Saturday 4th July, 2009
Sarkozy talks Turkey with Sweden
Euro NewsOn the first visit by a French president to Stockholm in nine years, Nicolas Sarkozy and host Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt have agreed to disagree about Turkey. Sweden, which has just taken over...
Norwegian crown prince's family gets pet dog
Earth TimesOslo - Crown Prince Haakon, heir to the Norwegian throne, has added a pet dog to the royal household, local media reported Friday. Milly Kakao, a four-month old mix of Labrador Retriever and Standard...
Swedish right wing Samuelsson joins Canucks
ReutersThe Vancouver Canucks beefed up their offense by signing Swedish right winger Mikael Samuelsson on a three-year deal on Friday.
EU may hold extra summit ahead of G20 - Swedish PM
The StarEuropean Union president Sweden said on Friday it may hold an extra meeting of EU leaders before a G20 summit in September if other governments feel it is necessary and there...
'Young Reporters' Document New EU Presidency
Spiegal OnlineA group of young people in Sweden are being given unprecedented access to the inner working of their country's European Union presidency that began this week. The junior journalists are reporting...
Philip Morris buys Swedish Match
Business Report2009 Philip Morris International had agreed to buy Swedish Match's local operations for R1.75 billion, it said yesterday. Swedish Match South Africa reported sales of R687 million last...
EnerMech Named Sole Norwegian Agent for Liebherr's Offshore Crane Unit
RigzoneEnermech AS has been appointed sole Norwegian agent for the global crane manufacturer Liebherr Group. As an official Liebherr Service Station, EnerMech AS will offer after sales services on...
EU summons Iranian diplomats, Sarkozy meets Swedish prime minister
Earth TimesStockholm/brussels - European Union foreign ministries summoned Iranian ambassadors in their respective capitals Friday in a concerted diplomatic protest over the detention of British embassy staff...
Two freight ships collide off Copenhagen
IOLCopenhagen - The Danish navy says two freight ships have collided in the waterway between Denmark and southern Sweden. Navy spokesperson Pernille Kroer says the Maltese-registered Captain Lus was...
Novo Nordisk's Victoza To Reach Market In A Few Weeks - CSO
Morning StarNovo-b.ko expects its closely- watched diabetes treatment Victoza to reach European customers in the nearest future, Chief Scientific Officer Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen said in an interview.
Novo Nordisk Diabetes Drug Victoza Gets EU Approval
Morning StarNovo-b.ko said Friday the European Commission has given market authorization for its closely-watched diabetes treatment Victoza in the 27 European Union member states.
Weakened IFK await Swedish restart
UEFAHaving taken a break for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the Swedish season resumes this weekend, with IFK Göteborg looking to maintain their position at the top of the table. IFK grief...
Sweden pushes for single European patent law
TechworldThe creation of the so-called Community Patent has eluded policy makers for over 30 years but a Swedish diplomat said progress was possible. In parallel, Sweden, which took over the presidency of...
Approval doesn't change FY view
Market WatchHigh hopes for cancer specialist Tiny Antigenics Inc.'s stock has quadrupled in 90 days as the biotech company wends its way toward overseas approval of a kidney-cancer drug.
Finland should join NATO's cyber defense co-op, says defense minister
People's DailyFinland should accept NATO's offer to join the military alliance's cyber defense cooperation, Defense Minister Jyri Hakamies said on Thursday. Finland is a highly developed information society and...
Finland's household-dwelling units' debts grow in 2008
People's DailyFinland's household-dwelling units' outstanding debts totaled 90.5 billion euros (about 127.14 billion U.S. dollars) in 2008, increasing by 7.7 percent from the previous year, said Statistics Finland...
Philip Morris agrees to buy pipe tobacco and snuff maker Swedish Match South Africa for $222M
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Finland Wants Additional Analysis on Nord Stream Pipeline
RigzoneClick to Enlarge) A Finnish environmental agency gave cautious approval to the prospective Nord Stream gas pipeline Thursday, but asked for more studies to be done. Nord Stream would bring...
Swedish foreign minister rejects immunity claim by Karadzic
Earth TimesStockholm - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt Thursday rejected claims by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic that he had received an immunity deal from the United States. Defence attorneys...
Japan finds case of H1N1 resistant to Tamiflu after Denmark
One NewsTamiflu Japan has confirmed its first case of a genetic mutation of the new H1N1 influenza that shows resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, a health ministry official said.
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