of the Hormuz Strait closure. AFP News claimed that fuel reserves in Iceland, Britain and the Netherlands were limited. In conversation with RÚV, CEO of Skeljungur Þórður Guðjónsson…
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Toddlers Protest Pre-School Shortage at City Council Meeting
There is a severe shortage of pre-school spaces for young children in Reykjavík, prompting parents to take their toddlers to a city council meeting Tuesday to highlight the issue, mbl.is reports. Among the toddlers present was 20-month-old Soffía Lára Stefánsdóttir, who made…
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Medication Shortages Across The Country
Several common medications have not been available across the country as wholesalers, manufacturers, and pharmacies have face shortages, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products…
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National Hospital Of Iceland Deprived Of 120 Beds In Couple Of Months
Around twenty hospital beds have recently been taken from the National University Hospital of Iceland due to shortage of resource and staff, Visir reports. The decision to scrap these 20 beds from the hospital equipment list comes just a month after the…
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Beef Shortage Strikes Iceland
The ongoing veterinarians strike has led to a shortage of beef in Iceland. Supply is falling short of demand by thousands of tonnes. MBL reports that Baldur Helgi Benjamínsson, the managing director of the National Association of Cattle Farmers, believes that domestic…
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Iceland Facing National Lemon Shortage
Lemons are sold out at numerous supermarket chains across the nation and suppliers are struggling as a cargo ship at Reykjavík harbour is unable to deliver lemons to due bad weather, reports mbl.is. “Some kind of lemon fever has hit Iceland, the…
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BREAKING: No Butter Shortage This Christmas
Icelandic dairy producer, Mjólkursamsalan (MS Iceland Dairies), has confirmed that there will be no shortage of butter at supermarkets this upcoming holiday season, reports RÚV. Last year, in the wake of a potentially crippling butter shortage, MS Iceland Dairies was forced to…
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Weather Pooh-Pooh’s Potato Harvest
Iceland’s agricultural output has been on the rise since 2007, discounting a considerable dip in 2013 according to a new report from the Icelandic Association of Horticulture Producers. Roughly 18,500 tonnes of vegetables are produced in Iceland annually and only 6,500 tonnes…
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Shops And Restaurants Running Out Of Minke Whale
The minke whale cull has fallen far below expectations, prompting a shortage of whale meat in shops and restaurants in Iceland. Vísir reports that whalers have only hunted 18 minke whales so far this year. While only 3% of Icelanders eat whale…
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Severe Nursing Shortage Expected
A severe shortage of nurses in Iceland is expected in coming years, reports RÚV. Ólafur G. Skúlason, chairman of the Icelandic Nurses’s Association, estimates that roughly 900 of the 2800 nurses working today will retire within the next 3 years. At the…