The so-called India Covid variant, B.1.617, has been detected in three positive Covid samples in Finland. All tests found with the variant are from March, according to officials at a press conference by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)Continue Reading

The Centre Party deputy chairman Jaanus Karilaid said that he recommends rejecting the state budget strategy, since he considers cuts and redundancies impractical in the present situation. How united was the cabinet about the cuts? It is always easier to increase spending rather than revise customary spending patterns. The taskContinue Reading

Saksan ylin oikeuslaitos, perustuslakituomioistuin, on määrännyt valtion tiukentamaan vuonna 2019 hyväksyttyä ilmastolakia. Oikeuden mukaan (siirryt toiseen palveluun) laki ei anna riittävän selkeitä velvoitteita vuoden 2030 jälkeen tehtäville ilmastopäästöjen vähennyksille. Kanteen oli tehnyt joukko yksityishenkilöitä, joista osa oli hyvin nuoria. Heidän mielestään laki on liian löysä ja siten rikkoo heidän oikeuksiaanContinue Reading

The project’s initiators say the project is being discontinued as it is becoming impossible to visit burial sites due to the coronavirus pandemic and worsening Lithuanian-Russian relations. The project’s team also says the project’s initial goal has been achieved as a new generation of people has been raised and theyContinue Reading

Rambouillet on pieni 27 000 asukkaan kaupunki Pariisin lounaispuolella, Yvelines’n alueella. Yvelinesissä murhattiin viime lokakuussa Samuel Paty -niminen historianopettaja, koska ääri-islamilainen hyökkääjä katsoi hänen pilkanneen profeetta Muhammedia käsitellessään sananvapautta. Perjantaina tunisialaissyntyinen mies tunkeutui paikalliselle poliisiasemalle ja puukotti aseman virastotyöntekijää. 49-vuotias Stéphanie Monfermé, kahden lapsen äiti, kuoli kaulaan saamiinsa haavoihin (siirrytContinue Reading

While recent coalitions have agreed that defense spending would not be touched even during difficult times, Postimees’ information suggests that the ministry’s initial proposal was that of a universal cut. A top official standing close to state budget deliberations told the paper that the Ministry of Finance has presented theContinue Reading

European Union leaders will hold a face-to-face summit in Brussels on May 25 to discuss the coronavirus crisis, the battle against climate change and tensions with Russia, a spokesman said. Several recent EU gatherings have been held by videoconference as a Covid-19 safety measure, but a spokesman for European CouncilContinue Reading