Baby boom

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They have been called the “Kreppa babies” – just over nine months after this country’s banking sector collapsed, this country is experiencing a baby boom. Deliveries are up about 3.5 per cent so far this year, putting the volcanic Atlantic island on course to record its most annual births for at least half a century. Also, check out Alda Sigmundsdóttir’s blog.

Geo answer

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Iceland is the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Icelandic blogger Alda Sigmundsdóttir in Reykjavík about reports that last year’s financial collapse there has given rise to a baby boom.