COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Swedish authorities said Thursday that citizens from fellow...
The parliament in Helsinki is to debate and vote on joining the alliance without waiting for Sweden, or the approval of Turkey and Hungary.
By Dominic Chopping STOCKHOLM--Sweden and Finland on Sunday announced plans to provide power companies with credit guarantees in a move aimed at securing...
Late-night partying at clubs. Elbow-to-elbow seating in movie theaters. Going without...
Following Turkeys lead, Viktor Orbn is discovering his own power to twist circumstances to Hungarys advantage.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkey can still freeze Sweden and Finlands membership...
Ingestrom rises from managing director, UMP Sweden & VP, Nordic Countries, UMP to president, UMP Sweden & SVP, Nordic Countries, UMP.
Solresor is Sweden's fourth-largest travel agency and was formed in 1989. During their first season the company only offered travel to Gran Canaria while nowadays flights to more than 20 countries worldwide are offered.
STOCKHOLM – Swedish health officials warned
Sweden and Finland's accession still needs to be approved by the parliaments of all 30 NATO members, and Turkey could refuse to ratify the deal.
Sweden's unique approach to the coronavirus pandemic has drawn a lot of scrutiny from the rest of the world after the country chose to forego the harsh lockdowns enacted by many of its European peers. But now several of the country's own doctors and scientists are speaking out against the strategy
The Swedish government on Monday announced it has decided to apply for NATO membership in the wake of Russias attack on Ukraine. The Governments assessment is that NATO membership is the best way to protect Swedens security in light of the fundamentally changed security environment following Russias invasion of Ukraine, the country said in a…
Two countries to sign host nation support agreement allowing assistance from Nato troops in emergency situations
Nordic countries sizzle as European heatwave moves north
Norwegian transmission grid operators Statnett said on Tuesday it is curbing electricity transfers to southern Sweden, cutting capacity by 1,000 MW, or 45%, in reaction to lower flows in the opposite direction.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday easily passed a resolution pressing NATO to quickly admit Finland and Sweden, a sign of bipartisan agreement in pushing back on Russian aggression. The committee in a voice vote approved the measure supporting the two Nordic states’ entrance into the security alliance and urged other NATO members to do…
It's the defensive alliance's ninth enlargement since its founding in 1949.
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Sweden has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark that will lead to a deepening in bilateral defense cooperation and practical military enhancing collaboration between the two Nordic countries.
The next step: patriarchal wasteland.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Turkey on Thursday to endorse Finland and Swedens requests to join the military...
Sweden, a country of 10.3 million inhabitants, has so far recorded 773,690 cases of Covid-19 and 13,373 associated deaths.
The 30 member countries of the military alliance are expected to take up to two weeks to evaluate the applications.
STOCKHOLM (AP) Sweden on Tuesday informed Russia that five employees with the Russian Embassy in Stockholm have been asked to leave the country, say...
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Netflix is moving forward with its rollout to Nordic countries. The company today updated its Android app with support for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. You can grab the new version now from the official Google Play Store. The update fulfills a promise from earlier this year: Netflix announced its service would be coming to …
The commander of the Danish air force says the combined Nordic fleet is comparable to a large European country.
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The American Left dreams of importing the Nordic democratic-socialist model, but much of what they believe about the system is a myth ...
The UK has been caught in a long tug-of-war about its identity, which will only become more intense as the EU referendum approaches, says Sean Coughlan.
Åsmund Arup Seip of the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research in Norway examines the balance struck in Northern Europe integrating foreign, European, and domestic workers.
In his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has made frequent references to Denmark and other Scandinavian countries, which he has held up as models for…
The Nordic countries are paradigms of equality, good education, female empowerment, and progressiveness. We know this because we are told. And told and...
Look at those Nordic countries with their high living standards, income equality, low poverty levels and happy, long-living people. They must be so successful because they have adopted socialism, right? Wrong. Nima Sanandaji, a Kurdish-Iranian researcher who migrated to Sweden as a child, has a warning for Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and any […]
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Nima Sanandaji, president of the European Centre for Entrepreneurship and Policy Reform, is a free market advocate living in Sweden. So is he worried about the direction the Nordic welfare states are headed? Nope. He’s worried about socialism in the U.S. Sanandaji was talking to radio host Larry Elder about what will happen to the […]
Recently the State of European Tech Report 2018 has been published. It contains a tremendous amount of information comparing various European countries and startup-hubs. However, most of the…
Which countries have the best reputations? What does that even mean? Reputation Institute, a global private consulting firm based in Boston and Copenhagen, has just released its sixth annual “Country RepTrak” of what it calls “The World’s Most Reputable Countries,” a tool the firm uses to help it advise countries [...]
