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The front page of Heimildin features a mix of domestic and international news. Top domestic stories focus on Iceland's high-earners, with a prominent report on the highest-earning woman and other wealthy individuals. There's also a story debunking a claim made on the front page of Morgunblaðið…
Aðalheiður S. Gunnarsdóttir is the only woman with over a billion in annual income on Heimildin's High-Earner List this year, and four of the ten highest-earning women in the country are linked to fishing companies.
Canadian Prime Minister attempted to bend Canada, which moved away from a bad deal. 'We cannot accept what they have offered and we will not give what they have asked for,' says Mark Carney.
Law professors cited by Morgunblaðið regarding the European Union have issued a statement after the newspaper published a false claim about their opinion on EU membership.
Eymar Einarsson, a captain from Akranes, is the tax king of West Iceland and one of twelve individuals who made it into the billionaire club on Heimildin's High-Earner List this year.
To celebrate questionable milestones, here is a list of five inventive methods to avoid awards.
A call for a change in values and the fight against it: 'We can either live with democracy or accumulate immense wealth in the hands of a few,' said a former US Supreme Court justice.
Iceland does not have the highest purchasing power in Europe, and not all Eurozone countries are in the second division, as has been claimed.
There is no reason to believe that the European Union, and especially the Nordic and Baltic countries within the Union, would not welcome Iceland, writes Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden.
Wages are increasing at a rate slightly above inflation.
A technology solution for YouTube users has proven profitable for one resident of Reykjanes. The highest earners last year are mostly connected to the fishing industry.
