Tag: Portugal

  • Lofoten's Hauklandstranda named Europe's finest beach by Lonely Planet in 2024

    Lofoten's Hauklandstranda named Europe's finest beach by Lonely Planet in 2024

    Once again, a Norwegian beach wins Lonely Planet's list of Europe's best beaches, writes NRK. In a surprising twist, you don't have to travel to warmer climes to discover Europe's most stunning beaches. According to renowned travel publisher Lonely Planet, the continent's top beaches for 2024 are closer than you think, with a jewel located…

  • Kristersson on NATO, Gaza, Ramadan and Russian war economy

    Kristersson on NATO, Gaza, Ramadan and Russian war economy

    In the first hour: Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Sweden's membership in NATO12,000 children have been killed in the war in GazaRamadan – a women's trap?Election day in PortugalThis week's columnist: Katarina BarrlingThis week's panel: Lisa Pelling, Dagens Arena, Fredrik Haage, Smålandsposten, Henrik Jalalian, Dagens ETC In the second hour: The Russian war economy and…

  • Helsinki welcomes you "Women & Children": The spectacular new fountain by Nina Beier

    Helsinki welcomes you "Women & Children": The spectacular new fountain by Nina Beier

    On May 30, “Women & Children,” which will be on permanent display, comes from Beier's exhibition at New York's High Line park. The sculptures, each with tears in their eyes, have been carefully selected according to their different eras and styles. This feature, reminiscent of exaggerated tearful expressions in animated films, imbues the characters with…

  • Talk before the hot meeting in the EC

    Talk before the hot meeting in the EC

    HandballEC men's main round18.00 Sweden–Portugal (Per Kahl and Magnus Wislander)20.30 Denmark-Norway (Per Kahl and Magnus Wislander) Program managers: Martin Marhlo, Roger Burman, Peter Ahnberg and Samuel Sillén

  • Right now: The ladies' first slalom race

    Right now: The ladies' first slalom race

    AlpineWorld Cup09.30/12.15 Slalom ladies (Jonas Enarson and Tobias Hellman)10.30/13.30 Men's slalom (Malin Rimfors) SkisWomen's and Men's World Cup10.50 Ladies' relay (Johan Bengts, Hanna Falk and Sigge Sanner)13.10 Men's relay (Johan Bengts, Hanna Falk and Sigge Sanner) BiathlonWorld Cup12.30 Mass start men (Alexander Lundholm and Uschi Disl)14.45 Mass start ladies (Alexander Lundholm and Uschi Disl) Ice…

  • Helsinki will host the Travel Fair 2024, which will showcase international and domestic destinations

    Helsinki will host the Travel Fair 2024, which will showcase international and domestic destinations

    This year, the fair will introduce a wide variety of holiday destinations, from the Finnish sights of Inari-Saariselkä to exotic cruises on the Congo River. In particular, new destinations such as Albania, Gambia and Mongolia will make their debut, as well as returning participants such as Bulgaria and Discover America. Finland's provinces, including North Karelia…

  • The Emperor of Portugal – about loving madly

    The Emperor of Portugal – about loving madly

    The story of the father who goes mad with longing and love for his daughter was a success and was considered a masterpiece when it was published in 1914. Constantly current themes such as the parent's unconditional love and the child's conditional, about guilt and reconciliation and the question of whether one can love too…

  • Octopus DNA reveals ancient sea level rise, helps future climate predictions

    Octopus DNA reveals ancient sea level rise, helps future climate predictions

    This multinational study, published in the journal Science, is a collaboration of researchers from universities and research institutes in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Portugal, Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom. The research is based on previous genetic study, which developed a more efficient population genomics approach. This method was used to test various hypotheses about…

  • HS: The Ministry of Finance is considering the need to update the pension agreement with Switzerland

    HS: The Ministry of Finance is considering the need to update the pension agreement with Switzerland

    Among the directors are CEOs of listed companies who can report millions of euros in additional pensions without being liable for tax in Finland. Reinvestment can also be a way to avoid or significantly reduce taxes on investment income and business sale income. In practice, supplementary pensions are wages whose payment has been postponed until…

  • Finland was criticized for not voting in the UN vote on the humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

    Finland was criticized for not voting in the UN vote on the humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

