Norwegian Minister Wants to Legalize File-Sharing

It appears Norway has a mature attitude toward file-sharing, " Earlier this week the music industry, headed by the IFPI, gave Norway’s largest Internet provider an ultimatum; block access to The Pirate Bay...

Countries drinking patterns based on alcohol bought and drank

Some like a drink more than others but this can also be said for countries. The lastest firgures from the World Health Organisation show a new list of big drinkers based on pure alcohol bought and drank in 2007. 1)...

Sweden in nuclear energy reversal

Sweden fooled us for 29 years. This is not a change in their policy, they just confirm the truth in their energy policy. "The four parties of Sweden's centre-right governing Alliance on Thursday announced they had...

Pirate Bay trial opens in Sweden

The founders of Pirate Bay, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, have gone on trial in Stockholm, Sweden charged with copyright theft. If convicted, the men could be fined $143,500 and face up to two...

Lack of Cine-Artist Assoc. leading to Exploitation Says Rachita

The absence of an Artist Association in the Garhwali Films and Music album Industry is leading to exploitation of artists by the financers and producers. This was said by Rachita Kukreti an eminent film and Video...

Indian IT Company TCS to design next generation SAAB Fighter Jet

Indian IT company owned by Tata group, TCS is going to design next generation fighter multi role combat aircraft - Grippen, for Sweden based SAAB. The contract includes Technology and Competency transfer to TCS.  - Told SAAB vice-president Kjell Moller in...

Video: Shoe thrown at Israeli envoy in Sweden

" STOCKHOLM: The Israeli ambassador to Sweden, Benny Dagan was struck by a shoe thrown by a woman during a lecture on Israel’s forthcoming elections at Stockholm University, media reports said. The shoe hit the...

Forsberg Rules Out NHL Comeback This Season

" STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP)—Peter Forsberg has ruled out a return to the NHL this season. Forsberg told Sweden’s national broadcaster SVT on Friday that if he’s able to play at all, it will be for his hometown...

Pro-Israel rally crashed in Sweden

This is one of those incidents where the police "blame the victim" by not protecting the legal demonstrators and allow the illegal march to push its way forward in order to confront the Israeli supporters pelting...

Jumbo Hostel 'Takes Off' at Stockholm Airport

The Jumbo Hostel is the newest hotel in Stockholm, resting adjacent to the Arlanda Airport - but this accommodation is the first of it's kind in the world.  A 30 year old 747 jumbo jet was converted into a...

First European flight in 17 years lands at Baghdad airport

Baghdad airport has seen it's first commercial flight in 17 years from Europe land in the country. UN sanctions were imposed after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait." The first commercial flight between Europe and...

Swedish Christmas goat goes up in flames again

Every year the Swedish town of Gävle erects a giant goat for Christmas but year after year vandals attack it.The 13m-high (43ft) animal in Gävle, east central Sweden has been torched 23 times since it was first...

Mosquito blood gives up crook's DNA

The fossilized mosquito in Jurassic Park that provided DNA from its blood to rebirth dinosaurs offered an intriguing plot line but only the most ardent futurists saw the potential. Now police in Finland have...

Swedish City hit by Second Day of Youth Riots

Riots continued for the second straight day in Malmo, Sweden. The rioters have set fires, thrown stones and called in bomb threats against police. The riot began after the owner of a building refused to renew the lease on a mosque. Youths squatted in the building until they...

Canada Fails Unicef Child Care Ranking, Tied for Last

Canada has tied for last place out of 25 developed nations, as ranked by UNICEF in its child care study.  There are 10 proposed benchmarks, Canada failed 9. " The full list of the 10 UNICEF benchmarks: ...

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