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17.02.2012 | 09:00
Capelin Catch Doubles
This January’s capelin catch was double that of the same period last year, rúv.is reports.
According to Statistics Iceland, the catch amounted to approximately 161,000 tons compared to almost 83,000 tons last year.
ÁA
June
20
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Laxness is now a Crater on Mercury
The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved new names for nine craters on Mercury including one for Icelandic littereture Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness.
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A petition urging the government to reconsider a proposed bill, in which the terms of the law requiring fishing companies to pay a tariff for their use of Iceland’s fishing resources are to be changed, has been signed by more than 11,000 people.
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June
19
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Iceland’s PM Meets Swedish Counterpart
June
19
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Walrus Sprawling on East Iceland Beach
A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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June
19
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Women's Day Off celebrated today
June
19
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Free Iceland Travel Guides Released
June
18
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First Fin Whale Caught in Iceland
June
17
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15 More Reasons to Like Iceland (Photos)
June
17
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Today is the Icelandic National Day
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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REVIEWS
amiina
June
03
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Young Guns
Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir interviews new Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson.
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June
10
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Sin Fang’s Album Release Concert
Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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