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    EU and Canada sign security and defence partnership at 20th summit

    https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-and-canada-sign-security-and-defence-partnership-20th-summit-2025-06-24_en One of the main things seems to be to allow Canada to take part in the rearm Europe initiative (SAFE) and for Canada acting as a pivot away from the USA regarding defense...
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    Democratic state politician and husband shot dead in targeted attack, Minnesota officials say

    https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvgv4y99n7rt In response, the planned protests against Trump have been cancelled as the governor asked for it due to th circumstances.
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    US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ge0xk4ld1o https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-downgrades-us-aa1-rating-2025-05-16/ This came after the tax bill didn't go through and seems to also have been fueled by the Republican bill not doing anything to curb the deficit.
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    German Election 2025 results

    https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-results-and-voter-demographics-explained-in-charts/a-71724186 The German elections have been held now and the preliminary results are in. CDU/CSU finished with slightly over 28% of the vote, while AfD, supported by Elon Musk, had around 20% of the vote...
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    Florida is uninsurable: what next?

    I was aware that some insurers had pulled out of the Florida home insurance market completely or raised payments really high, but came across this article/video by TLDR News about the situation in Florida. There were a few new things there that I hadn't been aware of. I didn't know that FEMA...
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    Finland and Sweden adopt a common rifle standard

    While most of this news is now a year old, there were some updates to details recently and I thought this might be a bit of an interesting topic for those interested in firearms. Back in 2023, Finland and Sweden decided to adopt the same new rifle standard for both armed forces, namely the Sako...
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    Trump open for possibly new defamation lawsuit by Carroll

    Just a little bit after having gotten a company to post his bond for the bit over 90 million to be able to appeal, it's possible that Trump managed to open himself up for a new lawsuit by Carroll for defamation. Not sure if it'll affect his appeal, but perhaps someone more knowledgeable about...
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    Finland's new president steps into office

    A few days late for this, but Finland's new president Alexander Stubb has now officially become the 13th president of Finland. In a ceremony held on 1st of March, power was handed over to him from outgoing President Niinistö, after having served full 12 years in office. In his first speech as...
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    Alexei Navalny died in prison

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/jailed-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-dead-prison-service-2024-02-16/ Not a surprising news, but saddening.
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    Finland's Presidential elections 2024

    Today was the official election day for Finland's next president, so boring news for most of you. Polls closed at 20:00 local time and the counting has began and as of me posting this, 84,8% of the votes have been counter and we are going into the second round in a few weeks. The two...
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    Russian AEW&C and airborne command post aircraft shot down by Russia

    No, the title seems to be correct based on what we currently know. The article is in Finnish (I'll translate a bit and try to find an English source), but according to Ukrainian sources (unofficial), an A-50 and IL-22 aircraft were recently shot down. But the kicker is, that according to...
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    Winter Freeze Threats Come Back To Bite Russia As Power Outages Spread

    https://www.newsweek.com/winter-freeze-russia-power-outages-no-heat-moscow-1858946 There's been a cold snap here as well, with temps going below -20 C even in the more southern parts with freezing records being recorded in the north. I believe temps hit around -43 C somewhere north. The snap...
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    Finland prepares to apply for NATO membership

    The article is in Finnish, so I'll do my best to give out a bullet points version here and answer to the best I can. Also, those who dare to approach, can try to use Google Translate. Article link "Finland is preparing to apply for NATO membership through an append by the Ministerial...
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    Paralysed man communicates first words in months using brain implant: ‘I want a beer’

    Paralysed man communicates first words in months using brain implant: ‘I want a beer’ The whole process of setting things up so he could communicate has taken a few years now (he was paralyzed in 2019). It's good to see and hear of these things, helping patients in states like him communicate...
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    A Tennessee school district has voted to ban the Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus'

    A Tennessee school district has voted to ban the Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' The cited reasons for the ban seem to be nudity (a nude mouse. From what I've understood, the character is the representation of the authors mother, who is found naked in a bathtub after committing suicide) and...
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    FCC proposes $5 Million fine for unlawful robocalls

    Pro-Trump Activists Face $5 Million Robocall Fine, FCC Says FCC Proposes $5 Million Fine For Unlawful Robocalls In a rare unanimous decision, the FCC has suggested a 5,134,500 fine against John M. Burkman, Jacob Alexander Wohl, and J.M. Burkman & Associates LLC for making unlawful robocalls to...
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    Trump impeached 2nd time

    Just wanted to put this out, will link when I can find an article. Donald Trump has just been impeached a second time. 232 votes for, if I heard correctly.
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    Stubb calls for triple A ‘power core’

    FT: Stubb calls for triple A ‘power core’ | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi Well my personal want is for a greater economic unity within the Eurozone (you really do need it when you share a common currency), so not really surprised to hear Stubb call for this. From what I gather from what he...
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    Finland Marks 70th. Anniversary of the Winter war

    Finland Marks 70th. Anniversary of the Winter war | News | YLE Uutiset | yle.fi Almost hard to believe it's been so long. My parents were born during the latter years of the Continuation War that followed the Winter War, so while they don't remember the war itself, they do remember quite well...
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    The Baseballs

    Anyone else here heard of The Baseballs? A band from Germany that I heard about a few weeks ago and who seem to be getting a lot of attention here in Finland at the moment. They do 50's style rock n' roll covers of modern songs. Below are their covers of Rihannas Umbrella and Katy Perrys Hot 'n...
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