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Russian financier met Sweden’s enterprise minister Maud Olofsson on Tuesday to explain why he wants to invest money in cash-strapped car maker Saab. The meeting took place on Tuesday evening …
Olofsson Meets Antonov Over Saab Read MoreThai Airways International (THAI) is planning to add more destinations in Europe in a move to increase revenue as it gets ready to receive 23 new planes by 2013. Airline …
New Planes and new Euro Destinations Read MoreFormer Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has to move his fledgling Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights out of its fashionable headquarters, after losing financial support from his …
Bondevik Loses Peace Center Base Read MoreThe threat of ash from an Icelandic volcano shutting European airspace hit airline shares on Monday. Shares in German airline Lufthansa plunged by 4.56 percent while the DAX slid 1.5 …
Threat of Volcano Ash Cloud Hits Airline Shares Read MoreA close friend of Sweden King Carl XVI has confirmed and assumed full responsibility for contacts with criminals with the purpose of silencing sensitive material.“With this statement I want to …
King’s Friend Admits Guilt for Criminal Contact Read MoreAs more reports of womanising and shady connections continue to emerge, most Swedes think King Carl XVI Gustaf should relinquish the throne to Crown Princess Victoria in the next decade, …
King Should Surrender Throne to Victoria: Poll Read MoreThe royal court confirmed Friday that it was King Carl XVI Gustaf’s friend that can be heard on a tape negotiating with major criminals, reported news agency TT. But a …
Swedish King Unaware of Friend’s Contact With Criminal Read MoreThe diocese of Lund is going against church policy by investing in companies that make money through distributing porn. “It is almost impossible to find any companies that are completely …
Swedish Church Makes Money from Porn Read MoreFor the first time, a Danish government is to officially lay claim to the North Pole as part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the newspaper Information reports. A draft Danish-Greenlandic-Faroese …
Denmark “To Claim North Pole” Read MoreIt became official over the weekend: Norwegian football coach Ståle Solbakken has opted to become head coach of German club FC Köln (Cologne) instead of the national team in his …
Ståle Solbakken Breaks ‘National Team’ Contract Read More