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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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Minister of the Interior Ögmundur Jónasson (pictured) revealed that he will support the proposal of Independence Party chair Bjarni Benediktsson to dismiss the Icelandic parliament Alþingi’s charges against former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde.
Ögmundur stated his decision in an interview in Morgunblaðið on Tuesday.
At the time of voting on whether the parliament should press charges against Geir and three other former ministers for misconduct in office leading to the banking collapse, Ögmundur voted in favor of taking all four former ministers to court.
Ögmundur explained that the case changed in character when it turned out that only Geir would be put on trial, turning it into a distorted party political scheme and therefore he has now changed his mind, the minister reasoned.
Left-Green MP Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir, who is in the same party as Ögmundur, has also expressed similar views on the matter, visir.is reports.
Click here to read more about the resolution on dismissing the parliament’s case against Geir before the High Court (Landsdómur).
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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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