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World’s 10 best countries for working women

Finland, Norway and Sweden are the top 3 countries for working women The Nordic countries — Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland —  are the best countries to be a working woman, according to The Economist's glass-ceiling index 2016. In these countries, women are...

Samina Peerzada to open Ibsen Exhibition in Norway

Pakistani actress Samina Peerzada will be the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the National Library of Norway’s exhibition exploring Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House - the world’s most performed theatre play throughout history. Mrs. Peerzada played Nora...

Denmark ranks world’s happiest country for the third time

Denmark has reclaimed its place as the world’s happiest country, while Burundi ranks as the least happy nation, according to the fourth World Happiness Report.  The report, prepared by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, showed Syria,...

Finland, Norway, Sweden among world’s most literate nations

Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, US, Germany are among the most literate country in the world, according to a new study. The Nordic countries dominated the list of Most literate nations, with Finland in first place and Norway in second,...

Americans and Britons least concerned about climate change

The United States and Britain are the main barriers when it comes to tackling climate change, according to a new survey. The survey by YouGov, spanning four continents and 15 countries, found that both the US and British public trail...

Travel Tips: How not to behave in 15 countries around the world

Different countries have different customs. A hand gesture can be harmless in one country, but be highly offensive in another. In order to help you avoid any faux pas on your next trip, we looked at a Quora thread and did...

Norway, Philippines diplomats killed in Helicopter crash in Gilgit

Pakistan announces one-day mourning after the tragic incident GILGIT (Pakistan): The ambassadors of Norway and Philippines and four others were killed when an army helicopter MI-17 crashed in Naltar area of Gilgit on Friday, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Norwegian...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.