The secret behind the world’s happiest country

economist.com For the seventh year running Finland has just been declared the world’s happiest country by the World Happiness Report, launched in 2012 to promote the sustainable…

Got $1,000? Buy Passive Income Generating Dividend Stocks

247wallst.com Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains,…

Finnish carrier will resume Estonia flights in June after GPS interference prevented landings

abcnews.go.com Finland’s national carrier Finnair is resuming flights to Estonia’s second largest city in June after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu last month…

US Futures Coiled Tightly Ahead Of Key CPI Print

zerohedge.com US Futures Coiled Tightly Ahead Of Key CPI Print Equity futures were set to hold yesterday's gains ahead of today's CPI report, but will move violently either higher or…

Putin ally claims the West lost Cold War

newsweek.com Kremlin propagandist Karen Shakhnazarov has claimed that the Soviet Union won the Cold War. "They sincerely believe they won the Cold War!" he said of the U.S. on Russian…

John Oliver Hoped Finland’s Partially Nude Windows95man (and His Giant Denim Egg) Had Won Eurovision

hollywoodreporter.com John Oliver had a favorite performer in this year’s Eurovision contest. On HBO’s Last Week Tonight, the host opened the show by addressing the annual international music…

The new geography of Paris

economist.com ON THE SITE of a former piano factory in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, a 40-storey tower is being converted into a gleaming luxury hotel with a rooftop bar. A…

‘It lowers inhibition’: how saunas are challenging UK pubs as the place to meet

theguardian.com Delegates to the UK’s first ever sauna conference will file out after the final panel discussion facing a choice of where to carry on the conversations: bar or sauna? The…

Eurovision: Switzerland Wins the Most Divisive Song Contest In Competition’s 68-Year History

hollywoodreporter.com Swiss performer Nemo has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Croatian artist Baby Lasagna to the post in what was perhaps the most divisive competition in its…

A new Mozilla report exposes major flaws in social media ad libraries

niemanlab.org A new report has found gaps in the ad libraries of the world’s largest social media platforms, hindering basic transparency efforts ahead of a historic global election year.…

Early menopause linked to premature death

newsweek.com People who stop menstruating earlier in life may have a higher risk of dying young, new research has found. Specifically, those who hit menopause before the age of 40—known…

What’s a $1,000 fine to a billionaire?

marketplace.org The News Fix Fines don’t deter Donald Trump. A New York judge held the former president in criminal contempt this week, levying another $1,000 fine for violating his gag…

Eurovision braces for tense final as thousands protest Israel’s participation

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Dagens Nyheter, Comillas Pontifical University, and The Guardian The News Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the…

Ncuti Gatwa’s “Punky” Red Carpet Look Nods to Doctor Who “Stepping into the Modern Era”

hollywoodreporter.com “How do I say this in a PG way?” asks Ncuti Gatwa, with a mischievous smile, ahead of the Los Angeles premiere of Doctor Who, which streams on Disney+ on May 10. Gatwa, who…

Sega announces Sonic Rumble, a mobile Fall Guys-style party game

polygon.com Sega has been playing a little fast and loose with Sonic the Hedgehog lately, using the blue blur for experimental projects like The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog. At the…

Disinformation probes

euronews.com The EU Commission has questions about Facebook’s and Instagram’s disinformation robustness, as do Nordic researchers. Meta’s Facebook and Instagram last week (30 April)…

That time when Microsoft bought and killed Nokia phone unit

theregister.com Retrospective Ten years ago Microsoft absorbed the handset division of Nokia. The world's biggest operating systems vendor was going mobile in a big way, and buying the…

Are cold plunges and saunas safe for kids? What parents need to know about the benefits and risks

aol.com In late 2019, Kevin MacDonald noticed that his twin 16-year-olds, Allie and Lexi, seemed sad and uninterested in schoolwork. He decided to buy an infrared sauna for the…

‘There are so many benefits’: why more and more Britons are building a home sauna

theguardian.com They are de rigueur in Scandinavian and Nordic countries, with as many as one for every household in Finland, where the old saying goes: “First build the sauna, then the…

Labour should look to Switzerland and Finland for Great British Railways

theguardian.com The editorial on the Labour party’s proposals for our railway (25 April) and Tom Haines-Doran’s article on further measures (Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start.…

UnitedHealth data breach should be a wakeup call for the UK and NHS

techcrunch.com UnitedHealth data breach should be a wakeup call for the UK and NHS Ransomware gangs are cashing in, but we keep entrusting sensitive data to irresponsible companies The…