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The news on Yle covers a range of topics including unusual sea conditions in the Baltic Sea, a legal case involving Donald Trump's pool restoration, escalating xenophobic protests in South Africa, expert advice on using air conditioning to combat climate change, a police operation targeting Roma…
The Bothnian Sea is experiencing colder and clearer waters due to upwelling, where surface water is pushed away by the wind, allowing colder, deeper water to rise. This is a common summer phenomenon in the Baltic Sea.
A faulty installation damaged a pool restored with millions by Donald Trump. The charges related to this incident have been dismissed, despite Trump's urgent request for the pool's renovation for the US's 250th-anniversary celebration.
Anti-immigrant protests in South Africa have ignited counter-protests, with migrant workers from neighboring countries reportedly being assaulted. The situation is escalating, with Tsonga tribe members participating in marches.
A Finnish expert suggests that increasing air conditioning in Europe could benefit both public health and the environment, even as cities like Berlin face extreme heat.
An investigation by MOT has exposed a police operation in Helsinki that collected personal data of foreign Roma individuals, which the ombudsman for equality deems as ethnic profiling.
The beginning of August in Finland is expected to be partly sunny and warm in the south and north, with some rain and thunderstorms possible in central areas and Lapland over the weekend and into Monday.
Bev Craig of the Labour Party has won the election for Mayor of Greater Manchester, defeating her opponent from the Reform Party with a significant margin, despite low voter turnout.
FIFA is backing away from plans to sell parts of the World Cup's business operations to external investors, as announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, citing that the project's divisive nature no longer serves its original purpose.
