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Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000
Nearly 900,000 Passengers Passed Through KEF Airport
Nearly 900,000 passengers passed through Keflavík International Airport between June 1 and August 31 this year, compared with nearly 2.5 million during the same time in 2019.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:56:00 +0000
Premature to Declare Eruption Over
“Something is happening there, because gas is streaming from the crater, but I don’t dare assert what’s happening.”

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:08:00 +0000
Skaftá River: Ugly, Dark and Muddy
“The river is ugly up there and dark and muddy.”

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:24:00 +0000
Car Lands in Ocean by Geothermal Beach
A car landed in the ocean by Nauthólsvík geothermal beach in Reykjavík last night.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:42:00 +0000
Glacial Outburst Flood Could Peak Tomorrow: Video
The glacial outburst flood, a.k.a. jökulhlaup, in Skaftá river, South Iceland, continues, and the situation is being closely monitored.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:38:00 +0000
Promoting Increased Productivity in Member States
Following is the translation of an interview with NIB (Nordic Investment Bank) President and CEO André Küüsvek.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:20:00 +0000
Narrow Escape from Burning Car
Two Romanians escaped without injury from their burning car late Saturday night on Kleifaheiði mountain, near Patreksfjörður fjord, the West Fjords.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 10:03:00 +0000
Another Glacial Outburst Flood Begins: Roads Could Close
A glacial outburst flood, a.k.a. jökulhlaup, from the Eastern Skaftárketill cauldron in Vatnajökull glacier started yesterday.

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 08:08:00 +0000
‘1238 The Battle of Iceland’ Receives International Nomination
The exhibition “1238 The Battle of Iceland,” which opened in Sauðárkrókur, North Iceland, in the summer of 2019, has been nominated for the Heritage in Motion Awards.

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Swimming Across Fjord at Speed of Cow
Sæunnarsund, an annual swimming event, was held in the West Fjords last Saturday to commemorate the heroic act of the cow Sæunn that swam across the fjord in 1987.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:32:00 +0000
Lava Flow Explained: Looking Into the Crater
“For a few weeks, the area of the lava field has not grown.”

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:02:00 +0000
Iceland Airwaves Postponed Until 2022
The music festival Iceland Airwaves, which had been scheduled for early November, has been postponed until next year.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:23:00 +0000
Body of Tourist Found on Mountain in East Fjords
The body of a man for whom rescue workers had been searching since noon yesterday was found in the slopes of Strandartindur peak by the town of Seyðisfjörður, the East Fjords, last night,

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:02:00 +0000
More Nurses Needed in Iceland: OECD’s Numbers Disputed
In a statement posted on its website yesterday, the Icelandic Nurses’ Association disputes figures provided by OECD in a recent study.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:06:00 +0000
Glacial Outburst Flood in Skaftá River
A glacial outburst flood, or jökulhlaup, in Skaftá river, Southeast Iceland, has begun.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:20:00 +0000
High Ratio of Doctors and Nurses in Iceland
A new OECD study, including 32 countries, shows that Iceland ranks third in terms of the number of physicians and nurses per 1,000 inhabitants.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:09:00 +0000
Unvaccinated Americans Not Welcome if Travel is Non-Essential
“What this means is that unvaccinated Americans whose travels are non-essential are not welcome in this country.”

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:05:00 +0000
Price of Alcohol in Iceland: Second Highest
In 2020, the price of alcohol in Europe was the second highest in Iceland.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:18:00 +0000
Alienation Plagues Elite Soccer
“The athletic movement is a community, and just as within any other community, violence is present there.”

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:10:00 +0000
Crisis Continues: Board of Football Association of Iceland Resigns
Facing strong criticism for failing to respond to allegations of sexual harassment and violence involving former and current members of the Icelandic men’s national soccer team, the board of the Football Association of Iceland, KSÍ, announced i...



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