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Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:58:00 +0000Should we stop protecting buyers of prostitution?
Karl Steinar Valsson, Chief Superintendent and head of the National Police Commissioner’s Analysis Department, says there is reason to reconsider whether Iceland should continue shielding the buyers of prostitution.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:13:00 +0000Seeing mosquitoes everywhere
GÃsli Már GÃslason, entomologist and professor emeritus in aquatic biology, says he has recently received many reports from people who believe they have seen a mosquito, following two confirmed cases in Iceland—one in the South and one in KjÃ...
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000Photos: Yule Cat lights up Lækjartorg for the holidays
The ReykjavÃk Yule Cat was illuminated this afternoon at Lækjartorg, marking the start of the city’s festive season.
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0000Prada campaign filmed on an Icelandic glacier
Filming has recently wrapped on a major advertising campaign for Italian fashion house Prada, promoting its Prada Sport line. The campaign stars Jake Gyllenhaal, with parts of the production shot on a glacier and inside an ice cave in Iceland. The...
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0000Minister protests EU safeguard measures
Daði MárKristófersson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has formally protested the European Union’s proposed safeguard measures on silicon metals, both on behalf of Icelandic stakeholders and the EEA cooperation as a whole.
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:14:09 +0000Grapevine New Music Picks: BrÃet, Symfaux, Róshildur & More
After the Iceland Airwaves madness last weekend, some might think we’d take a break on covering music this week. Those...
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:35:12 +0000Grapevine Events: ReykjavÃk Dance Festival, RAFLOST, Icelandic Language Day
We’re currently in the middle of The ReykjavÃk Dance Festival! There’s a smattering of different events: graduation shows, a political...
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:44:51 +0000Pets Allowed In Apartment Buildings After Bill Passes
Keeping cats and dogs in an apartment building is no longer conditioned by neighbouring residents’ consent, after Alþingi passed a...
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:43:19 +0000múm Is A Living Proof That A Long-Distance Relationship Can Work
Spread across different countries and cities, the members of the legendary band came together on the stage of Harpa for...
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:36:27 +0000Day Four: múm Concludes 2025 Iceland Airwaves
In múm’s August interview with the Grapevine, guitarist Róberta Andersen noted that the group has “become so good at being...
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