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Tuesday August 03, 2021

Finnish households draw down €2.2b housing loans in June

In June 2021, Finnish households drew down new housing loans to a value of EUR

Learning foreign languages affects music processing in brain

Man burnt to death in Kerimäki house fire

Young adults eligible for permanent work after compulsory education

Global current account balances widened by COVID-19 pandemic: IMF

Jordan´s FM due today

National

Police to launch countrywide intensified breathalyser testing

2 drown at Äänekoski, Hankasalmi

2 held in Oulu for anarchism

Helsinki service centres to remain closed until end of August

Restrictions on bar, restaurant in some regions from 31 July

Finland grants €17m to Int´l NGOs for 2021-24

Europe

Italy wildfires devour forests, cause evacuations

Wildfires are raging in southern and central Italy amid sweltering temperatures and hot winds, the National Fire Corps and local media reported Monday, reported Xinhua. The flames destroyed a 53-acre nature reserve near Pescara, a city in the central Abruzzo region

Ireland to add 12-15 age group in COVID-19 vaccination program

Russia logs 23,508 daily COVID-19 infections

COVID-19 herd immunity in France possible by autumn

HSBC revenue falls slightly in H1

Worldwide

COVID-19 in U.S. going to get worse: Fauci

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 6.75m

1,000 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast last week

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday that more than 1,000 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya in the past week, reported Xinhua. "From July 25 to July ...read more

Death toll from floods rises to 302 in China

Myanmar extends state of emergency with coup leader as PM

Business

Year-on-year turnover of construction enterprises grows in June

Turnover in industry grows in June

Production at Olkiluoto 3 to delay by 1 month

Sports

NZ's Carrington wins double golds in Olympic women's kayak

Hassan clinches 1st Olympic gold, Rico wins 1st athletics gold

Norway's Warholm wins men's 400m hurdles with new world record

Norway's Karsten Warholm won the men's 400m hurdles final here on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics with a world-record-breaking performance, reported Xinhua. Coming into the race as the favorite after breaking the 29-year-old world record a ...read more