Five people were rescued off the roof of a sinking SUV.
News 2018 - February
Municipal Authorities Reject Þingvellir Hotel Proposal
Authorities in the Bláskógabyggð municipality have rejected a proposal to build a massive luxury hotel and spa complex near Þingvellir National Park.
Iceland Features In Superbowl Advertisements
Icelandic landscape, along with Icelandic vikings, featured in the halftime ads at Superbowl LII for Turkish Airlines and Dodge Ram
Icelandic Midwife Develops New Birthing Method
Icelandic midwife Edda Sveinsdóttir has developed a new technique to help minimize perineal trauma during childbirth.
Coldest January In Decades
The average temperature in Iceland this January was colder than it has been in the last decade.
City of Reykjavik to Improve Assistance for Foreign Women
The Department of Welfare of Reykjavík City has put forth plans to improve service for female immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees.
Icelandic Tech Words Become Public Art
The Friends of the Árni Magnússon Institute association projected their “Orð verða til,” (“We have a word for that”) installation during Reykjavík’s Winter Lights Festival.
Ísold Uggadóttir Wins Critics' Award at the Göteborg Film Festival
Ísold Uggadóttir, writer and director of And Breathe Normally, won the critics’ award at the Göteborg Film Festival.
Sexual Crimes Unit to be Expanded
The Icelandic police force’s Sexual Crimes Unit will be expanding nationwide.
Frozen, Upside-Down Sheep Refuses Rescue in Seyðisfjörður
A number of sheep were retrieved from Bjólfur mountain above the harbor town of Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland, but one stubborn animal refused to be rescued.