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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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More than quarter of a century after Icelandic private television channel Stöð 2 started broadcasting, the community in the northern part of Dýrafjörður in the West Fjords has finally been connected with a new transmitter erected on the top of the mountain Sandfell, above the town of Þingeyri.
Until recently, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, RÚV, was the only channel available in the area. The transmitter also enables the community to access private television channel Skjár 1.
Guðmundur Ásvaldsson from Núpur in Dýrafjörður, where a popular summer hotel is located, told Ísafjörður-based news site Bæjarins Besta that the community is happy about the new transmitter.
“We have been waiting for this for 10 to 15 years,” he said.
Now people in the northern part of Dýrafjörður can watch the World Championship in Handball, which starts in Spain today. All 60 games will be broadcast live on one of Stöð 2’s sports channels.
Click here to read more about the World Championship in Handball.
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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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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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