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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 West Fjords police have filed charges for violations of animal protection laws against a 27-year-old man who has admitted to having drowned a Labrador in Þingeyri in December 2011.
From the West Fjords. Archive photo by Geir Ólafsson.
According to the charge, the man tied the front and hind legs of the dog, Kolur (formerly known as Diesel), fastened car tires with aluminum rims to the dog and threw it into the ocean by the edge of a road in the innermost part of Dýrafjörður, Fréttablaðið reports.
The man confessed to drowning the dog at the filing of his case before court yesterday. It is demanded that he will be made to serve the appropriate punishment and that the authority to have animals in his care be taken from him.
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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.
The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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