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New report: Fossil fuel companies’ net zero emissions pledges are ‘largely meaningless’
The number of fossil fuel companies that have set themselves net zero emissions targets has increased sharply in the past year. However, most of them fail to address important issues making them “largely meaningless”, a new report shows. A total of 75 of the world’s 112 largest fossil fuel companies have now committed to reaching […]
Continue reading »A young person taken to hospital after violence at a school in Trondheim, Norway
On Monday morning, a young person was taken to hospital after being involved with ugly violence at a school in Trondheim. Two gangs of young people are said to have fought each other. Investigative leader in Trøndelag police district, Kristian Mørkved, reports on the case to VG. NTB reports on the matter on Monday evening. […]
Continue reading »Fighting with The Hague, the province of Limburg says no to forced expropriation of farms
Limburg is the first Dutch province to have a new government after the provincial election on 15 March. Limburg has long been critical of Rutte’s war against the farmers and the new coalition agreement confirms this. All Limburgers count The coalition parties state that they will not cooperate on forced expropriation of farms. On Friday, […]
Continue reading »Germany warns of shutdown of industry without gas from Russia
Germany may be forced to shut down industry if the gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine is not renewed at the end of 2024, warns Germany’s Climate and Economy Minister Robert Habeck. Europe therefore still imports gas from Russia. In Norway, many will boycott a Norwegian factory with owners who have not cut all […]
Continue reading »Taliban back in Norway as guests of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three representatives of the extreme Islamist movement Taliban, which represents the government in Afghanistan, are visiting Norway at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in a peace conference, VG reports. They live at Losby Gods and will participate in the conference Oslo Forum, which is organised by the Ministry of Foreign […]
Continue reading »Democrats promote “affirmative action,” but their voters don’t want it
Affirmative action is an important issue for the Democrats. However, this racist concept does not receive much support from the Democrats’ core voters, not even in California.
Continue reading »Ukraine reports its first victories in the counter-offensive
Ukraine has announced that its military forces have captured several villages in the southeast that were under Russian control. These are the first reported advances as a result of the counteroffensive, as fighting rages along the front line.
Continue reading »Swedish municipality wants to save the world: Uses horses to mow the lawn
In the municipality of Falun, roughly in the middle of Sweden, people have gone further than most in the so-called climate issue. They have cut out the motorised lawn mower and now use a horse instead.
Continue reading »Monty Python: “I want to become a woman to be able to give birth to children”
Watch Monty Python’s hilarious skit about the man who wanted to become a woman in order to have children, before it is censored.
Continue reading »Good weather in China is described as “deathly hot”
“It is unusual for extreme heat so early in the summer, and it is particularly dangerous because neither people nor animals have had time to adapt,” writes Bloomberg.
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