The United Nations Committee against Torture has expressed concerns about Denmark's ambitions to transfer asylum seekers to third countries like Rwanda ~misc politics Article 395 words 17 votes
Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy ~news new zealand politics Article 1021 words 18 votes
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw. ~health Article 2655 words 23 votes
US National Transportation Safety Board calls on automakers to install speed-limiting tech in new vehicles ~transport Article 563 words, published Nov 16 2023 32 votes
Twitter’s former head of trust and safety finally breaks her silence ~tech social media Article 5850 words 30 votes
Residents of Luleå, Sweden welcome new campaign encouraging them to say hello to each other during dark winter months ~life Article 955 words 12 votes
Joe Biden administration offers $35 billion in low-interest loans to support US transit-oriented development ~design urban planning Article 533 words 24 votes
The next power plant is on the roof and in the basement ~enviro energy.renewable Article 2935 words 11 votes
Solar power to the people: California program brings clean energy to Oakland ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1225 words, published Nov 18 2023 11 votes
Russia's war in Ukraine and destabilising "hybrid warfare" actions on the eastern border put foreign and security policy top of the agenda in Finland's presidential election ~misc politics Article 1687 words 8 votes
Sweden's government has pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a massive buildout of nuclear power to meet an expected surge in electricity demand ~enviro Article 540 words 9 votes
NGO CLASP report - Out of date, inefficient air conditioners sold by the millions in smaller Asian countries ~enviro climate change Link 6 votes
Norwegian state-run telco Telenor announced plans to sell its satellite division to Space Norway, part of the country's space agency ~space satellites Article 433 words 6 votes
Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities ~health Article 284 words 31 votes
Opinion: US infrastructure law offers too little progress on climate and equity ~transport Article 763 words 9 votes
One huge contradiction is undoing our best climate efforts ~enviro climate change Article 1712 words 34 votes
Privacy win: EU Parliament decides that your private messages must not be scanned ~tech privacy Article 2483 words 34 votes
Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued. ~transport Article 1155 words 31 votes
Pakistan is planting lots of mangrove forests. Is it restoration? Carbon colonialism? Both? ~enviro Article 1145 words 14 votes
Finns have been fishing for herring for generations, but new reduced EU quotas are threatening the traditional livelihoods of coastal communities ~enviro Article 664 words 8 votes
Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings ~life work Article 681 words 17 votes
Denmark is building on the success of blockbuster drugs – the country's focus on reinvestment is feeding a stream of discovery ~science medicine Article 7 votes
Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform ~life education Article 1010 words 8 votes
Public health experts say narrow lanes should be the default on city streets ~transport Article 1246 words 18 votes
Denmark is preparing to make a significant pledge toward a new climate disaster fund, breaking ranks with other developed countries ~enviro climate change Article 355 words 12 votes
US diplomats privately criticize US public policy stance towards Israel in leaked memo ~misc politics Article 617 words 26 votes
Modernizing New York commuter rail: through-running service between New York City, New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut ~transport Article 1813 words 14 votes
Europe’s coming reckoning on immigration – large-scale immigration is the only thing that can prevent Europe from becoming an empty amusement park ~misc politics Article 1915 words, published Oct 28 2023 35 votes
Why the US never saves money on health care ~finance Article 903 words, published Oct 2 2023 25 votes
Norway's government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills ~enviro Article 589 words 5 votes
The unexpected climate policy that could tackle both national debt and China: Carbon pricing has the potential to become a bipartisan policy ~enviro climate change Article 917 words, published Oct 26 2023 26 votes
Fact sheet: US President Joe Biden issues executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence ~tech Article 1522 words 24 votes
Denmark aims a wrecking ball at ‘non-Western’ neighborhoods ~life housing Article 1584 words 42 votes
The remote Danish island of Bornholm has pledged to eliminate trash by 2032. How will it get there? ~enviro recycling Article 2411 words 13 votes
China says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with US as California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits Beijing ~enviro climate change Article 404 words 14 votes
A vast northern European project is underway to combat isolation by promoting inclusion – we take a look at the results in Norway ~life Article 560 words 9 votes
Canadian federal government considering new caps on payday lending and high risk lending ~finance Article 1320 words 12 votes
The costs of not investing in American public infrastructure, research, and education ~tech Article 5332 words, published Oct 17 2023 29 votes
Europe's single currency, used daily by about 350 million people, has become a hot topic in an unlikely place – Sweden ~finance economics Article 77 words 12 votes
YouTube is now rolling out disabling videos after detecting adblockers ~tech google social media Article 298 words, published Oct 6 2023 122 votes
Brazil is embracing the migrant crisis that everyone else wants to avoid ~misc politics Article 77 words 11 votes
Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency ~transport Article 1999 words 23 votes
Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax land value ~finance Article 987 words, published Oct 5 2023 33 votes
Stockholm has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from its centre, in an effort to slash pollution and reduce noise ~enviro pollution.air pollution.noise Article 409 words 10 votes
Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ ~finance economics Article 1031 words 24 votes
Broken zipper? France will pay to get it fixed ~life.style Article 801 words, published Oct 2 2023 16 votes
California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns ~enviro Article 1825 words, published Sep 13 2023 6 votes