Tag: Philippines
Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources
The inconvenience knows Earth Overshoot Day will not disappear, despite Denmark’s emergence in recent years as a green superpower. If Denmark were the entire planet, it would use an entire year’s worth of resources in just under three months, meaning it would need the equivalent of four Planet Earths to support its needs, according to […]
There is fierce competition in Finland as western countries try to attract international nurses
As the West faces with a growing nursing shortage in the next decade, they will have to compete for healthcare professionals to fill the gap. The winners and losers of this competition will depend on how well they attract and retain international healthcare workers. Finland, like other Western countries, probably has to compete for healthcare […]
Finland beat Israel in the basketball World Cup qualifier
JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Finland’s impressive run in the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers continued on Friday with a 97-95 overtime win away to Israel. Finland, together with Germany and Slovenia, has long secured its qualification to the final from the six-team group J, while Israel was outside, together with Sweden and Estonia. […]
Denmark is among the best countries to launch a startup
Pretty vanilla in ManilaDenmark’s cost of living was also the highest among the countries in the top 10, while its quality of life score was second only to the Netherlands. Other metrics considered in compiling the index included population, GDP per capita. population, economic growth and business taxes. The top of the index was the […]
When life is so good, who needs the Metaverse, chorus the Danes in their condemnation of virtual worlds
Putting on a pair of virtual reality (VR) glasses and experiencing augmented reality (AR), investing in NFT art and building virtual worlds – it hardly beats the joy of cozying up, framing your three-year-old’s latest masterpiece, and to make the roof of your summer house, does it? Well, according to extensive research carried out by […]
Is it ‘Call my agent? Time will tell if tonight’s premiere of a similar Danish show results in ‘Call My Lawyer’
Has the actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas made a Danish version of the acclaimed French series ‘Dix Pour Cent’ – known in English as ‘Call My Agent!’ – without paying for the rights? ‘Agent’ is co-produced by TV2 and Zentropa and is both written and directed by the well-known star of the popular series ‘Crime’ and […]
House praises Obiena for winning medals in three world events
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution commending Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena for winning two gold medals and one bronze medal in three world events in the past few weeks. During the plenary session, the House adopted House Resolution (HR) 765, congratulating Obiena for winning two gold medals in […]
Today, the world’s population reaches 8 billion people
The annual World Population Prospects report, released on Monday to coincide with World Population Day, also says the world’s population will grow at its slowest rate since 1950, falling to less than 1 percent in 2020. While it took 12 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, it will […]
Ales Bialiatski, Russia Memorial, Ukraine Center for Civil Liberties Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2022
Stockholm [Sweden]October 7 (ANI): The Royal Swedish Academy on Friday jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights defender Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties. “NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize […]
Right now: This year’s peace prize winners are announced
At 11 o’clock the Norwegian Nobel Committee announces this year’s peace prize winners. Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) are some of the names mentioned in the speculation surrounding this year’s peace prize. Journalists Maria Ressa and […]
Expat Finns: Military service offers greater connection to Finland
Every year, dozens of dual Finnish nationals living abroad complete military service in Finland. "Yes, I do definitely feel a stronger connection to Finland and more responsibility as well. That if anything was to happen over there, I would feel compelled to help in whatever capacity I could," Oliver Boosey, a dual Finnish-British national told […]
The plane with Nancy Pelosi becomes the world’s most tracked flight
New Delhi [India]August 2 (ANI): The US Air Force Boeing C-40C – SPAR19 carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is currently the world’s most tracked aircraft. According to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, about 320,000 users are following every move on Pelosi’s flight. Internet users are speculating whether the Democratic congresswoman will go ahead with […]
A growing number of victims of abuse turned to the system for helping victims of human trafficking
This information is included the latest semi-annual report about the system for helping victims of human trafficking. “Non-governmental organizations in particular identify people who have become victims of human trafficking in Finland,” says Terhi Tafarisenior adviser of the system for helping victims of human trafficking. Some of the new customers, 63 adults and three minors, […]
Roundup: Duplantis, Amusan break world records in athletics worlds
EUGENE, United States, July 24 (Xinhua) — Sweden’s star pole vaulter Armand Duplantis added a centimeter to his own world record, and Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan broke the women’s 100m hurdles world record as the 2022 World Athletics Championships concluded here on Sunday. The 22-year-old Duplantis sealed his first WC title after clearing the bar of […]
India takes the lead: take the lotus position, Denmark!
