UK in turmoil as government's gamble to solve economic woes fuels crisis, instead ~finance economics Article 641 words 9 votes
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many years on Inuit Greenlanders ~health healthcare Article 1169 words 5 votes
Denmark became the first central government of a developed country to propose ‘loss and damage’ funding to poorer countries for climate breakdown ~enviro climate change Article 1027 words 8 votes
US physics body concedes mistakes in study of missile defense ~science physics Article 1288 words 8 votes
California’s drought regulators lose big case. What it means for state’s power to police water ~enviro Article 970 words 9 votes
New recommendation to ban Muslim headscarves in Danish elementary schools has been met with a backlash in Denmark ~humanities religion Article 1207 words 5 votes
On my resignation as regulator of the Dutch intelligence and security services ~misc Article 644 words 14 votes
Halting way to the right road – Dagen H is the day Sweden switched to driving on the right in 1967 ~transport Article 802 words 8 votes
UK looks to Sweden for a solution to nuclear waste – repeated attempts to find a suitable location have been stymied by political intransigence and environmentalists ~enviro Article 1042 words 4 votes
The new US Income-Driven Repayment system could cause some big problems ~finance Article 1452 words 7 votes
US climate law gives Clean Air Act a legal boost after court rebuke ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 865 words 9 votes
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
When it comes to flaunting its defense industry, Stockholm is shy – and it's hurting Swedish companies and handing lucrative contracts to competitors ~finance business Article 1797 words 4 votes
Office of Science and Technology Policy issues guidance to make US Federally funded research freely available without delay ~science Article 682 words 12 votes
Environmental defenders celebrate a ‘huge’ win for ‘unique’ Tasmanian rainforest ~enviro pollution Article 1207 words, published Jul 26 2022 6 votes
New LGBTQ+ plan presented by the Danish government includes a proposal to expand access to legal gender change to all children regardless of age ~lgbt transgender Link 4 votes
Food and Drug Administration clears path for hearing aids to be sold over the counter in the USA ~health healthcare Article 912 words 18 votes
Did Sweden's controversial COVID strategy pay off? In many ways it did – but it let the elderly down ~health healthcare Article 965 words 10 votes
New political party in Denmark, whose policies are derived entirely from artificial intelligence, hopes to stand in the country's next general election in June 2023 ~tech Article 357 words, published Aug 5 2022 10 votes
Finland is building the world's first permanent disposal site for nuclear waste, with no shortage of people wanting to be its neighbours ~enviro Article 853 words 13 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
Denmark's controversial family policy sees many Danish parents fleeing to nearby countries, especially to the German border city of Flensburg ~life family parenting Article 65 words, published May 28 2022 4 votes
The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change ~enviro climate change Article 1623 words 8 votes
Two US senators propose ban on data caps, blasting ISPs for “predatory” limits ~tech Article 659 words 18 votes
Denmark's decade-long experiment with negative rates seen ending soon – central bank raised its key interest rate ~finance Article 363 words 5 votes
Can ‘the people’ solve climate change? France decided to find out. ~enviro climate change Article 4568 words, published Nov 15 2021 6 votes
Couples wed as Swiss same-sex marriage law takes effect ~lgbt Article 279 words, published Jul 1 2022 5 votes
US Supreme Court curbs Environmental Protection Agency's ability to fight climate change ~enviro climate change Article 29 votes
Facebook, Instagram taking down posts about US abortion pills ~tech social media facebook Article 656 words 5 votes
Germany moves ahead with plan to legalize cannabis sales ~news germany politics law Article 346 words 17 votes
In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats ~life.pets Article 3921 words 7 votes
Continued drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions confirms achievement of 2020 target ~enviro climate change Article 400 words 4 votes
Adolescents in the US are chronically sleep-deprived, in part because most schools start too early. This summer, California will become the first state in the nation to require later start times. ~life education Article 926 words, published Jun 8 2022 24 votes
Before Uvalde, a platform fails to answer kids' alarms. Tech companies keep building systems to detect violent threats. Why didn't Yubo's work? ~tech social media Article 2074 words 5 votes
"Letter in Support of Responsible Fintech Policy" - Twenty-six well-known computer scientists send letter to Congress urging them to resist crypto lobbying ~tech Article 1887 words 11 votes
Sri Lanka defaults on debt for first time in its history ~finance economics Article 698 words 4 votes
Norway is vowing to help Europe turn away from Russian gas, but that's set off a political battle with the left-wing opposition that rejects expanded gas exploration ~enviro Article 1013 words 7 votes