Explosion, Oligarchs, Happiness, Blizzard & Interest Rates

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The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: 
Winter Still Rages - Flights Cancelled - Avalanches - Blizzards
We’re having a bad case of the winters these days, making the past week seem like the week before. Most, if not all international flights to and from Iceland were cancelled on Friday, bunch of road closures due to blizzards and in some cases avalanches, such as in on the main road near the town of Sigufjörður in North Iceland. Power also went down in the Westfjords.
Reynisfjara Black Beach Back In The News
Westerly winds, that had already swept the sands of Reynisfjara beach westwards, leading to stories about the beach having disappeared or having closed, kicked in again last week, hitting the parking lot by the beach hard. Landowners are still betting on the usually prevailing easterly winds to return, with high hopes that this will mean the return to sand around the famous cave and basalt columns, so loved by tourists. 
Russian Oligarch In Super Yacht Barred From Docking In Iceland
The yacht, named La Datcha is owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Tinkov. Tinkov is the founder of Russian internet bank Tinkoff, which is one of the biggest bank in Russia.
Iceland The Second Happiest Nation On Earth, After Finland
Yet again, Iceland scores high, but falls short of coming in number one, which falls, yet again, to the Finns. 
Big Explosion In Reykjavík
A “Dust Explosion” blew a hole in a big industrial building in Reykjavík, killing one worker and injuring others. The workers had been wielding in a silo of a factory that manufactures animal fodder. The sparks from the wielding set fire to the dust in the silo, leading to an explosion.
Interests Rates Go Up
Interest rates were raised by the Icelandic Central Bank last Thursday from 7,25% to 7,5%. The Chairman  of the Central Bank, cited inflation and the war in Iran in his reasoning for the raise.
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