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Nokia goes back to the future with 49 euro phone

Arto Nummela, CEO of Nokia-HMD, holds up a Nokia 3310 device during a presentation ceremony at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hanna Nokia’s (NOKIA.HE) newly revitalized phone business went back to the future on Sunda... More »

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Millions at risk from African famine worsened by Boko Haram: U.N.

Children attend a class at a primary school in Muna Garage IDP camp, Maiduguri, Nigeria November 7, 2016. UNICEF/Naftalin/Handout via REUTERS Aid agencies must get food to close to 3 million people by July to avert a famine in Africa’s Lake Chad region caused ... More »

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Switzerland`s ABB hit by $100 million South Korean fraud

A woman walks past the logo of Swiss power technology and automation group ABB ahead of a news conference to present the company’s full-year results in Zurich, Switzerland February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Swiss engineering group ABB (ABBN.S) revealed th... More »

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Laver Cup will be tough, not an exhibition, Federer says

Switzerland’s Roger Federer hugs the trophy after winning the Men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia in this handout image taken January 30, 2017. Fiona Hamilton/Courtesy of Tennis Australia/Handout via REUTERS Ten... More »

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Hungarian love story wins top prize at Berlin Film Festival

Director Ildiko Enyedi receives the Golden Bear for Best Film ‘On Body and Soul’ during the awards ceremony at the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt A Hungarian love story called “On Body and... More »

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Flawless Worley wins women`s giant slalom gold

Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Giant Slalom – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 16/2/17 – Tessa Worley of France in action. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Tessa Worley won her second gold medal at the alpine skiing world championship on Th... More »

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Syrian films bring tears and smiles to Berlin Film Festival

Director Aki Kaurismaki arrives for the screening of the movie ‘The Other Side of Hope’ at the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt One drops you, trapped and powerless, in the middle of a civil war, whi... More »

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Eight countries sign up to counter Trump`s global anti-abortion move

Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate Isabella Lovin delivers remarks at the ‘Our Ocean’ conference at Georgetown University in Washington, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron Eight countries have joine... More »

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Swedish statistician and `edutainer` Hans Rosling dies

A file photo from September 07, 2015 shows Swedish statistician Hans Rosling. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS Swedish academic Hans Rosling, a doctor and statistician who captured a worldwide audience with his witty style and original thinking on ... More »

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Sting, Wayne Shorter win 2017 Polar Music Prize

Sting performs a medley of songs at the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni British rock star Sting and American jazz musician Wayne Shorter have been awarded Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, committ... More »

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Electrolux buys Anova to tap into connected products growth

The Electrolux logo is seen during the IFA Electronics show in Berlin, Germany September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said on Monday it was buying precision cooker maker Anova in the United States as it ... More »

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`Land of Mine` takes Denmark`s dark secret to the Oscars

A country’s dark secret is the subject of an Oscar-nominated film, as a Danish filmmaker tells the true story of German prisoners of war ordered to disable and remove Nazi-planted land mines in Denmark after World War Two. More »

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Juuso the bear makes artistic debut at Finnish gallery

Pasi Jantti a keeper of a bear called Jusso points on the painting at the gallery in Helsinki, Finland January 17, 2017. Juuso, an orphaned brown bear from Lapland uses his body as a paint brush to generate artwork. The money raised is being used to help provi... More »

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Angry Birds maker Rovio opens new games studio in London

An employee walks out an office of Rovio, the company which created the video game Angry Birds, in Shanghai June 20, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song Finnish mobile games and animation company Rovio Entertainment said on Monday it was stepping up its hunt for new hit ga... More »

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Norway seeks to overturn ruling it violated killer Breivik`s rights

FILE PHOTO: Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik raises his arm in a Nazi salute as he enters the court room in Skien prison, Norway March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche/File Photo Norway will appeal on Tuesday against a court ruling that it violated the human... More »

Nasdaq launches new Copenhagen index to reflect DONG, Nets IPOs

A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Stock exchange operator Nasdaq (NDAQ.O) will replace Denmark’s main C20 CAP index with a new index of 25 companies to ... More »

From afar, Dylan muses on honor and surprise of Nobel prize

Singer Bob Dylan performs during a segment honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Music+ Film Award, at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Nobel laureate Bob Dylan sent a ... More »

Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won`t attend Nobel prize ceremony

U.S. musician Bob Dylan performs during on day 2 of The Hop Festival in Paddock Wood, Kent on June 30th 2012. REUTERS/Ki Price/File photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTSS66R American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last m... More »

