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☆ Finland zoo to send giant pandas back to China because they’re too expensive to keep
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Alex Stambaugh | Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Helsinki, Finland — Finland will return two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time, as the zoo where they live can no longer afford their upkeep, the chair of the zoo’s board told Reuters on Tuesday. Since its founding in 1949, the People’s Republic of China has sent pandas to foreign zoos to strengthen trading ties, cement foreign relations and boost its international image. The Finnish agreement was for a stay of 15 years, but instead the pandas will soon go into a month-long quarantine before they are shipped back to China, according to Ahtari Zoo, the pandas’ current home. The pandas will soon go into a month-long quarantine before they are shipped back to China. Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa/ReutersRising inflation had added to the costs, the zoo said, and Finland’s government in 2023 rejected pleas for state funding.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Ahtari, Risto Sivonen, Roni Rekomaa, Sivonen, ” Sivonen Organizations: Finland —, Reuters, Nordic, Ahtari Zoo Locations: Helsinki, Finland, Finland — Finland, China, People’s Republic of China

☆ Happiness is typically U-shaped throughout your life. The US has changed that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A recent global report found a decline in young people's happiness in North America. That's upending the idea that happiness in life follows a U shape. In North America, it now looks more like a J. Related storiesShe added that "younger adults in North America also reported lower levels of trust in the government, higher levels of concerns around corruption. AdvertisementThe idea of dual peaks in contentedness came from a 2010 article in The Economist called "The U-bend of life."

Persons: That's, —, Laura Aknin, Aknin, They're, Vivek Murthy, Christopher Wong Michaelson, Thomas Organizations: Service, Gallup, US, University of St, New York University Locations: North America, contentedness, Finland, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovenia

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Estonia said Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea was temporarily taken out of service due to a suspected leak. Gasgrid Finland and Elering, the Finnish and Estonian gas system operators, said they noted an unusual drop in pressure in the pipeline shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, after which they shut down the gas flow. “Based on observations, it was suspected that the offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia was leaking,” Gasgrid Finland said in a statement. After the shutdown of Balticconnector, gas for Estonian consumers was coming from Latvia, it said. The pipeline is bi-directional, transferring natural gas between Finland and Estonia depending on demand and supply.

Persons: Elering, Kai Mykkänen, “, ” Organizations: HELSINKI, —, Sunday, Nord, Nordic, European Union, NATO, Moscow Locations: — Finland, Estonia, Baltic, Finland, Estonian, Germany, Russia, Inkoo, Latvia, Paldiski, Lithuania, Ukraine

☆ Russia's EU neighbors are banning Russian vehicles from entering their countries as the bloc toughens sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

EU countries bordering Russia have started banning Russian vehicles from entering their territories. The European Commission recently said that vehicles registered in Russia are not allowed into the 27-member bloc. AdvertisementAdvertisementEuropean Union countries are stepping up their enforcement of sanctions against Russia as the Ukraine war stretches into its 19th month. Earlier this month, the European Commission stated in an updated sanctions FAQ that vehicles registered in Russia are not allowed into the 27-member bloc. In the last two weeks, the EU countries that border Russia — Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland — have implemented entry bans on Russian-registered vehicles.

Persons: — Organizations: European Commission, Service, Union, Russia, EU, NRK, Reuters Locations: Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway

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