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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 […]
The first post-pandemic indoor athletics worlds start in Belgrade
BELGRADE, March 18 (Xinhua) – The World Indoor Athletics Championships started in Belgrade on Friday after a long hiatus. The first global senior athletics championships since the outbreak of the pandemic drew nearly 700 athletes from around the world. The first athlete to taste gold was Lazaro Martinez from Cuba who won the men’s triple […]
Finland’s NATO madness
Now I am surrounded by so-called experts who have been driven to TV studios to incite war over the events in Ukraine and how Finland is next in line. I see fear overshadowed by political decisions and Twitterat igniting fires demanding intervention and no-go zones. There seems to have been a collective collapse in mental […]
The Serbian president gives a promise to Russian sports teams
Aleksandar Vucic has promised Russian teams the “best conditions” if they move matches to Serbia Russian football and basketball teams would get “the best conditions” if they move matches to Serbia due to rules introduced by governing bodies such as UEFA and FIFA, the country’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, has said. Sports directors are under pressure […]
FM Haavisto: Russia could be ready to use nuclear weapons
According to Finland’s top diplomat, Russia could be ready to escalate Ukraine’s war even further. The Foreign Minister of Finland will join Yle’s Ykkösaamu program on Saturday Pekka Haavisto (Green) said Russia could be ready to use nuclear weapons. Putin had reminded the world that Russia had a nuclear arsenal in its speech to the […]
Finland is preparing for a possible ban on Russian airspace
Despite the escalating conflict, Finnair and other European airlines have maintained uninterrupted flights via Russian airspace to Asia. However, the EU is already preparing for a situation in which Russia would suddenly revoke the rights of airlines to fly over the country. This would mean the suspension of Finnair’s Asian flights. "As part of joint […]
EVA: More female bosses than ever before
The proportion of women in the heads of companies, agencies and NGOs has risen higher than ever before, according to the EVA incubator, which is supported by companies. The “glass ceiling index” of think tanks suggests that in 2020, about 37.5 percent of Finnish leaders were women. That is 36.8 percent more than the previous […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Russian media mouth, dry January and contract for students
Russia is less than excited about NATO’s ability to expand its northwestern border. However, Russian media have criticized Finland and Sweden for rethinking the issue of NATO membership, writes Helsingin sanomat newspaper. Some Russian commentators have said that Russia’s actions drove Finland into NATO’s arms, while others have suggested that Finland should not act as […]
Scientists are developing “microrobots” inspired by bone growth that can create their own bone
The material is initially soft, but later hardens through a bone development process that uses the same materials as the skeleton. When we are born, there are openings in our skull that are covered with pieces of soft connective tissue called fontanelles. Thanks to fountains, our skulls can change during birth and pass successfully through […]
Icelandic airlines will fly to Cuba
Icelandair is expanding its network of connections and this time it has been informed about a new destination which will be Cuba. Icelandair planes will fly to Cuba from Florida and Texas. On January 13, the US Department of Transportation approved Icelandair’s application for a license for 170 charter flights between Havana, Cuba and the […]
China has seen support for digital authoritarianism in Latin America
Chinese technology and expertise enable Venezuela and Cuba to exercise suffocating control over digital communications in the two countries, according to insider accounts and several international investigations. Venezuela and Cuba are doing more to block Internet access than any other government in Latin America, according to the US-based advocacy group Freedom House, which has documented […]
Finland is leading the way in the EU’s digital future
What we do now will determine what kind of future we have, and even whether we have a future at all. Unless we are able to release our collective energy once and for all, I am afraid we will be doomed. That is why the recent talent summit in Helsinki was so topical and important. […]
Cases of social media censorship decreased by 35 percent in 2021
The annual review shows that Africa is the most censored region in the world, accounting for almost 53% of all cases in 2021. The majority of social media closures occurred during political events such as demonstrations (37% of cases) or elections (21%). Countries that blocked social media in 2021: Although censorship numbers were lower in […]
Aalto Startup Center receives an honorable mention from UBI Global for adapting to a global pandemic
Aalto was mentioned in honor of his success among survey participants in more than 45 countries, including some of the world’s leading business incubators and accelerators. The Aalto Startup Center, which helps start-up companies to commercialize innovative startups and university research teams by commercializing innovative startups and university research teams in collaboration with District 2020 […]
Business incubator: Forest industry, car batteries pull Finland out of Covid recession
