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February
13
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Þorrablót – Mid-Winter Feast
Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of Þorrablót, an Icelandic mid-winter feast. In the past there was no fresh food available at this time of year so people ate dried fish, smoked lamb, putrefied shark and soured blood and liver pudding along with other soured meat products—ram testicles included.
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Fjallabyggd (“Mountain Settlement”) is a skier’s dream. Its slopes are perfect for slaloming and there are also tracks for telemark skiing. Winter sporting enthusiasts can also go ice skating or rent snowmobiles. In summer, Fjallabyggd turns into a paradise for hikers. Read this special promotion about one of Iceland’s best hidden gems.
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07.04.2011 | 19:00
Iceland-EU Talks Can Begin in June
Stefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, said in a statement issued yesterday that the formal membership talks between Iceland and the European Union can begin at the end of June.
He described the negotiation schedule as “ambitious but achievable” if all parties are determined to progress, Fréttabladid reports.
Füle expects that the formal talks can begin at a summit which is scheduled to take place on June 27. By then the screening process should be completed so that talks on the 35 chapters of EU legislation can be launched.
Click here to read more about Iceland and the EU.
February
22
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(Not) Breaking News
A Playboy model, Progressive Party in trouble and a bad hair day.
February
22
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Biggest Listing Ever in Iceland
Seven companies have asked to be listed on the NASDAQ OMX in Reykjavík, in one of the biggest privatization plans in the country’s history. All seven companies are owned, at least in part, by Landsbanki Íslands, which the Government of Iceland owns 81 percent.
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February
22
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More Power to the People
Landsvirkjun accounts for 75 percent of total electricity production in Iceland; in the year 2010 production reached 12,625 GWh. Climate change and the resulting increase in temperatures are expected to lead to a significant increase in the flow of glacial rivers in the years to come.
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February
22
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Kaupthing’s Top Dogs Charged with Criminal Activity
The Special Prosecutors’ Office has filed charges in the so-called Al-Thani case, which pertains to the purchase of a five percent share in Kaupthing Bank in late September 2008, merely two weeks before the banking system’s collapse.
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February
22
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Ash Wednesday is Today!
February
21
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Better to Build Up Euro than ISK?
February
21
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Surgeries to Remove Faulty Breast Implants Begin
February
21
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Firing of FSA Manager: Time Limit to Object Extended
February
21
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Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in Europe
February
21
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Some Other News
February
21
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Today is Bursting Day!
February
20
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Missing Noses Found
February
20
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The Volcano, Winning and Winning
February
20
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Long-Term Unemployment on the Rise
February
20
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Today is Bun Day!
February
19
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Today is Women's Day!
February
19
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Iceland‘s rating no longer “junk”
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The current issue of the quarterly magazine Iceland Review includes for example an interview with world-renowned fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir as well as features on the successful biotech company ORF Genetics and the hot debate regarding the EU. If you subscribe now, you will receive a photo book by IR editor, photographer Páll Stefánsson of the eruptions in Eyjafjallajökull as a gift. Click here to subscribe to the magazine and here to buy a gift subscription.
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REVIEWS
February
20
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Crime Gone Bad
The second series of The Press continues to follow the life of journalist, mother and wife Lára and her investigation of Iceland’s underground world.
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February
20
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Feature of the Week: Genius in a Bottle
Harvesting human-like protein from genetically modified barley, Icelandic company ORF Genetics is revolutionizing the world of green biotechnology. With Iceland’s First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff and Hollywood stars among its loyal fans, the company’s phenomenal skincare range has, quite literally, changed the face of the cosmetics industry.
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The international recognition that the architecture firm Snøhetta has received is quite unique in a Norwegian context.
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