Iceland 

MAST, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, will be equipped with its own vessels and an increase in staff to better monitor fish farms

The rate of daily alcohol consumption among patients admitted to the Vogur Detoxification and Rehabilitation Centre with alcohol-related problems has more than tripled in the past 40 years

213 cases of gonorrhea were diagnosed in the first 8 months of 2023, surpassing the total number of cases recorded last year; already in 2022, the figure broke a 3-decade record, in fact after 1990, its incidence had declined significantly

The operator of Reykjavík National Airport, Isavia, has requested the immediate removal of 2.900 trees in the Öskjuhlíð Forest, which is on the Natural Heritage Register, to improve flight safety

The city of Ísafjörður has announced plans to introduce an environmental rating system for cruise ships next year after increasing numbers of vessels raised pollution issues for the community

Experts are planning to recreate in 3D the Saltfiskstöflun, 'Stacked Salt Fish', by Sigurjón Ólafsson, an important figure in Icelandic art history; the original, now in poor condition, at the time of its creation was the sculptor's largest work ever

A second house has been unearthed at the archaeological site of Stöng, one of the best-known farms of the colonisation era, which houses a heritage museum featuring a reconstruction of a farmhouse and church from the settlement period

European Medicines Agency has begun investigating complications of diet drugs known as Ozempic and Saxenda, after Icelandic Medicines Agency stated that these appetite-reducing products could be linked to suicidal thoughts

Strætó, the public bus service in the capital Reykjavík, will close its old app as of today 1 July and switch completely to the Klapp app

The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has decided to temporarily suspend whaling until 31 August after a report found that fishing methods do not comply with the Animal Welfare Act

EU's proposal of increasing the age of the driving test from 17 to 18 to harmonise the rules was rejected by the Minister of Transport, who said that reducing the frequency of accidents among young drivers was already successfully achieved there