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Hong Kong's Jimmy Chan Wins World's Best Santa Contest In Sweden
Jimmy Chan, a 44-year-old man from Hong Kong has been crowned the number one Santa in this year's World's Best Santa Contest. The annual event was held in Sweden as part of the Snöyran winter festival. The...
Swedish Woman Agneta Westlund Killed By Elk, Not Husband
Police have come to the conclusion that Agneta Westlund, a woman from the Swedish town of Loftahammer who died last year, was actually killed by an elk and not her husband. While husband Ingemar Westlund was... 
Pirate Bay Logo Patented By Swedish Retailer, Intent to Exploit
Oh the irony. An online Swedish retailer has registered a patent to the infamous Pirate Bay logo of a pirate ship flying a cassette-tape image and crossbones sail. And get this: the company, Sandryds Handel,... 
Bulgaria Declares Swine Flu Epidemic without vaccinces
"Bulgaria's Chief Epidemiologist, Angel Kunchev, has told the BNT that unfortunately there were no A(H1N1) vaccines available in Bulgaria at the moment but said that medications and vaccines would soon be procured from Germany and Sweden." "Bulgaria's Health Ministry...
Torbjörn Törnqvist’s explains Gunvor’s success (interview)
Torbjörn Törnqvist, Gunvor’s dicreet oil trading giant Gunvor’s co-owner (along with Gennady Timchenko) gave an exclusive interview to Swedish business magazine Affars Varlden.According to me, the most interesting part of this rare interview is not Törnqvist’s...
Gay couples can marry in church, Sweden has ruled
Gay couples can marry in churches in Sweden, because an adjustment was made to the statement of pronouncing a couple "man and wife". The only opposing party, the Christian Democrats,... 
Chavez joins long list of critics of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez joins a long list of critics against United States President Barack Obama's receipt of The Nobel Peace Prize award. "Chavez believes Obama didn't make any notable accomplishments to... 
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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255 views | 26 recommendations | 6 comments
Leonardo da Vinci Picture Revealed By Fingerprint
Peter Silverman, a Canadian-born art collector may now be in possession of an original drawing by Leonardo da Vinci of Bianca Maria Sforza. After purchasing what he believed to be an ordinary drawing back in 2007,... 
Alternative Award, to the Nobel Peace Prize, Winners Announced
" "Despite the scientific warnings about the imminent threat and disastrous impacts of climate change and despite our knowledge about solutions, the global response to this crisis is still painfully slow and... 
Online Petition Targets Nobel Peace Prize Committee
An online petition sponsored by nobelpeace.eu targets The Nobel Peace Prize committee (The Norwegian Nobel Committee) objecting against the committee's choice of President Barack Hussein Obama as this year's...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 8 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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858 views | 89 recommendations | 38 comments
Ingmar Bergman's Possessions Auctioned Off
Film icon Ingmar Bergman's personal belongings are fetching much higher prices than expected at a public auction in Sweden. Bergman's eight children of six different mothers inherited all his real estate,... 
Trio awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving ribosome riddle
Two Americans and one Israeli scientists will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath have been awarded the prize for... 
created by albertacowpoke | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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544 views | 62 recommendations | 17 comments
Nobel Prize Week: Latest News, History, Social Media
The Nobel Prize, an achievement recognizing award for the cream-of-the-crop luminaries, is being handed out all throughout this week -- October 5 to 12. This year marks the 114th anniversary of the Nobel Prize... 
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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279 views | 24 recommendations | 2 comments
Canadian Scientist awarded Nobel Prize for Physics with 2 others
Willard S. Boyle, a Canadian born scientist, will be sharing the Nobel Prize for Physics with two other scientist. The scientists were instrumental in developing digital technology. They developed the CCD...
created by albertacowpoke | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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301 views | 68 recommendations | 7 comments
Three U.S. Scientists awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
Three U.S. scientists have been recognized by the Krolinska Institute in Sweden for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. This discovery has implications for...
created by albertacowpoke | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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173 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