    The decision not to support the resolution was seen as a failure by several nations and organizations, including the Finnish development cooperation organization Fingo. “Even though Finland, both independently and as part of the European Union, rightly condemns the attack by Hamas, this should not have prevented the separate acceptance of a humanitarian ceasefire,” stated…

  • Racism’ shocking and shameful EU survey

    Racism’ shocking and shameful EU survey

    Black people in 13 member states are subjected to continued discrimination ?because of their skin color? says a report Racism against people of African origin is on the rise in the EU, according to the findings of a report released by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on Wednesday. The survey of first-…

  • Research: Finland is considered one of the most racist countries in the EU

    Research: Finland is considered one of the most racist countries in the EU

    The share rose to 52 percent when respondents were asked if they had experienced racial harassment in the past five years. Experiences of racial harassment in the past year were almost as common in Germany (42%) and least common in Portugal (6%) and Sweden (10%). On average, 24 percent of respondents across the Member States…

  • Racism against black people is growing in Europe, the report states

    Racism against black people is growing in Europe, the report states

    Racism against black people has increased in the EU, a report published on Wednesday has shown. It singled out Germany, Austria and Finland as countries with the highest rates of discrimination and harassment. The report, carried out by the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), is based on the results of surveys in 13 countries…

  • Niinistö headed to Portugal for a meeting with EU presidents

    Niinistö headed to Portugal for a meeting with EU presidents

    The informal two-day meeting starts on Thursday.

  • 6 young Portuguese activists go to court in Climate Fight

    6 young Portuguese activists go to court in Climate Fight

    COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal – Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic forest fires in central Portugal killed more than 100 people in 2017. She “felt it was now or never to raise our voices” as her country appeared to be in the grip of deadly human-caused climate change . Now a university student,…

  • Environmental Protection Agency alerted due to cargo ship failure

    Environmental Protection Agency alerted due to cargo ship failure

    The Vera D cargo ship leased from Portugal broke down on its way to Reykjavik. An oil slick was found near the ship’s hull and the Coast Guard was notified. According to Eddy Rutar Björnsdóttir, Eimskip’s communications manager, it is unclear how the accident occurred, but it is under investigation by the Transport Accident Investigation…

  • US Women’s Soccer Coach Resigns After Early World Cup Exit

    US Women’s Soccer Coach Resigns After Early World Cup Exit

    U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the…

  • Eager USWNT resets: ‘We’re playing for these pressure cookers’

    Eager USWNT resets: ‘We’re playing for these pressure cookers’

    (Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) Women’s World Cup mainstays Brazil and Germany packed their bags as the elimination rounds arrive with the defending champion United States still standing. A scoreless draw with Portugal sparked criticism at home and abroad of the USWNT not playing to its usual dominant standard. It was the firsttime since…

  • Lyssna direkt: Sverige möter Argentina i sista gruppspelsmatchen i VM

    Lyssna direkt: Sverige möter Argentina i sista gruppspelsmatchen i VM

    09.00 Fotboll, VM gruppspel damerPortugal–USA (Susanna Andrén och Johan Elmander)Vietnam–Nederländerna (Andreas Matz) Programledare: Selma Jennervall

  • USWNT’s odds take big hit entering WWC knockout rounds

    USWNT’s odds take big hit entering WWC knockout rounds

    (Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) The United States women’s national team squeaked into the knockout rounds, but the shaky form the massive pre-tournament favorites displayed during the group stage has caused a shift in the Cup-winning odds. The USWNT was the 225 pre-tournament favorite at BetMGM. Those odds shifted to 250 after the team’s…

  • US Needs Win or Draw to Avoid Risk of Elimination

    US Needs Win or Draw to Avoid Risk of Elimination

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title. But after an underwhelming draw against the Netherlands, there’s a real chance the Americans could be eliminated in group play for the first time in tournament history. The U.S. plays Portugal in…

  • Sveriges motstånd i åttondel ska avgöras – följ upplösningen här

    Sveriges motstånd i åttondel ska avgöras – följ upplösningen här

    Kl. 09.00–11.00 ca i P4 09.00 Fotboll, VM gruppspel damerPortugal–USA (Susanna Andrén och Johan Elmander)Vietnam–Nederländerna (Andreas Matz) Programledare: Selma Jennervall

