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Heimir Hallgrímsson quits as Icelandic team coach
Heimir Hallgrímsson, the renowned coach of the Icelandic men’s national football team, announced today he will quit working with the team. He...
Employment agencies hire five times more workers
The number of workers employed by employment agencies in Iceland has grown fivefold since 2016, as reported by RÚV. Around 1500 workers are now employ...
Polar bear search discontinued
The search for the polar bear, which was reportedly spotted Monday, has been officially discontinued. No polar bear was found. Police were notified of...
Polar bear spotted in Northeast Iceland
Police were notified about seven o’clock tonight of a polar bear spotted in Melrakkaslétta in the northeast of the country earlier today. The pe...
Foreign workers rent illegal apartments supplied by employers
Foreigners who come to Iceland to work often live in sub-par, if not dangerous, conditions, says Halldór Oddsson, union lawyer for The Icelandic Confe...
Trump’s warning-letter to NATO not received by Iceland
Iceland, despite being a member of NATO, has not received a letter from US president Donald Trump warning authorities to spend more on defense, a gove...
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Icelandic midwives protest poor wages
In an act of protest, twelve Icelandic midwives who had quit their jobs at The National University Hospital of Iceland left their working shoes on the...
IRCA disagree with Norwegian advisors on Þorskafjörður bridge
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, IRCA, disagree with the Norwegian consultant firm Multiconsult about what way best to shorten the trave...
Ministers to discuss the whereabouts of Haukur Hilmarsson
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to discuss the matter of Icelandic citizen Haukur Hilmarsson face to face wit...
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Ari Ólafsson will compete for Iceland in Eurovision
The Söngvakeppni finals, music competition where the country’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest is determined, was held last Saturday. Af...
Icelandic Author Alexander Dan Makes a Groundbreaking Deal With SF Publisher Gollancz
Alexander Dan, a young Icelandic author, has made a two-book publishing deal with Gollancz, the oldest specialist SF & Fantasy publisher in the UK...
A Regretful Man Writes This Apologetic Love Song That Will Make You Cry
In Iceland, this beautiful song by artist Beggi Dan is going viral. The song is called ‘Fyrirgefðu’ which simply means: ‘I’m s...