We tell the news and topics of the day quickly.
Japanese people vote in parliamentary elections
Japan is voting today for representatives to the upper house of the parliament. The polling stations opened early in the morning Finnish time. The elections are overshadowed by the former prime minister Shinzo Abe death. Abe, who represented the ruling party LDP, was shot at an election event on Friday. Even before the assassination, opinion polls predicted strong support for the governing coalition, and according to analysts, the coalition may receive an avalanche of sympathy votes because of Abe’s death.
The police are investigating: Women were drugged at the summer party of the German Democratic Party
German police are investigating a case in which at least nine women say they were drugged on Wednesday at the Social Democratic party’s summer party. German media reports that the women’s food or drink had probably been laced with knockout drops. The police are waiting for the test results. The event was attended by more than a thousand party members, including MPs and the Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The growth phase of streaming services seems to have turned into austerity
Streaming services have grown strongly in recent years, but now the wind seems to have turned. HBO Max will, among other things, stop the production of Nordic original series, and already produced original series will be removed from the service. The number of subscribers to Netflix, which broke records during the corona virus, is also falling.
A Finnish company makes learning in India completely different than before
In India, the educational technology sector has grown rapidly during the corona pandemic. Learning applications also offer business opportunities for Finnish companies. visited a school near Delhi, where a Finnish augmented reality mobile application is used in teaching.
A drowning person often sinks under the surface quietly and in an instant – learn to recognize someone in distress
36 people have drowned in Finland this year. It is easy to think that drowning looks dramatic, like in the movies. However, often the situations are completely opposite. Would you recognize drowning? Do you know what to do in an emergency? Test your knowledge and see what drowning can look like.
Unstable weather continues
On Sundays, it will become cloudy and clear at lunchtime. During the day, showers and thunderstorms will form in the eastern and central parts of the country, there will also be thunderstorms in Lapland.