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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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Icelandic citizen Sverrir Þór Gunnarsson, who goes by the name Sveddi tönn, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Rio de Janeiro for drug smuggling last week. He plans to appeal the verdict.
According to Fréttablaðið, it is the longest sentence an Icelander has ever been given for such charges anywhere in the world.
Sverrir was arrested in early July after more than 50,000 ecstasy pills were found in the luggage of a woman caught at the Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro. He was considered to have organized the smuggling.
Sverrir was one of two ringleaders in a major drug bust in Iceland at the turn of the millennium. He has lived abroad since he got out of jail and has repeatedly been implicated in drug smuggling to Iceland from Spain and South America.
Sverrir has also yet to serve nine years in prison in Spain on charges of drugs.
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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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