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Iceland gets $2.1 billion loan from the IMF
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- The International Monetary Fund approved a two-year standby arrangement for Iceland, in which the country will receive a $2.1 billion loan, the agency said on Thursday. Additional loans totaling as much as $3 billion have been secured from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 20, 2008 07:59 AM [GMT] – comment?
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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- The International Monetary Fund approved a two-year standby arrangement for Iceland, in which the country will receive a $2.1 billion loan, the agency said on Thursday. Additional loans totaling as much as $3 billion have been secured from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, ... more »
MarketWatch.com – Nov 20, 2008 07:59 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Adrian Searle: King Congo
Shall it be the Congolese goat stew or the Scottish red-legged partridge? The yam leaves in peanut paste with salted fish, or the wild rabbit terrine? We decide to go for a bit of everything. I'm having dinner with the artist Carsten Höller in his latest project, the Double Club. This is a ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Shall it be the Congolese goat stew or the Scottish red-legged partridge? The yam leaves in peanut paste with salted fish, or the wild rabbit terrine? We decide to go for a bit of everything. I'm having dinner with the artist Carsten Höller in his latest project, the Double Club. This is a ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Netherlands 3-1 Sweden: Van Persie double
Robin van Persie scored twice as Holland cruised to a friendly victory over Sweden in Amsterdam.
ESPN – Nov 19, 2008 10:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Robin van Persie scored twice as Holland cruised to a friendly victory over Sweden in Amsterdam.
ESPN – Nov 19, 2008 10:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Doro Launches New Mobile Phones Designed for Baby Boomers & Active Seniors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doro® (STO: DOROA), the IDEA® award-winning phone design company from Sweden, announces the availability in the U.S. of mobile phones designed by experts in ergonomics and in
Business Wire – Nov 19, 2008 9:29 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doro® (STO: DOROA), the IDEA® award-winning phone design company from Sweden, announces the availability in the U.S. of mobile phones designed by experts in ergonomics and in
Business Wire – Nov 19, 2008 9:29 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Renault Trucks to partially shut French sites
AP - Auto manufacturer Renault Trucks, a subsidiary of Sweden's Volvo, said Wednesday it would temporarily close three sites in France for up to 90 days in 2009 due to falling demand amid an economic slowdown.
Yahoo! – Nov 19, 2008 8:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World: Europe
AP - Auto manufacturer Renault Trucks, a subsidiary of Sweden's Volvo, said Wednesday it would temporarily close three sites in France for up to 90 days in 2009 due to falling demand amid an economic slowdown.
Yahoo! – Nov 19, 2008 8:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World: Europe
Swedish soldier fined for leaving USB with Afghan data in public computer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish soldier has been convicted of negligence and fined the equivalent of $3,200 Cdn for leaving a USB memory stick with military secrets in a public computer.
Canoe.ca – Nov 19, 2008 7:17 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish soldier has been convicted of negligence and fined the equivalent of $3,200 Cdn for leaving a USB memory stick with military secrets in a public computer.
Canoe.ca – Nov 19, 2008 7:17 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Sweden: Transvestism is not a disease
Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders.
MSNBC.com – Nov 19, 2008 7:06 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders.
MSNBC.com – Nov 19, 2008 7:06 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Sweden says transvestism is not a disease
Associated Press - November 19, 2008 1:13 PM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list...
KHQ Right Now – Nov 19, 2008 6:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Washington: Spokane
Associated Press - November 19, 2008 1:13 PM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list...
KHQ Right Now – Nov 19, 2008 6:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Washington: Spokane
Research Sees US Making Gains in Broadband Penetration
Germany, Sweden and the U.S. are expected to be the biggest broadband penetration gainers in the next five years.
PC World – Nov 19, 2008 4:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Germany, Sweden and the U.S. are expected to be the biggest broadband penetration gainers in the next five years.
PC World – Nov 19, 2008 4:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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All change
Re driving on the left in the US Virgin Islands, a reader in Scandinavia writes:In Sweden, where I live now, they used to have left-hand drive roads and right-hand drive cars, like in St. Thomas now. They decided to change it in 1967. They decreed that on a certain day at 3pm every drive would stop ... more »
National Review Online – Nov 19, 2008 3:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
Re driving on the left in the US Virgin Islands, a reader in Scandinavia writes:In Sweden, where I live now, they used to have left-hand drive roads and right-hand drive cars, like in St. Thomas now. They decided to change it in 1967. They decreed that on a certain day at 3pm every drive would stop ... more »
National Review Online – Nov 19, 2008 3:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions