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Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:34:00 +0000
Saved after sitting in the cold for 50 hours
"The weather had been crazy over the weekend. It was a bit better yesterday, but still bitingly cold," says Sigurður Árni Vilhjálmsson the chairman of Dagrenning Rescue Team in Hólmavík. The police in the Westfjords received a call fo...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:44:00 +0000
240 earthquakes detected since last night
A series of earthquakes started northeast of Eldeyjarboði off the Reykjanes peninsula. The source is about 15 metres off shore and the earthquakes have been ongoing since 8:30 PM last night. The biggest two earthquakes that have been detected wer...

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:37:00 +0000
Skiing in Iceland in the midnight sun
Lindsey Vonn, one of the most successful female skier in the world, posted a video from her stay in Iceland this summer on The Kelly Clarkson show recently. The video was taken in Tröllaskagi at 1 AM where she went skiing. Clarkson really liked t...

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000
One of the friendliest cities in Europe
Recently the readers of Condé Nast Tra­vell­er picked out the twelve friendliest cities in Europe forthe year 2022. The criteria was friendliness of reisidents and smiles and how welcoming they felt tovisitors. Iceland came in third on the list...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 19:34:00 +0000
Icelandair working with Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle and Icelandair signed an agreement on working together to promote Iceland as an international center for issues relating to the North and the environment. It includes promoting discussions on related issues and showcasing Iceland in ...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:40:00 +0000
Intense fire in Grandagarður last night
A fire broke out in a building a backyard in Grandagarður in Reykjavík last night. When the fire department arrived at the scene there was a lot of fireand smoke on the premises. However, it went well putting the fire out as is reported on the F...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Signs will soon have Icelandic first at the Keflavík Airport
"I am very happy with the decicion of the board on Isavia to put Icelandic first," says Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture and adds that it was about time.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000
The oldest twins in the history of Iceland
Hlaðgerður Snæbjörnsdóttir and Svanhildur Snæbjörnsdóttir are twins. They are celebrating their 100th birthay today. No Icelandic twins have reached the great age of becoming 100 years old before in this country so they are the oldest twin...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000
The glacial flood probably reached its maximum last night
The glacial flood in Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull continues and now it is estimated that the water coming from Grímsvötn isover 350 square meters per second.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000
The wife had stabbed her husband last March and a history of violence
The wife of the man who was stabbed to death in Ólafsfjörður last week is under the suspicion of having stabbed him with a knife last March. The Northeast Iceland police have a few other instances under scrutiny where the couple had been physic...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:32:00 +0000
A car lifted out of the city pond in Reykjavík
A driver lost control of his car on the ice roads this morning when driving downtown and it resulted in the nose of the car going into the city pond Tjörnin in Reykjavík.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:12:00 +0000
Landed the second prize in the European Street Food Award 2022
Sigvaldi Jóhannesson also known as Chef Silli came in second in a competition for the best street food in Europe in Munich in Germany last weekend. This summer he won the preliminary competition here in Iceland that qualified him for the main com...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:53:00 +0000
19,000 got vaccinated in Laugardalshöll
Just over 19 thousand people got vaccinated in two weeks in Laugardalshöll, in a special effort to get to people 60 years and older which ended last week. The effort was very successful and people were happy with the service according to The Heal...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:07:00 +0000
A glacial flood could cause a volcanic eruption in Grímsvötn
It is hard to say whether a glacial flood has started in Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull and detectors will probably not show definitive signs until tomorrow when it is estimated that the possible flood has reached its maximum, according to Salóme J...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:33:00 +0000
Murder suspects released from custody
The Metropolitan police released two men from custody today who were apprehended this weekend on the suspicion of having killed a woman in Laugardalur in Reykjavík.

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000
Waited eight years for his dream vacation
The American orthodontist Richard Burns and his wife Cindy waited for eight years before they were able to go on a cruise with North Sailing to Scoresby Sund in eastern Greenland. They went on the trip this August with a group of ten people and Bu...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000
A new album from Sycamore Tree
The duo Sycamore Tree released a new album today called Colors. In the band are Gunni Hilmars and Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, and the album has been in the works for three years.

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:42:00 +0000
One person still in custody in murder case
The investigation into the death of a man in Ólafsfjörður last Monday is going well according to an announcement from the Police North East. The investigation at the scene is finished and now the data is being analyzed. Furthermore, both suspec...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:09:00 +0000
Rescue teams are on standby
Rescue teams all over the country are now on standby because the first snowstorm is forecast for Sunday and supposed to last until Monday morning.

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:31:00 +0000
A Triceratop Dinosaur coming to Iceland?
A part of a dinosaur skeleton could be on its way to Reykjavík according to an announcement on the city's website. The skeleton would be a gift and are said to be approximately 65 million years old.



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