The forest industry, car batteries and other electrical and electronics industries are pulling Finland out of the coronavirus crisis, estimates Etla Taloustutkimus (formerly the Finnish Business Research Institute). However, there are still question marks in the service and event sectors, the business incubator said on Wednesday. According to Etla’s industry review, many industries are now […]
The mystery behind the Havana syndrome
Participants: Adam Entous, journalist at Newyorker magazine, James Giordano, Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University in Washington, Jack Matlock, former Ambassador to Moscow, James Lin, researcher at the University of Illinois, Catherine Warner, diplomat at the US Consulate in Guangzhou, China, Douglas Wise, CIA veteran, Suzanne O’Sullivan, physician at the leading British National Hospital for […]
An Actor’s Life: Great Expectations
If Charles Dickens and HC Andersen, the central figures in our recurring play ‘The Visit’ (29 October-27 Nov at Krudttønden), were alive today, both would campaign against the treatment of the poorest in society. They would lament the injustice of how the inequality between Ebenezer Joakim and the little matchstick girl has not changed a […]
Smaller cities may lack representation in new regional meetings
Finland’s new regional authorities will be elected in January, and some smaller municipalities may end up without representation in the new bodies. This is evident from Yle’s analysis of what can happen in the 21 new Assembly elections based on the results of the most recent municipal elections. The analysis suggests that voters could be […]
The Ministry of Labor will help prepare security measures for next year’s immigrant berry pickers
The Ministry of Economy and Labor has announced its plans to participate in improving the operating models of companies that hire foreign berry pickers. This summer, several individual outbreaks of Covid-19 occurred in Finland among nearly 300 berry pickers, most of whom were from Thailand. As the situation worsened, the country of Southeast Asia demanded […]
Performance Review: Happy Ever After Watching This Amazing Version Of ‘Hamlet For Actresses’
Funny, ruthless and philosophical, Samuel Beckett’s ‘Happy Days’ has an incredibly simple premise: a woman, Winnie, is buried up to her waist in a mound of earth under the beating sun, where she remains trapped in the play. Occasionally she interacts with her companion who is out of sight, Willie — otherwise it’s pretty much […]
The Maoist football rebel with poodle hair
He began his professional career at FC Bayern Munich in 1970 and until 1974 helped secure three German championship titles. In 1974, he switched to Real Madrid and won two championship titles in three seasons. After a season at Eintracht Braunschweig, he returned to Bayern in 1978. Here he played with Karl Heinz Rummenigge. It […]
September Events: The ultimate one-stop place for international in Denmark to ask questions
International Citizens’ Days 24.-25. Sep., Fri 16: 00-20: 00 & Sat 10: 00-15: 00; DGI-Byen, Tietgensgade 65, Cph V; free adm This two-day event is part of the initiative ‘Welcome September’, a collaboration to make international people in Denmark feel that they are wanted. More than 65 partners have joined forces to make this a […]
How the welfare state has helped Swedes with the start of technology
Stockholm – When Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the largest European fintech company listings, a celebration of capitalism, he credits an unlikely backer for his fleeting success: the Swedish welfare state. In particular, the 39-year-old sets a government policy from the late 1990s to put a computer in every home. […]
Discomfort, insecurity, bullying and bullying in swimming lessons
The Icelandic Ombudsman for Children recommends in a letter to the Minister of Education to investigate the conditions of swimming lessons in primary schools across the country, paying particular attention to students’ views on this matter. The statement on the website of the spokesperson said that different groups of children across the country called for […]
5 reasons why Norway’s technology industry may dominate the 2020s
The technology industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world right now. Game technology, smartphones, electric cars and artificial intelligence are just some of the things that make the industry flourish and take over the world at the time of writing. Countries all over the world are in a race […]
Copenhagen became too quiet for the theater director
And the reason for that was clear to Schrøder. – Too little happened in Copenhagen. There were plenty of jobs, but I did not think they were particularly interesting. – I had made feature films, but it was not easy to get new films financed. And all the experience I had built up as an […]
The PólÍs theater group won the Grímuverðlaun award
The PólÍs theater group was awarded a statuette in the debut of the year category during yesterday’s awards gala Icelandic theater community. Special thanks were sent to the Polish community in Iceland for the warm welcome. The ensemble staged a theatrical performance entitled “What a crazy idea” in Tjarnarbíó earlier this year. The performance is […]
HS: The proposal creates an account of 20,000 euros for all Finns
The account becomes available to people at the age of 18 when they have completed at least 25 credits in the degree program or earned at least € 15,000 a year and moved out of the guardian’s house. The information needed to activate the account would be obtained automatically from the income, student and population […]