Annual UN report breaks from previous tradition to include well-being of immigrants in evaluated 117 countries
When U.S. politicians talk about Scandinavian-style social welfare, they fail to explain the most important aspect of such policies: selfishness.
The American Left dreams of importing the Nordic democratic-socialist model, but much of what they believe about the system is a myth.
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A new ranking of international universities and higher education systems has been compiled to give more insight into the strength of HE in different nations. Here, professor Ross Williams profiles its findings
The World Happiness Report published Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.
If cold weather and a lack of sunlight in winter are enough to get you down, chances are you're not Finnish.
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland tops an index of the happiest nations in which to live.
The World Happiness Report published Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.
This year's report is the first to include immigrants.
Earlier this year, British travel writer and resident of Denmark, Michael Booth, riled Guardian readers with a provocative article claiming to dispel the myth of Scandinavia as the perfect place to live…
The confederation of Nordic countries would help put the region on the world stage when it comes to fiscal matters.
The World Happiness Report published Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors like life expectancy, social support and corruption.
HELSINKI (AP) — If cold weather and a lack of sunlight in winter are enough to get you down, chances are you're not Finnish. The World Happiness Report published Wednesday...
The world’s most design-savvy countries are developing their own brand, and–surprise–they’ve tapped some major design talent to do it. <meta property=
The results of a new study were announced this week, and they are consistent with previous findings. The 5 million or so people who live in the Scandinavian country of Norway are among the happiest on earth. Writing for Reuters, Patricia Reaney noted: “Norway displaced Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new report […]
Countries in Asia dominate the list.
One in 122 people around the world is a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum
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Swedens relatively low-key approach to coronavirus lockdowns captured the worlds attention when the pandemic first hit Europe
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Portugal's biggest banks have suspended repayments on loans worth about 19 billion euros ($20.6 billion) for six months to help those hit by the coronavirus crisis and a further extension could prevent a jump in bad loans, chief executives said.
An eruption of new coronavirus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindled concerns Friday about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people. The World Health Organization warned nations could face a serious problem if they fail to “hit hard now” against the virus, which has […]
Recent outbreaks in schools almost doubled to 44 in one week—16 more than were recorded at hospitals
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All sections of the ruling class are opposed to taking measures necessary to contain the pandemic. That is why workers must take emergency action.
Volkswagen AG <VOWG_p.DE> returned to profit in the third quarter as surging Chinese demand for luxury cars helped offset a 1.1% drop in vehicle deliveries due to the pandemic, sending its shares as much as 3% higher on Thursday.
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals judge Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general, a Biden transition official said on Wednesday, a choice most Americans know as the Supreme Court nominee of President Barack Obama memorably blocked by Republicans. Obama, a Democrat, nominated him to the Supreme Court in 2016 while Biden was vice president, but the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate refused to hold hearings on the nomination.
Theres a new entry-level Lamborghini Huracn Evo RWD, and we sampled both the coupe and Spyder on and off track.
Plummeting U.S. consumer spending and rising coronavirus cases in some parts of the country that are reopening businesses highlighted Friday the rough road ahead for a hoped-for economic rebound during the pandemic.
The government is facing widespread criticism for its failure to act quicker against the Delta variant, which is believed to be 60 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha strain
An independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday voted to move forward with Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The panel’s decision on J&J was broader than it was for Moderna and Pfizer as it applies to all J&J recipients 18 and older. The timing is also different: The booster can be administered beginning two months after the first shot.
Epidemiologists and infectious disease experts say Covid-19 could become endemic, ending the pandemic, in 2022. Here's what 'normal' life might look like soon.
The air circulation on a plane is better than in an office building, better than your apartment because the air is changed more times per hour ... plus its filtered, which isnt the case in your office or apartment, said Dr. David Freedman, an infectious disease doctor at the UAB.
As Cold Weather Arrives, U.S. States See Record Increases in COVID-19 Cases
Los Angeles dropped its mask mandate for vaccinated people on June 15 but is asking everyone to put masks back on indoors, citing a growing share of new cases linked to the delta variant.
