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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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It is hoped that Microsoft founder Bill Gates will participate in the 2013 international Reykjavík Bridge Festival, which has been held in the country for over 30 years. Last year approximately 130 foreign players were involved.
Bill Gates. Source: Wikipedia.
The Bridge Association of Iceland also wooed another American billionaire, Warren Buffet, but he did not accept their invitation. Both Gates and Buffet are well known bridge players, Morgunblaðið reports.
“We are hoping that Gates will accept our invitation. We have contacted him both through foreign players with whom he is familiar and his companies,” said Jafet Ólafsson, the association’s president.
The Icelandic Bridge Tournament, in which 12 teams competed, took place last week and concluded on Sunday.
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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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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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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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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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