American-British Airways Accord Tests Obama Teams on Antitrust Cooperation Oct 22, 2009
The final order barred the airlines from coordinating prices on nine routes including between New York and Stockholm, Copenhagen, Geneva, Lisbon and Ottawa. We very carefully considered their views and adopted them in part, , the Transportation Departments general counsel, said at a conference in Chicago on Sept. 24. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
From Vikings to Dancing Queens Oct 20, 2009
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Irish Icers Set To Play Host To Providence College In A Thursday-Friday Series Oct 15, 2009
Stockholm, Sweden) and (Sr. Edina, Minn. (Und.com)
Municipal Water Reuse Market set for Explosive Growth Oct 11, 2009
PUB won the 2007 Stockholm Industry Water Award and was named Water Agency of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2006. Contact: Sally Toh, Manager (Communications) 3P network Department, PUB, tel: +65 6731 3108 fax: +65 6731 3011, Sally_TOH@pub. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Nobel Prize stuns Obama, others Oct 10, 2009
If Obama sticks to tradition, he will attend the annual Peace Prize music concert on Dec. 11, the following day, and travel to Stockholm to speak to the Riksdag, or the Swedish parliament. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, October 10, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Herta Mueller wins Nobel literature prize Oct 9, 2009
STOCKHOLM: Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, honored for work that ``with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed. . (India Times)
Nobel lit prize goes to little-known European Oct 9, 2009
Associated Press writers Karl Ritter and Matt Moore in Stockholm contributed to this report. Return to: | . (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Sober Swedes Oct 7, 2009
Next stop is central Stockholm ... That range is available whether you live in central Stockholm or the far reaches of the north ... The next day I take a train and travel 170 kilometres north of Stockholm. (BBC News -- Europe)
Americans share the Nobel for Physics Oct 7, 2009
STOCKHOLM: A pioneer in fibre-optics and two scientists who figured out how to turn light into electronic signals work that paved the way for the Internet age were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday. Charles Kao, a Shanghai-born British-American, won half the 10 million Swedish crown ($1. (India Times)
Anthropologie buyer looks for global style on the Sundance Channel in Man Shops Globe' Oct 6, 2009
In the next three months, Keith Johnson plans to visit England, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Scotland, Morocco, Laos, Thailand and Australia. As the buyer-at-large for Anthropologie - and the Man in the Sundance Channel's new "Man Shops Globe," premiering Wednesday - Johnson purchases vintage items, antiques and one-of-a-kind pieces, and commissions pieces from artists and craftsmen around the world. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
3 Americans share 2009 Nobel medicine prize Oct 6, 2009
The telomeres are "much like the little protective tips at the end of a shoelace that keep it from fraying away," Blackburn said at her home early Monday after getting the 2 a.m. call from Stockholm ... The scientists will travel to Stockholm Dec. 10 to accept the prize. (Florida Today)
Trio of Americans share 2009 Nobel medicine prize Oct 6, 2009
The scientists will travel to Stockholm Dec. 10 to accept the prize. Molecular biologist Robert , a colleague at , praised Szostak's work. (USA Today)
Bulldogs Host Brown to Open Ivy League Schedule on "Team Up to Fight Cancer" Weekend Oct 2, 2009
That's 1 A.M. Saturday If You're Watching in Stockholm Thilda Soderstrom, the runner-up in the 2009 edition of Swedish Idol, will be singing the National Anthem prior to Friday's contest. Soderstrom, the overall winner of the 2002 World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, will be stopping at the John J. Lee Amphitheater en route to singing at Citi Field on Saturday prior to the Mets' baseball game. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Aer Lingus, CSA Fight for Cash, Investors as European Airline Chill Looms Oct 2, 2009
The Stockholm-based airline, 50 percent-owned by the governments of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, has cut its workforce by 27 percent since the second quarter of last year and said on Aug. 12 it will trim a further 1,500 jobs to deepen cost cuts ... SAS declined as much as 2 percent in Stockholm trading and was down 1. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Tech.view: If Skype should fall Sep 26, 2009
Meanwhile, their licence to use the so-called Global Index Software has been terminated by Joltid, the Stockholm firm the founders set up to license their proprietary software. Whatever the motives behind these messy legal wranglings, the threat to Skype s future is real enough to cause concern among those who use it. (The Economist)
