Tag: Slovenia
France seeks ‘pro-nuclear alliance’ for EU energy talks
France is planning a meeting in Sweden on Tuesday with 12 other EU countries, with the aim of building an alliance of states to advocate nuclear power in the EU’s energy policy. The meeting, initiated by French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher on the sidelines of a meeting of EU energy ministers in Stockholm, will focus […]
Decline in gas consumption in the EU
Natural gas consumption in the EU has decreased by 19.3% in the period August 2022 – January 2023, the decrease in Bulgaria is below 25%, compared to the average gas consumption for the same months (August – January) between 2017 and 2022. Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 on coordinated measures to reduce demand for natural gas, […]
Handball World Cup: Iran beaten by France
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to 2020 Olympic champion France 41-29 in the main round of the IHF World Men’s Championship. – Sports News – Iran had lost to Slovenia 38-21 on Wednesday in Group I. Iran is placed alongside France, Slovenia, Montenegro, Poland and Spain. Team Melli will play against Poland on Sunday. The […]
Iran loses to Slovenia in the handball World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was defeated by powerhouse Slovenia 38-21 at the 2023 International Handball Federation (IHF) World Handball Championship Group I on Wednesday. – Sports News – Iran opened the campaign with a 25-24 win over Chile in Group A but lost to Montenegro 34-31 and Spain 35-22 in the following matches. Iran’s chances […]
This Swedish city is literally busy moving its site – TheMayor.EU
This Swedish city is literally busy moving its location Kiruna is to be rebuilt further east, one building at a time Kiruna is a small Swedish town located 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, which recently entered the news as the host of the opening event for the Swedish Presidency of the Council of […]
Spain beats Iran in Handball World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spain defeated Iran 35-22 at the 2023 International Handball Federation (IHF) World Handball Championship on Monday night. – Sports News – “We achieved our main goal of qualifying for the main round with four points,” Spain captain Gedeon Guardiola said. “Our attitude was good against Iran; we had a good defense and […]
Russify your name: What is your name in Russia
Christianity has exerted the greatest influence on Russian first names. Let’s take a closer look at the Russian equivalents of popular names for men. The entire collection of modern Russian names can be divided into two large groups. 1. The first group includes names conventionally classified as “native”: – native Slavic names (Vladimir, Vsevolod, Vadim, […]
Sports Round-Up: Jonas Vingegaard wins Denmark’s answer to Sports Personality of the Year
No one could deserve the award more than him. Team Jumbo-Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard won at the age of 26 for the first time in his career in Saturday’s Sports Name of the Year, receiving the award from the Danish Sports Confederation and Team Denmark in Herning. The Dane had a terrific season. He won […]
Shiffrin had to wait for a record win as Zagreb’s slalom was cancelled
GENEVA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Mikaela Shiffrin had to wait for a potential record victory as the Zagreb slalom was canceled due to weather conditions, the International Ski Federation (FIS) confirmed on Thursday. “Due to high temperatures and wind, today’s race in Zagreb was cancelled,” the FIS announced on Thursday. Unseasonably warm weather has forced […]
Croatia becomes a fully integrated EU member
ZAGREB, Croatia: On January 1, Croatia became a full member of the European Union, removed dozens of border controls and switched its currency to the euro. After joining the EU’s ID-check-free Schengen zone, Croats now belong to nearly 420 million people who can freely travel around the bloc’s 27 member states without passports for work […]
Chinese paddlers lead 2023’s first ITTF World Ranking
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — China’s Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha maintained their top positions in the first International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) 2023 world rankings released on Tuesday. Fan and compatriots Ma Long and Wang Chuqin completed the top three men’s singles. Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto slipped two places to fourth, with Truls Moregard of […]
Political promises can pay off, Voluntarily single mothers increase, Ukrainian refugees’ conditions worse than in our neighboring countries
First hour: Christmas Eve in Kherson fierce attacks on a market in the city Ukrainian refugees in Sweden have worse conditions than in our neighboring countries Christmas Day is the most beautiful day of the year Political promises can backfire Chronicle of Lisa Alexandrova Zorina The panel Second hour: Single mother, from exposed to self-chosen […]
Danish News Round-Up: The temperature in the Arctic Ocean has risen dramatically in recent decades
