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Banks in Denmark Start Campaign to Block Stricter Capital Rules
Denmark's banks are preparing a campaign that will target the country's lawmakers in an effort to prevent the nation exceeding European regulatory standards. Politicians from the government and opposition will this month be invited to a town hall meeting arranged by the Association of Danish Mortgage Banks to hear academics, industry representatives and business groups address ...
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Danish railway fans get carriage away
Eighty Danish train enthusiasts joined forces with fellow countryman and project leader Henrik Ludvigsen to build the world’s longest plastic railway line. The track, which was constructed from 93,307 pieces of Lego, was 4,000 metres in length and won a Guinness World Record for the longest-ever Lego track. The train took four hours to traverse the course, which took six hours to ...
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Sweden grabs world title on home ice
/enpproperty--> Sweden battled back from a goal down to grab its ninth world ice hockey title on Sunday with a 5-1 win over unfancied Switzerland. Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin collected two goals and an assist, while goalkeeper Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to avenge a 3-2 defeat in the preliminary round. The win has also ended the home-ice curse that prevented the ...
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Handshake ordeal leads to Swedish town paying fine
A Swedish town has agreed to pay a man civil damages after an official said he couldn't have an internship if he wasn't comfortable shaking hands with women. An unidentified man was granted an internship in the Trollhattan office of integration and was undergoing a final meeting with a female supervisor. When the woman went to shake the man's hand he refused, citing religious ...
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Instagrams of the Rich and Egocentric Drakes Anchorman Outfit Karl Lagerfelds Lego Twin and Miley Cyruss Explicit Aerobics Wear
Each weekend, we review the most delightful dispatches from celebrity Instagram feeds, curating them here for you. In today's edition: Drake hangs with Judd Apatow on the set of Anchorman 2, Karl Lagerfeld is Lego-fied, and Miley Cyrus goes to ...
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Miller Park Lego model on display at Louisville Slugger Museum
Tim Kaebisch, the former Milwaukee School of Engineering architectural engineer who spent seven years building a Lego model of Miller Park, is getting his moment of fame again. The Miller Park Lego model is now on display at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Louisville, Ky., as part of a new exhibit called "Big Leagues, Little Bricks." Here is a video of some of the ...
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Music fans can rock out at Swedish Days festival
Geneva Chamber of Commerce's 64th annual Swedish Days Festival runs from June 18-23 in downtown Geneva and has an array of talent that offers something for every type of music fan at three different venues. "We've brought back some favorites and invited some special newcomers to continue our tradition of quality entertainers for all types of music lovers," noted Jean Gaines, ...
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Rioters in Sweden protest alleged brutality racism after police shoot elderly man
Violence Rioters took to the streets of a Stockholm neighborhood on Sunday, torching cars and throwing stones at police. Officers reportedly called residents "monkeys" and other derogatory terms as they protested against a recent police shooting. Between 60 to 100 people - most of them young men - took part in the riots which began around 10pm local time in the Stockholm district of ...
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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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