* World News Quick Take Sep 24, 2009
A group of robbers used a helicopter to escape after a spectacular morning heist of a cash depot in Stockholm yesterday, landing on the rooftop and smashing their way through the building, police said. Police said it wasnt immediately clear whether the thieves managed to steal any money. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Experts' plans » Sep 24, 2009
Prague Stockholm Helsinki Moscow Cologne Toronto No. 2 Winnipeg Seattle. Salming Division Prague Predators Stockholm Lightning Helsinki Hurricanes Moscow Thrashers Cologne Devils Adams Division Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Islanders Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres Patrick Division Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Boston Bruins. (ESPN -- NHL)
Venley Star Pictures to Executive Produce - movie THE COWGIRL CHICKS Sep 24, 2009
They were featured in 2008 at the Stockholm International Horse Show, and will return to Sweden for the 2009 show later this year. The Story. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Polaris plans expansion in Europe Sep 21, 2009
STOCKHOLM: India's financial technology firm Polaris Software Lab is planning to expand its footprint in the European markets beyond continental Europe and Sweden could be the base to cater to the large untapped region. "We are interested in expanding our European market base and we see Sweden as a potential hub to cater to the northern, central and eastern Europe," Polaris EMEA Chief Operating Officer Chander Singh said. (India Times)
Ferry Services to Helsinki and Turk... Sep 21, 2009
There are ferry services from Helsinki and Turku in Finland to Stockholm in Sweden, Mariehamn on Aland, Rostock in Germany and Tallinn in Estonia ... The Silja Line and Viking ferry companies both operate one ferry connection between Helsinki in Finland and Stockholm in Sweden every day ... Both companies also operate two ferry connections each day between Turku in Finland and Stockholm in Sweden. (Suite101.com)
Sweden slashes income tax further Sep 20, 2009
STOCKHOLM: Sweden's centre-right government on Saturday announced income tax cuts of 10 billion kronor to stimulate the job market, its primary objective. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and three other ministers in the four-party coalition said the reduction would mean most wage earners would have 200 to 250 kronor (20 to 25 euros, 29 to 36 dollars) more in take-home pay every month. (India Times)
Ericsson for R&D to remain leader Sep 20, 2009
STOCKHOLM: Telecom equipment maker Ericsson is banking on research and development and understanding of local needs to retain its leading position as India readies for the 3G launch. "We are looking forward to the introduction of 3G in India...we have full intention to keep the leading position," Ericsson Director, Government and Industry Relations, Per-Olof Bjork said. (India Times)
S.C. governor's charter jet use under scrutiny Sep 18, 2009
Numerous daily commercial flights were available, with six nonstop flights and 19 connecting flights between Warsaw and Prague; six nonstop and 37 connecting flights between Prague and Munich; and 10 nonstop and 24 connecting flights between Munich and Stockholm. Sanford, Taylor and two commerce employees also used private jet service once they arrived in Europe for a similar six-day economic development trip in 2007, state expense records show. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Cruising in Scandinavia: Feeling good on a budget Sep 17, 2009
Overnight luxury cruise liners stacked with saunas, smorgasbords, and duty-free shopping sail nightly between Stockholm and Helsinki ... Both Viking and Silja sail nightly from Stockholm and Helsinki ... During the first few hours out of Stockholm, your ship passes through the Stockholm Archipelago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Take the pulse of cool Stockholm Sep 16, 2009
Capturing the pulse of cool Stockholm - CNN.com ... Capturing the pulse of cool Stockholm ... Culture-vulture David Bartal has lived in Stockholm for more than 20 years. (CNN -- Travel)
International and Domestic Airports... Sep 13, 2009
Goteborg and Stockholm in Sweden ... There are flights from Kuressaare Airport to Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden and Tallinn Airport operated by Estonia Air ... In the summer there may also be flights to the island of Kihnu, also in the Baltic Sea, and Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden. (Suite101.com)
ABBA tour Stockholm Sep 10, 2009
ABBA star's tour of Stockholm - CNN.com ... ABBA star's tour of Stockholm ... He says Stockholm, which sits on a set of islands, is "unique in the world". (CNN -- International)
ABBA Duo to Play in U.S., But No Reunion Sep 9, 2009
By EVA SOHLMANSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 8, 2009 ... The studio is by the water's edge on a small island in the middle of Stockholm, and is where Andersson writes most of his music. (ABC News)
