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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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Keflavík won the Women’s Basketball Cup for the 13th time after beating Valur 68:60 in the final at Laugardalshöll on Saturday.
Archive photo of a game in the men's divison. Photo: Geir Ólafsson/Iceland Review. Click here to view a photo of Keflavík being awarded the cup.
In the men’s division, Stjarnan from Garðabær beat Grindavík 79:91 at Laugardalshöll, taking home the cup for the second time.
Daily Morgunblaðið named Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir and Jarrid Frye the players of the respective women’s and men’s matches. Bryndís scored 15 points for Keflavík in the roughly 39 minutes that she was on court, while Frye scored 32 points in 37 minutes.
In other sports news, Icelandic handball player Alexander Petersson says he hopes to be able to play with the national team when they come up against Slovenia in the preliminary round of the European Championship in men’s handball in April after injuring his ankle last year causing him to miss the World Championship in Spain.
“I still have substantial pain in my ankle but will hopefully recover soon. It was of course immensely frustrating to not be on the team in Spain but I hope that I will be able to play against Slovenia. It’s going to be a difficult game. As we saw in the World Championship, Slovenia is a really strong team,” Alexander told Morgunblaðið.
Alexander, who is considered one of Iceland’s star players, also plays for the German team Rhein-Neckar Löwen, which is coached by former Iceland coach Guðmundur Guðmundsson.
Alexander played in the team’s European Handball Federation Champions League game against the Ukrainian team Zaporozhye on Saturday night, scoring four goals.
Alexander was voted the Sports Person of the Year 2010 by the Icelandic Sport Press Association.
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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 government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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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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