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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Last month, the unemployment rate in the West Fjords was 3.8 percent. That means that 129 people were without work, 84 men and 45 women, according to Bæjarins Bestu news web site in the town of Ísafjörður.
Since December, the number of unemployed individuals has risen by 23, or 0,8 percent.
Unemployment has gone down by 0,4 percent compared to the same month last year when 147 people were unemployed on average.
Out of the 147 individuals, 93 were unemployed in Ísafjörður, 13 in Bolungarvík, and 10 in Vesturbyggð. Seven are unemployed in the Strandir region, five in Súðavík, four in Tálknafjörður, three in Kaldraneshreppur, two in Árneshreppur and in Reykhólar.
Presently, seven jobs are advertised in the West Fjords.
In January, the unemployment rate in Iceland was 7.2 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percent from December last year.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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Interwined at the Einar Jónsson Museum is a group exhibition by the first Master students (Class of 2014) from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. The site-specific 21st century artworks delightfully freshen up the interior in the home and studio of the famous 20th century Icelandic sculptor.
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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