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President Jóhannesson sings: „Eurovision is a travelling circus with a huge tent“
The American television news show 60 Minutes recently published a segment on Iceland’s Eurovision craze. A crew and an anchor from this biggest news show in the world came to Iceland last March to observe „Söngvakeppnin“, the country’s preliminary competition before the main Eurovision Song Contest in Europe. „Eurovision is a travelling circus with a huge tent and you just...
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Hiring at the office of Efling will cost at least 15 million – Meeting for union members tomorrow
The board of Efling has faced a lot of criticism since laying off all employees working in the union’s office. This decision, made by the chairman Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, has triggered some harsh responses from the public. People seem to either condemn the chairman’s decision or embrace it as part of Jónsdóttir’s fight for salary increase for the lowest paid....
Eyrún: „hate crime is almost exclusively committed against persons with a minority background“
Queer Iceland in an International Context is the name of a series of lectures by Eyrún Eyþórsdóttir, where she talks about LGBTQ+ people’s experience of hate crimes, also counting hate speech and discrimination due to sexual orientation and gender identity. In the lecture, Eyrún cites data from her study. She has a doctor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of...
Kristinn Hrafnsson has a metaphor for the Íslandsbanki fiasco: „Jack was a silly boy“
Kristinn Hrafnsson, the editor at Wikileaks, wrote a post on his Facebook page, regarding the Icelandic government selling its stake in the bank Íslandsbanki. In his post, Kristinn uses the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk as a metaphor. „If I was like Sif Sigmarsdóttir, Iceland’s most prominent columnist, I would surely write about Jack and the Beanstalk,“ Hrafnsson begins...
Hörður Jónasson donated his household items to Ukrainian refugees
Hörður Jónasson, a former driver, donated most of his furniture and household items to refugees from Ukraine. Hörður had advertised his things free of charge. However, he then decided to give the items to refugees at Bifröst university campus. Fréttablaðið originally reported on this. Hörður got in contact with a couple from Hafnarfjörður that was collecting furniture and other items...
A world-famous director has secured the rights to Ragnar Jónasson’s book: „I am very lucky“
The film director Ridley Scott is one of the most prominent film directors in history, with films like Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise and Gladiator on his resumé. Scott and the film director Scott Free have secured the film rights for Úti, a book by the author Ragnar Jónasson. The plan is for Scott to produce a film based...
An increase in reports of children eating nicotine pouches
There has been a notable increase in reports to the poison center in Landspítali hospital from the year 2020 to 2021, due to nicotine pouches. This is stated in the center’s annual report. Fréttablaðið reported that according to information from the poison center, there were a few reports of poisonings from nicotine pouches that had been eaten by young children....
The au pair host family runs well known restaurants: „I am the victim!“
Mannlíf recently published screenshots of a list of tasks, meant for an „au pair“ living with a host family in Iceland. The list in question has been harshly criticized. It contained examples of rules and tasks that the au pair was meant to follow and do. The tasks and working hours on the list are not in accordance with the...
Bjarni Ben claims he was unaware of his father’s investment in Íslandsbanki: „No, I had no idea“
„No, I had no idea,“ Bjarni Benediktsson, Iceland’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs said when asked whether he had been aware of his father purchasing a share in the bank Íslandsbanki. On Wednesday it was revealed which companies, individuals and associations had bought shares in the 22,5% stake in Íslandsbanki previously owned by the Icelandic government. The long list...
United States allow fourth shot despite doubts of advantage
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed for people to receive their fourth dose of mRNA-vaccines against Covid-19. The vaccines in question are Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. This was originally reported by mbl.is. The fourth dose, or second booster dose, will be available to those who are over 50 years of age, as well as those with a...
Minister Sigurður Ingi apologizes for racist comment: „I make mistakes, just like other people“
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Iceland’s minister for infrastructure, has released a statement on his personal Facebook page, where he apologizes for a comment made by him about Vigdís Häsler, director of The Icelandic Farmers Association. Sources have claimed that the minister’s comment was of a racist nature. He is said to have referred to Vigdís as „the black one“ at a...
The two-year-old girl who passed away in Þórshöfn: Doctor under investigation
„I cannot really comment on the matter while it is being investigated by the Directorate of Health,“ says Jón Helgi Björnsson, head of the Health Care Institution of North Iceland. He says that it is quite common for nurses to be assigned to check-ups for people with health problems. Jón Helgi could not in full discuss a tragic case where...
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