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The front page of Heimildin features a mix of domestic and international news. Top domestic stories include a report on potential miscalculation of state pension benefits and issues surrounding the Technic School project in Hafnarfjörður. International news covers EU disagreements on sanctions…
State pension benefits have been calculated based on a too-low tax-free threshold for nearly a decade, according to the wording of the law. Billions are at stake, but the Social Security Institute interprets the law based on legislative data. The Althing's office states the laws do not meet…
Sigríður Jónsdóttir writes about "New Kitchen After the Play" by Friðgeir Einarsson, which is shown in The Theatre's Box.
Iceland will reduce societal emissions by 21 percent by 2030 compared to 2005, thus falling far short of the climate goal of 41 percent.
There is disagreement within the EU regarding sanctions against Russian oligarchs.
One of the lot holders in Hafnarfjörður, where the Technic School was to be built, received an offer he did not accept. Since then, contact has been minimal. The former mayor is avoiding comment.
The Directorate of Health reviewed the cases of 13 doctors following an investigation by Heimildin and foreign media into doctors who retained their licenses in one country after losing them in another. Six licenses have been revoked, and one has been restricted.
A chief physician and head of department at Grensás say young people face many challenges after discharge from the department. There are instances where young people are sent to nursing homes or wait a long time for services. Brain injuries in young people can be trying for spouses, families, and…
Stefán Ólafsson writes about economics that shield the broad base while placing burdens on the narrower one. 'The public should be wary when the prophets of neo-liberal economics step up,' he writes.
Melting glaciers are rapidly traveling into the past.
Kaja Kallas, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, says the parliamentary elections in Russia are merely a semblance of democracy. Vladimir Putin's party, Russia, won a landslide victory over the weekend.
Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir criticized the government for being too slow to react to the state's deficit. Minister of Finance Daði Már Kristoffersson rejected the criticism and said the execution of the budget had improved during the term.
