Finland
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The Finnish Ahtari Zoo announced on Monday evening that two giant pandas now living in the zoo would return to China later this year. The pandas have been living in the zoo since 2018, arriving under a 15-year research agreement for species preservation. The zoo has faced financial difficulties in recent years, according to local…
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Finland will send seven soldiers to participate in crisis management operations in the Red Sea, its prime minister’s office has said. A maximum of five of the soldiers will take part in a European Union’s Naval Force operation. The other two will participate in the US-led military operation called Prosperity Guardian. “The soldiers work in…
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Finland still wants to join NATO together with Sweden despite Turkey’s objections to its neighbor’s membership bid, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Saturday. “We have sent a very clear signal and a very clear message to Turkey and also to Hungary… that we want enter NATO together and this is in the interest…
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In the corridors of power in Stockholm and Helsinki, the champagne is on ice. After just three months, 28 out of 30 NATO states have ratified the treaty changes in their national parliaments that would approve membership for Finland and Sweden; while 24 nations have already deposited the new paperwork in Washington. But there are…
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Of all the EU leaders to party with, you’d probably have the most fun with Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported Wednesday that, in new videos posted on social media, the prime minister was spotted partying with several Finnish personalities, including MP Ilmari Nurminen and media anchor Tinni Wikström. In the leaked footage, spread…
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US Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for US national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine. Wednesday’s 95-1 vote — for the candidacy of two Western European nations that,…
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Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Monday thanked the U.S. for supporting Finland’s NATO membership after meeting with a group of visiting U.S. senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Niinisto officially announced Finland’s application for NATO membership on Sunday. Apart from McConnell, the U.S. delegation also included senators Susan Collins, John Barrasso and John Cornyn. China says…
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Finland will donate “tens of millions” of euros earned through selling confiscated Bitcoin to Ukraine, the country’s finance minister announced on Wednesday. Finland currently holds 1,981 Bitcoin worth nearly €75 million at current rates, which were seized by Customs officials during criminal investigations. “The government will donate tens of millions to help Ukraine thanks to…
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New traffic laws to take effect next June will allow drivers to use electronic devices such as mobile phones while their vehicles are at traffic lights or otherwise at a standstill. However the legal reform states that the use of such devices should not prevent drivers from being responsive to changing situations. Apart from this…
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Finland qualified for a major tournament for the first time by defeating Liechtenstein 3-0 to book their place at Euro 2020. Delighted fans flooded the pitch at full-time of the Group J fixture at the Telia 5G Areena in Helsinki as Finland guaranteed second place behind Italy. Jasse Tuominen opened the scoring in the 21st…
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