| Selänne Signs on for 18th NHL Season Finnish ice hockey star Teemu Selänne has signed on for a 18th NHL season with the Anaheim Ducks. The 40-year-old signed a one-year contract that is rumoured to be worth two and a half million euros. yle.fi |
Ruotsin narkolepsiatapauksilla ei yhteyttä rokotteeseen Narkolepsiatapausten määrä on kasvanut Ruotsissa sikainfluenssaepidemian aikana. Tapaukset ovat kuitenkin lisääntyneet yhtä paljon rokotetuilla ja rokottamattomilla, ilmenee Ruotsin lääkeviraston alustavasta tutkimuksesta. Suomalaisasiantuntijat pitävät tutkimusta luotettavana. yle.fi |
President Halonen Encourages More Aid for Africa President Tarja Halonen says Finland is directing even more of its development aid to Africa. Speaking at a special summit on Millennium Development Goals at the UN General Assembly in New York, she encouraged other nations to do the same. Halonen promised Finland would achieve its goal of giving 0.7 percent of GDP to development aid by the year 2015. yle.fi |
Minorities Ombudsman Concerned About Begging Ban The suggestion of a ban on professional begging in public places put forward by an Interior Ministry working group Wednesday did not get the backing of Finland's Ombudsman for Minorities, Eva Biaudet. She said that she sees it as a discriminatory measure that will not eliminate the real problem. yle.fi |
Appeal Hearings Begin in Rwanda Genocide Case The Helsinki Court of Appeal is set to begin hearings in a case of mass slaughter that occurred in Rwanda. yle.fi |