Day: September 30, 2021

Nature

Earthquake Swarm Intensifies on Reykjanes Peninsula

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was felt across Southwest Iceland, in the Reykjavík capital area, and as far as Borgarnes, West Iceland just before 2:00 AM

Jelena Ćirić September 30, 2021

Economy

Apartment Construction Hits 4.5-Year Low

There have not been fewer apartments under construction in the Reykjavík capital area since February 2017, RÚV reports. If the trend continues, housing prices will

Jelena Ćirić September 30, 2021

In Focus: The National Hospital’s Persistent Problem of Patient Flow

The Icelandic healthcare system is a popular topic of discussion. One of the biggest government expenditures, there’s one thing the Icelandic public agrees on, left and right : healthcare costs should be paid by the government. Government expenditure towards the healthcare system amounted to more than 8% of the country’s GDP in 2020. How the […]

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Gréta Sigríður Einarsdóttir September 30, 2021

Interview

Running

The first impression I got of her was from her brother. It must have been a few months back. He was saying how she had returned to training after Christmas and declared that she was in much better shape than them. “I outran ’em all,” she had said. Not like she was referring to the second […]

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Ragnar Tómas September 30, 2021