  • USWNT favored ahead of critical Portugal match as WWC odds lengthen

    USWNT favored ahead of critical Portugal match as WWC odds lengthen

    (Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) The United States Women’s National Team is still heavily favored to move on to the knockout rounds, but a small chink in the armor of the two-time defending Women’s World Cup champions has caused a ripple effect at sportsbooks. The USWNT needs to earn at least a point against…

  • USWNT meets Portugal with Group E top spot in sight

    USWNT meets Portugal with Group E top spot in sight

    (Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) The United States Women’s National Team’s path to the knockout round of the Women’s World Cup is simple. If the two-time defending World Cup champions earn at least a point against Portugal at Auckland, New Zealand, early morning Tuesday (3 a.m. ET) they advance. A win, and even a…

  • French women’s team misses a stroke in draw against Reggae Girlz

    French women’s team misses a stroke in draw against Reggae Girlz

    France were held 0-0 by Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, making for a frustrating start to their Women’s World Cup campaign on Sunday. Meanwhile, Sweden and the Netherlands both won by narrow margins. France were widely expected to progress to the last 16 as Group F winners of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, but after…

  • Women’s World Cup recap: Jamaica draw with France

    Women’s World Cup recap: Jamaica draw with France

    (Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) Jamaica frustrated France to a 0-0 draw in a Group F opener at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday in Sydney, Australia. The French team, ranked fifth in the world and semi-finalists at Euro 2022, almost pulled off a late surprise but Kadidiatou Diani’s header hit the crossbar in…

  • Right now: Talk before Sweden’s World Cup premiere

    Right now: Talk before Sweden’s World Cup premiere

    At 06.30-09.30 in P4 07.00 Soccer, WC women’s group stageSweden-South Africa (Susanna Andrén, Johan Elmander and Malin Rimfors) Program manager: Samuel Sillén At 09.30-11.30 on Radiosport’s website and in the SR Play app 09.30 Soccer, WC women’s group stageNetherlands-Portugal (Emanuel Nashed and Emilia Brodin)

  • Finland is sending 50 firefighters to Portugal due to the expected fires

    Finland is sending 50 firefighters to Portugal due to the expected fires

    Climate change-related forest fires are on the horizon for Finland as well, and Finnish rescue workers want to learn how to fight them, says the head of the rescue service.

  • European housing construction is cooling down, Helsinki can see "ghost buildings"

    European housing construction is cooling down, Helsinki can see "ghost buildings"

    In countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Hungary, the number of completed apartments is predicted to decrease significantly, while the growth prospects for countries such as Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Slovakia are positive. In Germany, the housing construction order shortage continues to worsen, with a record number of companies reporting insufficient orders. Additionally, cancellations…

  • Sporting football club signs Viktor Gyokeres on a five-year contract

    Sporting football club signs Viktor Gyokeres on a five-year contract

    Lisbon [Portugal]July 15 (ANI): Portuguese football club Sporting have signed Viktor Gyokeres on a contract until 2028, with a €100 million release clause for the Swedish international. The 25-year-old striker, who scored 22 goals and provided 12 assists in 50 games last season for Coventry City as the English side reached the Championship play-off final,…

  • Russia will treat F-16 in Ukraine as a nuclear threat Lavrov

    Russia will treat F-16 in Ukraine as a nuclear threat Lavrov

    Western plans to provide US-designed fighter jets to Kiev are an ?extremely dangerous development? says the foreign minister Moscow cannot ignore the nuclear capability of US-designed F-16 fighter jets that may be delivered to Ukraine by its Western backers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. By continuing to provide more sophisticated weapons to Kiev,…

  • “Difficult to find friends among Danes” expats complain – survey

    Denmark has never fared particularly well in the Expat Insider survey, which is carried out annually by Internationala worldwide community of 4.8 million members and counting – and 2023 is no exception. Out of the 53 countries assessed, it finished a lowly 41st, behind Finland (16th) and a resurgent Sweden (24th) to finish third in…

  • Recycled clothes from Scandinavia end up as rubbish abroad

    Recycled clothes from Scandinavia end up as rubbish abroad

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CN) – In January, investigative journalists from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet attached trackers to 10 items of clothing from H&M, the Swedish fast fashion giant. The journalists wanted to see where the clothes would end up. They also wanted to dig deeper into the company’s pledge to limit textile waste, summed up by…