UK has reached an agreement with Norway and the EU over how to divide fish stocks in the North Sea next year ~news norway scotland united kingdom Article 6 votes
More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style ~travel Article 2166 words, published Nov 23 2021 7 votes
Tolerance by Accident, Trust by Design ~humanities.history Article 1964 words, published Oct 21 2021 3 votes
Replica 18th century ship Götheborg of Sweden plans to re-sail the trading route from Sweden to China ~humanities.history Article 586 words 9 votes
Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region ~enviro energy.renewable Article 406 words 12 votes
UK and Norway have failed to reach a fishing deal for this year, with the industry warning that hundreds of crew members will be left out of work ~news norway politics united kingdom Article 38 words 8 votes
Ukraine turns to Turkey as Russia threatens full-scale war ~news ukraine russia Article 1029 words 10 votes
UK voters might regret Brexit, but most of them don't feel like reversing it anymore ~misc politics Article 628 words, published Jan 6 2021 9 votes
An artists' group, criticized as vandals for dumping the bust of an 18th-century king into Copenhagen Harbor, says it wanted to draw attention to Denmark's role in slave trading ~arts Article 1469 words 5 votes
Shipping carriers rejected tons of US agricultural exports, opting to send empty containers to China instead ~news usa china Article 1993 words 11 votes
As US shopping habits change, ports and cargo carriers struggle to keep pace ~finance Article 1720 words 7 votes
Ancient bronze rings and ribs were some of the earliest money ~humanities.history Article 543 words 7 votes
Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark to avoid having their deliveries to the EU blocked by post-Brexit red tape ~finance Article 306 words 6 votes
Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail; recommends outdated security algorithms ~tech security Article 13 votes
Federal prosecutors accuse Zoom executive of working with Chinese government to surveil users and suppress video calls ~tech Article 1737 words 11 votes
The world's most important body of water: The history of the South China Sea and four men who helped shape it ~humanities.history Article 4084 words 6 votes
Norway may stop British and EU vessels fishing in its waters from January 1st – talks held up by London's protracted Brexit standoff with Brussels ~news norway politics united kingdom Article 295 words 8 votes
With growing tensions in the Arctic region, the Faroe Islands are now receiving more attention from superpowers ~misc politics Article 1882 words 3 votes
India looks to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under Biden ~news india iran venezuela usa Article 7 votes
Boris Johnson's new Brexit trade advisor is former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ~news united kingdom politics australia Article 815 words 10 votes
Researchers say they have found the world's earliest confirmed case of smallpox, revealing the disease was widespread across northern Europe during the Viking age ~humanities.history Article 683 words 3 votes
Japanese auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move to US ~finance business Article 552 words, published Jun 28 2020 10 votes
Satellite imagery shows that North Korea might be making millions, and breaking sanctions, by selling sand ~enviro Article 4 votes
Victoria did not consult the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before signing a controversial infrastructure deal with the Chinese government last year ~news australia.vic china politics Article 650 words 6 votes
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has instructed civil servants to make plans to end UK's reliance on China for vital medical supplies and other strategic imports ~news united kingdom china politics Article 187 words 8 votes
China has imposed a massive eighty per cent tariff on Australian barley imports from today, saying the product has been imported against trade rules ~news australia china Article 755 words 11 votes
China has imposed an import ban on four Australian abattoirs in an apparent escalation of Beijing's trade war tactics ~news china australia Article 133 words 7 votes
The US wants Mexico to keep its defense and health-care factories open. Mexican workers are getting sick and dying ~finance Article 1934 words 9 votes
Treasure trove of artifacts illustrates life in a lost Viking mountain pass – Lendbreen, in Norway, was an important route from the Roman era until the late Middle Ages ~humanities.history Article 1299 words 8 votes
NYSE to temporarily close floor, move to electronic trading after positive coronavirus tests ~finance Article 9 votes
Health ministers squabble over face masks at coronavirus talks ~health Article 1031 words, published Mar 6 2020 5 votes
After launching its feminist foreign policy, Sweden is now pushing for a feminist trade policy and wants the initiative to be on the agenda at the upcoming WTO summit ~misc politics Link 4 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
The difference between yams and sweet potatoes is structural racism ~food history Article 868 words, published Feb 6 2020 10 votes
In agricultural giant Brazil, a new and growing hazard: The illegal trade in pesticides ~enviro Article 1897 words 5 votes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov requests a meeting with Norwegian authorities to remove limitations on Russian activity on Svalbard ~news norway.svalbard russia Link 4 votes
How Brexit could reignite tensions at the Irish border ~humanities.history Video 7:18, published Aug 17 2018 12 votes
US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said in an interview on Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak could bring back jobs to America ~finance economics Article 507 words 8 votes
A mayor in Norway's Arctic looks to China to reinvent his frontier town ~finance Article 1154 words 11 votes