UN's culture agency adds Nordic clinker boats to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ~humanities.history Article 638 words 4 votes
More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style ~travel Article 2166 words, published Nov 23 2021 7 votes
Tolerance by Accident, Trust by Design ~humanities.history Article 1964 words, published Oct 21 2021 3 votes
Replica 18th century ship Götheborg of Sweden plans to re-sail the trading route from Sweden to China ~humanities.history Article 586 words 9 votes
Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region ~enviro energy.renewable Article 406 words 12 votes
Ukraine turns to Turkey as Russia threatens full-scale war ~news ukraine russia turkey Article 1029 words 10 votes
An artists' group, criticized as vandals for dumping the bust of an 18th-century king into Copenhagen Harbor, says it wanted to draw attention to Denmark's role in slave trading ~arts Article 1469 words 5 votes
Shipping carriers rejected tons of US agricultural exports, opting to send empty containers to China instead ~news usa china Article 1993 words 11 votes
As US shopping habits change, ports and cargo carriers struggle to keep pace ~finance Article 1720 words 7 votes
Ancient bronze rings and ribs were some of the earliest money ~humanities.history Article 543 words 7 votes
Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark to avoid having their deliveries to the EU blocked by post-Brexit red tape ~finance Article 306 words 6 votes
Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail; recommends outdated security algorithms ~tech security Article 13 votes
US federal prosecutors accuse Zoom executive of working with Chinese government to surveil users and suppress video calls ~tech Article 1737 words 11 votes
India looks to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under Biden ~news india iran venezuela usa politics.usa Article 7 votes
LVMH backs out of $16.2 billion acquisition of Tiffany, citing US threats of tariffs on French goods. Tiffany has filed a lawsuit to enforce the agreement ~finance business Article 126 words 6 votes
Researchers say they have found the world's earliest confirmed case of smallpox, revealing the disease was widespread across northern Europe during the Viking age ~humanities.history Article 683 words 3 votes
Japanese auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move to US ~finance business Article 552 words, published Jun 28 2020 10 votes
Victoria did not consult the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before signing a controversial infrastructure deal with the Chinese government last year ~news australia.vic china politics Article 650 words 6 votes
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has instructed civil servants to make plans to end UK's reliance on China for vital medical supplies and other strategic imports ~news united kingdom china politics Article 187 words 8 votes
China has imposed a massive eighty per cent tariff on Australian barley imports from today, saying the product has been imported against trade rules ~food Article 755 words 11 votes
China has imposed an import ban on four Australian abattoirs in an apparent escalation of Beijing's trade war tactics ~food Article 133 words 7 votes
The US wants Mexico to keep its defense and health-care factories open. Mexican workers are getting sick and dying ~finance Article 1934 words 9 votes
Treasure trove of artifacts illustrates life in a lost Viking mountain pass – Lendbreen, in Norway, was an important route from the Roman era until the late Middle Ages ~humanities.history Article 1299 words 8 votes
NYSE to temporarily close floor, move to electronic trading after positive coronavirus tests ~finance Article 9 votes
Health ministers squabble over face masks at coronavirus talks ~health Article 1031 words, published Mar 6 2020 5 votes
Prompted by Brexit, Google will move UK users' data out of Irish jurisdiction so they are no longer covered by EU privacy rules ~tech privacy google Article 464 words 21 votes
The difference between yams and sweet potatoes is structural racism ~food history Article 868 words, published Feb 6 2020 10 votes
In agricultural giant Brazil, a new and growing hazard: The illegal trade in pesticides ~enviro Article 1897 words 5 votes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov requests a meeting with Norwegian authorities to remove limitations on Russian activity on Svalbard ~news norway.svalbard russia politics Link 4 votes
How Brexit could reignite tensions at the Irish border ~humanities.history Video 7:18, published Aug 17 2018 12 votes
A mayor in Norway's Arctic looks to China to reinvent his frontier town ~finance Article 1154 words 11 votes
The economic effects of automation aren’t what you think they are ~finance economics Article 2882 words, published Oct 21 2019 13 votes
China has called off two business delegation visits to Sweden after Stockholm presented a rights prize to dissident Gui Minhai ~finance business Article 350 words 6 votes
European Commission refers Denmark to the Court for failing to fulfil its obligations in relation to the name 'Feta' ~food Link 4 votes
Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts – Reykjavik wants collection bequeathed by Icelandic scholar returned ~humanities.history Article 575 words 4 votes
Economists are now admitting that they were wrong about globalization ~finance economics Article 3081 words, published Oct 22 2019 15 votes
China is forcing the world to rethink recycling ~enviro recycling plastics Video 9:08, published Sep 27 2019 9 votes
Digital transformation is occurring at varying rates and inadvertently creating a new kind of digital divide in cross-border e-commerce ~finance business Article 516 words 3 votes