World

CHAOS IN WASHINGTON

Niinistö: "Every moment now brings a new impossible from Washington"

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/7/21

Nordic leaders condemn storming of US Capitol

World

52 ARRESTED

Four dead as masses of Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/7/21

The protests began hours after US President Donald Trump riled up his supporters with baseless allegations of election fraud and encouraged them to march to the Capitol.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Moderna vaccine approved as pressure grows due to slow vaccination

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/6/21

In Finland the government led by Sanna Marin has been accused of lack of planning and slowness since the vaccination campaign started. Moderna has an advantage over Pfizer-BioNTech in terms…

World

COVID-19

Netherlands last country in EU to begin vaccinations

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/6/21

Vaccination centres across the country are not expected to be operational until next week.

World

CORONAVIRUS

WHO 'frustrated' at last-minute block of pandemic probe by China

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/6/21

The WHO team wants to focus its research on Wuhan. It is believed the virus spread from animals to humans at a market in the city.

Nordics

10 VICTIMS

'No longer any hope' of finding survivors in Norway landslide

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/5/21

The operation would shift into a new phase, aimed at finding the three missing bodies, police said.

World

CORONAVIRUS

Putin and Merkel discuss possible joint vaccine production

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/5/21

The Russian leader had already expressed his hopes for closer bilateral ties with Berlin in 2021.

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

EU executive refutes criticism of sluggish vaccine roll out in Europe

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/5/21

Finnish Health and Welfare Ministry official Kirsi Varhila said she was disappointed with the size of the first 10,000-dose batch it received, saying it was much smaller than expected.

World

US ELECTION

Members of Congress call on FBI to open criminal probe into Trump

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/5/21

In the two months since the US presidential election, Trump has refused to admit that he lost the election to president-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat.

World

WIKILEAKS

British judge denies Assange extradition to US due to suicide risk

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/4/21

The US government now has 14 days to lodge an appeal.

Nordics

7 DEAD

Rescue teams search for three still missing after landslide in Norway

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/4/21

The seven victims include a 2-year-old girl and her 40-year-old father.

World

CRIME

5 teenagers arrested over fatally stabbed 13-year-old in Britain

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/4/21

The boy, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.