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Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured

Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured

Virðing hf. has, in partnership with other investors, completed a contract for the renovation of historic buildings in Fáskrúðsfjörður; the east Iceland village with strong ties to France. Continue Reading

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Murder in Hafnarfjörður

Murder in Hafnarfjörður

A man in his twenties is in police custody suspected of having killed a woman yesterday in Hafnarfjörður in the Reykjavík region, Icelandic police say. Continue Reading

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Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?

Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?

A video was recorded this weekend of what may or may not be the legendary Lagarfljóts Worm — Iceland’s answer to the Loch Ness Monster. Continue Reading

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Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”

Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”

Valdimar Össurarson runs a company called Valorka, which has designed a marine electric turbine by the same name. The generator won first prize at the International Inventors’ Awards 2011. The company hopes its turbine will create a steady and reliable supply of electricity. Continue Reading

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Icelandic public must bail out indebted public sector pension fund

Icelandic public must bail out indebted public sector pension fund

Icelandic tax payers are set to bear the heavy burden of recapitalising the government employees’ pension fund (LSR). Billions of extra krónur are needed by the fund over the coming decades so it can stand up to its responsibilities. Continue Reading

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Iceland Foods bids in, US Republican candidate connected to one

Iceland Foods bids in, US Republican candidate connected to one

Offers on the British supermarket chain Iceland Foods are close to the value which the resolution committee of failed Icelandic bank Old Landsbanki had hoped for. The likely Republican presidential candidate in the USA is connected to one of the bidding investment funds. Continue Reading

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Icelandic phone book company releases front cover covers for offended citizens

Icelandic phone book company releases front cover covers for offended citizens

The Icelandic phone book company has released stickers people can use to remove Egill Einarsson from the cover of the current book after the celebrity was accused of two rapes. Continue Reading

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Iceland’s resources debate: fighting whom for what?

Iceland’s resources debate: fighting whom for what?

Former Icelandic government minister Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (1987-95) says that the battle for Iceland’s natural resources is not against the European Union and that is a purely domestic fight, he told a conference. Continue Reading

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More visitors to Iceland in January than ever before

More visitors to Iceland in January than ever before

Foreign visitors to Iceland have never numbered higher in the month of January than this year. Continue Reading

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New Icelandic Coastguard cruiser probably needs repairs in Norway

New Icelandic Coastguard cruiser probably needs repairs in Norway

Iceland’s brand new coastguard patrol ship, Þór – the biggest in the country and the service’s new flagship; has developed a persistent vibration in one of its engines and will likely need to go overseas for repair. Continue Reading

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