Tag: The New York Times
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Details: The CIA has been training elite forces in Ukraine – for more than ten years
For over ten years, the CIA has trained elite forces and spies in Ukraine and built secret underground military bunkers for intelligence operations along the border with Russia, according to an exposĂ© in the New York Times. The cooperation has become stronger over the years and now Ukraine is one of Washington's most important intelligence…
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NOW: Finland's ambassador contacted Trump to discuss NATO
According to the New York Times, European diplomats are concerned about the possibility of the United States leaving NATO if Donald Trump returns to the White House.
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Helsinki’s Oodi library turns five years old and will soon reach 10 million visitors
This enthusiasm has only grown, and the library has received international acclaim, including a feature on the cover of The New York Times. Oodi reached its first million visitors in less than four months and will welcome its ten million visitors at the beginning of 2024. Oodi has redefined the role of the library in…
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That’s why Taylor Swift is the biggest right now
Taylor Swift has gone from a young country star to one of the great pop icons of our time. But what makes her so appreciated? Tina Mehrafzoon, music journalist and host of P3, explores Swift’s market economy thinking, ownership of her own music, and how she engages fans with the help of a scarf. Host:…
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The war between Israel and Hamas – hear the latest in Goodmorning the world
The New York Times cites Israeli Defense Forces sources as saying that the weather is delaying the planned ground offensive against Gaza. Hear the latest in the Goodmorning world. Program manager: Jesper Lindau
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to imprisoned female Iranian activist
OSLO, Norway – This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Narges Mohammadi, a women’s and human rights activist imprisoned in Iran. Mohammadi has been arrested by the Iranian government 13 times, convicted five times and sentenced to 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. The Nobel committee said Mohammadi’s life embodies the “Woman…
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The Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned for her fight for women’s rights in Iran. Now she has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. “The award makes me resilient and hopeful,” says Mohammadi. “Women, Life, Liberty.” This is how Nobel Committee chairman Berit Reiss-Andersen began her award speech, referring to the slogan Iranian women…
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Finland’s complicated road to NATO, Sanna Marin signs with talent agency and 6G in autonomous cars: Finland in the world press
The article explores the complex financial, legal, and strategic aspects of Finland’s integration into NATO. Finland recently joined the NATO alliance a year after Russia-Ukraine conflict, marking a significant departure from Finland’s long-standing military nonalignment. The article highlights how joining NATO and supporting Ukraine come with substantial costs and requirements. NATO expects member countries to…
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Niinistö’s Russia warning, Finland’s presidential election race and the dog-paw market: Finland in the world press
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö Warning European leaders and citizens against complacency about the risks of an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was covered in the article New York Times September 17th. This long interview with Niinistö offers insights from the president’s point of view and the development of the situation, including the…
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Pause for Finland’s demand to leave the EU, bomb shelters and the first digital travel passport: Finland in the world press
The article compares the statement to the long-term goal of basic Finns to leave the EU because of concerns about centralized decision-making in Brussels. Valtonen believes that the government’s recently announced policy program, developed after extensive discussions, clearly shows the government’s support for the EU. “No one expects that all the coalition parties agree on…
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JakobsdĂłttir and JĂłnsson’s novel reviewed in the American media
The crime novel “ReykjavĂk” by KatrĂn JakobsdĂłttir and Ragnar JĂłnasson is receiving favorable reviews in the most important media. The book was recently featured in the New York Times and New York Post and has previously been praised by mainstream media in the UK and the Nordic countries. “‘ReykjavĂk’ has a fast-paced plot, with unique…
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Sweden, EU confirms Swedish citizen held in Iran since last year
stockholm – Sweden said Monday that a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last year and demanded his immediate release. The Swedish government did not identify the man, but The New York Times said he was Johan Floderus, a Swede who had worked for the EU’s diplomatic corps. Citing anonymous sources,…
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The impact of the war on Nokian Tires, winter combat lessons and Tango: Finland in the world press
The article considers how the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has forced the Finnish tire company Nokian Renkaat to change its business strategy. Before the war, Nokian Tires manufactured 80% of its tires in Russia, taking advantage of cheap energy costs. However, after the outbreak of the war and the sanctions imposed on Russia,…
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New Nord Stream theory presented by American journalists
Investigators have misunderstood the signs of damage to the pipelines, Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed argue Western investigators, experts and the media overestimated the amount of explosives used to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines and misplaced the location of the blasts, US journalists Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed claimed in an article published…
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American journalists offer new Nord Stream theory
Investigators have misunderstood the signs of damage to the pipelines, Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed argue Western investigators, experts and the media overestimated the amount of explosives used to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines and misplaced the exact location of the blasts, US journalists Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed claimed in an article…
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Beyonce likely a factor in Sweden’s unexpectedly high inflation
Can you pay my bills? That seems to be what Sweden is asking Beyonce after the star came to town. When the singer launched her global tour last month in Stockholm, tens of thousands of fans from all over the world flocked to the Swedish capital. But it’s not all fun and games for the…
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It happens if the US goes bankrupt
If the parties in the US Congress do not agree on the US state budget before June 1, the country may be forced to suspend its payments. Hear Ekonomikots Johan Anderberg tell about how this situation arose, what the president of the United States Joe Biden can do to get around the problem – and…
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The long and winding history of the war on abortion drugs
Along with the stethoscope and camembert cheese, mifepristone may be one of France’s greatest inventions. It is one of two drugs taken for medical abortions, along with misoprostol, and has made headlines in the US, where a judge in Texas issued an order banning it nationwide. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the history of…
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Artist Harry Belafonte is dead
Artist and human rights activist Harry Belafonte has died, writes The New York Times. Belafonte’s 1956 debut album Calypso became the first LP to sell over a million copies in one year. On the disc was the huge hit “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)”. He lived to be 96 years old.
