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Iceland: “The Settlement Exhibition” showcasing ReykjavĂ­k’s history and settlement

NordenBladet — On 7th May, Reykjavík City Museum will be opening a new exhibition as part of a continuation of The Settlement Exhibition, which represents Reykjavík’s history from settlement to the present day. The exhibition looks at the city’s history,

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Sixty-five percent of Iceland’s Íslandsbanki to be sold

NordenBladet — According to Iceland’s state holding company, ISFI, the country is set to sell its sixty-five percent stake in Íslandsbanki over the next two years. In 2021, Iceland sold off thirty-five percent of its ownership in Íslandsbanki, which was

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Bitcoin miners lose power in Iceland

NordenBladet — Bitcoin miners in Iceland have recently had their power cut by Landsvirkjun, the National Iceland electrical company Land, due to a variety of issues at a power station. According to a representative at Landsvirkjun, a series of issues,

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Iceland: Outstanding Artistic Achievement goes to Iceland

NordenBladet — The CARTA Outstanding Artistic Achievement and the Judge’s Choice for Best Oracle Deck went to father-daughter artist team Haukur Halldorsson, who worked on all the illustrations, and Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir who wrote the book accompanying the cards. The standard

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Most popular Icelandic names for babies in 2020 announced

NordenBladet — Registers Iceland has recently published data on the most popular names for babies in Iceland during 2020. For girls, there were two names that reached the top of the charts: Andrea and Freyja. For boys, Aron was the most

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Iceland sees record number of births in a decade

NordenBladet — According to Statistics Iceland, the third quarter of 2021 saw a record number of births in over a decade. Between July and September 2021, a total of 1310 children were born in Iceland, increasing the population by 3260

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Population of Iceland: New figures show roughly 375,000 living in the country

NordenBladet — As reported by RÚV, the Icelandic National Registry shows that Iceland’s population has increased by around 6,000 since December 2020, marking a total of 374,704 people residing in the country. Out of that number includes 2,500 more foreign

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Denmark to ban prisoners with life-terms from new romantic relationships

NordenBladet — A new bill has been introduced by the Danish government that will ban prisoners with life terms from entering new romantic relationships from persons outside of the prison system. Under the new proposed law, prisoners will only be

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Iceland launches world’s largest plant to capture carbon from air

NordenBladet — Iceland has launched the world’s largest plant that turns carbon dioxide captured from air into rock. In a joint effort between Iceland’s Carbfix and Switzerland’s Climeworks, the plant is set to suck 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out

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Iceland’s see largest environmental accident in the country’s history

NordenBladet — According to Morgunblaðið, oil leaking from the wreck of British the oil tanker, El Grillo, at the bottom of the fjord in Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland has been dubbed as the “largest environmental accident in the history of

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