Free transit in Stavanger, Norway, places the city in a growing vanguard of municipalities that have made buses, trains and trams free at point of use ~transport Article 12 votes
French government could cut off social media during unrest, says Emmanuel Macron ~tech social media Article 894 words 12 votes
South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps ‘Korean age’ ~life Article published Jun 28 2023 44 votes
Google updates its privacy policy to clarify it can use public data for training AI models ~tech google privacy Article 719 words 44 votes
Denmark's new modular patrol boats will tackle a changing Arctic – here's how the new ships will be designed ~transport Article 817 words 8 votes
When Sweden joins NATO its submarines will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea ~society politics Article 538 words 21 votes
Wildfires and California: A discussion of mitigation efforts, government policy, insurance and more ~enviro climate change Link 13 votes
US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? ~finance Article 1008 words 117 votes
US lifts human rights violation designation on Ethiopia ~news ethiopia usa Article 862 words 11 votes
Canada to launch 'digital nomad strategy,' other measures to woo international talent ~life work.remote Article 555 words 18 votes
Denmark delays man-made energy island in North Sea due to high costs – more options for better and cheaper concept will be analyzed ~enviro energy.renewable Article 4 votes
Renewables are the only reason Texas' power grid hasn't failed during this month's punishing heat wave ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 1089 words 19 votes
Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme ~society politics Article 984 words 10 votes
Norway approves nineteen oil and gas projects, saying the resulting investments are worth over $19 billion ~enviro Article 255 words 13 votes
Finland wants to reverse downward trends in PISA school aptitude tests, and promote a focused learning environment, with new laws around mobile phone use ~life education Article 345 words 11 votes
New York City is cleared for first-in-US congestion tolls as soon as April ~transport Article 45 votes
US President Joe Biden's Federal Transit Administration announces $1.7 billion in grants for electric bus fleets and infrastructure ~transport Article 1149 words 34 votes
You may soon have to pay more to drive that SUV in New York ~transport Article 1675 words, published Jun 23 2023 37 votes
Although Finland's Åland archipelago is strategically located in the Baltic Sea, an agreement prevents any military presence there – but perhaps this could change ~society politics Article 1240 words 8 votes
Finland games industry disappointed by new immigration reforms – 30% of the industry is made up of gaming professionals that have immigrated to the country ~games Article 213 words 10 votes
Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says ~tech facebook social media Article 367 words 50 votes
Green energy is cheaper... so why aren't we using it? ~enviro energy.renewable Video 20:38, published Jun 16 2023 24 votes
Stack Overflow moderators are striking to stop garbage AI content from flooding the site ~tech Article 942 words 45 votes
What the hell happened to the California of the ’50s and ’60s? ~enviro Article 1757 words, published Jun 18 2023 12 votes
Euronews travelled to Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg, to learn more about another type of economy, one that puts people first: the social economy ~life work Article 894 words 11 votes
Philadelphia politician proposes more local options for mass-transit funding ~transport Article 630 words 11 votes
Denmark is the latest European country to push for a levy on streamers' local turnover to fund local TV and film content ~movies Article 622 words 8 votes
Watered-down LGBTQ ‘understanding’ bill shows how far Japan’s parliament is out of step with its society – and history ~lgbt history Article 1180 words 20 votes
Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone app payments to competition ~tech apple google Article 193 words 8 votes
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups ~society politics Article 33 words 12 votes
US President Joe Biden can probably forgive student debt even if Supreme Court of the United States rules against him ~finance Article 706 words 28 votes
US Federal Reserve holds off on rate hike, but says two more are coming later this year ~finance economics Article 24 votes
Landmark ‘kids’ climate trial begins: how science will take the stand ~enviro climate change Article 1049 words 13 votes
Denmark aims to raise the age limit for the collection of personal data from children by tech giants ~tech google Article 284 words 27 votes
Japan to invest $107 billion in hydrogen supply over fifteen years ~enviro Article 268 words 24 votes
Join the military, become a US citizen: Uncle Sam wants you and vous and tu ~life Article 1088 words 7 votes
Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976 – between 20,000 and 33,000 Swedes were forced to be sterilised ~humanities.history Article 1004 words 12 votes
Australian governments impose recycling rules after the packaging industry fails on waste ~enviro recycling plastics Article 615 words 7 votes
Inside Finland's war preparations on NATO's new frontline with Russia ~society politics Video 5:34 7 votes
Backing Russia is costing China in Europe ~society politics Article 919 words, published May 30 2023 9 votes
Respect existence or expect resistance – protests in Norway against wind farm on Sámi land ~enviro energy.renewable Article 484 words 3 votes
United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway – only mission above Arctic Circle ~society politics Article 304 words 7 votes