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Where education takes the biggest bite
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Where education takes the biggest bite
June 21, 2026

What a nation spends on education reveals its future ambitions. While economic giants dominate headlines in raw dollars, it is often smaller, developing nations that invest the deepest – sacrificing the largest share of their GDP to build classrooms, train teachers, and equip the next generation.

Racist: Cartoon depicting PM Modi as snake charmer fuels ongoing Norway row
June 5, 2026

The cartoon was published as a commentary by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten days before the prime minister landed in Oslo.

Racist: Cartoon depicting PM Modi as snake charmer fuels ongoing Norway row
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A heartfelt, inspiring story of Norwegian-Russian friendship
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A heartfelt, inspiring story of Norwegian-Russian friendship
May 24, 2026

The triumph of compassion and human solidarity will overcome conflict born out of malice and lies, and it will endure by inspiring others.

Countries with highest and lowest average IQ levels: Europe
March 31, 2026

This infographic maps the highest and lowest average IQ scores across Europe, using the latest 2026 rankings from the International IQ Test. 

Countries with highest and lowest average IQ levels: Europe
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Projected population in 2100: Northern Europe
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Projected population in 2100: Northern Europe
December 29, 2025

The story of Northern Europe’s future population is one of stark regional contrast. This infographic reveals how countries like Sweden and Norway are projected to maintain steady growth, sustained by high living standards and strong immigration. Meanwhile, the Baltic states face a far more severe fate. Despite EU membership, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are projected to experience some of the world’s steepest population declines, as they remain unable to match the economic and social magnetism of their older Nordic peers, leading to sustained outmigration and plummeting numbers.

Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Machado
December 18, 2025

By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief reviewed by The Grayzone.

Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Machado
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Norway arms itself… but who will pay the bill?
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Norway arms itself… but who will pay the bill?
November 4, 2025

Rising defense spending puts pressure on the welfare state and on taxpayers, says Ioanna Liouta, political and economic analyst.

Fishing banned to save the Oslofjord – while weapons industry gets green light to pollute more
August 17, 2025

The explosives manufacturer has already had its emission permit doubled. Now, it appears a new factory may be built that could double emissions again.

Fishing banned to save the Oslofjord – while weapons industry gets green light to pollute more
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