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Is UK higher education leading or lagging in global AI?
UNITED KINGDOM In a year where computing degree applications in the United Kingdom declined by 10%, one standout trend demands particular attention: a 15% rise in students applying to study artificial intelligence. This surge is even more...

Changes in Respiratory Function Before and After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children with Congenital Heart Disease with Increased or Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Introduction With continuous advancements in cardiac surgical techniques in recent years, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has become a fundamental approach for managing complex congenital heart diseases (CHD). However, CPB is associated with complex...

Why cultural intelligence is reshaping recruitment
As companies continue to expand globally, increasing numbers of individuals are immigrating in search of better opportunities, and international exchange programs are becoming more common. This growing interconnectedness has given rise to the...

Company closures in Finland surge in early 2025: statistics authority
HELSINKI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of company closures in Finland continued to rise sharply between January and March this year, according to a press release issued by Statistics Finland on Thursday. In the first quarter of 2025, nearly...

Finnish PM declines to condemn US airstrikes on Iran
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has declined to criticise the United States for its recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, stating that international law often becomes flexible in wartime. Orpo made the comments during a press conference...

Finnish company suspected of supplying electronics to Russia
A Finnish company allegedly supplied electronic goods worth about 2.7 million euros to Russia violating sanctions, said Finnish Customs in a press release on Thursday. The authority is investigating into the incident of supplying different goods...

Company closures in Finland surge in Q1
The number of company closures in Finland continued to rise sharply between January and March this year, according to a press release issued by Statistics Finland on Thursday, reported Xinhua. In the first quarter of 2025, nearly 11,000 new...

Finnish fugitive wanted for murder arrested in Hua Hin
A Finnish man wanted in Norway for murder and large-scale drug trafficking has been arrested in Hua Hin, Thailand, following an undercover operation by Thai immigration police. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Daniel Reijo Karvonen, was the...

Mahindra Holidays shares to be in focus on Friday after acquiring 100% stake in Finland-based real estate firm
Mahindra Group-owned hotel subsidiary, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India, shares will be in focus of the stock market investors on Friday, 4 July 2025, after the company acquired a 100% stake in a Finland-based mutual real estate firm, Keskinainen...

Scandinavian Church’s Dark History Of Assimilating Indigenous People
(ANALYSIS) In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, delivered an apology to the Sámi, the only recognized Indigenous people in the European Union. Speaking on behalf of the church to which more than 6 in...

Heineken launches mobile phone plan in Finland that encourages people to connect in real life
World-famous drinks brand Heineken is testing a completely new approach to screen time reduction in Finland with a unique, branded social media app that encourages people to interact IRL (in real life, grandad). In a world where adults are feeling...

Vadim Gluzman: A bridge to the future for Music in the Mountains
Violinist Vadim Gluzman takes the helm as artistic director for Music in the Mountains. (Courtesy of www.vadimgluzman.com) × Musician steps into artistic director position for annual festival Internationally known, globe-trotting violinist Vadim...

Towards a Demographic Winter in Europe
It is a terrifying observation: in 2024, less than a quarter of the 202 million households in the European Union (23.6%) will have at least one minor child. Three-quarters of them (76.4%) will consist of only adults. Of those who do have children,...

LGBTQ-Friendly Policies Bolster Corporate Innovation, New Study Shows
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 7: Participants from Delta Airlines walk in the WorldPride Parade on June 7, ... More 2025 in Washington, DC. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in Washington, DC and is host to WorldPride 2025. (Photo...

Swedish mother on the population crisis: “Children are seen as troublesome”
An unprecedented low number of children are being born in Sweden, and the reasons are said to be numerous – from war, climate alarmism, and economic anxiety to fear of childbirth. Mother of four Anna Björklund argues that rapid digitalization and...
Chinese, Finnish youths play football friendlies in Arctic Finland
ROVANIEMI, Finland, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Youth football teams from China and Finland played friendly matches on Wednesday in Rovaniemi, the Arctic "hometown of Santa Claus," as part of a cultural and sports exchange program. Two under-12 teams from...

Drama as ex county staff testifies in overseas education scam case
Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, Joshua Lelei and Meshack Rono before Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege at the Nakuru Law Courts on June 4, 2025. [Daniel Chege, Standard] Emotions ran high on Wednesday as former Baringo County Chief of...

I’m pursuing further education in Finland –Possi Gee on music break
Ace Ghanaian music producer and sound engineer Awal Alhassan, popularly known as Possigee, has revealed that he is currently pursuing further education in Finland. In an interview on Property FM, Possigee explained that his decision to return to...

Children’s Theatre Of Southern Maryland Brings “Spamalot” To The Stage This Weekend
Source: Children’s Theatre of Southern Maryland via Facebook PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — King Arthur and his band of bumbling knights are riding into Calvert County this weekend—complete with coconuts, killer rabbits, and musical madness—as the...

Association Between Thymosin β4 and Coronary Arterial Lesions in Children with Kawasaki Disease
Introduction Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limiting systemic vasculitis primarily affecting children under five years of age.1 Its defining pathological hallmark is inflammation of medium-sized blood vessels, with a marked predilection...