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The Savoy Theater's spring line-up features global music icons
The series continues on May 18th, in honor of Brittany's National Day, with the innovative Breton band Startijenn, known for bold reinterpretations of traditional Breton music. Hailing from the heartland of Brittany, Startijenn fuses iconic Breton instruments with the rhythms of rock, rap and trance, reflecting the region's rich Celtic heritage. The concert series will…
Concert review: The Big Apple’s finest let down by some ringing instrumentals
This double concert pitted Nas at his best against the combustible energy of the Wu Tang Clan at the Royal Arena. From the very beginning of this celebration of hip-hop, things were put in a historical context. Videos showed New York as the birthplace of the genre, and many pioneers were rightly credited with getting…
High demand for chicks
As Vísir reports, the demand for hen chicks is particularly high at the moment, leading to some business opportunities – one hen farmer in South Iceland has filled his incubators with eggs and is distributing chicks all over Iceland. Ragnar Sigurjónsson, a farmer in the Flóahreppur district, breeds ‘Papar’ hens, which he claims are descended…
Denne uge i København: Hyggeaften, vandring på Sjællands nordkyst og hættetrøjer til målstænger
Vandring Nordkyststien 29. april 08.00-30. april 15.00; DR Byen metrostation, Cph S; gratis adm, meetup.comGå langs Sjællands nordkyst fra Helsingør til Hundested – 70 km i alt over to dage. Mød op kl. 8 og tag toget til Helsingør. Ideelt efter 30-40 km er der et stop på en campingplads eller Hostel lørdag for at…
Live: Ukraine receives its first US Patriot air defense systems
Ukraine on Wednesday received the first Patriots, seen as one of the US’s most advanced air defense systems, Kiev’s defense minister said. The delivery comes as Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the southern port city of Odesa. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times…
Copenhagen this week: Return of Friday Night Skate further proof that winter is finally over!
Friday night ice skatingApril 21, 7:30 p.m.; Next House Copenhagen, Bernsorffsgade 21, Cph K; free to join; fns-cph.dkDon’t be surprised if you see hundreds of roller skaters on the streets of Copenhagen this Friday night! Between 500 and 1,500 skaters are expected to take part in the 20 km long route around the Danish capital.…
Why India is placed near the bottom of this Global Startup Index
By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, April 3 (ANI): In a recent study by AI website Business Name Generator (BNG), India was ranked among the most challenging country to launch a startup. To create this global startup index, the AI-powered website analyzed 50 countries taking into account, among other things, corporate tax rates, GDP growth and the…
New treatment may improve heart pump function in heart failure patients: Research
Solna [Sweden], March 14 (ANI): Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden discovered that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the pumping capacity of the heart in patients with heart failure in a clinical study. The findings were published in the European Heart Journal. Millions of people worldwide live with heart failure,…
A year for most children is a lifetime…
A year ago, the conflict hit close to home when war broke out in Ukraine. It is a year of uncertainty, fear, broken dreams, broken families and disrupted lives. About 6.5 million people have been displaced from their homes, 1.2 million of whom are children. Almost 7 million children are at risk due to attacks…
Several cases of food poisoning caused by oysters have been confirmed in Helsinki
The food safety unit asks everyone who has eaten oysters at Fisken på Disken, Restaurant Natura, Restaurant Gillet, The Cock, Restaurant Meripaviljonki and at the Pop-up event at Restaurant Sake bar & Izakaya in February 2023 and became ill from the meal, to contact the food safety unit. Illnesses can also be related to other…
America’s bravado hides a deeply damaged democracy
America is a nation in decline and exceptionalism has blinded us to a dangerous allegiance, writes Bilal Cleland. What is democracy? Abraham Lincolnin Gettysburg AddressNovember 19, 1863, gave one of the most frequently quoted statements about democracy. He described it as “government of the people, by the people, for the people”. It was a state…
Mikael Wiehe – steps off the stage after 60 years
Since he had his big impact with Hoola Bandoola in the 70s, Mikael Wiehe’s life has been characterized by a life of touring with up to a hundred gigs per year. Now he has said goodbye to the audience. The last gig was not particularly emotional. It is only now, a few weeks later, that…
That’s why Putin is threatening nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted more or less directly that he might consider using nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Recently, for example, he said he was prepared to use “all available means” to defend Russian territory. And Putin’s words are taken seriously. US President Joe Biden notes that for the first time since the Cuban…
On screens in September: Why reboot is one of the ugliest words in cinema
Let us start again” … in the 1820s it sounded like mission impossible from a doctor to a gout sufferer; in the 1960s, as something Nancy Sinatra might say during a flip-flop break; and since the 1980s, our most common office announcement. Usually it is followed by moaning. Perhaps that’s why the TV and film…
The President of Mexico promises to demolish the Statue of Liberty
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will press the US to drop the charges against Julian Assange Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the symbol of American freedom could lose its significance if Washington refuses to drop charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who risks 175 years in prison. “If they take him to…
Only 15% of the world enjoys free expression of information
A British group says that their latest study of worldwide freedom of expression shows that only 15% of the world’s population lives where people can receive or share information freely. In its Global Expression Report 2022, Article19, an international human rights organization, said that in authoritarian nations such as China, Myanmar and Russia, and in…
Roskilde 2022: Polo G brings the rap rouser the audience wanted – but something is wrong
It’s ten minutes to eight, and Polo G is delayed. On this baking-Wednesday afternoon, Roskilde Festival’s area is only just opened to the masses. The audience floats over the edge of the Arena Scenes pavilion. The murmur inside sounds like a biblical swarm of horseflies. The restless crowd sets ties on the Seven Nation Army…
