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CeBIT 2006 - Vodafone. (vio1/wnhires)
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Vodafone		  Bloomberg 
Vodafone Franchise Taps Iceland’s Captive Cash in Stock Revival
Tue 18 Dec 2012
The owners of Vodafone Iceland Fjarskipti hf have cashed in as capital controls are steering investors to equity offerings and reviving the Atlantic island’s stock market four years after its... (photo: CeBIT)
Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg smiles as he arrives for a EU Finance Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Banking   Finance   Stockholm   Wikipedia: Anders Borg   Photos		  The Guardian 
Sweden unlikely to join EU banking union - Borg
Tue 11 Dec 2012
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden is unlikely to join a proposed European Union banking union for the foreseeable future, but might not block its creation for other countries if certain safeguards are met... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Nokia  Xinhua  Wed 5 Dec 2012
Nokia sells its headquarters in Finland
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- It doesn’t happen every day that a former global telecom giant is forced to sell the building in which its... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Finland   Investors   Photos   Telecom   Wikipedia: Nokia
Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik leaves the courtroom after the trial, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in Oslo, Norway. A Norwegian court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik to prison on Friday, denying prosecutors the insanity ruling they hoped would show that his massacre of 77 people was the work of a madman, not part of an anti-Muslim crusade. Reading the ruling, Judge Wenche Elisabeth Arntzen handed down a sentence of "preventive detention" of at least 10 years and a maximum of 21 years.  Philadelphia Daily News  Fri 23 Nov 2012
Norway killer slams prison conditions
The Associated Press Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012, 9:39 AM... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)
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The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony interacting with the media on the sidelines of 15th Asian Security Conference in New Delhi on February 13, 2013.The ADG (M&C), Shri Sitanshu Kar is also seen. Newstrack India Wed 13 Feb 2013
Antony promises 'strongest action' in VVIP chopper deal (Intro-Roundup)
Tweet New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday pledged "strongest action" if it is proved that bribes swung the $750 million deal for 12 VVIP... (photo: PIB of India)
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Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wed 13 Feb 2013
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Paul Ryan statement on State of the Union address In response to President Obama's State of the Union address, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) issued... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)
Business   Economy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Paul Ryan
Nokia N8 - Smartphone Stuff Tue 12 Feb 2013
Nokia protests against Indian tax probe
Finnish phone maker Nokia said it was protesting against a tax investigation in India, a crucial market, in the latest dispute involving a foreign company's tax. Nokia... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Nokia
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tue 12 Feb 2013
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson links Democrats to Marxists
Days before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson offered some about Democrats over the weekend. Speaking to Jefferson County... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skimore)
Business   Photos   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Ron Johnson (U.S. politician)
Horse - animal - nature CNN Tue 12 Feb 2013
What's behind the horsemeat contamination scandal?
February 12, 2013 -- Updated 1047 GMT (1847 HKT) (CNN) -- Horsemeat has been discovered in products labeled as 100% beef and sold in Sweden, the United Kingdom and... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Passenger boat on the lake. The lake is navigable, and has formed an important part of Switzerland's transport system for many centuries, and at least since the opening of the first track across the Gotthard Pass in 1230. Swissinfo Tue 12 Feb 2013
Could Switzerland be facing a property bubble?
There are signs of a property bubble in Switzerland, according to recent studies, but other observers say the situation should remain under control. To be on the safe... (photo: Creative Commons / Ad Meskens)
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