Since 1982, the Arctic Ocean has not stopped warming. According to satellite-based research from the Danish Center for Climate Research (NCKF), the combined temperature of sea ice and sea ice at the 58th parallel has increased from around -3 degrees in 1982 to +2 degrees in 2021. For the very first time in climate research, […]
Life expectancy in the US drops to lowest in a generation
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of opioid overdose deaths reduced life expectancy in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with a child born that year expected to live 76.4 years, the lowest since 1996. according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and […]
Voters everywhere made the world a safer place in 2022
The election results in the year now ending give cause for hope for democracy, which Alan Austin reports. AUSTRALIA, Brazil, Malaysia and Colombia all voted in reformist governments this year, after years of corrupt conservative right-wing rule. Progressive governments returned with strong mandates in Portugal, Malta and Denmark. Women were elected national leaders for the […]
EU countries multiply trade with Russia RIA
Some member states have increased trade turnover by more than 200%, the news agency says Three quarters of EU member states increased their trade with Russia in the first eight months of 2022, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday, citing data collected from the bloc’s various national statistics departments. Russia’s trade with Bulgaria and Greece reportedly […]
"This result takes us forward": COP27 climate summit ends to help vulnerable countries
Against a difficult geopolitical backdrop, COP27 resulted in countries reaching a package of decisions that reaffirmed their commitment to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times. The package also strengthened countries’ actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change, as well as […]
COP27 breakthrough underlines Denmark’s status as a green pioneer
Ahead of the UN climate conference in 2022 hosted by Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh from 7-18 November, the example of Denmark and Scotland – with their pledges to donate ‘Loss and Damage’ funds to the developing countries most affected by climate change – was always going to play heavily on the delegates’ minds. And […]
Sports Round-Up: The royal family will not travel to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup
There will not be a member of the Danish royal family in Qatar for the World Cup in 2022. The royal family has decided to follow the line of the acting government. This means that Denmark will not be officially represented during the competition. The royal family was completely free to make its own choice, […]
Danish news overview: Paying the price for not updating to MitID, as they were warned countless times
Since 1 November, it has no longer been possible for residents and businesses to use NemID. Originally, the deadline to switch to the new preferred digital login solution, MitID, was earlier this year, but it was pushed back due to a large number of defaulters. But despite the great media focus, thousands still did not […]
Sport Round-Up: FCM draw Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League Round of 16
As group runners-up, FC Midtjylland drew Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League final this afternoon. The first match will be in Lisbon on February 26 and the second leg on February 23. Sporting previously finished third in their Champions League group. Insane qualificationFC Midtjylland’s qualification last Thursday could not have been more epic: their 2-0 […]
Sport Round-Up: Brøndby bought by American company
Today has been a historic day for Danish football! Brøndby IF’s chairman, Jan Bech Andersen, has today sold the majority of shares in the club to the American company Global Football Holdings. Participating in a pan-European stableAround 30 million euros will be injected into the club. The new owner has already acquired several European football […]
The training helps older workers learn digital skills
“Older workers with digital skills have much better employment opportunities, earn higher wages and cannot be replaced as easily by technology,” says Oliver Falckdirector of the ifo Center for Industrial Organization and New Technologies. “Policy makers should therefore encourage companies to offer more training to older people,” continues Falck. This is because older workers in […]
Finland forms a group with three other countries to defend the forest industry in the EU
According to him, the group includes Austria, Finland, Slovenia and Sweden. Helsingin Sanomat wrote that the quartet ultimately aims for forests and the activities of the forest industry to be emphasized even more in the EU. The European Commission’s upcoming proposal on collecting data and monitoring the condition of forests offers countries the first opportunity […]
Bulgarians leave the family home at the oldest age – Top 5 in the EU
