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The Heimildin news site features stories on a range of domestic Icelandic topics including energy, education, and public health, alongside a piece on a new human species discovery. A top story discusses potential changes to the legal structure of the energy company Orkuveitan.
A couple, Ingi Torfi Sverrisson and Linda Rakel Jónsdóttir, have developed an Icelandic app to help people track their nutrition, emphasizing that understanding portion sizes is as crucial as food choices for achieving maximum results.
A devastating earthquake on Flores has refocused attention on the discovery of remains of a previously unknown human species found there and nowhere else.
Ágúst Líndal Ágústsson lost movement in half his face after treatment for fourth-stage brain cancer and fell into deep depression but is grateful he didn't give up.
The story of the snowdrift in Gunnlaugsskarð, though the physical drift is gone, continues to resonate.
There is a great need to improve and expand rehabilitation services for children.
Healthcare professionals thought Björn Ólafur Haraldsson was delirious when he collapsed with a brain hemorrhage. At 21, he was studying nursing when the incident occurred, and he repeatedly had to correct mistakes made by unqualified staff in healthcare institutions. He now aims to finish his…
The Finance and Risk Management Department's assessment regarding the planned changes to Orkuveitan's legal structure was presented at a city council meeting yesterday.
Despite Reykjavík City's policy of equal rights to artistic creation, music school principals express deep concerns about the situation, noting that age limits have led to students being dismissed and others unable to enroll. The operation of music schools is increasingly constricted, potentially…
The City Council has appointed a negotiation group to finalize an agreement with the Technical College to ensure the school remains in Reykjavík, after Hafnarfjörður's previous agreement for building plots proved unfulfillable.
The Ministry of Finance estimates a revenue loss of 1.6 billion ISK if price increases are limited to the Central Bank's inflation target. No decision has been made, but Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir states the government is ready to cap increases at 2.5 percent if others contribute and wage…
Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlén has tasked Magdalena Andersson, the Social Democrat leader, with continuing negotiations after the previous attempt.
