Stefán Sveinsson says that more high-purity cocaine is entering the country than before, often arriving in 1 kg packages prepared in South America. Photo from mbl.is Photo Archives.

Drug mules recruited online to smuggle cocaine into Iceland

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Emergency response exercise involving Coast Guard helicopters.

Photos: Large-scale emergency exercise near Selfoss
Hildur Björnsdóttir and Einar Þorsteinsson, leaders of the Independence Party and the Progressive Party in Reykjavík City Council, have expressed skepticism toward Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s proposal to impose a resource tax on those who utilize natural resources for home heating and electricity.

Opposition to resource tax on geothermal heating
Evrópa Þorgerður Katrín ætlar að móta einfaldar reglur eða leiðbeiningar um úthlutun styrkja til hagsmunasamtaka með og á móti Evrópuaðild.

Foreign Minister: U.S. attack on Iran a major cause for concern
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Dozens of pilot whales stranded in Ólafsfjörður
“It was an even more powerful experience than I had imagined,” Sverrisdóttir said.

Icelandic MPs receive blessing from the Pope
The model is based on more than 1.2 million hours of fishing data.

AI technology could save Icelandic fishing industry billions

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Dozens of pilot whales stranded in Ólafsfjörður
Evrópa Þorgerður Katrín ætlar að móta einfaldar reglur eða leiðbeiningar um úthlutun styrkja til hagsmunasamtaka með og á móti Evrópuaðild.

Foreign Minister: U.S. attack on Iran a major cause for concern
The father and daughter were killed at the Edition Hotel.

Police investigating whether father and daughter were asleep during attack
Emergency response exercise involving Coast Guard helicopters.

Photos: Large-scale emergency exercise near Selfoss
Hildur Björnsdóttir and Einar Þorsteinsson, leaders of the Independence Party and the Progressive Party in Reykjavík City Council, have expressed skepticism toward Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s proposal to impose a resource tax on those who utilize natural resources for home heating and electricity.

Opposition to resource tax on geothermal heating

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Father and son spending quality time together and learning something useful at the same time.

Father and son studying together

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One of the suspects in the terrorism case.

U-turn ruling in the Court of Appeals

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Lava spewing from volcanic fissures while toxic gases rise from the ground.

Public Access to Eruption Restricted

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The most beautiful outdoor swimming pool you can find.

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