Bulgaria is one of the countries in the EU where young people leave the family home at the oldest age (30.3 years). This is indicated by current data from Eurostat. Bulgaria also has one of the largest gender gaps after Romania (a difference of 3.5 years), with men leaving their parents at 32.0 years and […]
The German paddler Qiu wins the EC title in men’s singles
BERLIN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — German table tennis player Qiu Dang claimed his first major tournament on Sunday, winning the Euro 2022 men’s singles title by defeating Darko Jorgic of Slovenia 4-1 in the final in Munich, Germany. Jorgic narrowly won the first set, but Qiu battled all the way back in the next four […]
Sarkkinen: Employers should be obliged to hire disabled people
In an interview with Helsingin sanomat newspaperMinister of Social Affairs and Health Hanna Sarkkinen (left) said that Finland should set a quota for employers to hire disabled workers. Sarkkinen argued that the quota would address the low employment rate of the disabled and partially disabled, which leads to economic problems, poverty and exclusion. "Only 15 […]
Sport Round-Up: Danish cycling success keeps on coming… this time in the women’s Tour de France
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s win on the third stage of the inaugural Tour de France Femme yesterday was the perfect tonic for her Team Française des Jeux after a brutal Monday in the saddle that sidelined teammate Marta Cavalli after a horror crash. In the history of the men’s race, you’d struggle to find an instance […]
China’s Wang Qiang, Zhu Lin reach round of 16 in WTA Prague Open
PRAGUE, July 25 (Xinhua) — China’s Wang Qiang reached the second round of the WTA Prague Open after edging past Rebecca Peterson of Sweden 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Monday. “It’s warmer today than the previous two days. My opponent hit the ball so fast, which made me a little uncomfortable in the first set, […]
Europe’s heat wave, forest fires reach Poland, Greece
ATHENS, Greece: As firefighters battled wildfires across the continent this week, the heat wave that scorched Europe moved east to Italy, Poland and Slovenia, which issued their highest heat waves. After stopping a major forest fire due to high winds that ravaged areas near Athens for two days, Greece urged Europe to do more to […]
True sportsmanship: Jonas Vingegaard takes the stage victory only after securing a fair match
The 25-year-old Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has won the 18th stage of the Tour de France and extended his lead over the Slovenian rival Tadej Pogačar to 3 minutes and 26 seconds. And in an astonishing demonstration of sportsmanship, he only won the victory after letting Pogačar recover from a crash on one of the […]
Almost half of the EU territory at risk of drought: European Commission
Drought in much of Europe is critical, as early heatwaves exacerbated winter and spring rainfall deficits. River flows in several countries are seriously affected, and the amount of stored water has also been depleted. Overall, this may require extraordinary water and energy management measures in affected countries. According to the European Commission, the lack of […]
The relations between Russia and Turkey have little importance for Finland’s NATO project, Niinistö tells MTV
Turkey stands out from the other defense alliance member countries in that it has maintained a closer bilateral relationship with Russia. However, Niinistö does not believe that the relationship is uncomplicated or that the relationship will certainly grow closer under the prevailing circumstances. “It’s worth keeping in mind that while there may be smiles in […]
The EU removes the last obstacle to Croatia’s adoption of the euro currency
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union (EU) has removed the last obstacles for Croatia to adopt the euro currency, the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade. EU finance ministers approved three related laws enabling Croatia to become the 20th member of the eurozone on 1 January. Lithuania was the last country to […]
Dane takes over yellow jersey in Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard has just run a magnificent race to take over the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar. He won stage 11 a few moments ago by 59 seconds, with Colombia’s Nairo Quintana a distant second. Two minutes and 22 seconds aheadA huge effort on the final climb of the stage left the rest of the […]
Finland needs better legislation to protect children online, it turns out
Finland’s digital environment is less safe for children compared to other European countries, estimates the child protection organization Protect Children. From chatting with friends to education, children’s lives are increasingly intertwined with online activities, and children’s data processing in the Finnish digital environment is full of risks, says the organization. Risks include GPS location tracking […]
Iran knows rivals at the 2023 World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was drawn in Group A of the 2023 IHF World Championship for men along with Spain, Montenegro and Chile. – Sports news – The three best teams in each group advance to the main round, which consists of four groups – and the two best teams in the main round then […]
