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16 missing, 28 injured after tourist boat sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast
4 weeks, 1 day ago

16 missing, 28 injured after tourist boat sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast

India Today  

Sixteen people, including 12 foreign nationals, are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday. The Sea Story was carrying 44, including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip, when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement, revising …

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Braith Anasta, 42, wraps up his boys trip in Bali with a party at a popular club during Schoolies week after insisting he is not a 'toolie'
1 month ago

Braith Anasta, 42, wraps up his boys trip in Bali with a party at a popular club during Schoolies week after insisting he is not a 'toolie'

Daily Mail  

Braith Anasta left Bali with a bang on Sunday as he spent the last night of his boys trip partying at FINNS Beach Club. Braith Anasta left Bali with a bang on Sunday as he spent the last night of his boys trip partying at FINNS Beach Club A quick pan of the club showed hundreds of revellers sharing drinks …

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9 Ways The Rest Of The World Does Comfort Food
1 month, 1 week ago

9 Ways The Rest Of The World Does Comfort Food

Huff Post  

Like a hug for your tastebuds, comfort food always seems to be there when you need it. “Not long ago, when rice became available to all Finns, the barley-filling was substituted for a creamy porridge made from thicker rice grains similar to sushi rice.” Iran: Ash-e-reshteh Many countries’ cuisines rely on fat, sugar or excess carbs for comfort food. “You …

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Florida's Finnish Explosion Starts Strong in Tampere
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Florida's Finnish Explosion Starts Strong in Tampere

Associated Press  

The Florida Panthers and the Dallas Stars started the season with a bang, sending out their four Finnish players in Aleksander Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen, Niko Mikkola and Anton Lundell for the opening faceoff. Barkov got the scoring party started early with an assist on Evan Rodrigues’ game-opening goal 28 seconds into the contest, followed by a goal of his own …

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Asia's less-crowded alternative to Japan's onsen
5 months, 1 week ago

Asia's less-crowded alternative to Japan's onsen

BBC  

Asia's less-crowded alternative to Japan's onsen Charukesi Ramadurai Taiwan has one of the largest concentrations of geothermal springs in the world Taiwan’s hot springs are how locals relax and rejuvenate – and they consider it important for both their physical and mental wellbeing. Alamy The Beitou Hot Spring Museum was built during the Japanese colonial era "Virtually every onsen in …

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Maakalla: Europe's isolated, autonomous island
6 months ago

Maakalla: Europe's isolated, autonomous island

BBC  

Maakalla: Europe's isolated, autonomous island Pooja Naik Adrift off the Finnish coast, this small island comes alive each summer and offers a fascinating glimpse at how Finns once lived. It's late September and a handful of trees sprouting wild berries are the last signs of life on Maakalla, a lonely island cast 18km off Finland's western coast in Bothnian Bay. …

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I moved to Finland from the UK 40 years ago – here’s what life is like in the ‘world’s happiest country’
9 months ago

I moved to Finland from the UK 40 years ago – here’s what life is like in the ‘world’s happiest country’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These Are the Happiest Countries on Earth in 2024 It wasn’t until Nokia was established as a ubiquitous global brand …

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Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year
9 months ago

Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year

Hindustan Times  

The annual World Happiness Report has again ranked Finland and other Scandinavian countries the most cheerful nations on Earth. Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year a row with nordic neighbors Sweden, Denmark and Iceland also retaining their places in the top 10, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. But …

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World Happiness Day 2024: Discovering the Ingredients of Happiness in Finland
9 months ago

World Happiness Day 2024: Discovering the Ingredients of Happiness in Finland

News 18  

As the world celebrates World Happiness Day on 20th March 2024, it’s no surprise that Finland was crowned as the happiest country in the world for the sixth time in a row. With its unparalleled natural beauty, high quality of life, and a strong sense of community, Finland has once again claimed the spot as the happiest country in the …

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Cannes Prize-winning Finnish film Fallen Leaves is about finding love in the hellscape of capitalism
10 months, 1 week ago

Cannes Prize-winning Finnish film Fallen Leaves is about finding love in the hellscape of capitalism

ABC  

The minimalistic, heartwarming oddity of a film Fallen Leaves is a rom-com unlike any other. Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki brings us the story of Ansa and Holappa, who catch each other's eyes in a karaoke bar and keep encountering one another thereafter. Every word in Kaurismäki's dry, sardonic script is meticulously and deliberately placed — there is no mindless chatter …

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Finland votes in run-off for new president
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Finland votes in run-off for new president

Al Jazeera  

Finns are headed to the polls to choose between two experienced politicians in a presidential election run-off. More than four million people are eligible to vote on Sunday for a new head of state, whose main task will be to steer foreign and security policy, which has taken on new significance after the Nordic country joined NATO in response to …

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As Finns choose a new president, one thing is certain: A hard line on Russia will continue
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As Finns choose a new president, one thing is certain: A hard line on Russia will continue

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Finns on Sunday will choose either of two experienced politicians to be their next head of state, whose main task will be to steer the Nordic country’s foreign and security policy now that it is a member of NATO, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, 55, on the center right, and former foreign Minister Pekka …

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Finns go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president at a time of increased tension with Russia
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Finns go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president at a time of increased tension with Russia

