One person dead and two injured in Avalanche in North Iceland
An avalanche that occurred on Thursday 7th April in Svarfaðardalur valley, North Iceland, has left one person dead and two others injured. The three p...
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Treasurer of Church of Iceland in Norway resigns due to suspicion of embezzling funds
According to an announcement made by the Church of Iceland in Norway, the organization’s treasurer has resigned from the board of the congregati...
Iceland Airwaves returns for 2022: Arlo Parks, Metronomy set to headline
Popular music festival in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, is returning for 2022 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news brings the announceme...
New incentive launched to provide free meals in Iceland for Ukrainian refugees
A new incentive has recently launched in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, that provides a free meal between 18:00 and 20:00 Monday to Thursday for Ukrain...
COVID in Iceland: 70 percent of population may have caught the virus
Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, 130,000 people in Iceland have been registered of having the virus with an estimated 130,000 people have been...
Over a quarter of Icelanders battling obesity
According to Iceland Monitor, Iceland’s branch of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) has stated that 27 percent of the country is battling obesity. Overeaters ...
Hospital in Reykjavík sees 500 employees off ill due to COVID
Reykjavík’s Landspítali Hospital has recently seen almost 500 staff off sick due to COVID. Þórólfur Guðnason, Iceland’s Chief Epidemiologi...
Shooting in Reykjavík: Two incidents occur in the span of a week
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, has seen a stint of gun violence in a week, resulting in the arresting of three men and a victim that was shot and enjoy...