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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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The Icelandic national team in women’s handball lost against Romania by three goals, 22-19, in their second match a qualifying group D at the European Championship in Serbia on Wednesday.
From a past Iceland handball match. Photo by Geir Ólafsson.
The game was more even than Iceland’s first game against Montenegro with Iceland leading 8-5 in the middle of the first half. However, Romania later evened the score and led 15-13 at half time, ruv.is reports.
Romania maintained their lead throughout most of the second half and ended up winning the game. Iceland’s top scorers were Rut Jónsdóttir with five goals and Hrafnhildur Skúladóttir with four. Goalkeeper Guðný Jenný Ásmundsdóttir deflected ten shots.
In qualifying group D, Montenegro is at the top, followed by Romania and Russia and Iceland bottoms out without any points. Iceland plays Russia tonight and the game will decide which team moves on to the intermediary heat with Montenegro and Romania.
Click here to read about Iceland’s game against Montenegro.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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Icelandic mountaineer Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson made it up the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest at 8,848 meters, by the South East Ridge at 1 am Icelandic time last night. At 50, he is the fifth and oldest Icelander to make the climb.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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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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