Author: Tuula Pohjola

Suomen ensimmäiset maakuntavaalit on tarkoitus pitää vuonna 2025, kertoo Uutissuomalainen. Oikeusministeriön mukaan maakuntavaalit ollaan sijoittamassa kuntavaalien yhteyteen. Maakuntien sekä sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen uudistusta koskevan lakiesityksen…

Germany’s top court will rule Tuesday on mass bond-buying by the European Central Bank, a tool the Frankfurt institution has deployed like never before to…

America’s most prestigious awards in journalism have been announced, after they were delayed due to coronavirus. Publications in Alaska and Kentucky were awarded for local…

Finland will lift some coronavirus restrictions, allowing restaurants to reopen gradually and public services including libraries and sports facilities to start operating again from June…

The meeting discussed a possible “trans-Tasman bubble”, where people could go between Australia and New Zealand freely, and without quarantine. But she said visitors from…

The World Health Organization on Monday stressed that contact-tracing apps and other technology cannot replace old-fashioned “boots-on-the-ground” surveillance measures as many countries begin easing lockdowns…

Plans to close New York City’s subways at night to disinfect trains during the coronavirus pandemic risk pushing hundreds of homeless people “further into the…

The world’s richest nations must ensure their COVID-19 recovery plans are sustainable and help meet the goals of the Paris climate accord, according to leading…

Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast last week has raised fears of a cocoa supply shortage in the coming months and a weak end to the…

The lockdown has literally been a hairy experience in Germany. Having been closed for months, hairdressers and barbers are finally reopening their doors today –…