Cash-strapped Finnish zoo is preparing to return two giant pandas on loan from China as it can no longer afford their upkeep
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Retired NATO general Petr Pavel has been elected as the new president of the Czech Republic, seeing off his populist challenger Andrej Babis
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US citizens can now sponsor refugees directly. Here’s how to apply.
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Norway's fossil fuel bonanza stokes impassioned debate about how best to spend its 'war profits'
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Government refuses to fund UK students at new medical school despite ‘chronic’ doctor shortage
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Year of public service, proposal by MD Governor Wes Moore
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Molly Nilsson wants a world with no billionaires – synthpop icon speaks about the future of creative pursuits in a neoliberal world
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India police detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on Narendra Modi
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 23
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accuses Jair Bolsonaro of genocide against Yanomami in Brazilian Amazon
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Brazil and Argentina to start preparations for a common currency
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Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food
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Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court in Brasilia
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An overview of how, and why, Taiwan’s Kuomintang dictatorship willingly embraced democracy
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Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday
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France strikes: One million protest against Macron's rise in retirement age
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Brazil launches first anti-deforestation raids under Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bid to protect Amazon
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
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Diplomats from Finland have a unique way of engaging with people – will the UK warm to naked sauna diplomacy?
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 16
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UK government to block Scottish gender bill
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Much of what you've heard about Carter and Reagan is wrong
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A 'wolf warrior' is sidelined, as China softens its approach on the world stage
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Croatia begins new Euro and Schengen area era
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 9
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Podcast Overload: How I kicked the “Red Scare” habit
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Kevin McCarthy fails on first US House speakership vote in historic loss
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Sweden and France could be set to join forces to build new nuclear power stations in the Nordic nation
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 2
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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
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Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed back by Latin American leaders
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Battle for the nation's soul – Norway faces debate about gas and oil wealth
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 26
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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
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Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna
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As Danish authorities consider Damascus safe for return, the practice of reconsidering refugee residence permits presents serious challenges
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Brazil will have first Indigenous woman chief for key post
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How a chair almost broke Europe (and still could)
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The year woke broke: A brief history of a contested word
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The Full January 6th Comittee Report
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 19
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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
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Japan to invest in nuclear energy in major policy shift
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Putin’s war: How a “walk in the park” became a catastrophe for Russia
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Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade
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Denmark's semi-autonomous territory Greenland is coveted by China, the United States, and global mining companies
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Sweden's top court has prevented the extradition of exiled Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes, saying it was impossible under the circumstances
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The Trump phenomenon (and many others) in one Casey & Andy comic strip
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Finland defence minister to take two months' paternity leave amid NATO bid – Antti Kaikkonen says 'children are only little for a moment'
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We look into the implications of a bill that could classify loot boxes as gambling, and what it could mean for the Finnish games industry
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 12
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Denmark's new coalition government is set to scrap a bank holiday to boost defence spending – hopes of boosting productivity and economic activity
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Denmark to try out first grand coalition government since 1970s – been without a permanent government for forty-two days, beating the previous record
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