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Move Over Ektorp; IKEA Has A New Design and it is Causing Quite a Rooftop Clatter

Sweden has a host of holiday food traditions, including reindeer meat. IKEA, the Swedish based furniture icon, is now under fire by a group of British vegans for taking those traditions to market.
Published 18 hours ago by Nikki Weingartner in Food | 4 comments

Sweden Slashes Interest Rate to 2 Percent

On Thursday the Swedish central bank made the decision to sharply reduce its main interest rate, in the first round of what was shaping up to be day of major moves by the global monetary authorities.
Published 20 hours ago by Owen Weldon in Business

An Exclusive Interview With The Bishop of Harare

The Rt Rev Dr Sebastian Bakare is currently on a speaking tour of Australia. The Bishop arrived from Stockholm Sweden where he received a Human Rights Award. I had the opportunity to interview Rev Bakare in private without the distractions of the media.
Published Dec 2, 2008 by Michael Squires in Religion | 8 comments

Nobel Prize for Literature Awarded to Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

The Nobel Prize for Literature for 2008 has been awarded to French writer, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. He joins such authors as Doris Lessing and Ernest Hemingway in winning the prize.
Published Oct 10, 2008 by Susan Keeping in Arts | 4 comments

Global Corruption Index: Somalia most corrupt, Denmark least corrupt

Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores show Somalia and Iraq are the most corrupt countries in the world, with Denmark being the least corrupt.
Published Sep 24, 2008 by Chris V. Thangham in Politics | 4 comments

Opinion: Questioning Mats Sundin's Leadership Is Pointless

The cause celebre of the media and bloggers these days is to question the leadership of former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin. Funny, I thought we had buried this topic years ago.
Published Sep 16, 2008 by Nawest Vazquez in Sports

Innovative 'Energy Ball' Wind Turbine for Home Power

A Swedish company has created an innovative wind turbine that replaces blades with a ball-like device. The turbine can harness energy at speeds as low as 2 meters/sec, and it's more efficient in translating wind into energy than conventional turbines.
Published Sep 4, 2008 by Chris V. Thangham in Environment | 7 comments

Getting Married? Have Him Tested For The Gene Variant As A True Test Of Fidelity

A recent Swedish study has confirmed a link between a genetic variant and a man's likelihood of becoming a "player." Study data shows that men with the variant behave differently and bring crisis to their relationships.
Published Sep 2, 2008 by Nikki Weingartner in Science | 16 comments

Opinion: With Apologies To Phelps, Thorpe Still Owns The Greatest Olympic Performance

Michael Phelps’ amazing performance at this year's Beijing Summer Olympics has many calling it the greatest Olympic performance in history. However the 2012 London Olympics will mark the centennial of the great performance Jim Thorpe gave in Stockholm.
Published Aug 20, 2008 by Sadiq Green in Sports | 6 comments

Swedish Medal Winner Kicked Out Of Games For Temper Tantrum During Medal Ceremony

Swedish wrestler, Ara Abrahamian, is ousted from the Olympic games and stripped of his Olympian medal status after a temper tantrum during a medal ceremony. This makes the third medal stripped during the Beijing Olympic games and the fourth expulsion.
Published Aug 16, 2008 by Nikki Weingartner in Sports | 4 comments
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