Seven years on the way: the Tour de France stars are finally here
Denmark’s journey towards hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France began seven years ago in November 2015, when the news first came about the bid. Within eight months, an official bid was proposed by the government and then mayor Frank Jensen. “Soon I will be 60” … to be fair Greg LeMond turned […]
The EU will supply the first batch of monkeypox vaccines to Spain
In mid-June, the Commission purchased 1 09 090 doses of Imvanex smallpox vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic in Denmark and proposed to start deliveries to European Union (EU) Member States and Norway and Iceland by the end of this month. Vaccine doses are distributed proportionally, with countries reporting the highest number of cases prioritized for […]
EU countries use strategies to tackle rising petrol pump prices: report
The main factor driving up prices is the supply problems associated with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The average price of petrol rose momentarily to more than € 2 per liter as the conflict escalated in February, but the latest rise is part of a steady rise in prices amid a shortage of supply […]
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 […]
More than 70% in the EU support economic sanctions against Russia
More than 70% of respondents in the EU agree with the introduction of economic sanctions against Russia, and two thirds believe that stricter sanctions should be introduced. Support for economic sanctions is particularly strong in the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic States, Romania, Poland and Ireland. These results are part of a new landmark EU survey, […]
17 states elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for a three-year term
UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (Xinhua) – Seventeen states were elected on Friday to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the economic and social work of UN agencies and funds, for a three-year term. The states were elected by secret ballot with a two-thirds majority of the member states present […]
17 countries elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for a 3-year term
New York [US]June 11 (ANI / Xinhua): On Friday, seventeen states were elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the economic and social work of UN agencies and funds, for a three-year term. The states were elected by secret ballot with a two-thirds majority of the member states […]
Denmark named the world’s most sustainable country
India in the pitIt was an all-European affair at the top, with the UK, Finland, Malta and Sweden completing the top five, with Luxembourg, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and Iceland leading the rest of the top 10. Other notables included Germany (13), Australia (17), Norway (20), Japan (25), USA (43), Canada (49), South Korea (63), Mexico […]
Finland must improve the transparency of business and tax information, Finnwatch demands
The organization recalled that shortcomings in business and tax transparency increase the risk of corruption and constitute an obstacle to the investigation of money laundering and tax evasion. Finland performed poorly in the index in terms of the transparency of companies ‘ownership information, as the beneficiary’s information register is not open to everyone and contains […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: NATO and investments, monkey pox disinfo and successive hockey host Tampere
Jyväskylän Keskisuomalainen is among the leading newspapers syndicated article where several economic analysts say investors are likely to see Finland as a slightly higher risk country during the ongoing NATO membership process. According to these experts, the perceived risks are related to concerns about various disturbances by Russia. "During the process, there is some uncertainty […]
Latest developments in Ukraine: 13 May
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 02:04: The latest intelligence update from the British Ministry of Defense says that Russia is trying to get a breakthrough against Slovenian and Kramatorsk. Its goal is to isolate Ukrainian forces […]
Driven NATO expansion Vladimir Putin to war
The combination of Russia’s decades-old fears of a NATO expansion to the east and its own invasion of Ukraine seems to have had a negative effect: non-aligned Finland and Sweden are strongly considering joining the anti-Russian alliance and increasing tense resistance between Moscow and the West. “A kind of ‘new isolation’ is how the Russian […]
Driven NATO expansions Vladimir Putin to war
The combination of Russia’s decades-old fears of a NATO expansion to the east and its own invasion of Ukraine seems to have had a negative effect: non-aligned Finland and Sweden are strongly considering joining the anti-Russian alliance and increasing tense resistance between Moscow and the West. “A kind of ‘new isolation’ is how the Russian […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: NATO or not, Covid still deadly, Finland’s aging population
