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Sweden to deploy fighter jets, warships to FinlandSweden's military will participate in the surveillance and protection of Finland's territory with Gripen ‌fighter jets and corvette warship, at least until the end of 2026, Finland's defence forces said on Friday. "The Swedish equipment strengthens air surveillance in particular, releasing the Finnish Defence Forces' own resources for repelling violations and incidents, if need be," Finland's military ⁠said in a statement.

A New Way of Seeing Alien WorldsIf the Roman is successful, it could give humanity a new way to see the planets around other stars and a fresh understanding of the largest-scale objects that we know to exist.

Is That a Solar Farm, or a Train Track? In One Swiss Town, It’s Both.A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and Korea.

A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of TrumpOn Saturday, residents of the Nordic island are voting on another un-thawing of sorts – whether to restart long-frozen talks to join the European Union.

Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat WavesLondoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heat waves dried out the clay soil on which much of the city is built.

Nepal-Tibet flood death toll passes 500 as rescue resumesRescue workers have resumed a search for hundreds of people still missing two days after catastrophic flash flooding hit the border between Nepal and China.

Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failingThe robot pizza-making business has, it's true, been littered with sorry tales of overcooked promises and melting fortunes.

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Getting around the UK capital, Pt. 1: Public transport hacks from real LondonersLondon newbies can find the public transport system overwhelming, with tube lines, buses, the Overground, National Rail services and even trams competing for attention. But once you’ve mastered reading the tube map, realised that the Zone fare system means you’ll be charged based on distance. So buzzing around one or two zones is cheaper than a long schlep from an outer zone to an inner city zone. Once you’ve downloaded the Citymapper onto your phone – and heeded the words of wisdom from long-time Londoners, getting around the capital of the United Kingdom won’t seem quite so daunting after all.

Moving to France from the US: If you can dream it, you can do it, say Americans in ParisWith the return of Donald Trump to the presidency today, this is a scary time for Americans. More than a few are at least fantasizing about pulling up stakes and heading for somewhere safe and fun. Like – oh, I dunno – Paris. But in the real world, can you do it?

Miriam Thaler: My guide through Cambridge for all the witches and wizardsA few weeks ago, I first set foot in Cambridge and ever since, I have been constantly wondering whether during my travels here from London King’s Cross, I might accidentally have boarded the train at Platform 9 ¾. The grand gothic colleges, the small alleyways lined with crooked redbrick houses, old gnarled pubs, hidden bookshops, students in long black capes roaming the streets all weave an air of “olde English magick” making me feel like I have fallen into a “Harry Potter” spin-off.

Theme parks you can drive to from BerlinWhile Berlin has its fair share of what’s called “Erlebnispark” within one-hour drive around the city — check out Holland Park to the north-west, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf to the west, Irrlandia to the south-east of Berlin, Freizeitpark Germendorf to the north-west (the dinosaurs park) and the aquapark Tropical Islands again to the south-east, — those aren’t exactly classic amusement parks with lots of rides and carousels. For those, one needs to take a longer trip. W

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Best Beaches in Albania: From Ksamil to the Albanian Riviera

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Why Europe’s security tech is diverging from America’s

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How Lithuania built six tech Unicorns in less than a decade

‘Let them come home’: The failure to welcome back the Italian diaspora only hurts Italy

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