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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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A seminar on Icelandic and Norwegian contribution to Arctic research, entitled ‘In Northern Mists: Understanding the Past, Predicting the Future – Icelandic and Norwegian Contributions to Arctic Research,’ will be held at the University of Akureyri on November 12 to 13.
The meeting, organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in cooperation with the Stefansson Arctic Institute, CICERO – Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Tromsø, the University of Akureyri and the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, is part of an agreement to increase scientific cooperation between Iceland and Norway.
It was signed by the ministers for foreign affairs of Iceland and Norway, Össur Skarphéðinsson and Jonas Gahr Støre, last year.
Assistant Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Torgeir Larsen and Icelandic permanent secretary for foreign affairs Einar Gunnarsson will open the meeting. Icelandic and Norwegian scientists will then present their research.
The meeting will be held in English and is open to all.
Click here for program details, here to read a story about French-Icelandic cooperation on Arctic research and here to read a similar story about U.S.-Icelandic cooperation.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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