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RÚV English Radio - LIVE CODING IN THE CAPITAL
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-04-ruv-english-radio-live-coding-in-the-capital-423824/
Published: October 4, 2024 16:32
At Grófin city library, the next Núritun Live Coding Space open meetup is on Monday.It's a space for artists and programmers to connect, work, or learn about new tech. No experience needed!Darren met Karl James Petska, creative technology project manager…
Iceland may stop granting automatic residence permits to Ukrainians
Published: October 4, 2024 15:09
Norway has defined the western part of Ukraine as a safe area, and has therefore rejected a number of applications from refugees from there. Refugees who come from six cities in western Ukraine (Lviv, Volyn, Zakarpatska, Ivano Frankivsk, Ternopil, and…
Government parties have historically low support
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-04-government-parties-have-historically-low-support-423827/
Published: October 4, 2024 13:16
There is just one parliamentary winter left in the current term, and the parliamentary parties are preparing for elections that will take place next autumn at the latest. The leaders of the ruling parties have hinted that there could be elections this…
Bryndís Klara: "a hero" who can "save lives in the future"
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-04-bryndis-klara-a-hero-who-can-save-lives-in-the-future-423807/
Published: October 4, 2024 10:28
Bryndís Klara Birgisdóttir was stabbed and killed in an attack on Culture Night in Reykjavík. She was one of three people attacked, and was taken to Landspítali hospital with life-threatening injuries. Despite the efforts of doctors, she could not be…
It's a dog's life in Landspítali
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-04-its-a-dogs-life-in-landspitali-423804/
Published: October 4, 2024 09:44
In Reykjavík's main hospital, Landspítali, three dogs contribute to mental health care, with the aim of bringing joy and giving hugs. New to the pack is Kjarkur ("courage"), a Golden Retriever pup - just ten weeks old. Kjarkur joins Kappi, 4 years old, and…
RÚV English Radio - AUÐSKILIÐ - ADHD, in simple Icelandic
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-03-ruv-english-radio-audskilid-adhd-in-simple-icelandic-423759/
Published: October 3, 2024 16:30
Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic.We look at the story of ADHD diagnoses in Iceland.As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story here.RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news,…
Still in custody over Neskaupstaður killings
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-03-still-in-custody-over-neskaupstadur-killings-423746/
Published: October 3, 2024 13:36
The man suspected of murdering a couple in Neskaupstaður at the end of August has been further remanded in custody until November 1.This is stated in an announcement from the police chief in East Iceland.It says that a lot of work is ahead in processing…
Arnheiður named as opera's "Rising Star"
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-03-arnheidur-named-as-operas-rising-star-423740/
Published: October 3, 2024 12:40
Icelandic opera singer Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir was yesterday named a "Rising Star" at the International Opera Awards, which were presented at a ceremony in the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.She shared the award with singer Justin Austin, as they tied for…
Highest voter turnout since 1996
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-03-highest-voter-turnout-since-1996-423738/
Published: October 3, 2024 12:23
Turnout in the presidential elections this summer was at a near 30 year high. The last time as high a proportion of voters went to the polls was in 1996, when Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was elected president for the first time in 1996 and the turnout was 85.9…
Arion lowers interest rates
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-03-arion-lowers-interest-rates-423737/
Published: October 3, 2024 12:18
Arion Bank has announced an interest rate cut following the Central Bank of Iceland's reduction.The interest rate reduction applies to non-indexed loans. Interest rates on indexed loans remain the same.Variable interest rates will decrease by 0.25…
Agreement reached on nursing home staff
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-03-agreement-reached-on-nursing-home-staff-423726/
Published: October 3, 2024 10:40
Agreements are in place between Efling and the Association of Welfare Services, pending a vote of the union's members.An agreement was reached on the main goal of Efling, that staffing in nursing homes be improved so that the burden on staff can be…
"If lava went over this once, there is just as much chance it will again"
Published: October 3, 2024 10:04
The report of the working group on a new airport in Hvassahraun was presented this week.The potential airport area in Hvassahraun is mostly outside the defined volcanic systems, and the probability of an eruption there is negligible. It is however a…
