Vihreä liitto become first party in the Finnish Parliament to call for legalisation of cannabis – initiative approved at party conference by narrowest possible majority 183-181
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Norwegians head to the polls on Sept. 13 in a parliamentary election that has centered on the issue of whether saving the planet is worth stopping the fossil fuel gravy train
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China's media cracks down on 'effeminate' styles
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High Court of Australia rules that media outlets are publishers of third-party Facebook comments
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Danish government has presented a proposal to get foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds to work thirty-seven hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits
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Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighborhoods
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With climate change emerging as a primary issue in this month's Norwegian parliamentary election, there are signs people are questioning the country's reliance on crude oil
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Climate change won't stop while America hates trains and walking
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China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing online video games to three hours a week, with an hour extra during holidays
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Twitter starts to require login to view tweets
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OnlyFans drops planned porn ban, will continue to allow sexually explicit content
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OnlyFans will prohibit "content containing sexually-explicit conduct" (but still allow nudity) starting October 1, at the request of banking/payment providers
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US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
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Facebook's new "Widely Viewed Content" report doesn't provide meaningful transparency, and seems to be full of errors and spam
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For an ecological realpolitik
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High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel is ruled unlawful
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Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade
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US railroads should be nationalized
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PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under almost all US insurance plans
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Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows
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Greenland stops oil and gas exploration – natural resources minister Naaja Nathanielsen said the environment and climatic impacts had been assessed as being too high
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Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region
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Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms
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Electric vehicles won’t save us: Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world
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Taxing consumption progressively is a better way to tax the wealthy
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Plans for an artificial island to house 35,000 people and protect the port of Copenhagen from rising sea levels have been approved by Danish MPs
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King County, WA is first in the country to ban government use of facial recognition software
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California bill to decriminalize psychedelics is approved by Senate, now moves on to Assembly
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China allows couples to have three children
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US Food and Drug Administration to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge
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The plan to kill Osama bin Laden—from the spycraft to the assault to its bizarre political backdrop—as told by the people in the room
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Amsterdam’s ‘doughnut economy’ puts climate ahead of GDP
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Ireland’s strategy to be a world leader in sustainable food by 2030
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Marin to be first big Bay Area water agency to push ahead with water restrictions
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The global campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime
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In Finland, high-quality free school meals are provided to all children between six and sixteen as a public service – students everywhere deserve the same
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Supreme Court of the United States Justice Clarence Thomas argues for regulating large internet platforms as common carriers
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New York just legalized marijuana. Here are the prime acquisition targets and the types of deals you can expect.
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Amtrak responds to Biden's infrastructure plan, proposing >thirty new routes, >twenty route enhancements, and more
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The greenest countries in the world – Denmark places first out of 180 countries analysed by Yale University
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Miscarriage bereavement leave bill passes unanimously in New Zealand Parliament
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Sweden to increase airport fees for high-polluting planes – climate impact, such as use of biofuels, to be taken into account when calculating charges
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Twitter: Calling for public input on our approach to world leaders
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Defrauded students to receive loan forgiveness
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Spain passes law allowing euthanasia
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Carbon Capture Convolution - An exploration of a plan to keep a New Mexico coal plant running
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Big Tech critic Tim Wu joins Joe Biden administration to work on US competition policy
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Denmark is far from reaching its ambitious target for carbon emission reductions by 2030, the country's climate watchdog said in its annual review of climate policies
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Indian government restricts foreign mapping services to one metre accuracy
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Joe Manchin's bid to pierce US tech's shield
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