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  • Funds Secured For Children’s Addiction Treatment Facility

    Funds Secured For Children’s Addiction Treatment Facility

    Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Equality has secured 500 million ISK to the construction of a substance abuse treatment facility specifically for children, reports RÚV. “We’ve secured the funds for the project and will be commissioning designs and construction bids as quickly…

  • Half Of Icelandic Kids Want To Leave Country

    Half Of Icelandic Kids Want To Leave Country

    About half of Icelandic primary school kids polled say they intend to leave the country when they grow up. The findings are a part of research conducted by the University of Akureyri, Akureyri víkublað reports, and shows a dramatic shift in attitudes…

  • Icelandic Teens Think Virginity Is Dated

    Icelandic Teens Think Virginity Is Dated

    The concept of virginity is a dated one according to Icelandic teenagers, reports RÚV. That was the verdict after a discussion that took place during an annual youth festival held by Samfés, a national non-governmental youth organisation. “They just think it’s a dated concept…