Turkey wants dozens of extraditions under the NATO agreement
Inquiries will be sent to Sweden and Finland after agreeing to address Ankara’s “terrorist” concerns, the minister said. Turkey has identified 33 people it wants to extradite from Sweden and Finland and will renew efforts to take them into custody after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Nordic nations, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told…
Finland’s competitiveness ranking rises to a 17-year high
In the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking published on Wednesday, Finland has achieved its highest ranking since 2005. The survey assesses economies, for example, on the basis of their attractiveness for foreign investment. Finland rose to eighth out of 63 countries, the neighbor Norway to the ninth and the United States the tenth. Denmark topped the…
Mosquito chicks hatch with a live camera in Kuopio
The first chick has hatched in the live camera of the Kuopio osprey nest. The city of Kuopio announced on Friday that the chick hatched on Thursday at 13.20. The hatching of the chicks has started as expected. There are two more unshelled eggs in the nest. The first egg was found on May 2…
More than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported: UN
The majority of reported cases have been sexual encounters between men, and these communities seek to inform their members of the risks and preventative actions that can be taken. “But we all need to work hard to combat stigma, which is not only wrong, it can also prevent people from seeking treatment, making it harder…
The WHO convenes an emergency meeting on the media for outbreaks of rare diseases
The international health watchdog calls in experts to discuss the rapid spread of monkey pox, reports the Telegraph The latest spread of the appox virus has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to convene a crisis meeting, the British newspaper Telegraph reported on Friday. The disease, which is usually confined to forest areas in western…
President Niinistö will pay a state visit to Sweden
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö makes a state visit to Sweden on Tuesday and Wednesday with his wife Jenni Haukio. The visit began at 11 a.m. (EET) when the royal family welcomed the presidential couple to a ceremony outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace. The visit will come at a crucial time, as Finland and Sweden are expected…
Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden’s NATO envoy Erdogan
Delegations from these countries should not bother to ask Ankara to approve their applications, the president said Turkey will not say “yes” to Finland’s and Sweden’s bid for NATO membership, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, adding that any attempt to persuade Ankara to change its position would be fruitless. Both governments officially announced…
Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden in NATO Erdogan
Delegations from these countries should not bother to ask Turkey to approve their applications, the president said Turkey will not say “Yes” to Finland’s and Sweden’s applications for NATO membership, the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday, adding that any attempt to persuade Ankara to change its position would be fruitless. “These countries…
EVA’s opinion: there is confidence that Finland could defend itself alone
A recent security survey by the EVA incubator shows that Finns believe that the country would be able to repel a Russian military attack on its own with a 48 percent probability. Respondents also estimate that there is a 19 percent probability that Russia will use military force against Finland later this year, and a…
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, 11 May
HOUSTON – Due to strong winds and drought, forest fires that started more than a month ago continue to burn in the southwestern mountainous state of New Mexico starting Tuesday, threatening more communities in the Rocky Mountains’ foothills while forcing some local schools to become virtual. Forest fires have burned more than 318 square miles…
Start-up entrepreneurship became a goal in post-Nokia Finland: In the dissertation
In recent years, startups have become familiar to Finns thanks to the Slush startup event and successful Finnish companies such as Rovio, Supercell and Wolt. Startup entrepreneurship seems to many to be a passionate, creative technology entrepreneur who is renewing the Finnish economy and entrepreneurship. However, Henri Koskinen’s dissertation in the field of sociology shows…
NATO leaders ignoring nuclear war risk Russia
The US-led military bloc does not take the threat of nuclear conflict seriously, Moscow’s ambassador to the US complains Russia’s envoy to the United States has warned that the NATO powers are not treating the risk of a nuclear war with the utmost seriousness, claiming that the West, and not Moscow, is driving brinkmanship in…
NATO leaders ignoring nuclear war risk Russian envoy
The US-led military bloc does not take the threat of nuclear conflict seriously, said Moscow’s ambassador to the US Russia’s envoy to the United States has warned that the NATO powers do not take the risk of nuclear war seriously, claiming that the West, and not Moscow, is pursuing brinkmanship amid tensions competing with the…
Denmark must be home to a new NATO center
As part of the NATO 2030 agenda, Copenhagen will soon host a test center and acceleration site for quantum technologies. The development of new technologies is crucial in the global competition between great powers. Quantum technology, artificial intelligence and other new and disruptive technologies will change the way we live. Therefore, the new center is…
The study reveals regional pay gaps in social and health care
Employees of social and health care in the public sector in Eastern Uusimaa are the best paid in Finland, says the state’s incubator. On Friday, VATT’s Economic Research Institute published its report on regional pay gaps in the social and health care sector. The researchers found significant differences in the pay of workers across the…
Marin: Finland is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia
He said additional measures weighed include sanctions against other individuals and an extension of the blockade of Russian financial transactions promoted by Swift. Several heads of state are calling for tougher measures on a busy diplomatic day that included a meeting of NATO, the G7 and the European Council. The Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz…