Vuonna 2006 lähes kokonaan hyvinkääläisistä koottu curlingjoukkue nousi sensaatioksi Torinon olympialaisissa. Aamuposti palasi Suomen joukkueen kankeaan starttiin ykkösheittäjän, Hyvinkäällä edelleen asustelevan Teemu Salon kanssa.
A former Norwegian Prime Minister and high-ranking international diplomat has been formally listed as a suspect for aggravated corruption over the Epstein files, his lawyer confirmed on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The announcement followed coordinated raids by Okokrim, Norway's national authority for investigating and prosecuting economic and environmental crime, on multiple properties belonging to Thorbjorn Jagland. The raids occurred less than 24 hours after the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers voted unanimously to waive Jagland's diplomatic immunity, allowing Norwegian authorities to investigate acts performed in his official capacity during his decade-long tenure as secretary general of the Council of Europe. The investigation comes after the U.S. Department of Justice said on Jan. 30 that more than 3 million additional pages of materials had been published under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019, was a U.S. financier accused of sex trafficking. Norwegian media have reported that the newly released materials shed further light on Jagland's contacts with Epstein, including plans for a family visit to Epstein's private Caribbean island in 2014 that was later canceled. On Thursday morning, investigators from Okokrim searched Jagland's primary apartment in Oslo and his holiday residence in Risor. Witnesses saw officers removing boxes and suitcases from the Oslo property, according to Norwegian broadcaster NRK. Under Norwegian law, the use of such coercive measures automatically grants an individual the formal status of "charged." "I have only one thing to say, and that is that I am very glad the case is being clarified," Jagland told the press as he left his apartment, accompanied by his lawyer. Jagland served as Norway's prime minister from 1996 to 1997, as secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019, and as chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the revocation of a key 2009 climate determination that has served as the legal foundation for federal climate regulations, including rules on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and mandates supporting electric vehicle adoption, reported Xinhua. Trump and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin unveiled the decision at the White House, describing it as the "single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history." "We are officially terminating the so-called endangerment finding, a disastrous Obama-era policy that severely damaged the American auto industry and drove up prices for American consumers," Trump said at a news conference. The determination, known as the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, concluded that carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. It has been used to justify regulations such as vehicle emissions standards and requirements for fossil fuel companies to report their emissions. "This determination had no basis in fact -- none whatsoever. And it had no basis in law. On the contrary, over the generations, fossil fuels have saved millions of lives and lifted billions of people out of poverty all over the world," Trump said. Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on X that the endangerment finding has served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. "Without it, we'll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change -- all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money."
Britain's Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Chris Wormald, has become the third senior official to step down in less than a week amid the political fallout over former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, the Cabinet Office announced Thursday, reported Xinhua. "It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as a civil servant for the past 35 years, and a particular distinction to lead the Service as Cabinet Secretary," Wormald said in a statement. The Cabinet Office added that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will appoint a new Cabinet Secretary "shortly." According to the British government, the Cabinet Secretary is the Prime Minister's most senior policy adviser and acts as Secretary to the Cabinet, responsible to all ministers for the running of Cabinet Government. Wormald was appointed to the post in December 2024. Previously, he served as Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and at the Department for Education. The wave of resignations started when Morgan McSweeney, the first senior official to step down in the fallout, quit on Sunday as Starmer's chief of staff following controversy over the appointment of Mandelson. Mandelson was appointed ambassador to Washington in early 2025 but was dismissed by Starmer after seven months as renewed questions about his links to late American financier Jeffrey Epstein emerged. "The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself. When asked, I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice," McSweeney said in a resignation letter published by local media. "In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside," he added. After his departure, Starmer asked his deputy chiefs of staff, Jill Cuthbertson and Vidhya Alakeson, to serve as acting chiefs of staff. The series continued on Monday with the resignation of Starmer's director of communications Tim Allan. "I have decided to stand down to allow a new No. 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success," Allan said in a brief statement sent to local media. Allan took up the post in September 2025 and served for five months. The scandal has put growing pressure on both the British government and the royal family. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said Monday that Prince of Wales, William, and Princess of Wales, Catherine, were "deeply concerned" by the latest revelations in the Epstein files. "Their thoughts remain focused on the victims," the spokesperson said. Earlier this month, on February 5, Starmer apologized for his decision to appoint Mandelson as British ambassador to the United States. Speaking at an event in the town of Hastings in southeast England, Starmer said he had underestimated the seriousness of Mandelson's past association with Epstein. He offered an apology to victims connected to the Epstein case and said he understood the anger voiced across parliament. "I want to say this. I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed, sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointed him, and sorry that even now you're forced to watch this story unfold in public once again," the prime minister said.