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Finns will vote Sunday to elect a new president at an unprecedented time: the Nordic nation is now a NATO member following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its eastern border with Russia is closed, both almost unthinkable a few years ago. Unlike in most European countries, the president of Finland holds executive power in formulating foreign and security …

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US, Sweden will play for world junior gold after US beats Finland and Sweden tops Czech Republic
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US, Sweden will play for world junior gold after US beats Finland and Sweden tops Czech Republic

Associated Press  

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The United States will face host Sweden on Friday for gold at the IIHF world junior championship. Our special teams and goaltending were excellent, and we’re excited to have the chance to play for a gold medal.” Minnesota’s Jimmy Snuggerud, a 2022 St. Louis Blues first-round pick, and Boston College’s Will Smith, whom the San Jose Sharks …

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Year in Review | Five elections that reshaped global politics in 2023
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Year in Review | Five elections that reshaped global politics in 2023

The Hindu  

Global politics continued to tilt to the right as several conservative parties pipped centrist governments in 2023. He promised in his campaign to ‘blow up’ the central bank, and followed through on December 22; Mr. Milei deregulated the country’s economy by eliminating or changing more than 300 rules via presidential decree. Building his campaign by promising to end the country’s …

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Why no one does Christmas better than the Finns
1 year ago

Why no one does Christmas better than the Finns

BBC  

Why no one does Christmas better than the Finns Lev Karavanov/Getty Images In Finland, the holiday celebrations start way earlier that most, in a series of raucous and festive events called "pikkujoulut" or "little Christmas" parties. I believe Santa spent his night in a cell that time "I recall one bowling club's Christmas party where my friend and I were …

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Finland’s center-right government survives no-confidence vote over 2 right-wing ministers
1 year, 3 months ago

Finland’s center-right government survives no-confidence vote over 2 right-wing ministers

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Finland’s center-right government that includes nationalist and anti-immigration lawmakers survived a no-confidence motion from three opposition parties on Friday over two ministers from the right-wing populist Finns Party at the center of a racism scandal that has rocked the Nordic country. The opposition, particularly the Social Democratic Party, criticized Orpo’s government for not distancing itself enough from Purra’s …

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Finland’s new finance minister apologizes for racist comments in 2008 blog post
1 year, 5 months ago

Finland’s new finance minister apologizes for racist comments in 2008 blog post

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — The finance minister in Finland’s new four-party governing coalition apologized Wednesday for racist comments she made in a blog post 15 years ago. She said during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo that “there is nothing to defend about the comments I wrote 15 years ago as a private person on a forum of like-minded …

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Macron provokes teachers with call for shorter summer holidays
1 year, 5 months ago

Macron provokes teachers with call for shorter summer holidays

The Telegraph  

Emmanuel Macron has gone to war on the French tradition of “les grandes vacances”, insisting school holidays need to be shortened. During a trip to Marseille, in southern France, Mr Macron argued that “les grandes vacances” as the traditional school summer recess is known, exacerbates social inequality. When you compare them with children in neighbouring countries, your children are coming …

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New NATO member Finland swears in government regarded as country’s most right-wing in decades
1 year, 6 months ago

New NATO member Finland swears in government regarded as country’s most right-wing in decades

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Finland, which recently became NATO’s 31st member, swore in a new coalition government Tuesday that is considered the most right-wing one in the Nordic country’s modern history. Political analysts said the new Cabinet was Finland’s most right-wing government since World War II. Orpo, a 53-year-old veteran politician, is a former finance and interior minister and has headed the …

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Finland’s center-right leader announces four-party coalition including anti-immigrant party
1 year, 6 months ago

Finland’s center-right leader announces four-party coalition including anti-immigrant party

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The head of Finland’s center-right National Coalition Party announced an agreement Friday with three other parties for a governing coalition that includes an anti-immigration party, saying that the new NATO member country needs budget cuts and curbs on immigration. NCP leader Petteri Orpo is expected to become the Nordic nation’s next prime minister under the accord with …

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Finnish center-right to start coalition talks with far-right
1 year, 7 months ago

Finnish center-right to start coalition talks with far-right

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — The head of Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party, which came first in April 2 elections, said Thursday he would start talks to form a center-right coalition government that would see power-sharing with a far-right anti-immigration party. After weeks of sounding out all parties represented in Parliament, NCP leader Petteri Orpo said he had picked the far-right Finns, the …

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Petteri Orpo | A consensus-builder
1 year, 8 months ago

Petteri Orpo | A consensus-builder

The Hindu  

Finland is all set to get a new Prime Minister. Mr. Orpo led a powerful campaign against the left-leaning Ms. Marin’s social democratic policies. But Mr. Orpo, a self-styled fiscal conservative, played on Finnish fears about rising public debt, which had spiked to 70% of the GDP since Ms. Marin became Prime Minister in 2019. Ailing economy While the ailing …

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Finland’s long-held neutrality is over. What next?
1 year, 8 months ago

Finland’s long-held neutrality is over. What next?

Al Jazeera  

Russia has sounded the alarm, but analysts say a Moscow-Helsinki conflict is unlikely. “Russia has so far reacted quite calmly to Finland’s accession,” Anatol Lieven, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told Al Jazeera. It has no Russian minority, and Russia has no territorial claims against Finland.” Experts maintain that Moscow’s attitude toward Finland would …

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