RÚV English Radio - LAUFEY BAKKI WELCOME CENTRE
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-02-ruv-english-radio-laufey-bakki-welcome-centre-423630/
Published: October 2, 2024 16:34
Situated on Route One, at the exit for the Vestmannaeyjar ferry terminal at Landeyjahöfn, the Laufey Bakki Welcome Centre is hoped to be the first of many such service stops for travellers.There's hot restaurant food and essentials, and the centre also…
More on power outage
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-02-more-on-power-outage-423651/
Published: October 2, 2024 14:54
The reason for the power outage is an accident that happened at Norðurál, one of Iceland's largest industrial facilities, in Grundartangi.It is not known exactly what happened, but the load on Landsnet's electrical system increased, with the result that…
Police still await data in Neskaupstaðar case
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-02-police-still-await-data-in-neskaupstadar-case-423639/
Published: October 2, 2024 13:41
A decision has not yet been made as to whether the continued detention of a man suspected of killing a couple in Neskaupstaðar will be requested. The detention order expires on Friday.The police in East Iceland are still waiting for the results of the…
Power cut across much of north, northwest, northeast and east Iceland
Published: October 2, 2024 13:25
A vast swathe of Iceland, from the Westfjords to the Eastfjords, lost electrical power around noon.The outage can be attributed to an accident at Norðurál, which seems to have increased the load on Landsnet's electricity system so much that the power went…
Independence Party MP: Why wait until spring for elections?
Published: October 2, 2024 13:06
A Member of Parliament for the Independence Party asks if there is any reason to wait until the spring for elections, as the Minister of Infrastructure Svandís Svavarsdóttir has suggested.He says that the willingness of his party to cooperate with the…
Parents and discipline should have greater parts to play in education
Published: October 2, 2024 11:03
The role of parents in children's education needs to be greater, and their relationship with the schools needs to be increased, says Anna Magnea Hreinsdóttir, assistant professor at the University of Iceland's School of Educational Sciences.She gave a…
Fire in Reykjavík among morning police reports
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-02-fire-in-reykjavik-among-morning-police-reports-423616/
Published: October 2, 2024 10:52
Capital area police report that an office building at Fellsmúla in Reykjavík was somewhat damaged in a fire last night. There were no injuries, but all available fire engines were called. The alarm was raised just before 2am, and the fire was extinguished…
Committee chair: keep developing Reykjavík's city airport
Published: October 2, 2024 10:44
No Icelandic forces of nature stand in the way of continuing preparations for the construction of an airport in Hvassahraun, according to a report presented by the Minister of Infrastructure yesterday.Weather conditions are on par with Reykjavík Airport…
Grindavík Committee: Labour Inspectorate recommendations will be taken into account
Published: October 2, 2024 10:24
Árni Þór Sigurðsson, chair of the Grindavík Committee, says that everything is being done to make conditions in the town as safe as possible.It is important to take into account the points made in the report of the Labour Inspectorate about the fatal…
Interest rate falls by 0.25%
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-02-interest-rate-falls-by-025-423599/
Published: October 2, 2024 09:49
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to lower the bank's interest rate by 0.25 percentage points. The bank's main interest rate will therefore now be 9%.This is the first policy rate cut since 2020.Inflation is now…
RÚV English Radio - SINGALONG AT SPÖNGIN WITH VALGEIR GESTSSON
Published: October 1, 2024 16:15
Spöngin City Library is the place to be this Saturday 5th October at 1pm, for a FREE singalong of old Icelandic tunes led by "guitarist and merrymaker" Valgeir Gestsson (who you might also have heard here).No worries if you don’t know the lyrics, they will…
Domestic flight and public transport reports revealed
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-01-domestic-flight-and-public-transport-reports-revealed-423527/
Published: October 1, 2024 13:24
On the agenda at the press conference were research on the construction of a domestic airport in Hvassahraun, and into public transport between the capital area and Keflavík Airport.Speaking at the event were Minister of Infrastructure Svandís…
The accident in Grindavík: Lack of risk assessment, poor organisation and questions over whether work was worth the danger
Published: October 1, 2024 10:06
There was no adequate risk assessment, including of geological conditions, when work on crevasse filling in Grindavík began at the end of last year.A man who fell into a crevasse at Vesturhóp was never found and was pronounced dead. The Labour Inspectorate…
Húsavík's only bakery closes after more than a century