The 8th International Yoga Day (# IDY2022) was celebrated in several cities on June 21st. They included Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, Vejle, Vedbæk, Birkerød and Sønderborg. Local yoga groups and the Indian diaspora joined forces for many events supervised by the Indian Embassy in iconic places such as Copenhagen’s Nyhavn and Rådhuspladen as well as Frederiksberg […]
20 masterpieces from the Moscow Kremlin Diamond Fund
The collection here consists of fine jewelry, precious stones, nuggets and coronation regalia that have a special significance in Russian history. The inventory and storage of taxes in Russia dates back to the time of Peter the Great. Coronation regalia, jewel ornaments belonging to members of the royal family and all kinds of jewelery made […]
Iran’s women’s football unchanged in the FIFA rankings
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Team Melli Banovan retained his 70th place in the latest FIFA world rankings for women released on Friday. – Sports news – The American women’s team continues its run at the top of FIFA’s ranking, a position it has held since 2017. The USA is followed by Sweden and France. FIFA pointed […]
Madelene Sagström opens with 63 to lead the Founders Cup
Madelene Sagström from Sweden shot a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday in Clifton, NJ Sagström hit the first four holes, rolled in three more straight at numbers 12-14 and ended the round with nine birdies and no bogeys at the Upper Montclair Country […]
Madelene Sagström opens with 63 to lead the Cognizant Founders Cup
Madelene Sagström from Sweden shot a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday in Clifton, NJ Sagström hit the first four holes, rolled in three more straight at numbers 12-14 and ended the round with nine birdies and no bogeys at the Upper Montclair Country […]
Authoritarian leaders slaughter covid-19 responses, leading to deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) last week updated its report on redundant deaths from covid-19which highlights an extraordinary correlation between deaths and authoritarian leaders. It also highlights how well Australia handled covid-19 in both 2020 and 2021, although the deaths in covid-19 2022 are now increasing and significantly exceeding the deaths in 2020 and 2021. […]
Odyssey in Odessa, (S) sprints into NATO and the culture panel on abortions
The Social Democrats’ quick decisions in the NATO issue The question of a Swedish application to the military alliance NATO has also characterized this week and the speed, not least with regard to the Social Democrats’ decision on a yes or no to NATO membership, has been pushed up further. At the same time as […]
Events in early May: Boy George… and ‘Dick’
Boy George Aliens and Iconsongoing, ending June 4, opening hours TBC; Gallery Oxholm, Pile Alle 25, Frederiksberg; gallerioxholm.dkOn Saturday, a new exhibition was opened with the artwork by Boy George, which runs at Galleri Oxholm until the beginning of June. Since his first show in Monaco in November 2019, the former Culture Club singer has […]
Prime Minister Modi inaugurates the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue today
New Delhi [India]April 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship multilateral foreign policy and geoeconomics conference today. According to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MEA), the dialogue, which will take place over three days from 25 April to 27 April, will witness the participation of EU […]
Jaishankar, Philippines FM exchanges goodies on Twitter
New Delhi [India]April 24 (ANI): Following their bilateral meeting earlier in the day, Secretary of State S Jaishankar held a series of friendly exchanges with his Philippine counterpart Teddy Locsin Jr. on Sunday. on Twitter with the visiting foreign minister who called the interaction one of the best conversations he had. “One of the best […]
Jaishankar meets Argentine FM before Raisina Dialogue
New Delhi [India]April 24 (ANI): Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar met with Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero at Hyderabad House in Delhi on Sunday. The Argentine Foreign Minister is in the national capital to take part in the Raisina dialogue, which is scheduled for April 25-26. Today, Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama also arrived in […]
Nigerian FM Geoffrey Onyeama arrives in New Delhi before Raisina Dialogue
New Delhi [India]April 24 (ANI): Ahead of the Raisina Dialogue scheduled for April 25, Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama arrived in New Delhi on Sunday morning for an official visit. Onyeama will also participate in the Raisina Dialogue International Conference. On Twitter, Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi wrote, “Glad to welcome FM @GeoffreyOnyeama from Nigeria […]
Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Raisina Dialogue 2022 on April 25
New Delhi [India]April 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of the Raisina dialogue on April 25, Foreign Ministry (MEA) spokeswoman Arindam Bagchi said during the MEA’s weekly meeting on Thursday. The dialogue, which will take place over three days from 25 April to 27 April, will witness the participation of […]
Science Round-Up: Danish universities form huge green-food collab
Denmark’s eight universities – DTU, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, Aalborg University, University of Southern Denmark and Roskilde University – have joined forces on a unique new project on the green transition in food. . An interdisciplinary facility based at Aarhus University called the START Center for Sustainable […]
Protest at SIRI headquarters against “rigid”, “arrogant” immigration rules
Today, a sit-in is held outside the headquarters of SIRI – the agency that oversees immigration and work visas – to raise awareness of the rigid and discriminatory nature of Danish immigration policy. Anger at SIRI has grown, especially in the hotel industry, over the last few months. The protest is organized by Jessie Liu […]
