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European nation bordering Russia readies police amid undisclosed threat

The information about the nature of the risk Finland faces has been classified Finnish authorities have “increased police preparedness” over concerns about a “potential threat,” according to a statement released to the media on Thursday. Despite revealing that officials had stepped up their readiness in response to fears around the reported risk, they did not […]

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Canada’s truck protest mimicked by another nation (VIDEO)

Hundreds of trucks, cars and camper vans have clogged the streets of New Zealand’s capital Wellington A convoy of trucks, cars and camper vans has blocked the streets around New Zealand’s parliament building in the nation’s capital of Wellington on Tuesday. Hundreds of people turned out to protest against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions, which have […]

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Major Latin American nation joins China’s mega-project

Argentina became the first of the continent’s three top economies to sign up for the Belt and Road infrastructure initiative Argentina and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s multibillion-dollar global infrastructure development project. The document was part of a package of cooperation agreements signed on Sunday in […]

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European nation to quit whaling

The minister for fisheries said there is very little justification for continued whale hunting beyond 2024 Iceland plans to end all whaling from 2024, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir said in a column in the Morgunbladid newspaper on Friday. “There are few justifications to authorize the whale hunt beyond 2024,” the minister said, adding […]

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Denmark in dispute with African nation over troops deployment

The Danish government claims the troops arrived in Mali after receiving an “invitation” to join a French-run counterterrorism unit Denmark’s foreign minister, Jeppe Kofod, has reacted with confusion to Mali’s demand that Denmark must “withdraw its contingent” of troops from the country, having arrived without the “prior agreement” of authorities. On Monday, Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, […]