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Latest in Ukraine: NATO welcomes 31st member, Finland
New developments: – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday visited the village of Yahidne in northern Ukraine on the anniversary of its liberation, commemorating the brutal captivity of nearly 400 civilians by Russian invaders in a school basement for 27 days before their release. – Russian authorities accused Ukrainian intelligence services of having orchestrated a…
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Latest on Ukraine: Finland joins NATO on Tuesday
New developments: Poland said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the country on Wednesday for talks with President Andrzej Duda and to meet Ukrainians who have taken refuge in Poland. The Financial Times reported that Russian security officials are “confiscating passports of senior officials and state business executives” due to concerns about information leaks and…
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A Dane abroad: The potential pitfalls in an unregulated tech race
In a recent article in the New York Times, tech writer Kevin Roose reported on a bizarre encounter he had with a Bing chatbot, in which it told him, among other things, that it dreamed of being human, that Roose should divorce his wife and that it wanted to steal nuclear bomb codes. Don’t leave…
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Biden administration continues to cover up responsibility for destroying Nord Stream pipelines: Seymour Hersh
After the recent visit of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz In Washington, US and German intelligence services allegedly tried to spread false cover stories through the New York Times and Germany’s Die Zeit to counter the Hersh report. Since the Hersh bomb revelation, the Biden administration has gone to extremes, often re-revealing at great lengths…
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Russia criticizes Denmark for Nord Stream fraud
Copenhagen has refused to allow Moscow’s participation in a pipeline bombing Denying Russia access to the investigation into sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines makes a mockery of those probes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. “This is such a fraud, a total fraud, not even a scam but a three-penny game, which,…
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A Dane abroad:
In a recent article in the New York Times, tech writer Kevin Roose reported on a bizarre encounter he had with a Bing chatbot, in which it told him, among other things, that it dreamed of being human, that Roose should divorce his wife and that it wanted to steal nuclear bomb codes. Don’t leave…
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West knows who is responsible for the Nord Stream attack The Times
The name of the Ukrainian suspect behind the sabotage ?has been circulating in intelligence secrets for months,? outlet claims Western intelligence agencies determined almost immediately that last year’s Nord Stream blasts had been orchestrated by a person with ties to Ukraine, but chose to withhold this information to avoid a diplomatic row between Kiev and…
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West knows who is responsible for Nord Stream’s attack Times
The name of the Ukrainian suspect behind the sabotage ?has been circulating in intelligence secrets for months,? outlet claims Western intelligence agencies determined almost immediately that last year’s Nord Stream blasts had been orchestrated by a person with ties to Ukraine, but chose to withhold this information to avoid a diplomatic row between Kiev and…
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Finland makes it clear that it is not waiting for Sweden to join NATO
foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) told Turkey informed YLE last weekend that Finland has fulfilled the conditions it set for supporting the membership application, but further negotiations are needed with Sweden. President Sauli Niinistö stated In Sweden’s national radio company, Sveriges Radio, that if Turkey ratifies Finland but not Sweden as a member of the…
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Year End 2022: How a ‘liberty-depriving death’ took women to war against Iran’s now-abolished ‘morality’ police
Tehran [Iran]December 31 (ANI): An austere regime known for crushing dissent with an iron fist pulled out all its administrative levers to trample protests by a group of women who stood up for their rights and dignity. But all it did was light the fire. The alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini,…
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US and China resume climate talks – ‘Important for climate summit’
The world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases – the United States and China – will resume climate talks between the countries, reports the New York Times. The talks have been on hold since August after the situation between the countries became increasingly tense. “It’s a positive surprise, it’s a breakthrough,” says Sveriges Radio’s climate correspondent…