Norway will slash its oil output from June to December of 2020 – the first time in eighteen years it has joined other major producers to shore up prices ~finance business Article 122 words 9 votes
Russia's ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in the region ~news denmark russia usa Article 331 words 3 votes
In four US state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms ~health Article 1388 words 10 votes
Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, US states over contact tracing apps ~health Article 846 words 6 votes
Construction of the world's longest immersed tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany will begin in January next year ~engineering Article 212 words 6 votes
Indonesia bans traditional Ramadan exodus to rein in coronavirus ~humanities religion Article 94 words 6 votes
What life indoors looks like in Tokyo’s cramped homes ~design architecture Article 1087 words, published Apr 9 2020 8 votes
Russia filed a protest to Oslo after Norwegian coastguards detained a Russian trawler near a remote chain of islands in the Arctic ~news norway.svalbard politics Article 302 words 4 votes
Sweeping testing of the entire crew of the coronavirus-stricken US aircraft carrier finds that about 60% of positive cases have not shown symptoms ~health Article 584 words 14 votes
Nearly half of global coal plants will be unprofitable this year ~enviro energy Article 445 words 10 votes
Sales of sex toys in Denmark have more than doubled after Danes were told to stay at home to limit the spread of the coronavirus ~life Article 329 words 20 votes
The city of Helsinki had the right to scrap its contract with Siemens over the failed automation of the Finnish capital's metro ~transport Article 332 words 6 votes
Finland's center-left government gave its blessing to majority state-owned Fortum's strategy to cut emissions, but promised to push the company further ~enviro Article 352 words 4 votes
Hobbled Internal Revenue Service tax agency may need months to get cash to Americans ~finance Article 704 words 6 votes
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, named a London-based hedge fund manager as its new chief executive on Thursday ~finance Article 212 words 4 votes
Denmark charges Norwegian citizen over alleged Iranian assassination plot – attempt to eliminate a leading member of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz ~news denmark norway iran Article 224 words 5 votes
Norway is postponing a decision on whether to allow companies to construct a new subsea power cable between it and Scotland ~enviro Article 238 words 4 votes
Spain warns the 'worst is yet to come' as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300 ~health Article 613 words 10 votes
Mexican president passes coronavirus buck to allies, rivals, business ~health Article 592 words 8 votes
Sharp increase in Moscow pneumonia cases fuels fears over coronavirus statistics ~health Article 451 words 10 votes
EU state aid regulators clear Danish financial support for a rail-road link between Denmark and Germany ~engineering Article 109 words 4 votes
'Buy as much as possible' - Taiwan sees boon to panic buying ~finance business Article 341 words 4 votes
Sweden's financial watchdog hit lender Swedbank with a record fine for serious deficiencies in its management of money laundering risks in its Baltic operations ~finance banking Article 457 words 5 votes
Sweden's government said it had decided to send troops to Mali to join French-led special forces that are fighting militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State ~news sweden france mali Article 196 words 4 votes
The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified ~health Article 845 words 29 votes
Anthony Levandowski, former head of Uber's self-driving unit, files for bankruptcy after a court confirms he would have to pay Google $179 million ~transport Article 304 words 7 votes
Russia, Turkey may have carried out war crimes in Syria, UN says ~news russia syria crime.war turkey Article 396 words 7 votes
Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund will exclude four companies for their vast emissions of greenhouse gases, or at least put them on probation to force them to change ~finance business Article 671 words 8 votes
Eight candidates have applied to head Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – board prepares to decide who should steer the global portfolio through a time of transition ~finance Article 348 words 6 votes
Greenpeace asks Norway's supreme court to rule on Arctic oil – a case that could block the petroleum industry's expansion plans ~enviro climate change Article 446 words 5 votes
Japan's next restroom revolution? Phasing out squat toilets for Tokyo 2020. ~sports Article 515 words, published Feb 19 2020 8 votes
Prompted by Brexit, Google will move UK users' data out of Irish jurisdiction so they are no longer covered by EU privacy rules ~tech privacy google Article 464 words 21 votes
Finland's biggest game maker Supercell reported its full-year 2019 sales rose 2% to 1.39 billion euros ~games Article 269 words 5 votes
Norway, western Europe's largest oil and gas producer, announced on Friday it was increasing its ambition to cut carbon emissions ~enviro Article 400 words 9 votes
Finland to become EU's only uranium producer – Finnish government gave the green light on Thursday for state-owned Terrafame to extract and refine ~finance Article 429 words 6 votes
Finland's woman-led center-left government plans to nearly double the length of paternity leave to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers ~life parenting family Article 178 words 16 votes
World Athletics has banned some variants of Nike’s Vaporfly running shoes from elite competition ~sports Article 172 words 6 votes
KFC to sell Beyond Meat's plant-based 'fried chicken' in the southern US ~food restaurants.chain meat Article 358 words 18 votes
Australia confirms first case of coronavirus as protective masks sell out ~health Article 545 words 12 votes
Greenpeace loses Norway Arctic oil lawsuit appeal – Oslo appeals court approved Norway's plans for more oil exploration in the Arctic ~enviro climate change Article 591 words 7 votes
Norway made an outspoken right-wing lawmaker who once called wind turbines 'white monsters' its oil and energy minister ~enviro energy.renewable Article 357 words 9 votes
New electric car sales in Norway rose by a third last year amid soaring demand for Tesla's vehicles – but the company will face a more competitive market in 2020 ~transport Article 618 words, published Jan 3 2020 9 votes
Norway's Equinor plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its domestic operations by 40% this decade and to near zero by 2050 ~enviro climate change Article 330 words 6 votes
Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters ~enviro Article 217 words 7 votes
ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus has gifted books to high school students across Sweden to try to stem the flow of fake news ~books Article 204 words 8 votes
Telenor has picked Sweden's Ericsson as the key technology provider for its 5G telecoms network in Norway ~tech Article 78 words 4 votes
Finland said it aims to teach 1% – or more than fifty million – of all Europeans basic skills in artificial intelligence through a free online course ~tech Article 311 words 11 votes