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Rallying-Rovanpera leads the way in home Rally Finland
Channel News Asia
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August 1, 2025
Double world champion Kalle Rovanpera made a solid start to his bid for a first home WRC win in Finland as the Toyota driver ended Friday's opening leg 4.9 seconds clear of Hyundai's Thierry Neuville. A mere 15.7 seconds separated the top five,...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus I.Sekreta takes part in the OSCE events in Helsinki
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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01 August 2025 On August 1, 2025 a Belarusian delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Igor Sekreta, took part in the events marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. The...
Helsinki police scrutinise social media of teen girls as they investigate their deaths
Yle Uutiset
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July 23, 2025
Police in Helsinki are closely examining the social media conversations between two teenage girls who died after falling from a building rooftop in the Jätkäsaari district over the weekend, to see whether others may have been involved. As an...
Iran beat Finland to secure place in 2025 FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship semis
Tehran Times
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August 1, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Finland 3-1 (30-28, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20) on Friday to secure their place in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship semifinals. Adel Gholami’s boys will meet France on Saturday. Poland and Spain will also lock...
Cancer-induced nerve injury promotes resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy
Nature
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Clinical samples and cohorts Supplementary Table 10 summarizes the different clinical cohorts used in this Article, and presents the results of their relevant analysis. The full description of each cohort is depicted in the text and in...
OSCE marks 50th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act with renewed call for dialogue, cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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HELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials, civil society leaders, and international organizations gathered in Helsinki on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, renewing calls for dialogue, cooperation, and shared...
Putin Can Stick His Demands In A Suitcase
Charter 97
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Dmitry Chernyshev Putin's demand to cede the entire Donetsk region will never be fulfilled. I will try to explain why Putin's demand to hand over the entire Donetsk region to him will never be fulfilled. But first let's remember how many times...
President of Finland receives Foreign Minister of Mongolia
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb on July 31, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry reported. During the meeting, the parties noted that the traditional friendly relations and cooperation...
Iran beat Finland to advance to FIVB U19 world c'ships semis
Mehr News Agency
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August 2, 2025
The young Iranian players will meet their French opponents later today. Poland and Spain will also lock horns in another semi-final stage match. Uzbekistan hosts the Championship from 24 July to 3 August in Tashkent, with preparations supported by...
Finland’s promise to multilateral system unwavering: PM
Daily Finland
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Tuesday said that Finland’s commitment to the multilateral system, with the United Nations at its core, is unwavering. The Premier presented Finland’s third Voluntary National Review at the UN High-Level Political...
OSCE marks 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act
Sarajevo Times
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August 1, 2025
Today, the OSCE Troika – Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta Ian Borg, and Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office launches Helsinki+50 Fund
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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HELSINKI, 31 July 2025 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, launched the Helsinki+50 Fund at the Helsinki+50 Conference on 31 July 2025. The aim of the Fund is to support the OSCE’s operational...
Kremlin plays down talk of summit between Putin and Zelensky
The Times
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President Putin appeared to be backing away from a face-to-face meeting with President Zelensky as the Kremlin poured scorn on Nato security guarantees for Ukraine. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, baulked at the prospect of Putin...
Researchers Map Epigenomic Landscapes of Fat Tissue Cells, Revealing How They Shape Obesity Risk
Newswise
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August 20, 2025
Newswise — A new study has created the first single-cell map of how DNA is regulated and organized inside different cell-types of human fat tissue. The research shows that many genetic risk factors for abdominal obesity reside in epigenomic...
Finland Jobless Rate Falls To 9.9%
RTTNews
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July 22, 2025
Finland's unemployment rate decreased in June to the lowest level in four months, figures from Statistics Finland showed on Tuesday. The jobless rate among the 15-74 age groups dropped to 9.9 percent in June from 10.5 percent in May. In the same...
Donegal driver Eamonn Kelly takes stage win at Rally Finland
DonegalLive
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August 1, 2025
Eamonn Kelly earned a stage win at Rally Finland on Friday morning. The Frosses man, in a Ford Fiesta Rally3, was the fastest driver over SS3, Saarikas 1. With Conor Mohan on the pace notes, Kelly completed the stage in 8:08.5. In the Junior World...
Ott Tänak gets Rally Finland off to strong start with stage win
ERR
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August 1, 2025
Ott Tänak and co-driver Martin Järveoja won stage one of Rally Finland Thursday evening, round nine of the 2025 championship, which the Estonian driver is currently leading for Hyundai. Rally Finland is essentially a home event for Hyundai's main...
West Never Intended to Fulfill Helsinki Final Act - Lavrov
Sputnik News
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August 1, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250801/west-never-intended-to-fulfill-helsinki-final-act---lavrov--1122533823.html West Never Intended to Fulfill Helsinki Final Act - Lavrov West Never Intended to Fulfill Helsinki Final Act - Lavrov Sputnik...
Nordic Tax Freedom vs. Trans‑Atlantic Withholding: Comparing Online Casino Models in Finland & the U.S.
The European Business Review
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August 1, 2025
The world of online casinos is shaped by complex regulations and tax structures that influence both player experiences and the growth of the industry. Finland and the U.S. present contrasting approaches to online gambling, with Finland embracing a...
Saskatchewan Shines in Mining Survey, Finland Takes Global Lead
Investing News Network
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July 31, 2025
Finland has taken the top spot in the Fraser Institute’s 2024 Annual Survey of Mining Companies, edging out various US states in what analysts call an increasingly competitive global investment landscape for mining. The Nordic nation climbed from...