90 years and first birthday as a pensioner
Castro’s retirement began on April 19th. Then he left the really highest post in the Cuban hierarchy, the post as leader of the Communist Party. The post was taken over by President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Raul Castro has been in the leadership of Cuba since the communist revolution in 1959. It was led by Raul’s brother, […]
Early June Events: Floating parades, flea markets galore and great if you love sake
CPH Harbor Parade June 5, 1: 00-23: 00 p.m .; Copenhagen Harbour; free adm On Constitution Day, the Port of Copenhagen will be transferred to an artistically fluid parade. The harbor will be full of art, performances, installations and music while boats sail through the city. The parade can be experienced from land as well […]
Start-ups are trying to win over EU bureaucracy, the study says
When the European Commission discusses new regulations that could stifle innovation and prevent European startups from entering the field, a huge proportion of respondents, 90%, expressed fears that poorly designed regulation would make their business more difficult. Kadri TammaiTehnopol Ventures, founder and board member of Estonian startups, said: “As the European Commission and Brussels decision-makers […]
Ginna Lindberg: The debate on Guantánamo is almost non-existent
40 people are still imprisoned in the American prison camp Guantánamo in Cuba. Now three of them are to be released, among them is the camp’s oldest prisoner, a 73-year-old man from Pakistan. President Joe Biden has promised to close the camp before 2024, but the issue of relocation to mainland prisons is a low […]
Covid is testing at home stores
Many Finns have high hopes for the arrival of coronavirus home testing kits, which are expected to arrive on store shelves in the coming weeks. Leading expert at the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Carita Savolainen-Kopra, stressed that home tests are not a substitute for tests offered by health centers, but also acknowledged that […]
Cuban artist hospitalized after hunger strike
This weekend, Cuban artist and activist Luís Manuel Otero Alcántara was hospitalized after going on hunger strike for eight days. He leads the San Isidro movement in Cuba, which works for freedom of expression. The strike comes after he was detained after protesting against restrictions on freedom of expression and police harassment in Cuba. “The […]
The era is over – Castro is handing over power
As expected, Cuba got a new leader today, when the party congress elected the country’s president Miguel Diaz-Canel also as party leader. For the first time in 62 years, Cuba is ruled by a communist not named Castro, when Raul Castro formally resigned as party leader. At the party congress, everyone expressed the need for […]
Raúl Castro confirms: Leaving the leadership role in the Communist Party
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro now confirms that he is leaving the leadership of the ruling Communist Party. Raúl Castro said thank you and goodbye at the Communist Party Congress. Thus he put an end to the Castro era that has lasted since the late 50’s. Now a group that has served the party for […]
The Castro era is coming to an end in Cuba
Today begins the Congress of the ruling Communist Party in Cuba, a party congress with an extra historical significance. After 47 years with revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in power and then 15 years with his brother Raul, who is retiring this weekend, Cuba is entering a Castro-free era. Economic reforms are expected to be at […]
VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven’s statement that he “never perceived that VPK did not stand up for democracy” has been met with a barrage of criticism from Löfven’s political opponents. The Social Democrats and the Moderates continue to quarrel if it would threaten democratic values to give SD influence over politics. The quarrel has been going […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Gunnar Sjöberg, Kent Andersson and Göran Larsson try to take protection, but are captured. It is in September 1987 that the guerrilla group Unita carries out the kidnapping in the forest outside Angola’s capital Luanda. Sweden cooperates with the ruling MPLA party in Angola, which is also supported by communist Cuba and the Soviet Union. […]
Study: High levels of pollen associated with coronavirus infection are increasing
According to a new global study, there is a link between the incidence of coronavirus infections and the high amount of pollen in the air. The study found that high levels of pollen, partially affected by humidity and temperature, increased the incidence of coronavirus infection by more than 40 percent. Pollen exposure impairs the immune […]
Technical matching platform between Cape Town and Stockholm was launched
A new technology partnership called Cape Town / Stockholm Connect has been launched. Developers, investors, entrepreneurs and institutions from Cape Town can join them in Stockholm, Sweden. The project will run for the next three years. A new technology partnership aims to create a platform where companies, developers, investors, entrepreneurs and institutions from Cape Town […]
Malaysia-Sweden collaborates to launch Digital Health Innovation Challenge
The initiative invites startups registered in Malaysia to identify next-generation solutions to healthcare challenges, in particular non-communicable diseases (NCDs) Photo credit: Freepik Malaysia and Sweden jointly introduced the Digital Health Innovation Challenge on January 15, 2021. Innovation Challenge invites startups registered in Malaysia to identify solutions to solve healthcare challenges, especially related to non-communicable diseases […]
