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Second day of riots shake Sweden
SOME 200 youths have hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a suburb of Stockholm in the second day of rioting triggered by an incident in which police shot and killed a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police were injured. Cars and containers were also set ablaze in another Stockholm suburb, Fittja, although ...
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Muskego-Norway School Board split on system that would ditch letter grades
May 21, 2013 10:11 a.m. | Muskego - Once again, a new grading system proposal that would not only trade letter grades of "A" through "F" for numbers but would also de-emphasize homework got mixed reviews by the Muskego-Norway School Board. On Monday at the board's second consideration of the idea, the proposal continued to be dogged by doubts that colleges would accept ...
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Powermat acquires Finlands PowerKiss
Powermat Ltd. has acquired rival PowerKiss of Finland. The company did not disclose the size the deal, but it was probably a few tens of millions of dollars. Powermat was founded in 2006 by CEO Ran Poliakine and Dr. Amir Ben-Shalom. The company makes flat surfaces for recharging electronic devices. Two years ago, it established a joint venture with Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) subsidiary ...
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Blu Ray Review Lego Batman The Movie Is A Slight But Amusing Gateway Drug
Paul Tassi . But it is both ingenious and diabolical. Most gamers with enough time to properly play through last year's video game are also wise enough to know that this is recycled material, while those who don't have the game won't care about this film's origins. It's two products for the price of one. But putting aside its complicated history, it's a very slight ...
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UPDATE 1-Sweden detains ex-Saab executives in tax investigation
Tue May 21, 2013 11:26am EDT * Prosecutors probes tax crimes at bankrupt car maker * Former CEO, others detained, questioned, set free * Saab collapsed in late 2011 STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have questioned the former head of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on ...
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Former Saab CEO arrested in Sweden
Police in Sweden said they have arrested former Saab Automobile chief executive officer Jan Ake Jonsson on suspicion of concealing funds from tax authorities. The Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra reported Tuesday that Jonsson was detained along with two other "top level colleagues." The three were held for questioning in separate rooms "because the risk is that they ...
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Rage erupts in Swedish town for a second night
(1 hr 7 mins ago) Seven people were arrested as violence flared up for a second night in a deprived neighborhood outside Stockholm and showed signs of spreading to other parts of the city, police said today. Four of those arrested in the suburb of Husby were detained, two were later released and a third person turned out to be under 15, the age of criminal responsibility in Sweden, according ...
A Look at Copenhagen
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Copenhagen leading the eco-charge
Copenhagen has, for many decades, been an extremely influential city in world affairs, most notably in the realm of environmental management and conservation activities. It is in Copenhagen that world leaders meet to agree on eco-friendly policies at the famous Copenhagen Accord, and the city will host mayors from around the world at the Copenhagen Summit. So what is the extent of the city’s leadership on such issues?
Copenhagen has long been considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world. In 1973 Denmark was the first country in the world to implement a national Environmental Law, and this paved the way for a strong combination of national and municipal legislation aimed at limiting the cities carbon footprint. Read more
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