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Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:29:00 +0000
Unemployment at its lowest point
The national unemployment rate was 2.8% last month and had not changed from the previous month. The Directorate of Labor now predicts that the unemployment rate will not change much in November, and will bein the range between 2.8% and 3.1%.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Björk at the Metaverse virtual music festival that starts today
The Icelandic singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir will be among the musicians at the Metaverse virtual music festival, which is now held for the secondtime. The music festival will take place in the virtual world of Decentraland, in Metaverse, from Nov...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:16:00 +0000
Considers the criteria changed in the terrorism case
Sveinn Andri Sveinsson, the defense lawyer for one of the men suspected of planning a terrorist attack, says that the criteria for keeping the men in custody has changed due to the outcome of their psychiatric evaluation. The custody based on the...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:08:00 +0000
Living close to the Party Zone
The downtown area of Reykjavík has been developing into an area of restaurants, bars, clubs and hotels as is often the case with growing cities. The party scene can be a bit of an issue for the hotels in the area, as well as the residents.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:04:00 +0000
Can hear the avalanche falling
The Icelandic Met Office is currently conducting experiments with an incoming sound-meter that can detect avalanches when they fall. The meter can detect low frequency sound waves that follow avalanches and are outside of the human hearing range.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Set on finding a cure for spinal cord injuries
Run in the Dark takes place tomorrow, November 9th at 8 PM in Elliðaárdalur in Reykjavík, when the darkness of winter is coming. The founder of the run is the Irish outdoors enthusiast and adventurer Mark Pollock, who is blind and has suffered ...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Reykjavík Global Forum - Women Leaders starts in Harpa today
There will be a lot going on in Harpa conference center when the Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders starts today. This is the fifth time the conference is held here in Iceland but behind the project is the government of Iceland as well as m...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000
Slippurinn with a pop up in Akureyri
The celebrated slow food chef Gísli Matthías­ from Slippurinn in the Westman Islands will be hosting a pop-up at the Bryggjan in Ak­ureyri, where he will be showcasing the best of Slippurinn to locals in the north.

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Happy if his issues will be successful
“To have an election like this against the chairman of the Independence Party is a very positive message. I’m very proud of that and proud of my supporters,” Guðlaugur Þór Þór Þórðarson told mbl.is reporter when the results came out ...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Benediktsson gets a decicive lead to chair the Independence Party
Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, got 59 percent of the votes for the leading position in the Independence Party whereas his challenger, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate, g...

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:43:00 +0000
Waiting for hours to capture the moment
“I started photographing birds seriously in 1999. I had always been interested in birds, but it had been laying dormant for quite some time. But at that time the interest just resurfaced and there was no turning back. When you spend hours and ho...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:23:00 +0000
First day sold out at Iceland Airwaves
A lot of people made their way downtown Reykjavík last night in order to attend the first day of the Iceland Airwaves music Festival, which is held this weekend.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000
66° North opens a store in London
The final touches are being made in a brand new store for the Icelandic company 66°North, which will open at Regent Street in London at the end of November.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000
"Reckless increase in property taxes"
“This is a reckless increase in these property taxes. It’s very burdensome for Reykjavík businesses, absolutely,” says Ingólfur Bender, the chief economist of the Federation of Icelandic Industries (SI), but the budget for the next five ye...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 02:54:00 +0000
Strong residential development in a cooling market
Everything points to residential development being strong at this time and more apartments are expected on the market in the coming months and next years. There is a growing number of apartments under construction, and more apartments are under c...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:45:00 +0000
Father of the National Police Chief allegedly sold illegal rifles
Gudjón Valdimarsson, the father of National Police Chief, is alleged to have built and sold illegal semi-automatic rifles.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:46:00 +0000
The Christian word needs Icelandic subtitles
The Christian church Omega violated the Media Act by broadcasting foreign content without Icelandic subtitles on the television station Omega.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:39:00 +0000
"The dream is to do a radio play"
“I’d like to write more about one of the main characters,” the crime novelist Ragnar Jónsson says of a possible continued collaboration with the Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, but they just published their first project together, th...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:50:00 +0000
Mowi buys shares in Arctic Fish
The Norwegian aquaculture giant Mowi is planning to buy shares in Arctic Fish for 26 billion ISK. After the acquisition Mowi will be in control of 51.28% of Arctic Fish shares.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:45:00 +0000
Nakamura took home the first prize
The American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura won the Fischer Randcom Chess Tournament that ended Sunday night in Reykjavík. The winner of the final was Hikaru Nakamura, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in armageddon after drawing the match 2-2. He is the...



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