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Expected the new whale-beer to be criticized

Smoked testicles from fin whales are put into the beer for flavoring.

News in english 15.1.2015 15:44

Video: See the newest and one of the most beautiful craters in Iceland

"This is still a very powerful eruption. I think that the volcanic product is still in the range of 60 to 80 cubic meters per second, Ármann Höskuldsson volcanoist says.

News in english 13.1.2015 11:49

Jóhannsson the first Icelander to receive a Golden Globe award

Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson won the Best Original Score Golden Globe for "The Theory of Everything"

News in english 12.1.2015 10:27

Icelandic seasonal beer from whales' testicles

"We want to create a true Thorri atmosphere and therefore we decided to use smoked testicles from fin whales for flavoring the beer," Dagbjartur Arilíusson says

News in english 9.1.2015 10:17

Wedding ring found after 64 years

Last weekend, Óskar Jónsson from Dalvík got his wedding ring back, but he lost the ring 64 years ago.

News in english 6.1.2015 14:22

The new Holuhraun lava field is getting significantly thicker

The new Holuhraun lava field now covers 84.4 square km (32.2 sq mi). It is on average 10 m (33 ft) thick in the eastern part, about 12 m (39 ft) in the center, and about 14 m (46) or more in the western part according to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO).

News in english 6.1.2015 13:27

Traffic on the Ring Road increased by 6 percent in 2014

According to information from the Road and Coastal Administration Hringvegurinn, or the Ring Road, has never seen as much traffic as in 2014.

News in english 6.1.2015 12:38

Walked outside naked in the winter to save his family

Vífill Valgeirsson had to run naked from his rural home to the closest home to save his wife and mother-in-law from a fire on the night before Christmas.

News in english 4.1.2015 18:23

Gunnar Nelson named athlete of the year

MMA fighter Gunnar Nelson was named athlete of the year by the readers of Vísir.

News in english 2.1.2015 18:19

Video: Firework mad Icelanders at it once again

Icelanders celebrated the new year in style with fireworks lighting up the sky all around the country.

News in english 1.1.2015 21:37

Aron Palmarsson beaten up in late night brawl

Aron Palmarsson, handball player with Kiel in Germany and the Icelandic national team, was injured in a late night brawl downtown Reykjavik this past weekend.

News in english 30.12.2014 10:43

Nine year old Icelandic identical twin sisters with a rare chromosomal abnormality

"First when it started with Sonja, we thought that this could be a bad nightmare," Kristbjörg, their mother, says.

News in english 29.12.2014 16:56

Many restaurants open in Reykjavík on New Year's Eve

33 restaurants are open in Reykjavík on New Year's Eve, 31st of December.

News in english 29.12.2014 15:54

Siggi "The Hacker" receives a two year prison sentence

Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson, also known as Siggi "The Hacker", was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud and theft this morning.

News 22.12.2014 13:41

9 Icelandic restaurants included in a new comprehensive Nordic restaurant guide

Nine Icelandic restaurants have been included in a new edition of The White Guide, a comprehensive restaurant guide in English covering the best restaurants in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

News in english 18.12.2014 15:21

Bad weather delays international flights

The bad weather has caused some flight delays at Keflavík International Airport this morning.

News in english 17.12.2014 13:03

Parents in Reykjavik are encouraged to pick up their kids from school

Parents in the Reykjavik area are encouraged to pick up their kids from school today due to the snow storm which hit the southwest part of the country this morning.

News in english 16.12.2014 11:36

Icelandic family concerned over alleged ISIS connection

The family of an Icelandic citizen who was worked abroad in various conflict areas such as Syria, is concerned that his work is being connected to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

News in english 13.12.2014 14:04

Rebekka buried on print but is very much alive

"My brother called me and said that he was very happy that I answered the phone," Rebekka Margrét Ágústsdóttir from Múli says.

News in english 12.12.2014 09:06

Icelandair plane decorated with northern lights

Photos of the plane are now flying high on the net, with many users admiring its beauty.

News in english 10.12.2014 16:19

Tourists should pay 1500 ISK to visit the Icelandic landmarks

Yesterday, the Minister of Industry and Commerce submitted a bill at Althingi on nature passes that she says will mean a drastical change of the construction of tourist attractions in Iceland.

News in english 10.12.2014 14:34

An Icelandic filmmaker is reported to be behind some of ISIS's recruitment videos

A blog post published on the website Nybooks.com on Tuesday maintains that an Icelandic filmmaker is behind some of ISIS's recruitment videos. Grapevine was the first Icelandic news outlet to report the story.

News in english 10.12.2014 14:29

Like a candle in the wind: A heartwarming tradition in the Westman Islands

A father, a daughter, and a police man hiked up a cliff. This is not the beginning of a joke, but rather a true story about a heartwarming tradition in the Westman Islands.

News in english 10.12.2014 14:23