Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea ~life work Article 761 words 13 votes
How the Kent State massacre marked the start of America's polarization ~humanities.history Article 1860 words 11 votes
Terry Pratchett novels to get 'absolutely faithful' TV adaptations ~books science fiction Article 484 words 15 votes
Japanese aquarium urges public to video-chat eels who are forgetting humans exist ~enviro Article 473 words 14 votes
Pakistani journalist living in exile in Sweden who had been missing since March has been found dead, police have said ~news sweden.uppsala journalism pakistan Article 231 words 7 votes
Twelve of the best Shakespeare productions to stream ~arts theatre Article 806 words, published Apr 22 2020 4 votes
Greenland wary of US plans for aid projects in its territory – politicians say expected announcement of $12m must not have conditions attached ~news denmark.greenland usa politics.usa Article 715 words 6 votes
Norway and the a-ha moment that made electric cars the answer – a country fuelled by hydropower has become the world's electric vehicle leader ~enviro Article 1392 words 6 votes
Footballer Dickson Etuhu handed five-year ban for match-fixing in Sweden – midfielder offered AIK Fotboll keeper £160k to underperform ~sports.football Article 212 words 6 votes
Scientists confirm dramatic melting of Greenland ice sheet – loss largely due to high pressure zone not taken into account by climate models ~enviro climate change Article 659 words 5 votes
Inside the world of hyper-realistic baby doll collecting ~hobbies Article 2151 words, published Feb 26 2020 6 votes
Australian government plans to bring in mobile phone app to track people with coronavirus ~health Article 665 words 3 votes
At least twenty UK phone masts vandalised over false 5G coronavirus claims ~tech Article 484 words, published Apr 6 2020 13 votes
Awakening volcanic region in Iceland could cause disruption for centuries – Reykjanes peninsula's last active period started in 10th century and lasted 300 years ~science Article 516 words 6 votes
Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy ~finance economics.doughnut Article 1038 words 11 votes
Scientists isolate bacterial enzyme that rapidly breaks down plastic polymers into recyclable components ~science chemistry.bio Article 667 words 6 votes
Finland enlists social influencers in fight against Covid-19 – government advice sent to bloggers, rappers and writers to get to those not reached by traditional media ~health Article 468 words 5 votes
Norway's hazmat booksellers – two Oslo bookshop owners deliver books wearing full hazmat suits and gas masks in order to raise local awareness ~books Article 66 words 4 votes
Las Vegas parking lot turned into 'homeless shelter' with social distancing markers ~life Article 880 words 7 votes
Alcohol sales banned in Greenland capital during lockdown – move aims to cut violence against children during coronavirus confinement ~life family Article 233 words 11 votes
Robodebt: Confidential documents reveal size and impact of years-long debacle and that Australian government is still pursuing Australians to try and validate debts ~finance Article 1056 words 5 votes
Swedish PM Stefan Löfven warned over 'Russian roulette-style' Covid-19 strategy – health experts say attempt to build herd immunity is a 'mad experiment with 10m people' ~health Article 1181 words 6 votes
As climate change makes winemaking a torrid business in southern Europe, viniculture is taking off in Scandinavia ~food drinks Article 1709 words 3 votes
Greenland's melting ice raised global sea level by 2.2mm in two months – analysis of satellite data reveals astounding loss of 600bn tons of ice last summer ~enviro climate change Article 561 words 7 votes
Trump 'offers large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine ~health Article 585 words 36 votes
Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China ~health Article 370 words 8 votes
Internet 'is not working for women and girls', says Tim Berners-Lee ~life.women Article 663 words, published Mar 12 2020 17 votes
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero – after years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019 ~transport Article 906 words 6 votes
Georgia is the second state to delay their primaries over the coronavirus ~health Article 560 words 8 votes
Satellite images show Iran has built mass graves amid coronavirus outbreak ~health Article 438 words 22 votes
Ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica is tracking the worst-case climate warming scenario set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), scientists say ~enviro climate change Article 686 words 7 votes
Norwegian Air crew were shut out of hotel over cash fears – Gatwick hotel asked for upfront payment from lossmaking low-cost carrier ~transport Article 300 words 3 votes
Norwegian Air shares plummet as coronavirus hammers travel sector – shares have fallen 70% in under a month as analysts point out weak cash reserves ~transport Article 5 votes
Finnish director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää ensured that his new film was torture for his actors, literally – but he insists his immersive methods are just like gardening ~movies Article 990 words 5 votes
The invisible city: How a homeless man built a life underground ~life housing Article 5287 words 10 votes
Finnish FA drops 'women's' prefix for league in push for equality – top football league to be called National League, not Women's League ~sports.football Article 214 words 10 votes
"Pyke notte thy nostrellys." A 15th-century guide on children's manners has been digitized for first time ~books libraries.deposit Article 570 words, published Feb 21 2020 10 votes
From Nelson's apple to beef wellington: How war changes the way we eat ~food history.military Article 778 words 3 votes
Teenage transgender row splits Sweden as dysphoria diagnoses soar by 1,500% – new health report and TV debates highlight backlash against gender reassignment ~lgbt transgender Article 1028 words 11 votes
Haiti cancels carnival after gun battle between police and soldiers ~news haiti crime Article 569 words 6 votes
Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai jailed for ten years in China – Swedish citizen who went missing in 2015 sentenced for providing intelligence abroad ~news sweden hong kong china Article 512 words 8 votes
A new book by Greta Thunberg's mother reveals the reality of family life during her daughter's transformation from bullied teenager to climate icon ~books Article 5189 words 14 votes
‘I was a bad influence on the Beatles': James Taylor on Lennon, love and recovery ~music Article 2637 words, published Feb 17 2020 5 votes
Erling Haaland brings freshness to a game in thrall to pixels and profit – teenager's goal against PSG was a perfect reminder that football is meant to be enjoyable ~sports.football Article 1062 words 5 votes
American woman's high school class ring, which was lost in Maine in 1973, has been found in a forest in Finland ~hobbies Article 251 words 11 votes
Andrew Weatherall: Lone swordsman who cut new shapes for British music ~music pop rock experimental electronic dance Article 1266 words 4 votes