International Airports in Latvia Sep 8, 2009
ping and Stockholm in Sweden. Helsinki, Oulu, Tampere and Turku in Finland. (Suite101.com)
Stylish cool in Scandinavia's floating city Sep 8, 2009
From artfully designed cafes to baroque buildings, Stockholm exudes cool ... (CNN) -- Although most Swedes would be too modest to say so themselves, Stockholm can stake a decent claim to being the capital of Scandinavia ... Built on 14 islands, Stockholm seems to float on water. (CNN -- International)
Where hope thrives Sep 7, 2009
In April, Alm was invited to Lisbon, Portugal, to present the HOPE program to the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, and the Swedish Carnegie Institute has invited him to Stockholm in November to discuss it ... In April, Alm was invited to Lisbon, Portugal, to present the HOPE program to the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, and the Swedish Carnegie Institute has invited him to Stockholm in November to discuss it. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Sweden's Foreign Minister Cancels Israel Visit Sep 7, 2009
Palmor, who would not comment on a possible reason for the move, said Sweden informed Israel's embassy in Stockholm of the decision on Friday ... But in Stockholm, Bildt spokeswoman Irena Busic denied the foreign minister had canceled a trip to Israel, saying a date had never been set. (Time.com)
ACC Women's Basketball Players Shine on World Stage Sep 6, 2009
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Over the past few months student-athletes from several Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball programs have been busy traveling the globe and showcasing their skills on the world stage. For most of the athletes it was the first time they have had an opportunity to travel outside of the United States, much less face international competition. (Theacc.com)
Representatives From Tennis Channel to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell Sep 4, 2009
NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit. (Primezone Releases)
Investors fret about 2009 stocks rally Sep 4, 2009
"We are constructive on data, we are constructive on risk as well, but price action short-term tells us that the market is already positioned for a recovery," said Carl Hammer, currency strategist at SEB in Stockholm. "We need some more consolidation in the coming days before moving higher in terms of risk appetite.". (India Times)
Bjorn in Stockholm Sep 4, 2009
He lives in Stockholm, which he describes as being "dynamic" and trendy ... An ABBA museum is being planned for Stockholm ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CNN) -- Bjorn Ulvaeus was one half of the songwriting genius behind Swedish pop legend ABBA. After the band split up in 1982 Ulvaeus turned his talents to writing musicals, including "Mamma Mia," now a blockbuster movie. (CNN -- International)
Ferry Services Between Montenegro a... Sep 1, 2009
There are also charter, seasonal or budget airline connections to Montenegro from a wide range of European cities, including Brussels, Donetesk, Helsinki, Kiev, Oslo, Prague, Stockholm and Vienna. However, it can be difficult to find cheap flights to Montenegro. (Suite101.com)
African view: Devoured by greed? Aug 31, 2009
Kevin Chan, Stockholm, Sweden. It is indeed a sad story that in this current global economic recession, some ungrateful Nigerians are abusing the credit facilities available to them. (BBC News -- Africa)
Disney Dream Begins to Take Shape Aug 27, 2009
Enchanting Scandinavian ports like Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm, will also be a first for Disney. Holz noted that the company will begin to announce some itineraries for 2011 in September during the D23 EXPO, the ultimate fan experience where the entire world of Disney will come together under one roof at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Unfair fares - how we get taken for a ride Aug 25, 2009
Sydney is second only to Stockholm, in Sweden, where a similar trip costs $US4. 88. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Israel fury at Sweden organ claim Aug 22, 2009
The government in Stockholm has not issued a similar condemnation, and Israeli foreign ministry officials have reacted furiously. This] reminds one of Sweden's conduct during World War II, when it also did not intervene. (BBC News -- Europe)
Dow Jones may sell indexes biz Aug 22, 2009
It has offices in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Princeton, London, Paris, Stockholm, Zurich, Madrid, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Beijing. Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser introduced the index in 1884, and today it contains such corporate blue-chips as General Electric Co, IBM and McDonald's Corp.. (India Times)
Indian receives Stockholm Water Prize Aug 21, 2009
