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Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:00 GMT

Skandia expands offshore range

Skandia International has added seven Skandia Global Funds (SGF) products to its offshore range. SGF has 22 single strategy funds covering global, American, European and Asian asset classes, each outsourced to a specialist manager. The seven funds to be
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:00 GMT

ITV acquires Scandi indie in 14m deal

The move is part of ITV's ambitions to double revenue from the global content division to 1.2bn by 2012. An initial cash consideration of 5.2m will be paid followed by a further 8.8m, dependent on profit performance over a three-year period. It gives ITV
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:00 GMT

Ananda Shipyard to handover first ship to Danish co today

Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd, the country's first ship building and exporting company, is going to handover its first cargo ship, 'Stella Maris' to the concerned shipping company of Denmark this morning. 'For the first time Bangladesh is going to be
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:03:00 GMT

Two-year Danish registry results raise red flag for Taxus, but experts warn against overreaction

The latest data from the Western Denmark registry, broken down by stent type, suggests that Taxus-treated patients face a nearly fivefold higher risk of stent thrombosis and a 50% higher risk of death between 12 and 24 months; no such increases were
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:58:00 GMT

Nokia 810 Could Lighten Road Warriors' Loads

The handheld 'wireless appliance,' 'portable communicator,' 'handheld browser' or 'ultra-mobile PC' has been a dream of OEMs for the past five years. The theory goes that there is some kind of niche, especially in the enterprise, between the ever-lighter
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:58:00 GMT

Climate change threatens Norway's moose

Researchers claim the moose population is threatened by higher temperatures in the spring and early summer that can upset their food supplies. 'We're not in any doubt,' Bernt Erik Sther of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:51:00 GMT

Norway makes another stab at peace in the Philippines

It's not the first time the two sides have been brought together by Norwegian mediators. The latest round of talks took place from Tuesday to Thursday this week, confirms Norway's foreign ministry. Raymond Johansen, state secretary in the ministry,
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:50:00 GMT

LM Ericsson Telephone (ERIC) NewsBite - Ericsson Outlines Development Plan

LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (ERIC) opened at 27.05. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 26.83 and a high of 27.25. ERIC is now trading at 27.05, up 1.27 (4.70%). The stock hit its 52 week high of 43.41 in July and set its 52 week low of 17.04 in
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:22:00 GMT

Response Expo Features Case Studies on Cialis and Hyundai/Nokia

Lamm opened with a discussion on Cialiss worldwide efforts to educate the public on the serious implications of erectile dysfunction (ED). As with any new drug, you cant go straight to customers, Lamm said. You spend a year educating doctors and the
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:18:00 GMT

Nokia signs agreement with Novero to sell line fit automotive business

Nokia has signed an agreement with Germany's Novero on the divestment of its line fit automotive business.It is claimed that the transaction would enable continuance of the employment for approximately 240 employees of the line fit automotive business
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:00 GMT

Carlsberg launches rights issue

SINGAPORE: Danish brewer Carlsberg is launching a 30.5 billion crown (3.23 billion pound) rights issue to repay part of the debt financing used to buy rival Scottish & Newcastle, the company announced in a statement late on Thursday. The
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:54:00 GMT

50% of Nokia mobiles to sport GPS by 2012

Nokia's N95 sports GPS among other high-end features already <> Nokia plans to add GPS to half of its mobile phone range in a bid to expand into alternative network streams. Nokia might be the number one mobile phone manufacturer in the world, but
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:46:00 GMT

Carlsberg launches rights issue

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg (CARLb.CO: Quote, Profile, Research) is launching a 30.5 billion crown (3.23 billion pound) rights issue to repay part of the debt financing used to buy rival Scottish & Newcastle, the company announced in a
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:34:00 GMT

Sharp Swedish team sets sights on Canada

QUEBEC - There's no i in team. But there could be a prick or two. Easy now. We're talking Swedish, not English and this is still a family newspaper. In Swedish, sensational 20-year-old forward Nicklas Backstrom, for example, has two dots or prickar over
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:29:00 GMT

Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ

Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die. Hjartarson is founder and owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which offers visitors from around the world a
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:22:00 GMT

SWEDEN: H&M sales fall in April, but recover in May

This article is locked. You need to be a Full Member of just-style to view this article. Existing users, please login at the top of the page. Summary: Year-on-year sales at Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) fell 1% in April, with the company blaming colder
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:22:00 GMT

Team concept gives underdog Swedes a chance

More On This Story Related Topics Story Tools -+ Change font size Share This Story Story tools presented by DAVID BOILY/AFP/L-R: One of Canada's top scoring lines, Ryan Getzlaf, Rick Nash and Dany Heatley of Canada are seen during practice in preparation
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Ericsson shares jump after analyst day eases worries? ? 2 hrs ago

NEW YORK - U.S.-traded shares of LM Ericsson AB jumped Thursday after the Swedish wireless equipment maker's capital markets day eased concerns about the company's prospects. On Wednesday, Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said he expects the number
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:58:00 GMT

Sweden Lifts Deca-BDE Ban on Textiles, Furniture and Electric Cables.

Ed Berrigan Faced with a legal challenge from the European Union (EU), the Swedish government has agreed to repeal its national ban on the use of the brominated flame retardant deca-brominated diphenyl ether (deca-BDE) in textiles, furniture and some
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:54:00 GMT

Movers roundup: Ericsson, Incyte? ? 1 hr ago

May 15, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) â?? U.S.-traded shares of LM Ericsson AB jumped Thursday after the Swedish wireless equipment maker's capital markets day eased concerns about the company's prospects. NEW YORK (AP) â?? Shares of
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:43:00 GMT

Norwegian Cruise Lines sending Pride of Aloha to Miami, not Asia

HONOLULU - The Pride of Aloha ship, which cruised Hawaiian waters from 2004 to early May, will shift to a Miami-Bahamas route beginning July 14. Pride of Aloha will also get back its original name - Norwegian Sky - for its new cruise duty. The ship is to
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:41:00 GMT

Interpol: No Evidence Colombia Tampered with Captured FARC Data

Text Only Latest Newscast The international police organization, Interpol, says computer files suggesting Venezuela armed and financed Colombian leftist FARC rebels are authentic and show no evidence of tampering. Interpol said Thursday that Colombian
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:38:00 GMT

Kazakhstan expels Norwegian, Japanese for illegal missionary work

Kokshetau. May 15. Interfax-Kazakhstan - A citizen of Norway and a citizen of Japan have been expelled from Kazakhstan, Akmola regional prosecutor Meruert Makhashova told Interfax on Thursday. The full version is available for subscribers only. To
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:24:00 GMT

Senate Committee Passes Package of Bergen County Judges, Minus One

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Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Scandinavian and British Dairy Farmers Unite in Joint Venture

- Almost eleven thousand Danish, Swedish and British dairy farmers are uniting in a joint venture that will see farmers within Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP) become part owners of Arla Foods UK plc, through their investment company, Milk Partnership
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Movers roundup: Ericsson, Incyte

May 15, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) â?? U.S.-traded shares of LM Ericsson AB jumped Thursday after the Swedish wireless equipment maker's capital markets day eased concerns about the company's prospects. NEW YORK (AP) â?? Shares of
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:58:00 GMT

Movers roundup: Ericsson, Incyte

May 15, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S.-traded shares of LM Ericsson AB jumped Thursday after the Swedish wireless equipment maker's capital markets day eased concerns about the company's prospects. NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of drug developer
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:53:00 GMT

ITV Releases Q1 Results, Acquires Scandinavian Producer

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Thu, 15 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT

SWEDEN: H&M sales fall in April, but recover in May

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Thu, 15 May 2008 23:34:00 GMT

UK and Scandinavians unite in Arla joint venture stake

Closer links for partnership farmers ARLA Foods Milk Partnership members have regained a stake in Arla Foods UK in a joint venture with the Scandinavian producers that own the parent operation, Arla Foods amba. Via their investment company Milk
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:34:00 GMT