Saturday 31st July, 2010
Swedish ex-police chief sex scandal
He used to lecture people on how to deal with sexual harassment and violence, and was seen as Swedish police's top expert on morality and ethics. Now Goran Lindberg, former head of the national police...
The first with the newest
Die-hard fans of the Apple iPhone waited up to 26 hours in line to make sure they were among the first in the country to be able to hand over as much as 5,500 kroner for the latest edition of the hand...
Opposition leader to address tax mistake
After a resonating day-long silence, Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt has announced she will return home from holiday to clear up questions about her husband’s tax status.TV2 News repor...
Record number of school acceptances
The Copenhagen PostA record 52,544 young people will today receive school acceptance letters, according to figures published by the national Enrolment Secretariat.The number of acceptances to universities and other post...
‘20-year’ rain storm swamps Zealand
The Copenhagen PostTowns in western Zealand were doing their best to dry out yesterday after being inundated with what amounts to a month’s worth of rain in 36 hours.When the rain finally stopped falling yesterday, a ...
American footballer attacked with bat
The Copenhagen PostAn American teenager playing in the Dana Cup football tournament in town of Hjørring suffered a broken nose last night when he was attacked with a baseball bat by unknown assailants.Nordjykse Media r...
Husband's tax status hounds shadow PM
The Copenhagen PostSocial Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt has admitted that she provided inaccurate information about the number of days her husband resides in the country. Thorning-Schmidt, who is poised to beco...
A family gathering
The Copenhagen PostMembers of the royal family gathered together for their annual summer get-together at Gråsten Palace in southern Jutland yesterday. A tradition begun by former monarch Queen Ingrid, the gathering has...
Letters compiled into book reveal life in early 20th century Columbia County
General SourcesOn June 1, 1916, Haldor Baarvig left Copenhagen, Denmark on his way to America with $50 in his pocket. In the just over two years he spent in America, most of it in Columbia County, he documented his ...
Some 15,000 households in eastern Finland remain without power on Saturday afternoon following a major thunderstorm on Thursday night and Friday morning.
YLE NewsThose remaining without electricity are customers of the Vattenfall, Savon Voima and Suur-Savon Sähkö utilities. The latter company predicts that work to remove fallen trees from power lines will ...
Biogen Idec And Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Present Data On Long-Lasting Hemophilia B Therapy At The World Federation Of Hemophilia Congress
Medical News Today0 posts Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (STO: SOBI) announced results from a Phase 1/2a open-label, dose-escalation, safety and pharmacokinetic study of the companies' long-...
5 people die in Denmark when van slams into road barrier while speeding
General SourcesCOPENHAGEN - Danish police say five people have died when their speeding vehicle crashed into a road barrier near Copenhagen. Police spokesman Mads Firlings says the cause of the accident early Satur...
British Airways Announces First Scandinavian Route from London City to Copenhagen
24 / 7 Press ReleaseBritish Airways announces September plans to start a new service from London City to Copenhagen, operated by BA CityFlyer, a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline.
Local hero leads after dramatic Day 1 in Finland
IOLBy Alan Baldwin Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala led his home Rally of Finland on Friday after team mate and early pace-setter Mikko Hirvonen crashed out on the fourth stage. Hirvonen, the
Former Swedish police chief is jailed for rape
The IndependentA former chief constable in Sweden, who was known for lecturing on gender equality and sexual harassment, has been jailed for six and-a-half years for rape and other sex crimes. Goran Lindberg, forme...
Something To Declare: Tarmac time; safe in the fells; Denmark to Dunkirk; Polish beaches
The IndependentWarning of the week: Tarmac time Regular flyers will be accustomed to the frustration of being stuck on a stationary aeroplane waiting for it to move. In the US, the concept is known as "T...
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