Talks with the Taliban begin in Norway
OSLO – A Taliban delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday began a three-day talks in Oslo with Western government officials and representatives of Afghan civil society in the midst of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The meetings behind closed doors take place at a hotel in the snow-capped mountains […]
UK classifies new form of Omicron as “variant under investigation”
LONDON, January 21 (Xinhua) – A new form of Omicron named BA.2 has been named a “variant under investigation”, with 426 cases of the Omicron variant subline confirmed in the UK, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ) said on Friday. “Overall, the original Omicron line, BA.1, is dominant in the UK and the proportion of […]
FIFA ranking: Iran’s women’s football goes up
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s women’s national football team climbed the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday. – Sports news – Team Melli moved up two places to 70th place in the ranking. Almost four months have passed since the latest FIFA world ranking for women was released, when more than 300 international matches have been […]
Nobel Prizes are awarded in local ceremonies with limited pandemics
LONDON – Three Nobel laureates in 2021 said on Monday that climate change is the biggest threat facing the world – yet they are optimistic – as this year’s winners began receiving their awards at scaled-down local ceremonies adapted for pandemic times. For a second year, COVID-19 has rejected the traditional formal banquet in Stockholm […]
Nigma Galaxy confirms the break from the CS: GO competition
Nigma Galaxy, an Emirates e-sports organization, has confirmed that they will back out of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition in the foreseeable future, according to a report on Wednesday by Dexerto.com. “The list is free to explore other possibilities; at present we will not be joining CSGO,” Nigma Galaxy told Dexerto. “We love CSGO and […]
Covid-19-based travel guides expire Friday
This is due to the fact that a broad majority in the Folketing on Tuesday 12 October agreed to ease and simplify travel restrictions. This means that the authorities return to the normal travel guidelines, where the risk situation in a country is assessed on the basis of whether, for example, there is war, rebellion, […]
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to two journalists from Russia and the Philippines
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and lasting peace. The committee announced the winner this afternoon. Ressa and Muratov receive the Peace Prize for their courageous struggle […]
Nobel Peace Prize winners are Russian and Filipino journalists
Two journalists whose work has upset the authorities in Russia and the Philippines were awarded the Nobel Prize on Friday (October 8), in honor of the right to freedom of expression, which the awards committee described as threatened worldwide. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov received the award “for their courageous struggle for freedom of expression […]
Nobel Peace Prize to Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2021. “They receive the award for their efforts to protect freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and lasting peace,” said Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Listen to Ekot’s live broadcast. Maria Ressa is a Filipino journalist and author who […]
Xinhua World News Summary at 1100 GMT, October 6
SEOUL – South Korea’s main inflation hovered over 2 percent for the sixth month in a row due to higher prices for agricultural products and oil products, the statistics bureau’s data showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) was 108.83 in September, an increase of 2.5 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics […]
The Association of Nurses criticizes efforts to recruit Filipino nurses
Finland recruits nurses from the Philippines due to a shortage of care. Fifteen Filipino nurses recently arrived in Pirkanmaa through a pilot program to train as assistants in Finnish nursing homes. After completing training at a school in the Philippines led by the Finnish personnel agency Healthcare Staffing Solutions Oy, the group is now doing […]
Kurt Beier executives acquitted of exploitation
On Wednesday morning – almost three years after the revelation – a verdict was handed down in the case at the Court in Sønderborg. Director Karsten Beier, Chairman of the Board Gitte Beier and two senior executives sat on the dock. They shrugged and a small smile spread on the director’s lip as the presiding […]
OVERVIEW: Pictures of driver camp made criminal case roll
* Subsequently, the case was reported to the police, and up to 30 drivers from Sri Lanka and the Philippines came under the protection of the Center Against Human Trafficking. * The case was investigated as a possible violation of the section of the Penal Code on human trafficking. * But when charges were brought […]
One billion children at risk of climate shock, warns Unicef
Nearly half of the world’s children have an “extremely high risk” of climate change, the UN children’s agency warned in a report published on Friday. Most exposed to environmental shocks such as cyclones, heat waves, floods, droughts and pollution were young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Other countries […]
Denmark starts vaccination of children aged 12-15 years
Other countries already started Brostrøm emphasized that the Danish Health and Medicines Authority assesses that the vaccines are completely safe for children: “When we review the documentation from the EMA, we are convinced that the vaccine is very safe and significantly effective for children over 12 years of age.” There has been an ongoing discussion […]
Finland is close to the latest world survey