Indian sanitation expert receives Stockholm Water Prize- ET Cetera-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ... Indian sanitation expert receives Stockholm Water Prize21 Aug 2009, 1157 hrs IST, IANS ... STOCKHOLM: Indian sanitation expert Bindeshwar Pathak was awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize, the most prestigious award for outstanding achievement in water-related activities that has become akin to a Nobel Prize on environmental issues. (India Times)
Charlie Cook: Dem situation has 'slipped completely out of control'... Aug 21, 2009
National Health Care for Stockholm Syndrome. Before we can do the right thing, we need to treat the millions that suffer from this terrible condition; victims defending their victimizers. (The Drudge Report)
Continue reading Aug 20, 2009
Near the end of 2005, Hess decided he wanted to run a marathon in Stockholm, Sweden ... "When I was doing research for the Stockholm marathon, I found a Web site called 'The Seven Continents Club,' where people run marathons on all seven continents, and I thought that was a good goal so I decided to try it." ... After completing the Stockholm marathon in June 2006, Hess ran The Great Wall Marathon in China in May 2007 and then another marathon in Buenos Aires, Argentina later that year. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Ship Ahoy! A graveyard of ships found off Sweden Aug 13, 2009
STOCKHOLM The fire began in the galley, where the crew had kept a stove burning while they visited a tavern ashore. As the flames devoured her stern, the Anna Maria sank through the ice in the Stockholm archipelago ... In this photo taken June 3, 2009, archeologist from the Swedish National Maritime Museums, Jens Lindstrm, tries to locate the shipwreck Anna Maria with the ROV, remotely operated vehicle, in Dalaro, south of Stockholm. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Premiere Global Sports Selected as Official Travel Partner for Detroit Red Wings Against St. Louis Blues Opening Games in Sweden Aug 11, 2009
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premiere Global Sports () has been selected by the Detroit Red Wings to be official travel partner for their season opening games against the St. Louis Blues in Stockholm on October 2 and 3, 2009 ... Fans can experience both the excitement of Red Wings hockey and the beauty of Stockholm with packages that include airfare, lodging, tickets and tours of the city ... Four night accommodations at the Hilton Stockholm Slussen, Sept. 30-Oct. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Join the Mile Low Club Aug 4, 2009
Jumbo Hostel, Stockholm, Sweden ... The one-time Singapore Airlines plane is parked permanently near the entrance to Stockholm's Arlanda Airport as "the world's first Jumbo Hostel," opened in January ... At Arlanda, the compact and comfy accommodation is very handy for passengers who fly in to Stockholm very late at night, have a early-morning takeoff - or just want to try it for the sheer novelty. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Iran Detains 3 Americans Aug 2, 2009
An investigation into responsibility for the Halabja massacre, by Dr Jean Pascal Zanders, Project Leader of the Chemical and Biological Warfare Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded in 2007 that Iraq was the culprit, and not Iran. The U.S. State Department, however, in the immediate aftermath of the incident, took the official position based on examination of available evidence that Iran was partly to blame. (CBS News)
Swedes say draft success no fluke Aug 1, 2009
STOCKHOLM - Back in 1991, Peter Forsberg was one of 11 Swedes selected in the NHL draft. This year, the draft was nothing short of a Swedish invasion. (MSNBC -- Sports)
EU Seeks to Quell Iceland Diplomatic Row Jul 30, 2009
Mr Rehn noted that he was in Podgorice last Thursday promoting EU visa free travel on the same day that Iceland handed over its EU bid in Stockholm. Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia are set to enjoy visa-free entry into the EU from 1 January 2010. (BusinessWeek)
Robot attacked Swedish factory worker... Jul 29, 2009
A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm ... The incident took place in June 2007 at a factory in , north of Stockholm, when the industrial worker was trying to carry out maintenance on a defective machine generally used to lift heavy rocks ... The 13-year-old girl that was badly burned in the fire in an apartment in Rinkeby in western Stockholm on Saturday evening has died... (The Drudge Report)
Maritime disasters over decades Jul 29, 2009
July 25, 1956: Two passenger liners, the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm, collide off Massachusetts, sinking the Andrea Doria and killing 46 of its 1,706 passengers and crew. May 7, 1915: The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, killing 1,195 people. (India Times)
Qatar expands into Europe Jul 29, 2009
