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The news from Iceland covers a range of domestic topics including economic performance, challenges in education due to seismic activity, and a profile of a former police chief. International news touches on European leaders' support for Ukraine amidst tensions with Trump. There's also coverage of…
Kjörís reported a profit of 96.5 million ISK last year, following a significant turnaround, coinciding with ASÍ price measurements showing substantial increases for the company's products. The sales and marketing director attributes the turnaround to a changed product offering, new items…
There is significant growth in food production in the Westfjords, with the Mobile School in Sauðárkrókur offering various food craft courses to enhance farmers' value creation. The managing director, Halldór B. Gunnlaugsson, noted the need for improved continuing education access for farmers.
This story likely explores the connection between psychological and sleep-related factors and the experience of physical pain.
Fifty-seven men are suspected of not assisting a young woman when their friends sexually assaulted her in a group. Hrafnhildur Sigmarsdóttir argues that jokes about 'prostitutes' in the gym reflect a similar claim to women.
This piece discusses the potential for a temporary 2.5% cap on rent increases.
Sigríður Jónsdóttir writes about 'Devils' by Lars Norén, shown at the City Theater.
The chief physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Landspítali states that data shows Iceland emerged best from the COVID pandemic, though challenges like Long-COVID and vaccine hesitancy have followed.
'Now is the time to increase our support and intensify the pressure,' says António Costa, President of the European Council.
When Halla Bergþóra Björnsdóttir became the first woman to police Húsavík, she was told women had no place in law enforcement. She became chief of police and later director of national police. The job has changed her, having dealt with difficult cases and received threats. Simultaneously, she has…
Schooling in Grindavík has proceeded well and uninterrupted since it began in late August. Air raid sirens are tested monthly, and evacuation plans are practiced. Approximately thirty schoolchildren are in town.
Þorvaldur S. Helgason writes about 'The Real Estate Nightmare' by Gabrielė Labanauskaitė, performed at Samkóma húsið.
Páll Jakob Líndal, a doctor in environmental psychology, states that people's sense of beauty is based on their values and is not easily changed. At the opening of Vaðlaverið, Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate, Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, said that we need to 'adjust our sense of beauty to…
