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Sweden riots continue for 4th day
The suburbs where the rioting is taking place are populated by immigrants from Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Somalia and have high unemployment. Many suspect the real reason for the riots is frustration with a perceived lack of opportunities for immigrants in Sweden. "In segregated areas, many are disappointed about their future prospects," Eva Andersson, co-author of Segregation and Urban ...
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Flooding forces people from homes in Norway
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy rain caused flooding in southeastern Norway. In Nesbyen, a mudslide reached properties, filling some basements with water. A river overflowed its banks in Kvam, sending water through the centre of the village. Around 250 people had to be evacuated. Roads and rail services have also been affected by the bad weather, including ...
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On Woolwich British media could learn from Swedish riots coverage | Andrew Brown
riots around Stockholm had made the front page of the Financial Times, I scurried over to the sites of Swedish papers to see in some detail what was happening. It turned out that the dismembered parts of a Thai woman had been found in Lapland, various television stars had been variously unhappy in their love lives, a farmer had caused the evacuation of a police station in the south of the ...
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Novo Nordisk says obesity drug trial confirms weight loss
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, said Phase III study results had shown people treated with its liraglutide drug had an 8 percent weight ...
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Norway Recommends Bringing Magnitsky Sanctions to the UN Security Council
23 May2013 -Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide has recommended bringing the issue of Magnitsky sanctions to the UN Security Council. Responding to a group of Norwegian parliamentarians, Minister Eide pointed out that the decisions of the UN Council are binding on all UN member states and would be a proper forum to consider the issue of sanctions and asset freezes in relation to ...
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Maersk to Hike Rates in Asia-Caribbean Trade
From Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Colombia and Puerto Rico, the hike will be $980 per 20-foot container and $1,400 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube ...
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30 cars restaurant torched on 4th night of Sweden riots
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires ...
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Sweden Riots Police Station Set On Fire
Groups of youths in Stockholm have burnt down a restaurant and torched more than 30 cars in a fourth night of rioting. The unrest is being blamed on police shooting and killing a 69-year-old knife-wielding man on May 13. Hundreds of young people are said to have been involved in the rioting in immigrant suburbs of the Swedish capital. Local media also said a police station office was ...
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BRIEF-Novo Nordisk reports headline results for liraglutide trial
STOCKHOLM | Thu May 23, 2013 11:49am EDT STOCKHOLM May 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk A/S : * Novo Nordisk A/S : Novo Nordisk reports 8% weight loss in phase 3a obesity trial with liraglutide 3 mg * Link to statement: ...
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Four-day riots challenge Swedens happy image
By Patrick Lannin and Philip O'Connor, Reuters STOCKHOLM -- Hundreds of youths have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers.Violence spread from the north to the south of the city on ...
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Violence continues in Stockholm as Swedish rioting mirrors London 2011 unrest
Riots continued to spread across the Stockholm last night, echoing the civil unrest of Britain's 2011 riots as police were attacked and vehicles ...
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Sweden riots expose ugly side of Nordic model
1 of 2. Firefighters extinguish a burning car, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by ...
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Uganda Norway Pledges Funds for Forests
Uganda loses nearly 100,000hectares of forest cover annually through encroachment, exposing the population to the risks and costly consequences of climate change. It is therefore for this reason that the Norwegian Embassy has pledged continued support to Uganda in form of increased funding in forest restoration, environment management and conservation as part of their micro-development projects ...
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Soul searching in Sweden Husby riots reveal profound failure
The riots that have broken out in recent days in the suburbs of Stockholm show that the many immigrants who live there have not been integrated. The fault lies with the government and the lack of political will to take action on education and ...
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Youths riot in Sweden for fourth night
Unrest in Stockholm's suburbs continued for a fourth night as rioters showed their anger over a police shooting a week ago by setting fire to cars and buildings and pelting emergency workers with ...
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Riots in Sweden enter fourth day
A restaurant and police station were burned as rioting in Sweden, in its fourth day, spread to at least 15 suburbs around Stockholm, officials said. The unrest began Sunday in Husby, northwestern Stockholm, where officials said rioters set cars on fire. Violence spread to Hagsatra as rioters, largely youths, threw stones at police officers and firefighters. Police said a restaurant in Skogas, ...
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Norway gives nod to North Sea exploration
The Norwegian government said Thursday it gave its consent to energy explorers to start drilling activity in the North Sea. The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority said it gave German company RWE-Dea consent to start drilling offshore in shallow waters. Drilling is expected to start at some point this month and last about 92 days, depending on whether the company makes a discovery. Swedish ...
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Cannes Norwegian Oil Thriller Pioneer Sells Wide
Cannes: Lars Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' Releases First Cast Photo With Shirtless Shia LaBeouf TrustNordisk racked up a pack of international deals for the title, which screened as a work in progress at the Marche, signing agreements with Arrow Films in the U.K., Lumiere in Benelux, Focus & Company for South Korea and Japan's Nettai Museum. Magnolia, whose U.S. release ...
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Danish director Refn exorcises his violent demons at Cannes festival
An ultra-violent thriller set in the Bangkok underworld of brothels and fight clubs came under attack at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday for its bloodletting, which Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn defended as ...
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Sweden riots spread to south of capital
Sweden , where immigrants bear the brunt of Scandinavia's highest unemployment rate, has suffered similar bouts of unrest before. In 2008, rioters in Rosengaard in the southern city of Malmoe clashed with police after setting fire to cars and bins. Those riots also spread to Stockholm's Tensta and Husby suburbs. Last night, firemen trying to rescue a restaurant in Skogaas were ...
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Lundin’s Carlsberg Well Comes up Dry
Lundin Petroleum reported Thursday that wildcat well 7/4-3 on its Carlsberg prospect in the Norwegian North Sea has been completed but that it is dry. The well was drilled some 15 miles north of the Brynhild field and approximately 13 miles east of the Everest field, in the UK North Sea. It was targeting Upper Triassic and Upper Cretaceous reservoirs but encountered no hydrocarbons and is ...
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Swedish Couple To Adopt Conjoined Twins
The Social Welfare Department has finally settled on a Swedish couple to adopt the conjoined twins born at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital a fortnight ...
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Police injured in Swedish riots
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police officers in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital.The disorder was sparked by a fatal police shooting on May 13.At least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early today, police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said.Firefighters said they had "never before ...
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Riots continue in Swedish capital
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police officers in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish ...
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Swedish riots rage for fourth night
Hundreds of youth have burned down a restaurant, set fire to more than 340 cars and attacked police in a fourth night of rioting in the suburbs of the Swedish capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers.Violence spread across Stockholm on Wednesday, as large numbers of youung people rampaged ...
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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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