Hamilton win takes Formula One title battle down to last race

Formula One – F1 – Brazilian Grand Prix – Circuit of Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil – 13/11/2016 – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton of Britain raises his trophy during the victory ceremony after winning the race. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton ... More »

Denmark to build new Hans Christian Andersen museum

A new Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense is seen in an undated artist’s rendering released by Odense City Museums in Odense, Denmark. Kengo Kuma & Associates, Cornelius+Voge, MASU planning/Handout via Reuters A new museum dedicated to the life and work o... More »

Grove fans hail Alexander the Great after Noren win

Britain Golf – British Masters – The Grove, Hertfordshire – 16/10/16Sweden’s Alex Noren celebrates winning the British Masters with his wife Jennifer Kovacs and childAction Images via Reuters / Paul ChildsLivepicEDITORIAL USE ONLY. Alexander Noren underlined h... More »

Ryder captain to be named by Christmas: McGinley

FILE PHOTO – Captain Paul McGinley poses with the Ryder Cup after the closing ceremony of the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland September 28, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley expects Europe, beaten by the United States in ... More »

Trio wins Nobel chemistry prize for `world`s smallest machines`

J. Fraser Stoddart, one of the winners of 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, raises his glass for a toast at Northwestern University in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S., October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young A trio of European scientists has won the 20... More »

Medtech startup teams with GM on robotic glove for assembly lines

The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Bioservo Technologies, a medical technology firm that makes a light-weight robotic “extra muscle” glove for people with weak grips is teaming up with carmaker Ge... More »

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Investors urge food companies to shift from meat to plants

A group of 40 investors managing $1.25 trillion in assets have launched a campaign to encourage 16 global food companies to change the way they source protein for their products to help to reduce environmental and health risks. More »

Ice Hockey: Sweden top Russia, North America stun Finland

Sep 18, 2016- Toronto, Ontario, Canada- Team Sweden Goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) makes the save against Team Russia in the first period during preliminary round play in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-USA TOD... More »

Ferrari drivers criticize Verstappen aggression

Belgium Formula One – F1 – Belgian Grand Prix 2016 – Francorchamps, Belgium – 28/8/16 – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen of the Netherlands during the Belgian F1 Grand Prix. REUTERS/Olivier Matthys/Pool FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) – A weekend that began at the t... More »

Penguin promoted to brigadier at Edinburgh Zoo

A king penguin named Sir Nils Olav inspects uniformed soldiers of His Majesty the King of Norway’s Guard at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, in Edinburgh, Scotland in this handout photograph from August 22, 2016. RZSS/Katie Paton/Handout via REUTERS Standing in line for a ... More »

Long in the tooth: the Greenland shark may live four centuries

By Will Dunham | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Greenland shark, a big and slow-moving deep-ocean predator that prowls the frigid waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, can claim the distinction of being the planet’s longest-living vertebrate, with a lifespan per... More »

Golf: Record-breaking Stenson lands first major at Troon

TROON, Scotland Record-breaking Swede Henrik Stenson became the first Scandinavian male to capture a major when he won the British Open on Sunday, beating Phil Mickelson in an extraordinary final-round duel. The world number six produced a swashbuckling eight-... More »

NATO to send troops to deter Russia, some allies want more

BRUSSELS Britain, Germany and the United States advanced plans on Tuesday to spearhead a new NATO force on Russia’s border from next year, but some eastern allies said the alliance’s effort must go further to deter Moscow. Weeks before a critical NATO summit i... More »

Ericsson plans to lay off thousands to cut costs: newspaper

STOCKHOLM Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson plans to lay off thousands of staff this summer and is considering large, additional cost cuts due to slowing markets, newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) reported on Tuesday citing anonymous sources. After quarterly p... More »

Verstappen makes F1 history as Mercedes crash out

BARCELONA Dutch teenager Max Verstappen made Formula One history as the youngest race winner on Sunday in a sensational Spanish Grand Prix that saw dominant Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collide and crash out on the opening lap. Verstappen, ... More »

Russia and Ukraine set to battle it out on stage at Eurovision

STOCKHOLM Politics could take center stage at the usually kitsch Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, with bookmakers making Russia favorite to win and the Ukrainian entry featuring lyrics about deportations by the Soviet Union. In “1944”, Ukraine’s 32-year-ol... More »

Nokia network sales weighed down by Alcatel integration

HELSINKI Nokia’s (NOKIA.HE) mobile network equipment sales fell more than expected in the first quarter and will continue to decline this year, the Finnish company said, as customers hold off new orders while it integrates its purchase of rival Alcatel-Lucent.... More »

