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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
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Feasibility study completed: Wisents fit well in Sweden
EnvironmentThe reintroduction of European bison is expected to have a positive impact on biodiversity.
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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.
Vladimir Putin re-elected Russian President
WorldReceives around 88% of the vote - but Western powers reject the results.
Another volcanic eruption in Iceland
IcelandIt broke out on Saturday and is still going on - but it has calmed down a bit.
Danish minister of culture: “We need more statues of women”
DenmarkA special committee is tasked with planning the creation and placement of more female statues.
EU leads the way to digital dictatorship
ColumnsDan Ahlmark: Chat Control 2.0 is a serious threat to European freedom.
Researchers use pomegranate to clean water of drug residues
ScienceEllagic acid extracted from pomegranate can purify water from pharmaceutical residues, according to researchers at Stockholm University.
European arms imports on the rise – doubling in five years
EuropeMeanwhile, France has overtaken Russia as the world's second largest exporter of military equipment.
Record number of entries for Swedish birdhouse championship
Environment850 birdhouses were entered by schoolchildren in the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation's annual competition.
Diet soda linked to irregular heart rythm
Health– Do not take it for granted that drinking low-sugar and low-calorie artificially sweetened beverages is healthy, says researcher Ningjian Wang.
170,000 Swedes waiting for surgery
HealthThe long waiting periods mean that many people become so ill that surgery is no longer an option.
More Swedish children call Bris helpline – worried about school, self-harm, violence
SwedenMany of the conversations were about gang crime and how the children were worried about their own lives or the safety of their family members.
New national stadium planned in Iceland
IcelandThe goal is to host the men's handball world championship in 2029 or 2031.
Ukrainian man has the world’s strongest beard
SportDmytro Hrunskyi used his beard to pull a 2.6 ton minivan.
Author wants to make “X-Men” “gender neutral”
CultureIt's "so 1960s" to talk about "X-Men" when many of the superheroes are women, according to Chris Claremont.
Swedish Harvard professor fired for criticizing vaccine mandate
World"Science cannot survive in a society that does not value truth and strive to discover it", writes former Harvard medical professor Martin Kulldorff.
Icelandic politicians back euthanasia bill
IcelandKatrín Sigríður J. Steingrímsdóttir of the Progressive Party describes the issue of assisted suicide for the terminally ill as "a matter of the heart".
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