U.S. students' math scores plunge in global education assessment
Data: OECD; Note: Reading scores not available in 2006 due to test booklet printing errors; Chart: Thomas Oide/Axios U.S. students lag behind their peers in many industrialized countries when it comes to math, according to the results of a global exam released Tuesday. Why it matters: U.S.…#oecd #chart #thomasoideaxios #pisa #eastasia #switzerland #denmark #finland #hongkong #ireland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nokia plunges to three-year low after losing major AT & T deal to rival Ericsson
Ericsson recently announced it is planning to cut 8,500 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures. Shares of Finland's Nokia plunged to a three-year-low, as the telecoms company lost out on a major deal to roll out a new telecoms network in the U.S. with industry juggernaut AT&T. Helsinki-listed…#finland #nokia #att #helsinki #swedish #ericsson #lewisville #stockholm #pekkalundmark (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Joins 21 Other Countries In Pledge To Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity By 2050
Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The United States and 21 other countries from four continents signed a pledge at the United Nations climate summit on Dec. 2 to triple global nuclear energy capacity by…#aldgrafredly #epochtimes #unitednations #dubai #unitedarabemirates #usdepartmentofenergy #bulgaria #czechrepublic #finland #ghana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
" Particularly Risky "
"Particularly Risky" - BIS Reveals 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Use Is Soaring Among Working Poor Youngsters A new report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that buy now, pay later (BNPL) adoption among young adults, particularly those with low education, is soaring. This trend is…#bis #bnpl #blackfriday #adobeanalytics #cyber #sweden #finland #netherlands #newzealand #norway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AT & T Drops Nokia for Ericsson in $14 Billion Deal
AT&T struck a deal with Ericsson to buy up to $14 billion of its hardware and services after the Swedish equipment supplier pledged to open up its software to competing systems. The five-year agreement would move virtually all of AT&T’s new purchases of certain cell-tower equipment to Ericsson,…#att #swedish #ericsson #finnish #nokia #dallas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TikTok Brings Ticketmaster Purchasing Program to New Markets
TikTok and Ticketmaster are expanding their in-app ticketing partnership to 20 new markets. The partnership, launched last year in the U.S., is now being offered to users in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, Germany, France, Canada, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy,…#tiktok #ticketmaster #ireland #mexico #austria #belgium #czechrepublic #denmark #finland #netherlands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. leads coalition to triple nuclear power by 2050 in effort to address climate change
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry participates in an event on women's role in building a climate-resilient world, at COP28 World Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2023. The United States and more than 20 other countries plan to triple nuclear power by…#johnkerry #worldclimatesummit #dubai #unitedarabemirates #unclimateconference #unitedkingdom #rafaelmarianogrossi #fatihbirol #iea #finland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Netherlands Latest Country to Tilt to the Right
Credit: Carl Court/Getty ImagesBy Andrew FirminLONDON, Dec 4 2023 (IPS) The Netherlands is the latest country to lurch to the right amid the global cost of living crisis. Its November election saw maverick far-right populist Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) come first. A hardline Islamophobe who’s called for the Quran to be banned could be the next prime minister.
Change – of what kind?
Change always looked on the cards – the only question was what kind. Since 2010, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte pieced together governing coalitions after four elections – no mean feat given highly fragmented polit...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Andrew Firmin Tags: Climate Action Economy & Trade Education Environment Europe Featured Financial Crisis Headlines Health Migration & Refugees Religion TerraViva United Nations CIVICUS 2023 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
French fighter jets join the Baltic mission
S dawn on a recent weekday morning four Mirage 2000 fighter jets took off from their French military base. They were heading on a 1,600-kilometre trip to the Siauliai air base in Lithuania, where on November 30th France (along with Belgium) took over from Italy for a four-month air-policing…#mirage #lithuania #belgium #istres #marseille #balticsea #finnish #fa18 #finland #baltic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Brand-New Ukrainian Drone Blasted A Russian Machine Gun From 1910
A Ukrainian drone has claimed a very old prize: a Russian M1910 machine gun—a type that first appeared in, you guessed it, 1910. But it wasn’t just any M1910. The machine gun the first-person-view drone blew up seemed to be a Finnish modification of the basic M1910 that made it more reliable in…#russian #finnish #fpv #ukraine #hirammaxim #finns #maxim #robertsegel #finland #maxims (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 Sustainable Transport Stocks Driving a Greener Future
Explore the emerging market of sustainable transport stocks and contribute to the green revolution As 2023 nears its end, it’s become increasingly clear that it has been a critical year. Sustainable transport stocks have reached new heights. They are now prime investment opportunities. Electric…#tesla #investorday #financiallynios #nios #warrenbuffett #buffett #plugpower #plugpowers #finland #repowereu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inside the surprisingly secretive world of crisp flavours
Reuben and Peggy’s jobs are not top secret in the way top secret jobs usually are. They don’t have guns, for example – and the grey conference table they sit at is much the same as you’d find in any office in the UK. They even have LinkedIn profiles that tell you their job titles. But this is…#linkedin #zoom #thailand #italians #ricettacampagnola #hawaii #pokébowl #hungary #finland #fritolay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meta will enforce ban on AI-powered political ads in every nation, no exceptions
Meta says its generative artificial intelligence (AI) advertising tools cannot be used to power political campaigns anywhere globally, with access blocked for ads targeting specific services and issues. The social media giant said earlier this month that advertisers will be barred from using…#meta #danneary #asiapacific #zdnet #indonesia #finland #pakistan #taiwan #facebookinstagram #whatsapp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Enfuce Raises $9.2M to Expand Embedded Financing in Europe
Embedded financing company Enfuce has raised $9.3 million to expand into new markets. The Finnish firm’s follow-on investment round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Maki.vc and Visa, according to a Thursday (Nov. 30) press release. It comes amid a continued downturn in…#enfuce #finnish #vitruvianpartners #visa #benelux #belgium #netherlands #luxembourg #enfucecofounder #monikaliikamaa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise
NATO member Finland has closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia.#nato #finland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
