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Tense moment Rangers hero Alfredo Morelos STORMS OUT of live TV interview after being accused of ‘provocation’
The Scottish Sun
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August 26, 2025
ALFREDO MORELOS was often at the heart of the drama during his time at Rangers. And it seems not much has changed now that the striker is back in Colombia. 5 Alfredo Morelos celebrated a goal in front of rival fans 5 There was a familiar look to...
Finnish far-right activist fined for incitement after burning Israeli flag
Yle Uutiset
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August 24, 2025
A member of the racist and fascist Blue-Black Movement was fined for burning the Israeli flag and posting a video of the act. Open image viewer File photo of the Israeli Embassy in Helsinki in June. Image: Mikko Koski / Yle A member of the racist...
From Video Compression to AI: Nokia’s Vision for the Future of Media
StreamTV Insider
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August 25, 2025
In this in-depth conversation for StreamTV, Evan Shapiro speaks with Amitabh Dixit, Chief Technology Director at Nokia, about the innovations powering today’s media infrastructure—and what’s next. Dixit outlines the importance of video compression...
Finland marks Ukrainian independence on Sunday
Yle Uutiset
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August 24, 2025
Helsinki's Senate Square will be blanketed in a sea of sunflowers to mark the occasion. Open image viewer In Kyiv on Saturday, people photographed a map of Ukraine made of flowers. Image: Sergei Supinsky / AFP On Sunday, Ukraine is celebrating its...
EU's Kaja Kallas: Russia is 'mocking peace' efforts
United Press International (UPI)
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas talked to the media before the informal EU defense ministers' meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday. Photo Thomas Traasdahl/EPA Aug. 29 (UPI) -- European Union member...
Media reports US in discussions over Ukraine security part
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Senior US and European officials have been exploring possible security commitments to Ukraine, with discussions including the idea of European troops operating under American command—even without US ground forces directly involved,...
Far-right activist fined in Finland for flag burning and hate speech
Helsinki Times
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August 25, 2025
A 36-year-old man affiliated with the far-right Blue-and-Black Movement has been fined for incitement against Jewish people after burning an Israeli flag and distributing a video of the act online. The Southwest Finland District Court handed down...
Contract Talks Continue for Symphony Musicians as Expiration Date Nears
Business Journal - Ohio
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August 25, 2025
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Contract negotiations between the Youngstown Symphony Society and the union that represents the musicians in the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra are coming down to the wire, with the pact set to expire on Sunday, Aug. 31. The...
Children wrote to Moominvalley, and Tove Jansson replied
Yle Uutiset
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August 29, 2025
Moominland, near Sweden. One letter addressed like this made its way to Finland all the way from Australia. Somewhat miraculously, letters sent to Tove Jansson (1914–2001) almost always found their way to the Finnish author and illustrator....
Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI: 'It Doesn't Make Any Sense To Make New Music Anymore'
Blabbermouth - California
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August 25, 2025
In a new interview with The Dark Melody, former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki was asked if he is working on any new music at the moment. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It doesn't make any sense to make new music anymore,...
Finland wins first Air Guitar World Championships title in 25 years
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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Andrew "Flying Finn" Finn of the United States performs during the Air Guitar World Championships final in Oulu, Finland, on Aug. 24, 2018. Finnish air guitarist Aapo "The Angus" Rautio claimed victory at the Air Guitar World Championships Friday...
Finnish president hopes relations with Russia to mend after special operation in Ukraine
TASS
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August 23, 2025
STOCKHOLM, August 23. /TASS/. Relations between Finland and Russia will be restored after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with the public broadcaster Yle. He hopes that new relations with...
We need 'paradigm shift in how Korean content is created,' K Wave Media CEO says
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 25, 2025
Published: 25 Aug. 2025, 20:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Still from Netflix's series ″Trigger″ [NETFLIX] [INTERVIEW] Korean content is no longer a niche curiosity — it’s a worldwide attraction, with K-dramas and K-movies now...
AP Strange SummaryBrief at 11:02 a.m. EDT
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland's air force, but are on the way out GENEVA (AP) — Finland's air force is moving to remove swastikas from its flags, partly due to the awkwardness it creates with Western allies. The swastika, an...
Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre’s record-breaking congress year: Over 50m. euros for Helsinki
Travel Daily News
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August 22, 2025
Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre’s 2025 congresses brought 25,000 delegates, generating over €50 million in economic and employment impact for Helsinki. The income and employment impact of Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre’s record-breaking...
New music this week: Songs from Tommy Cash, Ivana Boom Nikolic, Daði Freyr and more
wiwibloggs
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August 24, 2025
Summer is the quiet period for Eurovision fans as we wait for the new season to commence. Thankfully, the music will always continue and a number of Eurovision artists are still producing new songs for us to enjoy. Contrary to the commonly...
Air guitar trophy returns home to Finland
AS
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August 24, 2025
How can world peace be achieved? Well the organizers of the Air Guitar World Championships reckon it can be done by “shamelessly” playing an air guitar. Not to mention that it will also stop climate change along with any other bad thing. The...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 3:12 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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'KPop Demon Hunters' gives Netflix its first box-office win LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rival studios on Sunday estimated that the Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films in the box office this weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales. The...
Finland: MP dies in parliament weeks after sharing health struggles
TUKO
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August 20, 2025
Finland is mourning the death of 30-year-old MP Eemeli Peltonen, who was found in parliament in Helsinki The young lawmaker, a Social Democrat, had recently spoken publicly about his health struggles Leaders across the political spectrum expressed...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:32 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96 NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jerry Adler has died at 96. Adler started his career behind the scenes in theater and worked on more than 50 Broadway productions. He...