Author: Tuula Pohjola
Muikkuja, kukkoja ja puhdasta pohjoissavolaista ruokaa – Kuopion alue sai ensimmäisenä Suomessa kansainvälisesti arvostetun gastronomiatunnustuksen
Kuopion alue ja Pohjois-Savon maakunta on saanut ensimmäisenä alueena Suomessa kansainvälisesti arvostetun Eurooppalaisen gastronomia-alueen (ERG) -tunnustuksen. Tunnustus jaetaan vuosittain yhdelle tai useammalle alueelle Euroopassa. Tunnustusta…
Työttömistä 60–64-vuotiaista joka toinen pitkäaikaistyötön
Tilastokeskuksen työssäkäyntitilaston mukaan vuoden 2019 lopussa Suomessa oli työttömiä 257 400, joista 60–64-vuotiaita oli 32 100 (12,5 %). Puolet 60–64-vuotiaista työttömistä oli pitkäaikaistyöttömiä. Pitkäaikaistyöttömyys oli…
EU must play global role in virus crisis, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the European Union should take more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, especially as ties with the United…
Asian stocks gain on economic hopes, but Hong Kong risk clouds outlook
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as growing optimism about a global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic trumped immediate concerns about…
News Corp to stop printing more than 100 Australian papers
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian flagship media group News Corp announced Thursday it will stop printing more than 100 regional and local newspapers, blaming a collapse in…
UN agencies and Italian Red Cross sign cooperation agreement to prevent COVID-19
Red Cross volunteers to further assist with temperature screenings at the premises of 26 UN agencies operating in Italy. On behalf of the 26 UN…
Could Cycle Superhighways boost house prices?
New analysis suggests houses near London’s Cycle Superhighways enjoy valuations that are 80 per cent higher than average. Could the sudden surge in the number…
U.S. consumer confidence stabilizes; new home sales surprise
U.S. consumer confidence nudged up in May, suggesting the worst of the novel coronavirus-driven economic slump was likely in the past as the country starts…
EU, Japan strenthen ties to face COVID-19 crisis
EU and Japan leaders at a video conference Tuesday signalled close coordination in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, stressing the importance of global solidarity, cooperation…
Young could be scarred throughout working life
The International Labour Organisation has said young people are disproportionately being affected by the coronavirus health crisis. In a new report the ILO, which is…
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