NATO leaders urged European allies and Canada to take on more responsibility for the alliance's security on Thursday, as member states announced new military and financial assistance for Ukraine at a meeting in Brussels, reported Xinhua. Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met here to discuss issues including strengthening collective security and supporting Ukraine. They also convened a session of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), attended by Ukraine's new defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. Speaking at the defense ministers' meeting, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the United States has been urging NATO and European and Canadian allies to do more, adding that it is crucial for Europe and Canada to step up within the alliance. Rutte said the shift in leadership from the United States to Europe is also reflected in command roles and force deployments, with Europeans set to lead certain commands, expand initiatives such as the "Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List" (PURL) program, a NATO-led U.S. arms-buying scheme, and with countries like Germany planning to station a full brigade in Lithuania. He said this change in mindset would strengthen NATO by addressing long-standing U.S. concerns over burden-sharing. "You have to spend more, at least equalize with the U.S.," Rutte said. U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby told the gathering that the United States aims to transform NATO into an alliance based on partnership rather than dependency. Last year, NATO member states committed to investing 5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in defense and security by 2035. "Some allies, like Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, are already at or above our investment goals," Rutte said. "Others, like Germany, are on track to double their investment from just a few years ago." "And at the same time, a NATO where Europe is stepping up, with Canada, taking more of a leadership role," Rutte added. A new 35 billion U.S. dollars aid package to support Ukraine was announced during a press conference after the meeting by British Defense Secretary John Healey. Earlier, Healey also announced a half-a-billion-pound (680 million U.S. dollars) package for urgent air defense support to Ukraine. "Today, I'm announcing a new half-a-billion-pound package of urgent air defense support, which is President Zelensky's top priority," Healey told a meeting of the UDCG. He explained that 150 million pounds of the total will be allocated for air defense interceptors in the PURL program, and 400 million pounds will be used for lightweight multirole missiles. In addition, Britain will provide an extra 1,200 air defense missiles together with its partners from the air defense consortium. Healey also said that in 2025, the UDCG collectively raised 45 billion U.S. dollars in military aid for Ukraine, and for 2026, they "must do more and push harder." German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Germany would continue delivering weapons, including guided missiles. According to Pistorius, Ukraine will need at least 60 billion U.S. dollars in 2026 to defend itself. He added that Germany is prepared to deliver five additional interceptor missiles to Ukraine, subject to certain conditions.
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Yhdysvaltain ulkoministerin Marco Rubion puhe on viikonlopun odotetuin esiintyminen.
A total of 385 bankruptcy proceedings were instigated in January 2026, which is four more than in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to Statistics Finland. On the monthly level the number of bankruptcies has last been this high in October 1997. The number of staff-years in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy totalled 1,518, which is 93 staff-years fewer than in January 2026. The 12-month moving annual change in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy was 10 per cent in January 2026.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) approved Finlands proposal to host a Deployable CIS Module, said the Ministry of Defence in a press release on Thursday. The Deployable CIS Module (DCM) will provide communication and information system (CIS) services in support of NATO forces and commands in Finland and, if necessary, across the Alliance. The DCM is part of the NATO Command Structure. Its establishment, implementation and maintenance are eligible for NATOs common funding. The DCM will have around 60 employees, and the posts will be filled by Finnish personnel. “I am very pleased that the Allies have again given their strong support to our objective in NATO. A Deployable CIS Module will strengthen NATOs deterrence and defence throughout the High North,” said Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen in the press release. NATOs Deployable CIS Modules (DCMs) operate under the NATO Communications and Information Systems Group (NCISG).
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