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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:04:18 +0000RVK Futurecast #8: Composting
Jarðgerðarfélagið (the Composting Company) was founded by Julia Brenner and Björk Brynjarsdóttir. They work with circular solutions in bokashi composting...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:48:49 +0000RVK Newscast #110: Workers Try To Save Volcano Path
There was no public access to the volcano when we visited on June 15th, but viewing points have since been...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:25:43 +0000Grapevine Playlist: Ægir, Árstíðir, Red Riot, Skrattar & More!
We love music. You do too. So here’s a selection of music. Ægir – The Earth Grew Uncertain As our...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:59:47 +0000Fancies: Regn Sólmundur Evu
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Regn Sólmundur Evu...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:33:43 +0000Lawyer Calls For Justice Minister’s Resignation, Refugees Denied Return To Former Housing
Magnús D. Norðdahl, a lawyer representing a refugee who was unlawfully evicted from asylum seeker housing for refusing to assist...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:52:46 +0000Rescue Teams Rush To Girls In Distress On A Boat In Þingvallavatn
At seven o’clock Friday morning, emergency services received a call from three girls that were having problems on their boat...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:49:05 +0000Icelandic Tourist Association Calls For Abolition Of Quarantine
As tourists are returning to Iceland, the rules for entering the country have not been altered much. Currently, people not...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:28:57 +0000A Day In The Life Of Icelandic Instagram Sheep Farmer Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík
Bombshell birthing in a barn We’d barely stepped through the weather-worn barn door before we were rushed over to a...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:18:45 +0000Talk About Tacos: La Poblana Expands Mexican Cuisine
When La Poblana showed up on the roster at Hlemmur Mathöll in 2017, the tiny restaurant was filling the gaping...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:07:13 +0000Horror-Scopes: Out, Damned Pot!
The wand’ring sheep did call the Grapevine Astrology Guilde together, who hast not kindled their flames together since delivering Sophia...
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:02:42 +0000COVID Roundup: No New Cases Since Tuesday
No new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, nor the day before that, according to the latest data...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:02:41 +0000Graduation Party While Flying Over The Volcano
A special graduation party awaited the 32 graduates from the Icelandic Aviation Academy on Monday evening. The graduates celebrated their...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:51:11 +0000First Airplane Of Play Has Arrived And Coincides With Controversy
The airline Play received its first plane at Keflavík Airport Monday afternoon, with the first flight is scheduled for next...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:30:55 +0000Three More Dog Breeds Banned In Iceland
Bad news for dog breeding fans. Not all dogs are allowed to be imported to Iceland. As for now, three...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:23:21 +0000Books To Read Before The Endless Summer Days Rob Your Sanity
It’s that time of the year again—the time of maddening light and endless days that mess up your sense of...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:20:41 +0000Fully Vaccinated Icelanders Exceed 145,000; Restrictions May Be Lifted Soon
Health authorities will no longer be providing daily updates on covid.is due to dwindling domestic cases; instead, these figures will...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:00:17 +0000Poll: Conservatives See Upswing, Progressives And Reform Party Slide Back
The latest poll from MMR shows some interesting shifts in support this month. Especially bearing in mind that this is...
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:35:50 +0000Suspicions Of Severe Tax Violations Related To Airbnb
Airbnb provides a platform for people to rent out to tourists various accommodations, such as apartments, cottages, and more. Data...
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:22:13 +0000Immigration Appeals Board Deems Refugee Evictions Unlawful
A lawyer for one of the 18 refugees who have recently been evicted from asylum seeker housing by the Directorate...
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:04:41 +0000Tighter Restrictions This Year On Icelandic National Day Than Last Year
As Þjóðhátíðardagur, Icelandic National Day, is approaching this Thursday, the gathering ban has been loosened. Starting today, 300 people can...
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:53:45 +0000Spending From Locals And Tourists Is Making A Comeback
Foreign tourists and their wallets are in full force this year, compared to last year. Credit card charges accounted for...
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:37:03 +0000Justice Minister Bans Police From Wearing Racist Imagery
After last autumn’s dust-up over a photo of a police officer wearing hate symbols on her uniform, Minister of Justice...