The country’s largest daily circulation, Helsingin Sanomat writes Most signs now point in the direction that Finland is likely to apply for NATO membership this year. One of the signs mentioned by the magazine is the rapid change in the attitudes of the nation’s citizens. For the first time in Finland’s history, the majority of […]
10 gold produced at the World Indoor Athletics Championships
BELGRADE, March 19 (Xinhua) – Ten more gold medalists, including Olympic champion Damian Warner and world champion Sandi Morris, appeared at the Belgrade World Athletics Championships on Saturday. After a decisive 1,000m race, Canada’s Warner won the men’s melee by collecting 6,489 points, ahead of young Simon Ehammer from Switzerland (6,363 points) and Australian Ashley […]
It happened during the war in Ukraine
For the first time since the start of the war, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, the Prime Minister of Poland and the Deputy Prime Minister will travel to Ukraine together with the Prime Minister of Slovenia. – The intention is certainly to show support for Ukraine and solidarity from the EU countries, says […]
Right now: EU leaders on their way to Kyiv to meet Zelensky
Today, the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia will travel to Kyiv on a joint EU mission. According to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, they will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to demonstrate EU support for Ukraine and present a package of support to the country and its people. Hear Ekot’s […]
Nothing ‘Iffe’ knows about it! Lundberg will be the first Dane to appear on the NBA list
Joins league leadersGabriel ‘Iffe’ Lundberg wrote Danish basketball history this weekend wwhen he was signed to the ranks of the Phoenix Suns. The 1.93-meter-long guard had left Russian giant CSKA Moscow after the outbreak of war in Ukraine and was intercepted by Suns on Saturday. The 27-year-old has signed a contract for the rest of […]
Denmark’s absenteeism among workers among the lowest in Europe – report
According to a new report, people in Denmark take fewer days off work due to illness than most other countries. Assessment of data from 15 European countries, smallbusinessprices.co.uk discovered that Denmark had the third lowest number of sick days: an average of 8.7 days due to illness each year. Fseveral sick days during pandemic“There are […]
Norway and Finland are only Sweden’s satellites
Past Xander BrettTravel editor The Croft Magazine // Traveling as a student on both sides of the Nordic superpower, it is clear that obedience remains even in independence. Last month I ended up in Estonia: a small country that, now that I will think about it, is not so different from Slovenia in the Balkans […]
Danish women have the shortest waiting time in Europe to save enough up to a deposit
ONE new European report suggests that Danish women are almost on a par with their male counterparts in terms of earnings. That Uswitch The report reveals that it would take the average Danish woman just seven months more than their male colleagues to save enough money to afford a deposit on their first property. In […]
More European countries are closing the airspace to Russian planes
France, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland and Austria are the latest to announce bans France and Norway have announced that they will close their airspace to Russian aircraft in the midst of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine, joining a growing list of European countries that have already imposed restrictions on Russian airlines. Moscow has promised […]
Final medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 20
BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) – The following is the final medal table after the end of all competitions at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 20 (tabled under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 16 8 13 37 Germany 12 10 5 27 China 9 4 2 15 USA 8 10 […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on 19 February
BEIJING, February 19 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Saturday, February 19 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 15 8 12 35 Germany 11 8 5 24 China 9 4 2 15 USA 8 9 7 24 Sweden 8 […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on 18 February
BEIJING, February 18 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Friday, February 18 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 15 8 11 34 Germany 10 7 5 22 USA 8 8 5 21 China 8 4 2 14 The Netherlands […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 17
BEIJING, February 17 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Thursday, February 17 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 14 7 8 29 Germany 10 7 5 22 USA 8 8 5 21 Sweden 7 4 4 15 China 7 […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 16
BEIJING, February 16 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Wednesday, February 16 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 13 7 8 28 Germany 10 6 4 20 USA 8 7 4 19 China 7 4 2 13 Austria 6 […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 15
