The business model and mentality of Elon Musk and the Tesla, SpaceX and X he leads are the exact opposite of what we know as the Scandinavian model, especially in the labor market. The billionaire, who is having increasing headaches with strikes and boycotts that are gradually spreading throughout Scandinavia, is beginning to be convinced … Read more
Turkey’s parliament is “likely” to ratify Finland’s membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) before it closes in mid-April ahead of May elections. Two government officials told Reuters on Thursday. Finnish President Niinist visits Turkey on the 16th. (Reuters/Pascal Rossignol, 2023) ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament is “likely” to ratify Finland’s NATO membership before … Read more
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police during a protest in support of indigenous human rights in the Norwegian capital Oslo on the 1st. FILE PHOTO: Oslo, 2023. REUTERS/Alf Simensen/NTB/via REUTERS OSLO (Reuters) – Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was twice detained by police on Wednesday during a protest in support of … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday reiterated its demand for Sweden to share its findings on an explosion last September on the Nord Stream submarine pipeline that sends natural gas from Russia to Europe. Pictured is the Nord Stream 2 logo. FILE PHOTO: Kingisepp, Russia June 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov [２１日 ロイター] – Russia on Thursday … Read more
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said on Monday that the United States was responsible for last year’s explosions in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 undersea pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia to Europe. “The US administration needs to comment on all the facts,” he said. FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson … Read more
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Lula has used a “carrot and stick” to establish his authority over the military, even after the attacks on the presidential palace and parliament on Saturday. He is trying to shake off the deep-seated affiliation with former President Bolsonaro. On January 23, Brazilian President Lula (pictured) used a combination of … Read more
The Pentagon is considering Boeing’s proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap small precision bombs mounted on abundant rockets. FILE PHOTO: This photo was taken near Liapaya, Latvia September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins [ワシントン ２８日 ロイター] – The Pentagon is considering Boeing’s proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap small precision bombs mounted on rockets, which it … Read more
Sweden’s prosecutor’s office released a statement on the 18th, saying traces of explosives were found at the site of a gas leak at the Nord Stream, an undersea pipeline that sends Russian natural gas to Europe. Photographed in Nord Stream, Germany in January and March. (2022 REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke//File Photo) STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s prosecutor’s office … Read more
A few days before Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson travels to Turkey to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the new government accepts the Turkish request to distance itself from Kurdish organizations in Syria in exchange for Sweden and Finland joining NATO. – There is too close a link between these organizations and the PKK, which is … Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Finland and Sweden have met Turkey’s demands for NATO membership and that now was the time to welcome the two Nordic countries into NATO. (2022 REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol) [イスタンブール ３日 ロイター] – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Finland and Sweden have met … Read more