Some early COVID-19 habits persist a year later, though scientists think they have little effect and there are other areas where we should take more c...
On the Vox podcast “Pivot,” co-hosts Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s recent $1 billion pledge and how tech philanthropy will not change after the coronavirus subsides.
One by one, several European Union nations banned flights from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from establishing a strong foothold on the continent. Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy all announced restrictions on U.K. travel, hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Christmas shopping and gatherings in southern England must be canceled because of
The explosion at the government-owned mine and power plant is a result of the corporation’s refusal to replace outdated and dangerous facilities and equipment.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Here's the latest updates on Covid-19 cases, deaths, government responses and more.
Following the same style of combative strategy that Trump initially embraced, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to dismiss criticism of his coronavirus strategy as partisan attacks from biased media outlets. He continues to hug and embrace his supporters at public events.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday night that New Jersey's strict coronavirus restrictions may remain in place for a while and June or July are his best estimate for a return to normalcy. Here's the latest updates for Wednesday. (04/15/2020)
MUKALLA, Yemen (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a crowded street in southern Yemen's port city of Mukalla, people move between food vendors, buying what they need for iftar, a daily fast-breaking meal eaten during the holy month of Ramadan.
Amazon and Netflix productions that shoot in France will resume shooting for the first time since the country went into lockdown in mid-March.
The reversal came in exchange for the operator of the Lakeshore Inn Nursing home in Waseca to drop its defamation lawsuit against the woman.
Penn State Health facilities have experienced a "continued decrease" in coronavirus hospitalizations since its peak in mid-April.
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A civil liberties expert explains how the city\'s Muslim surveillance program may have broken local and federal laws
Here's a trick efficiency-chasing hypermilers have been using for years: spotting the cycles of stoplights from 100 to 200 yards out, letting the car coast up to the light just before it turns green, ...
The Cotswolds is one of the UK’s favourite playgrounds, with villages full of cute roses-round-the-door cottages, rolling countryside and excellent spa hotels.
Prime minister warned England is outlier by ending legal requirement for masks
The wrong approach to battling anti-Israel bias on California campuses.
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Groups meet with Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas in attempt to overhaul restrictions they warn will halt movement of goods
With six COVID-19 incursions in three months, New Zealand needs to change its approach to border control to reduce the risk of quarantine staff catching the virus from travellers.
In the 1998 film Bulworth, Warren Beatty's wayward Senator loses his mind and reveals how US politics is bankrolled by big corporations. While not matching the Hollywood actor's looks, the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, seems similarly to have taken leave of his senses in a series of announcements that have astonished commentators by their rapidity and foolishness.
After Instagram incorrectly removed two posts fundraising for gender-affirming surgery, the watchdog group says Meta should change its moderation rules.
One of the main questions on the minds of Americans is when government restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus epidemic can be safely lifted.
All businesses will be able to reopen and limits on people meeting indoors will be removed, first minister says
The R&A and USGA have announced proposed rule changes to prohibit the use of anchoring putters to the body.
As U.S. food safety reform stalls, Britain is sliding backwards. We should look to Congress instead of across the pond.
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The widespread public-health restrictions once imposed by the provinces are behind us, for now. But some critical ones imposed by the federal government remain in place
The IRS should pull Media Matter's tax exempt status for blatant political activity.
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Daniel Ricciardo isn't having the best start to his new life at Formula One giants Red Bull. First came the team's difficult preseason testing...
New Zealand's government on Friday set an ambitious target of fully vaccinating 90% of all eligible people to end coronavirus lockdowns. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had been under pressure to provide a pathway to freedom for people living in Auckland, who have been in lockdown for more than two months. Other parts of the country without community spread of the virus will gain even broader freedoms once they hit the 90% target.
The Fairphone 2 is a smartphone with a conscience. Ethically sourced components, recycled plastics, and a modular construction so you can keep it for up to five years, cutting down on waste. The trouble is, you probably won’t want to keep it that long.
A number of iOS app developers have been mystified by a new wave of app rejections related to their use of Apple's emojis. They've suspected that a new App..
The great promise of social media to empower the oppressed has given way to a reality where elites wield a megaphone, the voiceless remain silent and those few who find their voice can be silenced through opaque processes with little recourse
If there is one thing the coronavirus does murderously well, it is exploit our weaknesses
Freedom of speech is at the heart of academic life and a university should be a place where every issue is discussed and debated. Not so, according to the findings presented in the first ever Freedom of…
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