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:00:43 +0000COVID Roundup: No New Cases, Vaccinations Take Sharp Upswing
No new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. One person is...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:41:22 +0000Picture Story: The Vaccination Of A Nation
Iceland’s COVID-19 vaccination program recently hit top gear. Laugardalshöll—a huge sports hall in Reykjavík—has been turned into a mass vaccination...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:16:27 +0000Iceland Eliminates Fees For Changing Name And Gender Marker
Yesterday, Iceland took a significant step forward when Parliament voted in favour of abolishing the 9,000 ISK fee levied for...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:04:20 +0000American Tourist Risks His Life At The Volcano
During the weekend, a hiker running on the lava field in front of the big lava-spitting crater was spotted on...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:49:08 +0000A Gourmet Food Walking Tour Through Reykholt Begins For The Summer
Foodies, unite! A gourmet food walking tour, or Sælkerarölt, has begun and will be occurring every Friday in Reykholt at...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:44:43 +0000Culture Pick: Experience Daft Punk Through The Magic Of A Church Organ
If you’re still mourning the dissolution of Daft Punk last year, now’s your chance to relive the magic “one more...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:17:01 +0000Man Stabbed In Downtown Reykjavík Over The Weekend
Friday night, a man endured a stab wound to the abdomen after another man attacked him outside the restaurant Fjallkona...
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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:09:36 +0000COVID Roundup: Three Domestic Cases Over The Weekend, One Outside Quarantine
Three new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. While there were...
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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:32:46 +0000Grapevine Playlist: amiina, Elín Hall, Kælan Mikla, kef LAVÍK & More!
It’s officially summer and we’re ready to sit in the sun, and by sit in the sun, we mean listen...
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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:36:48 +0000Iceland’s Herd Immunity Is Progressing Well
Iceland’s herd immunity is progressing well, Þórólfur Guðnason, the chief epidemiologist, states in an interview with Vísir. “We have good...
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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:11:25 +0000Loosened Restrictions For The Month Of June
The Minister of Health announced this morning to Vísir, after a government meeting, that new COVID-19 restrictions will be implemented...
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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:01:24 +0000Rapid Covid Tests Coming On Monday
Starting Monday, the Capital Area Health Service will offer rapid tests to detect Covid infections. Rapid tests are much faster...
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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:18:28 +0000COVID Roundup: One New Domestic Case Yesterday, In Quarantine At Diagnosis
One new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. This person was...
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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:10:09 +0000Volcano Crater Is Slowly Closing
Þorvaldur Þórðarson, a professor of volcanology and petrology at the University of Iceland, told mbl.is on Monday that continuous eruptions...
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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:26:48 +0000Iceland Returning Vaccines To Norway
The Ministry of Health recently told the RÚV news agency that Iceland has to send 16,000 doses of AstraZeneca back...
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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:17:45 +0000New Billionaire In Iceland, Thanks To Largest Lottery Payout In Icelandic History
Last night a very lucky Icelander won the Vikinglótto – and received the largest amount of money ever won in...
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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:03:30 +0000COVID Roundup: No New Domestic Cases Yesterday
No new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. One person is...
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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:45:18 +0000This Week’s Culture Pick: Iceland Documentary Film Festival In Akranes
Documentary geeks, listen! If you’re wondering what to do from June 23rd until June 27th and you’re heavily invested in...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:02:16 +0000Open Vaccination Days In June Are Cancelled
The plans for open vaccination days in June have been dropped. Those who do not want to be vaccinated with...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:56:38 +0000Call For The Banning Selfies By Tourists
Jónas Guðmundsson, a project manager for tourist accident prevention at Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg (ICE-SAR), has called for a banning of self-portraits...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:30:35 +0000Man Tries To Abduct 7-Year-Old Girl
Yesterday, an attempt was made to abduct a seven-year-old girl on a playground in Funafold, Grafarvogur. The girl’s father assumes...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:23:42 +0000Swords & Friendship: HEMA, Staying Fit The Medieval Way
Historical European Martial Arts, or HEMA, is more than just learning to fight with ancient weaponry. It is a community...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:07:34 +0000COVID Roundup: Four Domestic Cases Yesterday, All In Quarantine
Four new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All of these...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:06:31 +0000Art! Art! Art! The Grapevine’s Favourite Exhibitions This Week
Never fear, for we’ve got some art exhibition picks right here. In conclusion: Have a blast. Landscape With Human Until...
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:02:21 +0000The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 7th “Ask Me Anything”
In this, our seventh edition of Grapevine’s Ask Me Anything, Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and news editor Andie...
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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:52:01 +0000Woman Died After Vaccination – Family Demands Investigation
In March, a 72-year-old woman died a day after receiving her first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Now, the relatives...
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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:30:40 +0000Use Of Cocaine Has Increased In Reykjavík
Icelanders seem to have increased their drug use in the last four years. According to a study, the use of...
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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:20:41 +0000Death Is Elsewhere: Ragnar Kjartansson On A Summer’s Night
Ragnar Kjartansson is a man of surprises, seeming to delight in surprising himself as much, or even more, than surprising...
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