EnvironmentThe 200-year-old 'Heart of the Garden' tree in Poland won this year's edition of the European Tree of the Year Award.
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Swedish Riksbank deputy governor calls for law to protect cash
Sweden– Legislation is now needed to ensure that it will still be possible to pay with cash in Sweden, says Aino Bunge, deputy governor of Sweden's central bank Riksbanken.
BBC reporters investigated for ‘Hamas sympathies’ and criticising Israel
WorldPro-Israel MP calls for Soha Ibrahim and Marie-Jose Al Azzi to resign from their posts.
Scientists: Covid-19 probably came from a lab
WorldIt is more 'likely' than 'unlikely' that the virus is of 'unnatural origin', says new Australian study.
Peace researcher: “Sweden’s defence ministry makes us a vassal state of Washington”
SwedenWarns that "US personnel will be able to act outside of Swedish law" - and that Sweden is "giving up its independence".
Media reviewer: Google “interfered” in US elections 41 times
TechLeft-liberal candidates are systematically favoured - while their opponents are censored, according to the Media Research Center.
105 million dead salmon on Norwegian farms
NorwayInfectious diseases and injuries from delousing led to a record number of salmon deaths last year.
UK government to pay asylum seekers to leave the country
EuropeRefused migrants to be offered £3,000 to migrate to Rwanda instead.
9 out of 10 Swedes eat meat
Sweden– Several vegan influencers are coming out as carnivores, citing their health as the reason for their conversion, says Isabel Moretti, CEO of Swedish Meat.
Neuralink’s first patient uses mind to move cursor
Science– It's like using 'The Force' on the cursor, says Arbaugh.
Ansuz: The rune of the gods
CultureDiscover the sacred rune of the Æsir - ᚨ
Assange could avoid extradition
WorldThe US Department of Justice is considering letting the Wikileaks founder plead guilty to a lesser offence.
RFK: “The Biden administration tried to silence me”
WorldRobert F. Kennedy Jr. accuses social media giants of censoring him at the behest of the White House.
Russia: France sends 2000 soldiers to war
WorldThe military unit "will suffer the fate of all the French who have ever come to the Russian world with a sword", according to Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's foreign intelligence service.
390-million-year-old forest found
Environment– This was a pretty weird forest - not like any forest you would see today, says study author Professor Neil Davies.
Reports: SpaceX is building spy satellites for US intelligence agencies
WorldThe system will be able to identify and map targets "almost anywhere in the world".
Thurisaz: The rune of chaos
CultureDiscover the ᚦ-rune, the rune of the thurses - the terrifying giants who oppose the cosmic order.
Dutch ruling party: Kindergartens should be able to refuse unvaccinated children
EuropePrime Minister Mark Rutte's party has introduced legislation to allow kindergartens to refuse places to unvaccinated children.
Swedish local politicians want to ban TikTok on municipal devices
Tech– There is no reason for Solna students to have TikTok or other social media apps installed on their student devices, says local politician Marcus Willershausen.
Danish armed forces NATO initiative: Spend half a million Danish crowns on comedy podcast
Denmark– It falls under recruitment, and the costs of recruitment are included in the overall Danish defence economy, comments defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
Uruz: The primeval rune
CultureDiscover the rune of origin and new beginnings - ᚢ
Feasibility study completed: Wisents fit well in Sweden
EnvironmentThe reintroduction of European bison is expected to have a positive impact on biodiversity.
Eat ze bugs: Insects served to unwitting Swedish schoolchildren
SwedenA school in Södertälje has replaced traditional taco meat with "climate-smart" caterpillars.
Tesla’s Sweden manager: “No internal pressure for collective bargaining agreements”
Sweden– Since it is voluntary and our employees have excellent benefits and pay that they are happy with, we have used our legal right not to sign, says Jens Stark.