Posted on 07 February 2012. Tags: culture, france, heritage, history, Iceland, renovation
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.
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Posted in Business, Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Travel
Posted on 04 February 2012. Tags: accident, climate, collins, golbal warming, Greenland, ice, map, publishing
The world’s most authoritative atlas maker has updated its most recent edition following widespread criticism from scientists who said Greenland was looking far too green.
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Posted in Business, Environment, General, Greenland, International, MBL, Technology, United Kingdom
Posted on 04 February 2012. Tags: fighting, mixed martial arts, sport, ufc, ultimate fighting
By Brian Mallon: For the first time in over five years two fighters not named Georges St Pierre will contest a UFC title at 170 lbs.
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Posted in International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: Hotel in Downtown Reykjavik, Hotel in Reykjavik, Reykjavik Art Festival, Reykjavik Hotel, Summer events in Reykjavik
Hotel Odinsve, a popular
hotel in downtown Reykjavik, is preparing to accommodate a vast amount of visitors in Iceland for this year’s cultural summer events, including the Reykjavik Art Festival, and the National Day of Iceland.
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Posted in Art, Business, Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: Iceland, january, tourism, visit, winter
Foreign visitors to Iceland have never numbered higher in the month of January than this year.
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Posted in Business, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: danmarks radio, Denmark, DR, exposé, India, textiles
India has stopped issuing visas to journalists of Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, due to a 2010 documentary focusing on working conditions within the country’s textile industry.
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Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics, Technology, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: coast guard, engineering, Iceland, rolls royce, Thor
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.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Technology, Travel
Posted on 02 February 2012. Tags: antarctica, beserk, expedition, new zealand, Norway, sailing
The Norwegian captain of the ill-fated ‘Beserk’ expedition is being hunted by New Zealand authorities as he allegedly makes his second attempt to reach Antarctica.
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Posted in General, International, MBL, Norway, Travel
Posted on 02 February 2012. Tags: attack, court, crime, greece, Iceland, outlaws
The Supreme Court of Iceland has upheld a Reykjavík District Court decision to allow the mother of a Greek man, who was the victim of a severe physical assault in central Reykjavík in May 2010, to act as a witness on his behalf.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL
Posted on 01 February 2012. Tags: africa, deaf, Iceland, internet, Norway, sign language, signwiki, technology
Icelandic sign language is now, for the first time, available to everybody online. Iceland's education and culture minister opened the new internet language learning portal today, which already contains over 1,200 signs.
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Posted in Culture, Iceland, International, MBL, Society, Technology