Nonbinary Gender Registration Finally Opens In Iceland
About a year and a half since Iceland’s gender determination law established that people must be allowed to register their gender as nonbinary*, the National Registry has fin
Trump Supporter Bearing Icelandic Flag In Sacramento Raises Questions
Washington, DC was not the only city where Trump supporters were protesting against the confirmation of the Biden/Harris win yesterday, with events happening in many American citie
Moderna Coronavirus Vaccines Probably Arriving In Iceland Next Week
As Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine continues to be distributed across Iceland, a new batch from Moderna will probably touch down next week, RÚV reports. Chief epidemiologist Þ
US Embassy Referring All Media Questions About Capitol Riots To Sec. of State Tweet
Reporters in Iceland seeking statements from the US embassy or US Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter on yesterday’s Capitol riots have been told that the US State Department has
Two Earthquakes Recorded In Reykjanes Last Night
Two earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3 were recorded in Krýsuvík, in Reykjanes, southwest Iceland early this morning, according to data from the Icelandic Met Office. Th
Polarising In US Politics Not Going Anywhere, Icelandic Analyst Says
Icelanders, as well as other nations, are quite shocked after a mob incited by outgoing US President Donald Trump attacked Capitol Hill in Washington last night after a rally with
COVID-19 Roundup: 11 New Cases, Seven In Quarantine
11 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with seven of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time of diagnosis. 20 people are currently hospitalised
As Icelandic Pols Condemn Capitol Riots, US Embassy And Ambassador All But Silent
As Icelandic politicians across the political spectrum condemned yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol building, both the US embassy and US Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunte
Very Cold Day In Iceland Today
Temperatures are expected to dip into the double-digits below zero today across much of the country, the latest report from the Icelandic Met Office shows. While almost the entire
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Decries Pro-Trump Mob Riots As “Attack On Democracy”
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has responded to the pro-Trump rioters, who only hours ago breached the U.S. capitol building in Washington D.C., tweeting out this statement:
RVK Newscast #64: Sweden In Trouble & A Good Year for Icelandic Musicians
Unofficial discussions have been underway between Sweden and other Nordic countries, including Iceland, about helping the country in its struggle with COVID-19. In other news, Icel
COVID-Roundup: Five With COVID-19, Two In Quarantine
Five people were diagnosed with COVID-19 domestically yesterday. Two were in quarantine but three were not at the time of diagnosis. Twenty people are currently at the hospital wit
Immigrant Job-Seekers Keen For Education
Job-seekers that are not of Icelandic origin are very keen on starting school here, RÚV reports this morning. At the time of reporting, 500 unemployed workers have registered to s
Sweden In Unofficial Talks With Other Nordic Countries About COVID-19 Relief
Unofficial discussions have been underway between Sweden and other Nordic countries, including Iceland, about helping the country in its struggle with COVID-19. The discussions hav
Domestic Infection Rate Declining, As Attention Turns To Border Screening
In the wake of today’s encouraging news that there were only four new domestic cases of the coronavirus detected in the past 24 hours, all of whom were in quarantine [&hellip
Reminder: Plastic Bags Are Now Banned In Shops
On January 1st, Iceland put into effect new European regulations which ban shops from providing plastic bags to shoppers at checkout, RÚV reports. This regulation also applies to
Icelandic Musicians Got 250 Million ISK From Streaming Last Year
Icelanders streamed music 1.2 billion times last year, RÚV reports, who asked the Icelandic Association of Record Publishing Companies to gather their sale numbers for 2020. Spoti
Daði Freyr Wants You To Do Backing Vocals For His Eurovision Song
Daði Freyr, who will represent Iceland in Eurovision this year, needs a choir for the song he will be performing for the contest. To that end, you can be a […]
COVID-19 Roundup: Four New Cases, All In Quarantine
Four new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with all of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time of diagnosis. 22 people are currently hospitalised
Alcohol Sales Went Through The Roof Last Year
The Icelandic government-run liquor store, Vínbúðin, has never sold as much alcohol as they did last year according to Morgunblaðið. The biggest single sales day of the year w
RVK Newscast #63: Crime Statistics In Iceland & The Catholic Church Violates The Gathering Ban
Iceland is doing well when it comes to COVID-19. Ten new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, and vaccines are underway. Recently, the 2020 crime statistics