– We live in the countryside, that’s how it is, says the mayor of the municipality of Øvre Eiker Knut Kvale of the Center Party. For almost two years, the local community of Skotselv and the politicians of the municipality
The 2023 report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Social Gender Norms Index finds that after a decade of stagnation, gender bias is still entrenched in the world. This index includes four dimensions: political integrity, educational integrity,
The decolonization of higher education in the West continues unabated, writes British sociologist Frank Furedi on his blog Substack. The latest development in decolonization in Britain is that the country’s higher education watchdog, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), is demanding
Ragnar Kokkvoll has lived in Røros since 1956, but his ancestry in the municipality dates back to 1672. People like to know him as a physiotherapist, a job he has been doing here since 1973. He is also an author
President Biden wants new measures to protect the rights and safety of LGBTQ+-people. He said that when he hosted the largest Pride celebration in White House history on Saturday. Photo: AP – These laws and regulations are an attack on
For several years, the Indigenous-run Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival has created spaces in Canada’s capital where Indigenous people – national and international – can tell their own stories. One of these rooms has been created in Lansdowne Park
With its vast resources increasingly accessible, the exploitation of the Arctic has caused significant geopolitical unrest. The Arctic Circle lies within the territories of eight different countries and has a population of 4 million. Yet it is the lure of
The DDoS attack (where computer networks are overwhelmed with internet traffic) was carried out ahead of Thursday’s scheduled video address to the Swiss Parliament by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It also coincided with Russia Day. The Swiss National Cyber Security
A stamp to celebrate the career of a great Indigenous activist in the Canadian Arctic – Eye on the Arctic A stamp honoring Nellie Cournoyea (Canada Post) Canada has unveiled a postage stamp commemorating the life and work of Nellie
Philanthropist and multi-billionaire George Soros leaves control of his Open Society Foundations to his son Alex, who was named chairman in December, Bloomberg reports. The foundation donates money to humanitarian and democratic causes, ranging from justice system reform to climate