Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Cyprus opens for Turkey EU entry during Stockholm visit Published: 6 Sep 08 10:00 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/14176/20080906/ Cyprus President Demetris Christofias expressed tentative support for Turkey joining the European Union, when he met Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm on Friday." More: Cyprus opens for Turkey EU entry during Stockholm visit - The Local
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
Man's stupidity can span many continents. Mine is almost legendary. A travel log , by Gerry.
Fark.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a further twist to the case, authorities have not been able to verify the identity of the 58-year-old. The identity he provided to the police was that of a man who was declared dead eight years ago, according to official records.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
LUGANO, Switzerland, September 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, the premier European congress in Oncology, serves as a meeting place for medical oncologists, as well as a focal point to exchange ideas with colleagues from other disciplines. The Congress Centre will be the venue for interdisciplinary interaction, a teaching ground, and a place to discuss critical issues for European...
Graham Gristwood (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today I ran the Stockholm Half Marathon. I've never run the distance before, and it was my first road race since May 2007 (I think...). My goal was 70 minutes based on the fact the weather would be good and the course would be flat and fast. It was pissing it down.... And flat my arse, felt like only about 5km was flat, the rest was up and down over and under bridges and loads of small climbs. Managed...
Ruscombe Green (Free subscription) | yesterday
And while we are on water (see last blog entry) an important report, UK Water Footprint, was launched by WWF at this year’s World Water Week, held last month in Stockholm. It says the impact of the UK’s food and fibre consumption on global water resources tells the story of the water we use and where it comes from - it highlights the impact of the UK’s consumption patterns on global water
Covers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -The NHL camps open in two weeks and Mats Sundin still hasn't decided if he'll return for another season. Sundin said Wednesday he's unsure if his 37-year-old body can handle another grueling year in the NHL. He's received ...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 58-year-old man suspected of keeping a woman locked up in a tiny cabin in southern Sweden for nine years has been ordered by a court to be held in custody, local media reported.
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stockholm, Sweden - The American artist Alice Neel (1900-1984) is the first to be featured in the new exhibition series Moderna Museet Now. Her imposing portraits and self-portraits earned her influence and acclaim , despite private and professional hardships. In the 1950s, she was under investigation for alleged contacts with the Communist Party. In the years when pop art and abstract expressionism...
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Santo Domingo.- Bandleader Juan Luis Guerra continues his success with "La Travesia Tour" in Europe. The journey that began last month in Spain, this week took him to Amsterdam, Norway and Stockholm, where Hispanics, Dutch, Norwegians and Swedes sang and danced to his toe-tapping tunes.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Swedish-born musician Anders Holst delivers a unique combination of smooth instrumentals and heartfelt lyrics on Five. Holst, who co-wrote and co-produced four of these five songs, has been dubbed the Sting of Stockholm, most likely for his comparable vocal delivery. But Holst also shares Sting's pe...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Iran has reportedly sentenced four female activists to six months in prison for writings demanding equality for women, a move denounced Friday by Sweden, which awarded a human rights prize to one of the activists earlier this year.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The European Court of Justice in Luxemburg has annulled a 2005 ruling against a Sweden-based Somali banking network which had its assets frozen due to suspicions of ties to terrorism. Because those associated with the al Barakaat International Foundation, based in the Stockholm suburb of Spånga, had no way to defend themselves against the charges, the Court of Justice ruled that their fundamental rights...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Lyngbox is probably one of the most feature-filled digital receivers tested so far. It combines both satellite and terrestrial channels; MPEG-2 as
