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‘Multiculturalism failing’ Swedish PM pleas for order as riots engulf Stockholm suburbs
Violence Hundreds youths hurling rocks, burning cars and smashing windows for the second day in a row in Stockholm say they are protesting against police brutality and inequality. In Sweden, critics of the multiculturalism policies lash out at immigration laws. Seven policemen were injured, at least ten cars and countless containers set on fire, and dozens of windows smashed in several ...
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BRIEF-Swedish central bank appoints two new policy board members
STOCKHOLM | Wed May 22, 2013 3:54am EDT STOCKHOLM May 22 (Reuters) - Swedish Central Bank : * New deputy governors - martin flodn and cecilia skingsley * says general council of the riksbank has today decided to appoint martin flodn and cecilia skingsley as new members of the executive board of the ...
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Danish May consumer confidence weakens
COPENHAGEN, May 22 (Reuters) - Denmark's consumer confidence index fell slightly more than expected to negative 2.6 points in May from negative 2.8 points in April, the statistics office said on Wednesday. The median forecast in a Reuters survey of analysts had been for a figure of negative 2.5 points. May 2012 April 2013 Full-year ...
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Norways Aker plans to issue NOK 3 bln worth of bonds
OSLO | Wed May 22, 2013 2:55am EDT OSLO May 22 (Reuters) - Oslo-listed holding company Aker ASA is planning to issue a 3 billion crowns ($516.66 million) worth of unsecured bonds with maturity in June 2018 and 2020, it said on Wednesday. Aker, which owns major stakes in Aker Solutions, Det norske and Kvaerner, said it would use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. Arctic ...
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Japan outlasts Denmark in thriller at Sudirman Cup
/enpproperty--> KUALA LUMPUR - Japan outgunned Denmark to top Gruop D after a nail-biting final group match at the 13th Sudirman Cup team badminton championships on Tuesday, while China overpowered Indonesia 5-0. The Japan-Denmark tie see-sawed with Denmark taking the lead after the first and third matches, only for Japan to equalize. After Denmark's mixed doubles pair of Joachim ...
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A Meeting of Wizards Indra’s Net’s “Copenhagen” at Berkeley’s Osher Studio
There is something special about seeing Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" in Berkeley. Oppenheimer's home, the Lawrence lab's cyclotron, and this small city's part in the history of the creation of the nuclear bomb makes it a special place to see it, a masterstroke to produce it here, and a must for Berkeley-ites of intellect to attend. Indra's Net Theatre, founded ...
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Denmark's Russian relationship
Danish relations with Russia have existed for several centuries, with the first recorded diplomatic relations dating from 1493, when King Hans and Ivan III signed a treaty aimed at planning an offensive against Sweden and Lithuania. Since then the relations between the two countries have grown closer, frayed, become tense, reconciled and stagnated at different points throughout the history of their respective political development.
Denmark and Russia have always been economically and politically important to one another though. Denmark, since the end of the Cold War, has acted as a bridge between the east and west, and during much of the tumultuous politics of the post-war and Cold War period, remained largely neutral in many affairs concerning Russia. In 1939 the country refused to support measures to expel Russia from the then-League of Nations, and resisted attempts by Nordic countries to set up a defense alliance for the region. Read more
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