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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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Former CEO of MP Bank Styrmir Þór Bragason was acquitted for breach of trust in the so-called Exeter case at Reykjavík District Court today. The State Treasury will be responsible for paying all legal costs, mbl.is reports.
Reykjavík District Court.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor had demanded that Styrmir be sentenced to three to four years in prison.
As reported, Styrmir was accused of having been accomplice to granting a loan from Byr savings bank to a subsidiary of MP Bank to purchase founder’s capital shares in Byr, which proved to be worthless.
Jón Þorsteinn Jónsson and Ragnar Z. Guðjónsson were given 4.5-year sentences at the Supreme Court of Iceland in June 2012 for their part in the affair. Styrmir’s case was then referred back to the district court.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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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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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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