German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock signed a deal with Denmark to boost investment in hydro and wind power ~enviro energy.renewable Article 694 words, published Nov 7 2017 3 votes
Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde said she won't return a historical document to Poland, as it was a “legitimate” spoil of war ~humanities.history Article 226 words, published Jul 27 2022 2 votes
Finland intends to limit visas for Russian tourists – government has come under increased public and political pressure to close a perceived sanctions loophole ~travel Article 686 words 4 votes
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing ~news usa taiwan china Article 1216 words 21 votes
Lords complain of ‘poor wine’ and ‘too much salmon’ in the ‘disappointing’ taxpayer-subsidised food and drink served to Parliament ~news united kingdom politics Article 378 words 14 votes
The construction of two energy islands off the coast of Denmark is being sped up to help wean the country off Russian fossil fuels ~enviro energy.renewable Link 6 votes
Protesters denouncing the intention of a far-right group to burn a Quran in Örebro in central Sweden attacked police on Friday, injuring at least nine ~humanities religion Article 308 words 8 votes
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir will meet with the CEO of Spotify this week to discuss the proliferation of “fake artists” posing as Icelandic musicians on the music streaming platform ~music Link 12 votes
In France, a racist conspiracy theory edges into the mainstream ~news france politics Article 1077 words 13 votes
Finland's former interior minister Päivi Räsänen has gone on trial in Helsinki accused of inciting anti-LGBT+ hate speech ~lgbt Article 326 words 4 votes
David Sassoli, European Union parliament president, dies at age 65 ~news italy Article 425 words 6 votes
Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022 ~news usa.ga politics.usa Article 946 words 16 votes
British politician says female ‘Doctor Who’ leads to young men committing crime ~life Article 216 words 5 votes
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language ~life Article 358 words 13 votes
Greenland stops oil and gas exploration – natural resources minister Naaja Nathanielsen said the environment and climatic impacts had been assessed as being too high ~enviro climate change Article 753 words, published Nov 7 2017 23 votes
Donald Rumsfeld, influential but controversial George W Bush defense secretary, dies at 88 ~news usa.il politics.usa Article 620 words 12 votes
Mike Gravel, former Alaska Senator and anti-war advocate dies at age 91 ~news usa.ak politics.usa Article 718 words 10 votes
Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney ~tech social media facebook Article 613 words 14 votes
Dutch MPs in video conference with deep fake imitation of Alexei Navalny's Chief of Staff ~tech Article 583 words 11 votes
The art of slogans: MATH, Google Andrew Yang, Humanity First, and A New Way Forward ~design Article 1720 words 11 votes
EU antitrust czar and Big Tech's fiercest opponent – Margrethe Vestager has become famous for putting up a fight against tech giants ~tech Article 1204 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
Covid-19: Brazil to get fourth health minister since pandemic began ~news politics Article 50 words 6 votes
Mario Draghi forms new government in Italy, politicians and technocrats named as ministers ~news italy politics Article 331 words, published Feb 12 2021 8 votes
Disney brought its streaming service to Iceland last year – the country's education minister has sent a letter of complaint over the lack of Icelandic dubbing and subtitling ~humanities.languages Article 1085 words 5 votes
Email accounts belonging to Finnish MPs were compromised during a cyberattack on the country's parliament in the autumn ~news finland politics crime Article 250 words 6 votes
The Danish climate minister closing down the oil industry – Dan Jørgensen has agreed the world's most ambitious climate goal with a promise to cut 70% of emissions by 2030 ~enviro Article 861 words 8 votes
An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by the police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window ~lgbt nsfw Article 480 words 27 votes
US Rep. Ocasio-Cortez raises $200K after battling NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in hit video game Among Us ~games Article 222 words 17 votes
Philosophers’ Argument Check: In this episode Socrates vs. Giuliani ~humanities philosophy Article 431 words, published Nov 13 2020 3 votes
Denmark's Minister of Agriculture has resigned over an illegal government order to cull the country's farmed mink – Mette Frederiksen also faced opposition calls to resign ~health Article 442 words 7 votes
Google apologises to Thierry Breton over plan to target EU commissioner ~tech google Article 471 words 6 votes
Estonia's far-right minister resigns over Biden remarks ~news estonia usa politics.usa Article 527 words 12 votes
Sanna Marin, Finland's fearless prime minister, is challenging sexism in politics ~life.women Article 819 words, published Oct 21 2020 10 votes
Joe Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs ~games Article 419 words 8 votes
Denmark's vegan party says it has enough support to run for parliament – the party, founded in 2018, reached the 20,182 declarations needed on Thursday ~news denmark politics Article 267 words 13 votes
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in connection with $60 million bribery scheme ~news usa.oh crime politics.usa Article 156 words 19 votes
Andrew Yang is pushing Big Tech to pay users for data ~tech internet privacy Article 606 words 18 votes
Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide ~tech security.cyber Article 1017 words, published Jun 9 2020 5 votes
Australian Senators unite to block Pauline Hanson's 'all lives matter' motion ~news australia politics Article 658 words 8 votes
Katri Kulmuni will step down as Finland's finance minister after admitting on Friday that she had used taxpayers' money to fund training on how to speak in public ~news finland politics Article 98 words 12 votes
Ontario to explore criminal charges against five long-term care homes in scathing military report, says Premier Doug Ford ~health Article 503 words 7 votes
New Zealand opposition leader ousted as PM Ardern's popularity soars ~news new zealand politics Article 309 words, published May 22 2020 12 votes
'Highly unlikely' we'll return to lockdown, Australian Health Minister says ~health Article 144 words 7 votes
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sues Betsy DeVos over “reprehensible” new sexual assault rules ~news usa Article 872 words 5 votes
New Zealand Health Minister David Clark demoted after driving 20km to beach, breaking lockdown rules ~news new zealand politics Article 376 words 12 votes
Scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after making two trips to her second home during the coronavirus lockdown ~health Article 683 words 8 votes