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-01-husaviks-only-bakery-closes-after-more-than-a-century-423482/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:36
Customers of Heimabakar in Húsavík found a locked door yesterday morning.In the window hangs a notice saying that the bakery has been closed due to operational difficulties, and which thanks the townspeople for the business in the past years.Since 1923,…
Ring road run in 16 days for children with cancer
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-01-ring-road-run-in-16-days-for-children-with-cancer-423478/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:28
A British man ran around Iceland in just over two weeks, to raise money for children in his native UK who live with cancer.Sebastian Key set off from Hallgrímskirkja in the capital on September 14 and ran the ring road, about 1,320 kilometres, in just over…
Thirteen people have died in traffic accidents so far this year
Published: October 1, 2024 09:14
Thirteen people have died in traffic accidents so far this year. No greater number have died on the road in a year since 2018, when fifteen people lost their lives. Since then, there have never been more than ten deaths per year, until now.A sign showing…
Hornafjörður strike off as agreement reached
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-10-01-hornafjordur-strike-off-as-agreement-reached-423473/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:01
There will now be no strike by the 120 members of the AFL union who work for the Hornafjörður municipality.It was due to start on Wednesday, but agreements were reached in the dispute last weekend, and the action has been called off.AFL wanted employees to…
RÚV English Radio - THE WEEK IN ICELAND: ICE CAVES, INFLATION, ELKO, TUNNELS, CHRISTMAS
Published: September 30, 2024 16:11
Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir to review the last seven days here in Iceland.RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, places and more, in English.Find this and previous daily…
Three more years for Eurovision museum
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-30-three-more-years-for-eurovision-museum-423406/
Published: September 30, 2024 14:55
The Húsavík Eurovision Exhibition in the north Iceland town, will stay open for at least three more years, following a deal with Netflix.The streaming service made the film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, in which Húsavík features…
Uncertainty over new ice cave season
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-30-uncertainty-over-new-ice-cave-season-423413/
Published: September 30, 2024 12:25
Tourism companies on Hornafjörður will lose income if no ice cave trips are allowed in October, due to a fatal accident that happened this summer. Travellers have booked trips starting tomorrow, and checks are being carried out to see if they can start in…
Woman in her thirties dies on Sæbraut
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-30-woman-in-her-thirties-dies-on-saebraut-423407/
Published: September 30, 2024 11:50
A pedestrian who died in a traffic accident yesterday on Sæbraut in Reykjavík, has been confirmed as a woman in her thirties, by capital area police.They also say that it is not possible to disclose her name at this time.A passenger car was driven north on…
Submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2025 now welcome
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-30-submissions-for-songvakeppnin-2025-now-welcome-423404/
Published: September 30, 2024 11:18
RÚV has confirmed participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland next year. Iceland's contribution to the competition will be selected in a similar way to the last Söngvakeppnin, which will be held in February…
"Easier to fight a dragon than win the love of an Icelandic woman"
Published: September 30, 2024 10:05
The movie is based on the book Eldarnir: ástin og aðrar hamfarir (The Fires: Love & other disasters), by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir. The book was published in the autumn of 2020 - just a a few months later, in March 2021, earthquakes and volcanic…
Final meeting before possible nursing homes strike
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-30-final-meeting-before-possible-nursing-homes-strike-423394/
Published: September 30, 2024 09:53
The Efling union is calling for strike action if its bargaining committee, and the Association of Welfare Services, do not reach an agreement at today's last-ditch meeting.Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, chair of Efling, says that improving the staffing problem…
Biggest quake this year at Mýrdalsjökull
https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-30-biggest-quake-this-year-at-myrdalsjokull-423392/
Published: September 30, 2024 09:44
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred in the north of Mýrdalsjökull caldera just before 6am today.According to Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, a natural disaster expert, very few aftershocks have been recorded, and in any event, this is normal behaviour in the…