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Finland’s leaders announce support for NATO membership, sparking retaliation threats from Russia
World
May 14, 2022
Finland’s leaders announce support for NATO membership, sparking retaliation threats from Russia
(CNN) – Finland’s president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which…
Finland would be “warmly welcomed into NATO” if it applies for membership, says NATO chief
World
May 12, 2022
Finland would be “warmly welcomed into NATO” if it applies for membership, says NATO chief
Finland would be “warmly welcomed into NATO,” said the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg after the country’s top politicians said…
Finland is on the verge of asking to join NATO. Here’s why that’s bad news for Putin
World
May 10, 2022
Finland is on the verge of asking to join NATO. Here’s why that’s bad news for Putin
(CNN) – Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has backfired on a number of fronts. But one of the most disastrous…
NATO head expects Finland and Sweden accession process to “go quickly” if they apply to join
World
April 28, 2022
NATO head expects Finland and Sweden accession process to “go quickly” if they apply to join
Should Finland and Sweden decide to apply to NATO, the accession process would “go quickly” and interim measures would be…
Medvedev warns Russia would bolster military over potential Swedish and Finnish NATO membership
World
April 15, 2022
Medvedev warns Russia would bolster military over potential Swedish and Finnish NATO membership
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, warned in a statement Thursday Russia’s military would “more than double” its forces…
50 days since Russia’s invasion began, the war in Ukraine is entering a pivotal new phase
World
April 14, 2022
50 days since Russia’s invasion began, the war in Ukraine is entering a pivotal new phase
Thursday marks 50 days since Russia began its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. The initial assault started before dawn with…
Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine
World
April 9, 2022
Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine
(CNN) – Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, moves that would likely infuriate Moscow and that officials say would…
Egyptian researcher receives NASA patent to save energy in space
Egypt
April 8, 2021
Egyptian researcher receives NASA patent to save energy in space
Egypt’s Ayman Ragab, a space science researcher currently located in Finland, has had a patent approved by NASA for his…
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport
World
September 24, 2020
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Dogs trained to detect the novel coronavirus began sniffing passenger samples at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport this week,…
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
World
April 24, 2020
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
(Reuters) — The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his four-year-old niece.…