One child killed, two wounded in Finland school shooting, 12-year-old boy held
Helsinki, Finland Reuters One child was killed and two seriously wounded in a shooting at a school outside the Finnish capital on Tuesday, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody. The arrest of the boy was made without further violence in the Helsinki suburb of Siltamaki, four kilometres […]
Finland should stay calm amid Trump NATO rhetoric, President-elect says
Helsinki, Finland Reuters Finland’s President-elect Alexander Stubb said on Monday his country should remain calm and focus on its NATO membership despite former US President Donald Trump’s recent critical comments on the military alliance. Trump, the front-runner to become the Republican candidate in November’s US presidential election, said last week he would not want to […]
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Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport
Helsinki, FinlandReuters Dogs trained to detect the novel coronavirus began sniffing passenger samples at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport this week, authorities said, in a pilot project running alongside more usual testing at the airport. The dogs’ efficiency has not been proven in comparative scientific studies so passengers who volunteer to be tested and are suspected as […]
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top index of world’s smartest cities
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich are the world’s smartest cities, according to an index published on Thursday amid a growing debate on the future of urban design for a post-COVID era. From smart traffic cameras and car sharing apps to pollution monitoring and free wi-fi for all, cities around the world are […]