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TV | Clear News | Wednesday 3.12.2025

Ukraine. Matriculation exams. Veterans Day. Weather

The US and Russia attempted a peace deal in Ukraine

First, news about the Ukrainian peace talks.

The US and Russia held talks on peace in Ukraine in the Russian capital, Moscow. No decisions were made during the talks.

Russia still believed that the negotiations were useful.

Russia demands territorial concessions from Ukraine before it agrees to end the war.

The US and Russia negotiated peace in Ukraine in the Russian capital, Moscow.

The foreign ministers of the military alliance NATO will negotiate peace in Ukraine today.

Teachers criticize the grading of the matriculation exam

Next news about the high school entrance exams.

Many high school teachers complain about the grading of the matriculation exams.

All matriculation exams are graded by the Student Examination Board.

Teachers think that the grading varies too much.

Sometimes the exam grader is too strict and sometimes not, teachers say. It’s not fair to the students.

Teachers have filed a complaint about the grading of the matriculation exams.

Teachers think some exam graders are too strict.

Veterans celebrate independence

Finally, news about Finland’s Independence Day celebrations.

Independence Day celebrations began yesterday at the Presidential Palace.

The president organized a celebration for veterans and soldiers who were in the war.

The average age of veterans and lotteries is over 100 years.

Eino Lehtisaari was 15 years old when the Winter War began in 1939. He was a telephone operator and a guard during the war.

- As with all young people, it was a time of searching.

- I had to find myself and my mission.

- That time taught me to love this country in which we live.

There are still approximately 1,400 veterans in Finland.

The President invited war veterans and Lottery officials to the Independence Day celebration yesterday.

Independence Day is December 6th. Then the president will organize a big celebration, which can be watched on TV 1 at 6:30 PM.

The weather is sometimes rainy

Still a weather forecast.

The weather is cloudy. It may rain a little at times.

The temperature is slightly above zero in the south.

It’s colder in the north.