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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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Iceland’s Supreme Court sentenced Pawels Jerzy Podburaczynski to seven years in prison today for taking part in the armed robbery of Michelsen watchmaker’s in October 2011.
The Supreme Court of Iceland. Photo: Páll Kjartansson/Iceland Review.
His sentenced was lengthened from the original five years announced by Reykjavík District Court. Podburaczynski’s three accomplices were all given five year sentences. The men have been referred to in the Icelandic media as the ‘Rolex Raiders.’
Podburaczynski was convicted in 2006 in his home country of Poland for robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. The judges took this into account when handing him the longer sentence. He has also has a record of sexual offenses in his home country, ruv.is reports.
In Iceland, all four men were found guilty of having stolen goods worth ISK 50 million (USD 394,000, EUR 302,000) as well as four vehicles which were used in the robbery.
They were extradited from Switzerland to Iceland after fleeing the country and are believed to have traveled to Iceland specifically to carry out the crime.
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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 Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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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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