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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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The earthquakes that hit the capital area two nights ago caused some damage to houses in the town of Hafnarfjörður. Cracks in the walls of some houses have been reported.
According to visir.is, two sharp earthquakes shook the capital area shortly after midnight on March 1. The first measured at 3.7 on the Richter scale and the latter 4.2.
The Icelandic Met Office was bombarded by calls from the general public on the night of the earthquakes and earth scientists were called in for duty. Since then, several smaller aftershocks have been detected, the largest one measured at 1.5 on the Richter scale. Earthquakes occur infrequently in the area.
An earthquake was also detected in North Iceland two nights ago, measuring at 3.5 on the Richter scale, but no sharp quakes have been detected in the area since.
Click here to read more about the earthquakes.
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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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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 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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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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