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The European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) has just published its latest ‘Assessment report on PES capacity.’ The report provides an overview of the services PES offer, latest trends and challenges they are facing.  Public Employment Services (PES) are increasingly adopting digital tools for jobseeker registration, vacancy matching and satisfaction monitoring to respond to an older client base, shifting labour market conditions and organisational challenges. They are als

In Guadalajara, Mexico, researchers created the E-Redi prosthetic arm, a simpler bionic limb using one muscle sensor to control multiple natural movements.

Redningsaksjonen etter ein mann som skal ha falle overbord frå ein oljetankar i Nordsjøen, blei avslutta seint søndag kveld. «Havila Phoenik» deltok i søket, opplyser Njål Sævik hos Havila til smp.no. Oljetankaren skal ha ligge sørvest for Stavanger då ulykka skjedde i hard ver.

The European Commission has released a new staff working document outlining how the aquaculture sector can reduce its carbon footprint through improved energy efficiency and increased use of renewable energy. Focused on primary aquaculture production, the document brings together best practices and practical tools not only from EU member states but also from the United Kingdom and Norway, reflecting their strong aquaculture industries and close ties to the EU. The course, based on the docu

Armenia’s economy is thriving as it loosens ties with Russia and looks towards Brussels. That may be no coincidence. It was, even by the standards of what passes as Kremlin diplomacy, an extraordinary piece of theatre. On April 1, Vladimir Putin sat across from Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia’s prime minister, and told him bluntly that membership in both the EU and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was impossible. He dangled the price of Russian gas (177.50 US dollars per thousand cubic

Irans viseutenriksminister, Kazem Gharibabadi, mener at truslene fra USAs president Donald Trump, om å angripe kraftverk og broer i Iran, kan tilsvare krigsforbrytelser, melder nyhetsbyrået AFP. – Den amerikanske presidenten har offentlig truet med å begå krigsforbrytelser, skriver Gharibabadi i et innlegg på X, hvor han viser til bestemmelser i folkeretten. Tidligere i april sa Trump at broer og kraftstasjoner er mål i Iran som skal bombes.

I 8-tiden mandag morgen kom en scooterpatrulje fra Røde Kors frem til den mannlige skiløperen som trengte hjem til å komme ned fra et fjell i Jotunheimen. Mannen befant seg på cirka 1400 meters høyde og i bratt terreng da han i 2-tiden natt til mandag varslet politiet om at han trengte hjelp. Ifølge politiet skal mannen være i god form, og blir transportert ut av området.

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Flere har mistet strømmen som følge av uværet «Dave». Ifølge strømleverandøren Glitre er rundt 2400 kunder uten strøm i Agder mandag morgen.

Skredfaren i Lofoten og Vesterålen er justert opp fra grønt til gult nivå. Det melder varslingstjenesten varsom.no. Det betyr at det er moderat fare for snøskred i regionen. – Vær forsiktig i solutsatte brattheng, spesielt om ettermiddagen. Snøen er mest stabil tidlig på dagen, råder varsom.no. I Nordland er det bare Salten som fortsatt er på grønt nivå for skredfare. Resten av Nordland er på gult nivå.

The enduring injustice of property dispossession and the failure to ensure effective restitution more than five decades after independence, call into question Bangladesh’s commitment to human rights and the credibility of its democratic order. The new leadership must prioritise the lingering concern to uphold its promise of an inclusive Bangladesh, writes Dr. Sangeeta Mohanty. In February this year, Bangladesh assumed a new leadership. Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the prime minister after t

Zendaya returns for the third season of young adult drama Euphoria, while a fascinating new French exhibition studies Francis Bacon's later works. Here's what to keep an eye out for this week.

If you attended school any time after the Nixon administration, then you likely beheld at some point the CIA World Factbook, a map and reference manual of Planet Earth and its inhabitants upon which nearly everyone could agree. Maybe you read parts of it from a floppy disk or a CD-ROM for that social studies project due tomorrow. Or scanned its list of countries for Latvia, because that is the country you are representing next week in Model U.N. Even better, you wandered the earth in your ima

Fjellovergangene rv. 7 Hardangervidda og E134 Haukelifjell er fortsatt stengt mandag morgen etter uværet «Dave». Disse er også stengt: Fv. 51 Valdresflye Fv. 50 Hol-Aurland Fv. 27 Venabygdsfjellet Rv. 13 Vikafjellet Fv. 55 Sognefjellet Fv. 450 Hunnedalsvegen / Skafså – Rotemo Fv. 53 Tyin-Årdal Fv. 2814 Imingfjell Fv. 613 Gaularfjellet Rv. 52 Hemsedalfjellet åpner opp for kolonnekjøring mandag klokken 08:00, melder Vegtrafikksentralen.

The EU’s new AGILE programme mobilises €115 million for AI, drones, robotics, quantum, and cybersecurity. The goal is to reduce the bloc’s dependence on external partners. Ask the Euronews AI chatbot how AGILE can ramp up European defence innovation.

On 1 April 2026, the European Commission took preparatory steps for the implementation of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, aimed at securing necessary budgetary support and accelerating urgent defence procurement for Ukraine in 2026 and 2027. Commission proposes to mobilize €45bn in support for Ukraine in 2026 Following the Commission's positive assessment of the Ukrainian Financing Strategy submitted by Ukraine on 24 March 2026, the proposal for a Council implementing decision adopte

Hungary’s election will be monitored by observers from several international organisations, but the credentials of some have been challenged. Simultaneously, a new documentary is raising fresh concerns about the integrity of the country’s electoral system.

North Macedonia’s main ruling party, the centre-right VMRO DPMNE, boasts a property portfolio almost ten times bigger than that of its chief rival.

Announcements about the planned integration of Serbian-run ‘parallel’ education and healthcare bodies into Kosovo’s own system are unsettling local Serbs.

Nødetatene har rykket ut etter melding om brann i en fritidsbolig i Larvik. – Det brenner godt i hytta, og brannvesenet er godt i gang med slukking, melder Sør-Øst politidistrikt mandag morgen. To personer var i boligen da brannen startet, og begge er kjørt til legevakt for sjekk. Klokken 08:12 melder poltiet at brannen er slukket.