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Major reform slashes housing aid for thousands of Finnish students
Yle Uutiset
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July 2, 2025
A significant drop in housing support is set to affect many Finnish students from August, with those renting from their parents among the hardest hit. One of them is chemistry student Inka Kuusjärvi, who lives in Turku. Her housing benefit will...
New definition of second ticks closer after international optical-clock comparison
Physics World
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July 2, 2025
Bright idea Optical fibres are playing a crucial role in the comparison of optical clocks. (Courtesy: istock/morepixels) Atomic clocks are crucial to many modern technologies including satellite navigation and telecoms networks, and are also used...
Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office
Ukrinform
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The end of June saw a number of significant highest-level international events. The NATO summit took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 24-25, resulting in the shortest communiqué in the history of such gatherings. It contains only five...
Euronext Launches The First Phase Of Its Strategic Multi-Year Repo Expansion Initiative - This Initiative Expands Access, Improves Collateral Usage, And Positions Euronext As A Leading Central Counterparty (CCP) For European Repo Markets
Mondovisione
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Euronext today announced the launch of the Repo Foundation, the first phase of a bold, multi-year strategy to expand access, improve margin efficiency, and challenge legacy models in Europe’s secured financing markets. As a cornerstone of...
Leonardo strengthens its cyber solution portfolio at international level
AvioNews
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July 2, 2025
Share of Finnish company SSH Communications Security Corporation to be acquired by the industry, valued at 20 million EUR red/f - 1264614 Rome, Italy, 07/02/2025 08:00 AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
Russia-Linked Tankers Keep Exploding
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
An explosion on a tanker at a port in Russia is the latest unexplained incident to happen on a vessel linked to the country, which has raised speculation over sabotage. Russia's transportation ministry said Sunday it was investigating the blast on...
Reform's mayoral candidate wants technocratic city government
ERR
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July 1, 2025
On Tuesday, Urmas Sõõrumaa, the Reform Party's candidate for the role of mayor of Tallinn, said he wants to form a technocratic city government with no executive politicians. Sõõrumaa also envisions the city government's approach being based on...
Are we witnessing the death of international law?
The Guardian
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June 26, 2025
In late April, terrorists killed 26 civilians in the Indian town of Pahalgam, located in the mountainous border region of Kashmir. India swiftly blamed Pakistan for the attack, launched missile strikes towards it and announced that it was...
Finnish winger who made impressive second-half climb goes to Flyers in fifth round
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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June 28, 2025
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Flyers used one of their two fifth-round picks in the 2025 NHL draft on Max Westergard. The Finnish winger went to the Flyers at 132nd overall Saturday afternoon. Westergard was the 30th-ranked international skater by NHL...
Mountain Home announces first community packing party for Operation Christmas Child
Mountain Home Observer - Arkansas
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July 8, 2025
Share This Article Local organizers are launching a “Christmas in July” campaign to recruit business sponsors for a community event that aims to pack 500 gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. The first-ever Community Packing...
World News | 101 Indian Students Bag Erasmus+ Scholarships for Higher Education in Europe
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): 101 Indian students, including 50 women, have been awarded the prestigious Erasmus + scholarships for two-year master's programme in Europe for the academic year starting 2025, an official statement said. With...
101 Indian students bag Erasmus+ Scholarships for higher education in Europe
Tuscaloosa Times - Alabama
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New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): 101 Indian students, including 50 women, have been awarded the prestigious Erasmus + scholarships for two-year master's programme in Europe for the academic year starting 2025, an official statement said. With...
HS journalists convicted for publishing classified military information
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has convicted two journalists for disclosing and attempting to disclose national security secrets in connection with a 2017 article on Finland’s military intelligence operations. Tuomo Pietiläinen received a four-month...
Police search for armed suspect in Mikkeli murder and taxi assault
Helsinki Times
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July 7, 2025
Police are searching for a 19-year-old man suspected of murder in Mikkeli and a serious assault in Jyväskylä. The suspect, who remains at large, is believed to have stolen a taxi and used it to travel between the two cities on Sunday. The body of...
Uni Fiji proposes national service for youth
FBC News
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July 8, 2025
[File Photo] The University of Fiji is recommending a mandatory National Service curriculum to assist with building social responsibility among young people. The recommendation is part of the University’s contribution to the on-going Education Act...
Tesla sales in Finland fall by 45 percent in first half of 2025
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
Tesla’s share of new car registrations in Finland dropped by over 45 percent in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year. The electric carmaker registered fewer than 1,000 vehicles from January to June. Its market share...
Web content checkers still missing from half of EU member states
Euronews
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July 8, 2025
Published on 08/07/2025 - 9:17 GMT+2 Half of the EU's member states lack official content flagging groups that can be appointed under the EU’s online platforms rules in an attempt to combat illegal content, according to an overview made public by...
Finland sees €60m trade deficit in April
Daily Finland
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The trade balance showed a deficit of EUR 60 million in April 2025, according to the international trade in goods statistics provided by Finnish Customs on Friday. In January-April 2025, the trade balance had accumulated a deficit of EUR 514...
Early works agreement for BWRX-300 SMRs in Finland and Sweden
World Nuclear News
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fortum are to work on pre-licensing and engineering activities for site adaptation in Finland and Sweden aiming for deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in the 2030s. (Image: GE...
Twelve of England’s regional mayors back plan to create ‘national active travel network’
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Twelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to an unprecedented plan to create a “national active travel network”, focusing initially on helping children to walk, cycle or scoot to school safely. The scheme, which involves all non-London...