Nature
Rabbit Rescue Hops to Rehome Sixty Bunnies
Sixty rabbits that were caught in the Elliðaárdalur valley on the east side of Reykjavík need furever homes, Vísir reports, but the process has been
Larissa Kyzer
June 25, 2022
Larissa Kyzer
Politics
Prime Minister, President Express Solidarity with US Pro-Choice Movement
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson tweeted their solidarity with the US pro-choice movement, RÚV reports. The statements of support came in
Larissa Kyzer
June 25, 2022
Society
Today is Women’s Rights Day
Today, June 19, is Women’s Rights Day in Iceland. The holiday commemorates the day, in 1915, when all Icelandic women aged 40 and older, were
Larissa Kyzer
June 19, 2022
Business
Business Booming for Online Alcohol Retailers, Even Though Online Sales Aren’t Legal
Alþingi has yet to vote on whether private Icelandic retailers will be allowed to sell alcohol online, but RÚV reports that business is already booming
Larissa Kyzer
June 19, 2022
Travel
Fourteen People Rescued from Glacier in Massive, 24-Hour ICE-SAR Operation
Fourteen hikers are cold and shaken but thankfully safe after being rescued from Mt. Hvannadalshnjúkur in Vatnajökull National Park on Friday. The operation, which took
Larissa Kyzer
June 18, 2022
Sport
Sailing Competitors Seek Safe Harbour in East Iceland
Twenty-three of the competitors in France’s Vendée Artique sailing competition are seeking shelter in Fákrúðsfjörður Bay in East Iceland due to dangerous weather conditions on
Larissa Kyzer
June 18, 2022
Travel
Tourist Dies at Reynisfjara, Group Caught by Waves in the Same Spot the Next Day
A tourist died on Friday after being swept out to sea by a wave at Reynisfjara beach, just outside Vík í Mýrdal in South Iceland.
Larissa Kyzer
June 12, 2022
Politics
Government Approves Measures to Counteract Inflation, Overheating Economy
In lieu of raising interest rates, the government will be implementing various measures intended to counteract inflation and an overheating economy as well as reducing
Larissa Kyzer
June 12, 2022
Society
Nursing Home Pedicab Program a Wheely Great Success
Residents of the Dalbær nursing home in the North Iceland village of Dalvík are on the move these days, thanks to the ‘Cycling at Any
Larissa Kyzer
June 11, 2022
Society
Evidence to Support Allegations of Pervasive Abuse in Long-Term Mental Health Wards
There is strong evidence to support long-standing allegations of pervasive violence, drug coercion, and abusive conditions endured by patients with developmental disabilities and mental health
Larissa Kyzer
June 11, 2022
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