Ukraine strikes Russia's oil refineries - the effects, politics and what next?
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Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times
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Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom
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Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway's intelligence service has said
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Finnish authorities have filed charges against members of the crew of an oil tanker suspected of damaging five undersea cables by dragging its anchor between Finland and Estonia
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A power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal.
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Iceland has no armed forces, but that could change – the NATO member is reconsidering its defences in the age of Donald Trump
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An “anti-government militia” called ‘Veterans on Patrol’ is “targeting” Oklahoma weather radars because they believe the radars control the weather
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What can we learn from Estonia?
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Ukraine’s field hospitals keep getting hit, so they are moving underground
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Denmark votes for defence bill giving US access to airbases – new agreement places bases in cities such as Karup and Skrydstrup under US jurisdiction
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Nordic governments are boosting defense spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defense – mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats
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As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence
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Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir
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At US Social Security, these are the days of the living dead
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Denmark planning to hold discussions with member states on the EU Cloud and AI Development Act and the Digital Networks Act when it takes the lead of the EU meetings in July
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Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an inspiring approach as Europe ramps up preparedness after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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Norway's proximity to the USSR during the Cold War led to it building many military bunkers – tensions with Russia have brought them back into focus
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US Department of Government Efficiency plans to rebuild Social Security administration codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse
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Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says
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Canadian provinces’ measures to limit electricity exports to US could strain cross-border ties, experts say
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Denmark's state-run postal service is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025 – cites a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century
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BlackRock strikes $23 billion deal to place Panama Canal ports under American control
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It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds
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Thailand to cut power to Myanmar scam hubs
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Successful policy in small or medium sized cities frequently goes unnoticed - a case for taking inventory of what works
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US Treasury says Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system
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Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia
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Norway plans to reintroduce an obligation to build bomb shelters in new buildings, a practice halted in 1998
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Taiwan investigating Chinese vessel over damage to undersea cable
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Finland's seizure of a tanker shows how to fight Russian sabotage – the growing threat to undersea cables demands a robust response
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Finland seizes Russia-linked tanker suspected of cutting vital undersea cables
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St Louis property owners receive giant bills from the city for repairs they didn’t agree to. Now, it’s under investigation.
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Amphibious warfare center set up in Norway in the latest move by a NATO member to beef up its operations on Russia's Arctic doorstep
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Chinese-flagged cargo ship Yi Peng 3 crossed both submarine cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke
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Kalundborg in Denmark is a modern-day 'gold rush' town – but pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has invested more than £6.5 billion and it still isn't booming
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A tax break for Washington State data centers promised jobs. Now there are questions about whether the costs are worth it.
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Ferrying voting machines to mountains and tropical areas in Indian elections is a Herculean task
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How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts
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Finland has finished inventorying its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine – found 50,500
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The new (improved?) face of public housing in Maryland
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Mathew Lawrence on why privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain
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It appears both the West and Beijing itself have grossly overestimated Chinese expansion in Greenland
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‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken
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What is the European Union really doing in Africa?
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CNN's Nic Robertson tours an underground bunker in Helsinki, Finland, housed in a parking garage. The Finnish capital's bunkers can shelter more than 900,000 people.
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Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering an important part of Joe Biden's congressional agenda to Americans
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Inside the resistance movement opposing Daniel Ortega's Trans-Nicaragua Canal
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Sabotage laws give Australian PM Peter Dutton new powers over energy, port facilities
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In Louisiana, Donald Trump's trade war spooks America's biggest port
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