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Sweden selling Nordea stake could raise $2.8 billion
, said it would sell up to 230 million ordinary shares in Nordea, worth some 18.1 billion Swedish crowns $2.8 billion (1.7 billion pounds) at current market prices, though such bloc sales are usually done at a discount.It will use the proceeds to reduce the national debt.On completion of the sale, Sweden's current 13.4 percent stake in Nordea - a legacy of the country's banking crisis ...
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Taliban held secret talks in Norway to broker Doha deal
OSLO (Reuters) - The Taliban held secret negotiations in Norway over the past few months, helping yield a deal that allowed the radical Afghan rebels to open an office in Qatar, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Tuesday."We have played a key role in this process," Barth Eide told state broadcaster NRK. "It has been a strictly confidential process but we can now reveal ...
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Like No Offense But Curiosity Doesn’t Think the LEGO Curiosity Is Very Flattering
Curiosity doesn't want to sound, like, ungrateful or whatever, because it's so super-nice that LEGO is making a Curiosity-shaped toy, but Jesus Christ, is that what Curiosity looks like to you? That fucking--that thing? It looks like the Pixar robot trying to mate with an Oreo. It looks like a cockroach wearing a fur cape. It looks like a vibrating back scratcher available for purchase ...
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Research and Markets Construction in Denmark The Residential Construction Market to Record Positive Growth in 2014 ...
Research and Markets: Construction in Denmark: The Residential Construction Market to Record Positive Growth in 2014 after Recording a Decline Of 0.3% In ...
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Smash Lego atoms with a Large Hadron Collider model
A physicist is gathering supporters for an ATLAS experiment Lego mini model that could put a piece of the Large Hadron Collider in the hands of Lego fans ...
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Aston Villa complete signing of Danish star Nicklas Helenius
Nicklas Helenius of Denmark shields the ball from Jordi Amat of Spain during the Uefa European Under-21 championship play-off in 2012. Photograph: ...
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Swedish government launches 5.7 pct stake sale in Nordea
STOCKHOLM, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:46am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 18 (Reuters) - Sweden's government said on Tuesday said it was launching a sale of a 5.7 percent stake in Nordea, the Nordic region's biggest bank, as it revisited a long-standing ambition to privatise state assets. The Swedish government, which is Nordea's second biggest owner behind Finnish insurer Sampo, ...
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Dating site for broody singles launches in Denmark
COPENHAGEN -- A dating site targeting singles looking for a partner to have children was launched this week in Denmark, attracting slightly more men than women, its founder said on Tuesday. ';Babyklar.nu'; (baby-ready dot now) was the brain child of Emmanuel Limal, a French actor, playwright and engineer who came up with the idea after seeing a woman on another dating site apologize ...
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University of Southern Denmark receives Euro 8 M
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) at Odense has received a VILLUM Foundation grant of Euro 8 M (US$ 10.6 M) to establish a research infrastructure for Bioanalytical Sciences. The new Center for Bioanalytical Sciences will incorporate instrumentation for genomics, proteomics and lipidomics studies, and equipment and computers for detailed analysis of biomolecular structures, interactions ...
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Afghan election support may be put on hold
Obama Monday asking about information regarding cash payments to Karzai. He said Karzai was told by the CIA the payments were ongoing. Corker said he would place $75 million in U.S. government funding for Afghan election programs on hold until he gets information about the payments from the White House. "I have determined that the further commitment of taxpayer funds at this time toward ...
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CMA CGM Maersk Line and MSC to Partner on East-West Trades
Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) have agreed to establish a long-term operational alliance on East-West trades.The new P3 Network initially will operate 255 vessels on 29 loops on ...
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LEGO plans Mars rover Curiosity model
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, which for almost a year has been driving across the Red Planet, will be the next model to roll off LEGO's CUUSOO production line, the toy company announced Friday, June 14. The Denmark-based LEGO Group chose ...
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Danske Bank may not pay full 2013 dividend
Danske Bank, which was badly affected by its exposure to Ireland, said it may not be able to pay its 2013 dividend in full after the Danish regulator said it must set aside more cash to cover risk. Danske shares fell nearly 6% on back of the news. Nordic regulators are among the toughest in Europe and their banks are, as a result, some of the best-capitalised. However Denmark has been a ...
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Lego to expand Czech production
DANISH toymaker Lego says it will expand a factory in the Czech Republic and create some 800 jobs to meet growing regional demand for its popular building ...
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Louisville Slugger Factory And Museum Lego Exhibit Attracting Fans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A baseball-themed exhibit built entirely from Legos is attracting adults and children to the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. The exhibit occupies a large space inside the museum and is filled with baseball-themed art, including a 58,000-piece model of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. There are also portraits of famous major league players built out of ...
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Bomb explodes just before last NATO transfer of Afghan security duties
Three civilians died in a blast in western Kabul Tuesday ahead of the NATO transfer of responsibility for security to Afghan forces, officials said. Gen. Mohammad Daud Amin, Kabul's deputy police chief, said intended target Mohammad Mohaqiq, a lawmaker and former cabinet member from the minority Hazara community, survived the attack, but at least four bodyguards were among the nearly two ...
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Maersk plans alliance with two biggest shipping rivals
Reuters © A crew member works as cargo is unloaded from Emma Maersk, one of the world's largest containers which is designed to carry 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (ETU), at Container Terminal 9 at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung district September 7, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby ...
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Finland raises 1.5 billion euros in tap auction of two bonds
HELSINKI, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:35am EDT HELSINKI, June 18 (Reuters) - Finland's treasury said it raised 1 billion euros ($1.33 billion) in a tap auction of two government bonds, selling 10-year paper at an average yield of 1.774 percent. Finland is one of only four euro zone states to hold a full set of triple-A credit ratings, although the country's central bank ...
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Danske Bank leads European shares lower on capital woes
LONDON, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:14am EDT LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower early on Tuesday, led by Denmark's Danske Bank on capital concerns while more broadly investors remained cautious ahead of a two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Danske Banke fell 7.9 percent after an order by a Danish regulator for the country's biggest financial ...
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Maersk ties up with container ship rivals
COPENHAGEN: The container shipping unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk has entered into an alliance with its two biggest rivals MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and CMA CGM to improve operations and services. The companies, the three biggest container shipping operators in the world measured on capacity, aim to start operations in the second quarter of 2014, depending ...
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Scottish island groups launch campaign for more autonomy
Councils for the Orkneys, Shetlands and Western Isles in Scotland launched the "Our Islands, Our Future" campaign Monday, seeking greater autonomy. The councils called for a "new Scottish constitutional settlement," The Scotsman reported. Officials said they are seeking greater independence whether or not a referendum to create an independent Scotland passes next year. ...
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Sweden return excites Spains Ainhoa
Explaining that being among the top teams in Europe is like "a prize," goalkeeper Ainhoa insisted thatSpain were going to Sweden determined to compete with the ...
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Copenhagen Airport applies noise lessons to cut air pollution
SPECIAL REPORT / When trade unionists began raising concerns about the health impact of pollution on airfield ground and service crews, including possible links to cancer, the Copenhagen Airport moved to restrict aircraft engine use and shift towards greener service ...
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No food no water no blankets - welcome to Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Europe's third-largest budget airline, has apologised for refusing passengers food, water and even blankets on its recently launched long-haul flights to New York and Bangkok. A 16-year-old spent his Oslo to New York flight freezing since he only had cash and no credit card with him to pay the $5 fee charged by the carrier for renting a blanket, the daily newspaper ...
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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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