BEIJING, February 15 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Tuesday, February 15 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 12 7 7 26 Germany 9 6 3 18 USA 7 6 4 17 Austria 6 6 4 16 The Netherlands […]
Valieva will testify when a decision in the doping case awaits
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will testify in her doping case in Beijing, an official said Kamila Valieva will be among those who will testify via video link in her doping case when the Russian teenage figure skating sensation fights for the right to compete again at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Valieva’s case will […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 12
BEIJING, February 12 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Saturday, February 12 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Germany 8 5 1 14 Norway 8 3 6 17 USA 5 5 1 11 The Netherlands 5 4 2 11 Sweden […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 11
BEIJING, February 11 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Friday, February 11 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Germany 7 4 0 11 Norway 6 3 5 14 The Netherlands 5 4 1 10 Sweden 5 2 2 9 Austria […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 10
BEIJING, February 10 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Thursday, February 10 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Germany 6 3 0 9 Norway 5 3 4 12 Austria 4 5 4 13 USA 4 5 1 10 The Netherlands […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 9
BEIJING, February 9 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Wednesday, February 9 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Germany 5 3 0 8 Norway 4 2 4 10 Sweden 4 1 2 7 The Netherlands 3 3 1 7 China […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 8
BEIJING, February 8 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Tuesday, February 8 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Sweden 4 1 1 6 The Netherlands 3 3 1 7 China 3 2 0 5 Germany 3 2 0 5 Norway […]
The Ombudsman for Children demands funding for education at the Nordic level, reform of legislation
The Ombudsman for Children has called for a comprehensive reform of the Child Welfare Act and for a commitment between political parties to maintain education expenditure at the level of the other Nordic countries. The proposed reform of the law aims to improve the rights and status of children in Finland, the agency said in […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 7
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Monday, February 7 (tabled under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Sweden 3 0 0 3 ROC 2 3 2 7 The Netherlands 2 2 1 5 China 2 2 0 4 Germany […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 6
BEIJING, February 6 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after competitions on Sunday, February 6 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 2 0 1 3 Sweden 2 0 0 2 ROC 1 2 2 5 Germany 1 1 0 2 The Netherlands 1 […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics on February 5
BEIJING, February 5 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics after the competitions on Saturday, February 5 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 2 0 0 2 Slovenia 1 0 1 2 China 1 0 0 1 The Netherlands 1 0 0 1 Sweden 1 0 […]
Highest mortality rate in the EU: 88% more deaths in November in Bulgaria
The number of deaths in Bulgaria in November is almost twice as high as before the pandemic. This was announced by the European Statistical Office Eurostat on Friday. Eurostat published data on excess mortality, according to which it was the highest in Bulgaria out of 30 countries in Europe from which data were collected. Excess […]
EU excess mortality increased by 26.5 percent in November 2021: Eurostat
BRUSSELS, January 14 (Xinhua) – Excess mortality in the European Union (EU) reached 26.5 percent in November 2021, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reported on Friday. The excess mortality is calculated by comparing the total number of deaths with a baseline for the average from 2016 to 2019. In 2021, excess mortality peaked in the […]
Danish news overview: Dangerous baby pillow recalled due to exploits, it could suffocate infants
Boppy Model Hug & Nest, a pillow / mini mattress designed for babies, has been recalled from the shelves. If the safety instructions are not followed, there is a risk of suffocation, warns the Danish Safety Technology Authority. Three serial numbers If your product has one of these three serial numbers (07079939470000; 00009182000000 or 42091820000), […]
Danish news Round-Up: Coins in place to mark 50 years on the throne, but events can wait
Three coins will be released Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne. One is a regular 20 kroner coin for regular circulation, while the other two are available via the Royal Mint webshop: a silver coin with a value of 500 kroner and a special 20 kroner coin with […]