Finnish THL requires mandatory quarantine for passengers arriving from the United Kingdom
Whereas the length of quarantine of such passengers has also been extended from 10 days to 14 days in order to prepare for the possibility that the recently discovered coronavirus variant has a longer incubation period; he added, according to Helsingin Sanomat. The final decision on quarantine is always made in the presence of a […]
Argentina legalizes abortion
Argentina allows free abortion up to the 14th week. After more than 12 hours of debate, the Senate voted in favor of the government’s proposal by 38 votes to 29. Thousands of women who had gathered outside Congress broke out in deafening cheers when the numbers of the vote were read out on a big […]
Fourteen healthcare companies win the innovation challenge
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]December 2 (ANI / PRNewswire): The India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Center announced in principle the winners of the Innovation Challenge, which aimed to identify and support innovative solutions that can influence the treatment of non-communicable and communicable diseases and help return to critical India’s healthcare delivery landscape. These winning solutions were announced via a […]
Maradona will be celebrated in Casa Rosada
Football icon Diego Armando Maradona, who died yesterday, will pay tribute to a funeral ceremony in the Argentine government building. Thousands of fans gathered in various parts of the country to mourn him. – I can not believe it, it feels like a nightmare, like a joke, I want to think it’s a joke, says […]
Karnataka signs 8 Memorandum of Understanding with various countries including USA, UK
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]November 20 (ANI): On Friday, the Karnataka government signed eight Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various countries including the United States and the United Kingdom in various sectors and expected major investments in the future at the 2020 Bengaluru Tech Summit. “We have signed MoU with Finland, Great Britain, Sweden, the United States […]
Confirmed case of scrapie in northern Iceland
Last week, a case of scrapie in sheep was confirmed at the Stóru-Akrar farm in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland, reports mbl.is. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Office has been working since then to predict the further spread of the disease. Sheep scrapie is a deadly, neurodegenerative disease caused by prions. It affects sheep and sometimes […]
Finland’s arms exports must be more transparent, the incubator insists
The issuance of export licenses for military equipment falls within the competence of the Ministry of Defense, civilian materials in the Police Board and dual-use items in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of the Interior, for its part, is responsible for weighing requests for the export of torture equipment, although its most recent […]
5 things every Soviet child dreamed of
Childhood dreams are usually unanswered. So what? Soviet children also had their dreams! We asked some Russians to share some of them with you. “Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages,” said the English fantasy writer Sir Terry Pratchett once famously, without any irony. These words of […]
5 things that all Soviet children dreamed of
Childhood dreams are usually unanswered. So what? Soviet children also had their dreams! We asked some Russians to share some of them with you. “Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages,” said the English fantasy writer Sir Terry Pratchett once famously, without any irony. These words of […]
Former member of the ethics council: “Lift the peace of the grave”
The pictures of the hole in the hull of Estonia raise the question of grave peace. Carolina Krook is a former bishop and was a member of the ethics council which recommended that the ship should not be salvaged. Now she wants the peace of the grave to be broken. – When there is such […]
May be forced to stay at home if cohabitant has covid-19
The Swedish Public Health Agency is expected to make a decision soon on whether those who live with a person infected with covid-19 should be subject to stricter restrictions. When the spread of infection is low, it can work that more people stay at home, according to the Swedish Public Health Agency. – Previously, it […]
September Events: Connecting to the community at International Citizen Days
International Citizens’ DaysSeptember 14-19; online and various locations; free adm; ihcph.dk/icd International Citizen Days goes virtual and brings together public authorities, private organizations and local communities from Greater Copenhagen for live-streamed conversations and consultation with experts. Get inspired by how you settle here: finding a home, job, childcare, language classes, establishing a network and starting […]
September Events: Connects to the community on International Citizens’ Days
International Citizen DaysSeptember 14-19; online and various locations; free access; ihcph.dk/icd International Citizen Days goes virtual and brings together public authorities, private organizations and local communities from Greater Copenhagen for live-streamed conversations and consultation with experts. Get inspired by how you settle here: finding a home, job, childcare, language classes, establishing a network and starting […]
