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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 Icelandic national team in men’s ice hockey ended up in fourth place in Group A in the Ice Hockey World Championship – Division II, which ended in Laugardalur, Reykjavík, on Wednesday. This is the team’s best achievement so far.
Iceland lost its fifth and last game against Croatia 1-5. Croatia was considered the strongest team before the games but had to make do with the bronze, while with the gold Estonia earned a seat in the top division from where it was relegated last year, Morgunblaðið reports. Spain earned the silver.
Iceland has never competed in such a strong group before and is considered to have improved considerably. The team has, for example, never beat Serbia before and Iceland’s victory over New Zealand knocked the latter team down to Group B.
Ice hockey is a young sport in Iceland; the national team first competed in the World Championship in 1999 and now places 32nd in the world ranking. Further improvements are expected as most of the team’s players are in their early twenties or younger.
Click here to read more about ice hockey in Iceland.
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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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