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Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 12:03:12 AM

Bank closure shakes Greek economy
  Closure of banks as well as restrictions placed on withdrawal and movement of capital has hampered the Greek economy substantially, said Vesa Vihriälä, the managing director at the Research Institute of ... details
Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 12:02:02 AM
Majority Finns support tobacco tax hike
  The majority of Finns are for increasing the tobacco taxation, reported a survey commissioned by the Foundation for Municipal Development.   The views of the respondents were examined in the survey which ... details
Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 12:09:10 AM
  The Transport Workers’ Union, ATK will not back the social contract, Marko Piirainen, the chair of the union confirmed on Sunday.   Piirainen said the board of ATK made a decision ... details
Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 02:24:12 AM
  Ten terraced apartments in Husuaho, Saarijärvi were evacuated on Sunday following the leakage of a tank containing liquid oxygen.   A 45 kilogram tank in one apartment began to leak calling the rescue department into action in evacuating around 30 people from the apartments. A 25 metre radius was also set to cut off the area.   Rescue department workers took the leaking tank out of the apartment and fanned the interior of the apartment.   Oxygen concentrations inside the apartments was measured and the residents were allowed back approximately 30 minutes later.   According to Timo Paterno, chief fire fighter, ... details
Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 12:04:07 AM
  The figure of the annual traffic suicides has remained nearly the same as in the 2000s, despite the overall number of suicides in the country taking a steady plunge.   According to The Finnish Motor Insurers’ Centre (LVK), 10 per cent of annual deaths resulting from motor vehicle accidents are suicides.   On average 25 incidents of motor vehicle suicidal collisions happen every year.   Traffic suicide like any other is preventable, if the assistance arrives early enough. Often, discussion can help thwart suicidal thoughts.   ... details
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