Following the addition of three flights on the DohaParis route to make it a double daily operation from October, is now providing travelers from Johannesburg increased flight options to Madrid, Athens and Stockholm representing a near 40 percent increase in frequency across the four cities from their hub in Doha ... Stockholm will see its first frequency increase since flights to the Swedish capital were launched in November 2007. (iAfrica.com)
Europe Fast-Tracking Swine Flu Vaccine Jul 27, 2009
Associated Press writers Frank Jordans in Geneva, Malin Rising in Stockholm, Jenny Barchfield in Paris, and Derek Gatopoulos in Athens contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Global protests against Iran rights abuses Jul 26, 2009
In Norway, about 250 Iranian emigres met at a conference center on the outskirts of Oslo, and about 3,000 people gathered in Stockholm and others in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, some 20 Iranians - among them refugees and students - gathered outside the local press club to protest the Iranian crackdown, yelling ``Death to the dictator. (India Times, India)
Ericsson buys Nortel wireless units Jul 26, 2009
STOCKHOLM: Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson on Saturday said it had penned a deal to buy a majority of Nortel Networks' North American wireless business for $1 ... The Stockholm-based group said the purchase is on a cash and debt-free basis and covers the older 00004000 CDMA and newer LTE wireless businesses of Nortel's Carrier Networks unit. (India Times)
Attending an International Travel C... Jul 26, 2009
A convention in Rome might include a visit to the ancient port city of Ostia; in Stockholm, it might be an afternoon at Skansen. Benefits of Attending an International Convention. (Suite101.com)
Stockholm, Sweden Jul 25, 2009
Stockholm's noble past and present - CNN.com ... Stockholm's noble past and present ... (Tribune Media Services) -- With its steel-and-glass Modernist buildings and dedication to green living, Stockholm has the feel of a gleaming metropolis, but it offers a satisfying mix of old and new, from a well-preserved 17th-century warship to its glittering 20th-century City Hall. (CNN -- Travel)
'Economic effects more notable' Jul 24, 2009
STOCKHOLM: The chief executive of telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Friday the effects of the global economy on the mobile infrastructure market were now more notable but that the firm's cost savings target remained unchanged. "The effec 00004000 ts of the global economic climate on the mobile infrastructure market are now more notable, especially in markets with currencies under pressure and tougher credit environment," said Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg. (India Times)
Sweden's TeliaSonera 2Q profit up 8% Jul 24, 2009
STOCKHOLM: Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera AB reported an 8 percent rise in second-quarter net profits Friday, boosted by higher sales and by reaping the benefits of previous cost-saving measures. The Stockholm-based company also raised its outlook for margins in operating profit, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, saying they will be higher this year than in 2008. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
TeliaSonera Second-Quarter Net Gains 8.2% on Cost Reductions; Sales Rise Jul 24, 2009
92 krona a year earlier, the Stockholm-based said in a statement today ... 10 kronor yesterday in Stockholm, giving it a market value of 198 billion kronor ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Stockholm at ; in Helsinki at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Noble past, present Jul 23, 2009
Stockholms noble past and present - Europe - msnbc ... Stockholms noble past and present ... Cameron HewittLocated on the Baltic Sea, Stockholm is one-third water, one-third parks, one-third city. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Kyoto and the Stern Review of Climate Change Jul 22, 2009
Last year Lord (Nicolas) Stern (of Brentford) appeared in Stockholm in order to entertain a large audience with the conclusions reached in his famous analysis of potential climate change calamities ... The analytical fragments of the Stern Review remind me of esoteric contributions to a journal called `The Review of Economic Studies' which played an important part in my education at the University of Stockholm, and contained articles which were often a part of the curriculum when I taught... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Sanford flies high on taxpayers' dime Jul 18, 2009
The records, released to POLITICO and a handful of other media outlets under the state s cover commercial airline trips to destinations including Paris, Beijing, Stockholm, Munich and London, as well as state plane flights that carried him, his family, friends and staff around the state and country. They do not detail the costs of every international trade mission Sanford participated in, and, in some cases, the documents are incomplete or difficult to decipher. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
