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Source: Yle.fi There are unusually low numbers of mosquitoes throughout Finland this sweltering summer – and likely fewer than usual next year as well. One of Finland’s hottest summers on record has not been easy on mosquitoes, which have nearly … Continue reading →

Source: CourageFound.org Support Assange and WikiLeaks with a donation here. Julian Assange’s status in the Ecuadorian embassy has been in jeopardy over the past months, particularly since Ecuador’s Lenin Moreno came to power, with Ecuador and the UK believed to … Continue reading →

Source: TheGuardian.com by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent As the world’s water needs grow so is concern that we’re rapidly using up supplies. How worried should we be? Water seems the most renewable of all the Earth’s resources. It falls from … Continue reading →

Source: United Nations (UN.org) In a statement marking the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the head of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said that everyone needed to recognize the true value of land. “I would … Continue reading →

Source: Yle.fi In an interview with UK daily Financial Times (paywall) published on Monday, President Sauli Niinistö reflected on the current state of geopolitics, saying that the world has entered an era of strongman politics that has marginalised many small … Continue reading →

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF.org) Crypto assets may one day reduce demand for central bank money by Dong He The global financial crisis and the bailouts of major financial institutions renewed skepticism in some quarters about central banks’ monopoly on … Continue reading →

Source: Association of European Journalists (AEJ.org) Press freedom campaigns and unjust prosecutions of journalists’ put spotlight on Turkey’s breach of international obligations Reporters Without Borders has challenged the UK prime minister to hold Turkey to its democratic obligations as protests … Continue reading →

Source: Association of European Journalists (AEJ.org) AEJ journalists mark World Press Freedom Day across Europe: the intensifying struggle to save independent media. World Press Freedom Day this year saw anti-media violence during Armenia’s popular uprising against a repressive government; new … Continue reading →

Source: EuroParl.Europa.eu New EU data protection rules which aim to give citizens back control of their personal data and create a high, uniform level of data protection across the EU fit for the digital era was given their final approval … Continue reading →

Source: Yle.fi Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said he’s pleased that Finland has been mentioned as a possible meeting ground for the US and North Korean leaders. Finland would “warmly welcome” US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un … Continue reading →