Fifty years since Sweden first introduced state-funded parental leave for couples to share – pioneering policy offers some surprising lessons for other countries
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A partisan solution to partisan gerrymandering
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NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers
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American airstrikes hit eighty-five targets at seven facilities in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia used to attack US forces
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US Senator Bernie Sanders set to interrogate pharma executives about prices
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Days of darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions
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Finland has rejected the far right, but is the country ready for a gay, Green head of state in Pekka Haavisto?
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An AI-generated image of a Victorian MP raises wider questions on digital ethics
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA meltdown
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EU leaders approve €50 billion deal for Ukraine after Viktor Orbán lifts his veto
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What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
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For the sixth year in a row, Denmark heads the Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of ninety – Finland and New Zealand follow closely behind
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Prediction markets have an elections problem
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United States to return to staging nuclear weapons in UK
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Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland's presidential election and will face runner-up Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month
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Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall.
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‘America is under attack’: Inside the anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion crusade
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Donald Trump and the nightmare of tyranny lurking within the American dream
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Specter of academic plagiarism has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics, toppling one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career
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The story of the New Hampshire primary in one voter
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US Ninth Circuit Court panel unanimously orders FBI to destroy records it created during searches of US Private Vaults boxes
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China’s age of malaise
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Canada announces cap on international students for next two years
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Turkey's parliament votes to let Sweden join NATO
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The farmers had what the billionaires wanted
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Why is Israel sending Palestinian taxes to Norway? Public money destined for Gaza has been frozen by Israel since November.
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After seven years in the political wilderness, Alexander Stubb is closing in on a remarkable comeback and new top job: president of Finland
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Michael Bloomberg's funding keeps US gun control advocacy on a tight messaging leash
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Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
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US Food and Drug Administration recommends easing restrictions on marijuana
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Three migrants drown at US border as Texas blocked their rescue
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Denmark's far-right, populist Nye Borgerlige party is being dissolved – other right-wing parties applaud, spying greater share of votes
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Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto
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Rebecca Solnit: Slow change can be radical change
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Alexei Navalny disappears for three weeks; reappears at isolated Arctic penal colony
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Denmark's Frederik X becomes king after Queen Margrethe abdicates, with big crowds gathered in Copenhagen to witness history
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The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks
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In a setback for Beijing, Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te as president
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Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European"
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Red and blue US states: dichotomized maps mislead and reduce perceived voting influence
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How did Russian defence industry perform in 2023?
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Polish political tensions ramp up as PiS politicians arrested at Presidential Palace
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A US-sanctioned oligarch ran pro-Kremlin ads on Facebook—again
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Senior EU politician launches bid to remove Hungary’s voting rights
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Politicians from Germany’s AfD met extremist group to discuss deportation ‘masterplan’
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Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Benjamin Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul
22 votes -
Red Sea crisis: Houthi shipping attacks, trade and escalation
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Recordings, emails show how Donald Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 US election
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Argentina pulls out of plans to join BRICS bloc
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Why you should be a socialist in 2024
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