annual surveyCompiled by the Alien Network Platform, InterNations, it looks at a wide range of factors such as life satisfaction, local career opportunities and how easy it is for foreigners to make friends with natives in each country. Finland’s position is considerably worse this year than in previous years, and the 2019 survey raised Finland […]
Support parties want more prevention to avoid abuse
Overall, it makes good sense that the government will tighten some penalties for committing sexual assaults on children, focusing on those assaults that are not outright intercourse. But it is important that the government remembers to make a preventive effort to protect the children who risk becoming the next in line. This is the opinion […]
Man in his 65s convicted of child rape via webcam
A man in his 65s in Malmö is sentenced to eight years in prison for a large number of rapes against children, committed over the internet. The man has in several cases paid women in the Philippines to perform sexual acts on his children while watching them through webcam. The man has been in custody […]
Physical fitness, beer boycott and bullying prevention programs: Finland in the world press
The study included a survey distributed in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Finland, the Philippines, Latin American countries, Spain, North America, and Italy. Finnish participants received the most in physical health classes, while results from the United Kingdom were the lowest. The Finnish Food Industry Trade Union also drew the attention of news agencies this […]
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 […]
Tense location in the South China Sea
Tensions in the South China Sea are rising again. That after hundreds of Chinese ships that the Philippines says belong to the Chinese navy have anchored at a Philippine reef. China, for its part, claims that the reef lies within the so-called Nio-point line, which is the border in the South China Sea that China […]
COVID-19 inequality is a “catastrophic moral failure,” WHO says
He said many countries have a strategy of “getting enough vaccine” and “pushing enough vaccine to people”, assuming the COVID-19 pandemic would be shaken with the vaccine. “I’m sorry, it is not (the case),” he said. “There are not enough vaccines in the world and they are distributed terribly unfairly.” “In fact, we have lost […]
Sports Round-Up: Danish basketball players face fateful day
The Danish basketball team needs a miracle tonight in Vilnius against Lithuania with a place in next year’s EuroBasket, the square held European championship, up to the winner. After a 65-88 defeat in the hands of the group leaders Belgium on Saturday, which was also played in the Lithuanian capital, Denmark must now repeat its […]
Danes are denied entry to the Philippines due to mutation
A total of 20 countries, all of which have reported cases of the British variant, are covered by the entry ban. This also applies to Sweden, Germany, France and Austria, among others. The ban will run until January 15 and applies to both Filipinos and foreigners. According to ABS-CBN, passengers who are in transit and […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Bangkok, Wednesday. So this year it is usually time to sum up the year that has passed. What were the big events? What do we remember from the year? Are there any lessons to be learned in the future? Yes, you know, the usual thing that so many do at the end of a year. […]
Ace helps lift Olson to lead at the US Women’s Open
A hole-in-one helped Amy Olson to the first round of the US Women’s Open in Houston. Olson shot a 4-under-par 67 on Thursday at Champions Golf Club for a one-lead over Japan’s Hinako Shibuno, Thai Moriya Jutanugarn and Korea’s A Lim Kim. Seven players are tied in tie for fifth place in 2 under including […]
International Round-Up: Danish company accused of breaking EU sanctions
The Danish company Dan-Bunkering is under investigation after it turned out that 647 million kroner of jet fuel was illegally sold to Russia – which sent it on to Syrian forces. The deal violates EU sanctions banning the sale of jet fuel to Syria. The sanctions were introduced between 2015 and 2017 to protect the […]
200,000 Philippines residents have been ordered to leave their homes
A new storm is about to sweep across the Philippines and 200,000 residents have been ordered to leave their homes, AFP reports. Typhoon Goni is expected to land over tomorrow and is expected to be the strongest since Haiyan in November 2013. At that time, more than 6,300 people died, writes the news agency Reuters.
Large spread of covid in Asia
The corona pandemic has not diminished in any way in Asia. The number of new patients remains high. India is the country hardest hit and has the third highest number of deaths in the world after the United States and Brazil. Despite continued spread of infection, India and several Asian countries are being forced to […]
Uncertain future for migrant workers, in a post-pandemic world
Gary Ryhhart, Senior Specialist in Employer Activities, ILO, by Gary Ryhnart Gary Rynhart: When covid-19 spread around the world, many migrants were no doubt transported home or left to fend for themselves. Migrants have also – due to the sectors in which they work and the poor conditions in which many low-skilled migrants live and […]
The announced political check of the au pair scheme is dead
Exactly ten months ago, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S) proposed that the au pair scheme should be looked at. This sparked a heated debate, in which Berlingske in particular attacked the minister. Since then, nothing has happened from the ministry, and according to the ministry, nothing is on the way either. […]
Migrants start sending money home again
Money that migrant workers send home, so-called remittances, has not decreased as sharply as forecasts said last spring, when the corona pandemic broke out and blocked large parts of the world. There was talk at the outbreak of a 20-25 percent drop in the world’s total remittances, but now there is information about countries in […]
