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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 Supreme Court of Iceland has confirmed Reykjavík District Court’s verdict of a 16-year prison sentence over Redouane Naoui, a 40-year-old man, for manslaughter. He stabbed a man with a knife in the throat at a Reykjavík nightclub in July 2011.
The Supreme Court of Iceland. Photo by Páll Kjartansson.
The convict is also to pay the victim’s daughter over ISK 3 million (USD 24,000, EUR 18,000) in damages, Morgunblaðið reports.
Naoui stated that he had been too drunk at the time to remember what had happened. Among evidence in this case were recordings from the nightclub’s security cameras.
The police confiscated a knife at the scene. There proved to be blood on the 25.8-centimeter blade and on the convict’s shirt. A DNA analysis concluded that the blood was most likely from the victim.
Click here to read more about this case.
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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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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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