Parliament of the Faroe Islands voted on Thursday to legalise abortion until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, overturning a decades-old law that prohibited abortions in most cases
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EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
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United Kingdom electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax
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Tesla registrations were down in France, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany – Norway, however, is bucking the trend, thanks to a tax incentive system that will soon be rolled back
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Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
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Iran's president says capital must move from Tehran over ecological concerns
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How Iran is running out of water
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EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, European Court of Justice rules
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As the war in Ukraine rages on, many Finns are getting reacquainted with the country's remarkable network of väestönsuoja, or civil defense shelters
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Keira is one of many Greenlandic families living on the Danish mainland who are fighting to get their children returned to them after they were removed by social services
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Denmark's climate minister, Lars Aagaard, announced that his government would submit a binding target to cut emissions by 82% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels
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Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean?
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Denmark's drive to conscript teenage girls – as the threat from Russia increases, it is no longer only young men who are being called to serve
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Britain gives go-ahead to smaller nuclear reactor in Wales
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US Supreme Court denies Kim Davis' petition to revisit same-sex marriage ruling
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Swedish parliament votes to allow uranium mining – now classed as a concession mineral, especially useful for society
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How generations of meddlesome public health campaigns changed everyday life — and made life twice as long as it used to be
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How nuclear power ambitions aim to wean Finland off Russian energy – nuclear share in electricity production went from 28% in 2022 to 39% in 2025
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Danish government has reached an agreement to implement a minimum age requirement of fifteen years old on certain social media platforms
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EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure
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Pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability in Sweden
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Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes – if enacted, Danes would get the copyright over their own likeness
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Anthropic to bring its AI to hundreds of teachers in Iceland with pilot scheme – aim of helping them with lesson planning, classroom materials, and administrative work
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Donald Trump AI advisor David Sacks says ‘no federal bailout for AI’ after OpenAI CFO’s suggestion of US federal government backstop
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Could invisible fences be the future of livestock farming – Sweden and Denmark will soon legalise virtual fencing. What is it and is it safe?
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Starter comments on Tildes?
I get a lot out of browsing Tildes and all the conversations here. This is in keeping with the Tildes philosophy of high-quality content and conversation. In the spirit of quality discussion,...
I get a lot out of browsing Tildes and all the conversations here. This is in keeping with the Tildes philosophy of high-quality content and conversation.
In the spirit of quality discussion, context is everything and reference points matter. I have found my own thoughts nudged many times here, and often the comments and points of view lend entirely new perspective to the content (and are sometimes more interesting).
While I appreciate the discussions, there are often links to an article, a video, a blog, or anything really, with no context and little description.
So in the spirit of conversation, I'm asking if there could be "conversation starter" comments for posted links. I'd like to know why this video or that blog is different from just randomly finding some link online. Why is this link on Tildes? What makes it interesting or important? What are we talking about? Where is the quality conversation?
Is that too much, or would that be reasonable? Thoughts?
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European Court of Human Rights has cleared Norway of violating its citizens' constitutional rights in a case dating back to the award of oil and gas exploration licences in 2016
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Hamlet rages in Stockholm against political closure of a cultural institution – government funding freezes have resulted in a real terms decrease of £4M per year since 2017 for theatre Dramaten
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In the early 1990s, Sweden faced one of the worst economic crises in its modern history – the lessons for other countries, especially France, deep in its own budget crisis, are simple, if not easy
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Europe's animal welfare overhaul is on life support – Denmark's farm minister thinks he can still revive it, one compromise at a time
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South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census
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Ireland makes a program offering basic income for artists permanent
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Iceland to propose higher tourist tax following record-breaking number of visitors – 1.7 million international tourists in the first seven months of 2025
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Norway to phase out electric vehicle VAT exemption from 2027 – intends to increase the one-off registration tax for fossil-fuelled passenger cars
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US President Donald Trump’s 100% China tariff triggers $20b wipeout, 1.6m crypto traders liquidated
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California lets residents opt-out of a ton of data collection on the web
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Wolves have returned to Denmark, and not everyone is happy about it
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After more than a century of various proposals and planning, Norway has once again officially abandoned the ambitious Stad Ship Tunnel project
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Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s – PM Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration
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UPS is ‘disposing of' US-bound packages over customs paperwork problems
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Helsinki is turning to drones and artificial intelligence to help tackle one of the city's trickiest challenges - keeping traffic moving smoothly
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California passes law banning extra loud commercials on streaming services
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Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store
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US State Attorneys Generals defend trans Americans in letter to Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission
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British Columbia Premier David Eby announces new Prince George, Surrey involuntary care facilities
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Hydropower, heat pumps and electric vehicles made Norway a climate darling. Oil and gas exports made it rich. The paradox shaping this country's future – and the world's energy transition.
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How Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave – traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way
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Young Greenlandic woman living in Denmark will regain custody of the infant girl taken from her shortly after birth – becomes the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland
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How Denmark plans to roll out the world's first cow burp tax – government is investing billions in technologies to help farmers cut livestock emissions
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The country with Europe's most radical climate plan – an interview with Petteri Orpo, prime minister of Finland
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