The Minister of Culture and Equality receives the Men’s Committee’s report
The committee has reviewed equality challenges that affect boys and men in various areas. This applies to family life, education, working life, leisure, health, violence and alienation. They propose 35 measures for a more equal society.
The then Minister of Culture and Equality Anette Trettebergstuen (Ap) set up the committee in August 2022. By then, 31 years had passed since the so-called men’s role committee under Jens Stoltenberg presented its final report. On Wednesday, Trettebergstuen’s successor Lubna Jaffery (Ap) will receive the report.
The wink to China
US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken begins a three-day visit to China where he will discuss a number of issues with the Chinese leadership. The country’s support for Russia will be one of the topics during the visit, which is Blinken’s second in less than a year. it is seen as a signal that the friction between the US and China is easing, after a difficult few years that began when Donald Trump was president.
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President Joe Biden has advocated increased stability in the relationship, but has also made sure to keep the pressure up.
The US Supreme Court considers abortion law
Less than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned the national right to self-determined abortion, the same court will hear a case involving the almost total ban on abortion in Idaho.
The dispute centers on the relationship between the state’s almost total ban on abortion and a federal law that requires Medicare-participating hospitals to provide necessary stabilizing treatment, including emergency abortion care, to a mother whose health is in serious danger.
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Second round in the Men’s Football Cup
Several matches will be played in the second round of the NM in football on Wednesday. Reigning champions Brann meet Askøy away, while Rosenborg travel down to Jessheim to meet Ull/Kisa.
These are the matches with elite league teams: Askøy – Brann, Elverum – HamKam, Fløya – Tromsø, Frigg – KFUM Oslo, Junkeren – Bodø/Glimt, Pors – Odd, Strindheim – Molde, Torvastad – Viking, Træff – Kristiansund, Ullensaker/Kisa – Rosenborg , Jerv – Strømsgodset, Strømmen – Lillestrøm.
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The cross-country national teams are presented
The Norwegian Ski Association presents the national cross-country teams for the 2024/25 season at Holmenkollen Scandic Park in Oslo. On the men’s side, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has already confirmed that he will be part of the national team. The female sprint star Kristine Stavås Skistad has also done that.
According to information that NTB has, the men’s sprint and all-round national teams will be merged into one group next season, as the women have already operated for several years.
