No “return to normal” yet as case numbers escalate in Finland
Eeva Ruotsalainen, Deputy Chief Infectious Disease Physician with the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital district (HUS), told Yle that she is “worried” about the high number of lab-confirmed coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday. “Now is not the time to return to normal, because the coverage provided by two doses of aContinue Reading
Latvian National Alliance fears losing teachers by making Covid-19 vaccination compulsory
The National Alliance’s Saeima faction is concerned that by making Covid-19 vaccination compulsory, teachers may decide to leave their posts, which would negatively affect the quality of education, said NA board chairman and parliamentary deputy Raivis Dzintars. On Monday, 26 July, members of the National Alliance’s Saeima faction met withContinue Reading
Ministry asks cabinet to consider state of emergency in border areas
The Lithuanian Interior Ministry proposes that the government consider declaring a state of emergency in border municipalities, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said on Tuesday. “The Interior Ministry is submitting a proposal to assess the situation and possibly declare a state of emergency,” she said at a news conference. The governmentContinue Reading
Police force anti-immigrant protesters off road to Rudninkai training ground
Police used force late on Monday to clear protesters blocking access to the Rudninkai military training ground in southeastern Lithuania where the authorities are planning to set up a tent camp for migrants. Several dozen people tried to block the road leading to the training ground to prevent trucks carryingContinue Reading
Marin most popular Finnish PM this century
Finland’s head of government, Sanna Marin (SDP), is by far the country’s most popular Prime Minister of this century, according to the results of a survey conducted by news group Uutissuomalainen. Roughly one in three respondents favoured Marin as the best PM Finland has had throughout the 2000s, and sheContinue Reading
Hot summer in Estonia marked by more insurance premiums and accidents
Thunder damage on electric appliances, storm damage on house roofs and melted power banks – all this and many more accidents has this summer’s weather brought in Estonia and has been covered by insurance companies. Insurance company If Kindlustus has Triinu Pärn as it senior manager of property insurance. «AContinue Reading
Both Latvian female tennis players conclude their Olympic run
Latvian female tennis players Alyona Ostapenko and Anastasija Sevastova could not pass the first stage of the tournament of the Olympics and later lost doubles as well. This means their participation in the Olympics is over. Ostapenko and Sevastova failed to pass the first stage of doubles at the TokyoContinue Reading
Lithuania:1,500 migrants to be housed in Rudininkai training area
Around 1,500 illegal migrants will be accommodated in a tent camp in Rudnininkai military training area in Lithuania’s district of Salcininkai as the country is dealing with an illegal migration crisis, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite says. “A decision has been made and tents are being taken to Rudininkai training areaContinue Reading
EU’s e-CODEX data exchange channel to be based in Tallinn
The Committee of Permanent Representatives at the Council of the European Union (COREPER) has approved the EU’s IT agency eu-LISA, located in Tallinn, as the seat of the EU cross-border data exchange channel e-CODEX. “The fact that e-CODEX will be located in Estonia is very welcome, as the digitalization ofContinue Reading
Heikki Valkama: Työhön kuolemiselle on Japanissa oma terminsä: 80-tuntiset työviikot on todettu tappaviksi
Japanilaiset ihmettelevät suomalaisten lomien pituutta ja työpaikkojen vähäistä yhteisöllisyyttä, mutta moni haluaa enemmän vapaa-aikaa. Elämän täyttäminen pelkällä työllä kiinnostaa yhä harvempia, kirjoittaa Valkama blogissaan Tokiosta. TOKIO Japanin kielessä on sana karōshi, liialliseen työhön kuoleminen. Sanotaan, että maa on ainoa, jossa termi on yleisessä käytössä. Sana karoshi syntyi jo 1970-luvulla, muttaContinue Reading