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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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Statistic Iceland has published new data on the life expectancy of babies born in Iceland. Life expectancy of males in 2011 was 79.9 years but 83.6 years for females.
In 2010, the infant mortality rate in Iceland was lower than in any other European country, 2.2 per 1,000 live births. Finland follows in the rankings with an infant mortality rate of 2.3.
The rate ranged between 2.5 and 3.4 in the other Nordic countries. In 2010, the infant mortality rate in Europe was highest in Turkey, 13.2 deaths per 1,000 live births.
In 2011, the average life expectancy at birth for Icelandic women was 83.6 years and 79.9 years for men. In 2010, life expectancy for Icelandic women ranked the ninth highest in Europe.
The highest average life expectancy for women in Europe in 2010 was in Spain with 85.3 years and France with 85.0 years.
Average life expectancy for Icelandic men was the third highest in Europe in 2010 with Switzerland in first place with an average expected life span of 79.9 years and Sweden in second place with an average life span of 79.6 years.
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The Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland was formally approved as a member of the United Nations University (UNU) network earlier this month.
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Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson.
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Four tourists were rescued from a piece of floating ice in Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon, East Iceland, yesterday afternoon. Fjallsárlón is just west of the popular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
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Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and bank holiday in Iceland. Although Whitsun is a religious holiday, many people skip mass and use the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities with their friends and families.
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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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REVIEWS
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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