Teens, amateurs using steroids, says official

The recent wave of positive tests has thrust sports doping back in the headlines but it is not just athletes seeking to enhance performance who are taking banned substances, a Norwegian anti-doping official has told Reuters. Morten Heierdal of Anti-Doping Norw... More »

Volkswagen says is open to listing trucks business

FRANKFURT Volkswagen AG’s (VOWG_p.DE) trucks business may pursue acquisitions or even a public listing, the company said on Monday, only days after the parent company was forced to delay publishing earnings in the wake of a diesel emissions scandal. “We’re kee... More »

Nokia boosts revenue with Samsung patent resolution

HELSINKI Finland’s Nokia on Monday settled its patent dispute with South Korea’s Samsung, saying the arbitration verdict would boost its patent sales by hundreds of millions of euros. Nokia said the settlement would lift sales at its patent unit Nokia Technolo... More »

Germany win Euro gold, qualify for Olympic Games

KRAKOW, POLAND Germany qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games men’s handball tournament after winning their second European championship with an impressive 24-17 victory over favorites Spain in Sunday’s final. Beaten by the Spaniards 32-29 in the preliminary gro... More »

Nokia-Samsung patent verdict expected within days

HELSINKI Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Samsung (005930.KS) are expected to settle their two-year patent dispute within days, with analysts forecasting a one-time payment of hundreds of millions of euros for the Finnish company. Nokia entered into a binding arbitration ... More »

Shares, oil steady in Europe after China sends Asia sprawling

LONDON World stocks fell to near 2-1/2 year lows on Monday as a fresh pounding for Chinese markets left Asia at a four-year trough and sent oil and commodity markets sprawling again. Europe’s main bourses saw a more steady start to the week but investors were ... More »

Electrolux CEO to step down after failed deal with GE

STOCKHOLM Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said on Monday its CEO Keith McLoughlin would retire and be replaced by senior executive Jonas Samuelson, just a month after the biggest deal in the company’s history collapsed. McLoughlin will hand over on Feb... More »

Eye-tracking sensor maker makes play for big time

STOCKHOLMas long as they can win over some of the most demanding consumers: video gamers. Since John Elvesjo noticed a sensor tracking his eye movements in a lab experiment, the technology he developed with Henrik Eskilsson and Marten Skogo has helped disabled... More »

Ericsson and Cisco in network partnership to boost sales

STOCKHOLMMobile equipment maker Ericsson and U.S. networking company Cisco Systems Inc said on Monday they had agreed a business and technology partnership that should generate additional revenues of $1 billion for each company by 2018. Ericsson, whose like-fo... More »

Dane Olesen seals Dunhill Links triumph

LONDON Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen kept his nerve to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by two strokes at St Andrews on Sunday and ease the pain of narrowly missing out in 2012. Olesen, who recorded his third European Tour victory, led by three shots goi... More »

Finnish banks face risks from ailing economy, market: watchdog

HELSINKI Earnings quality at Finland’s banks is at risk of being eroded by a struggling domestic economy and financial market together with low euro zone interest rates, the country’s financial watchdog said on Monday. With borrowing costs at historic lows, th... More »

Novo shares jump ahead of its largest ever drug launch

COPENHAGEN Shares in Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) rose as much as 5 percent on Monday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the diabetes drug Tresiba, allowing the Danish drugmaker to prepare its largest ever drug launch. The FDA’s decision lat... More »

Shell pulls the plug on Arctic exploration for now

LONDON Oil company Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) is pulling out of exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska for the foreseeable future and could take a hit of up to $4.1 billion after failing to find enough oil. The unsuccessful drilling campaign is Shell’s second... More »

Factbox: Companies, organizations offer help for migrants

Companies and organizations are pledging to provide funds, goods and services to help thousands of migrants arriving in Europe from war-torn and impoverished countries. Companies are helping through both corporate and employee schemes. Following are some examp... More »

Arctic advantage: genetic traits help Inuit in harsh conditions

WASHINGTON The Inuit, a group of people who make the Arctic their home, have benefited from a handy set of genetic adaptations that help them survive in some of Earth’s harshest conditions. Scientists on Thursday said a study of the genomes of Inuit from Green... More »

Hutchison seeks EU okay for O2 buy amidst regulatory headwinds

BRUSSELS Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (0001.HK) on Friday sought EU approval for its 10.25-billion-pound ($15.82 billion) bid for Telefonica’s (TEF.MC) British mobile unit O2, the same day regulators unveiled a tougher approach towards mergers in the sector. The Euro... More »

Redmayne in top form in transgender ‘The Danish Girl’

VENICE So the question that will arise — if only jokingly — with the premiere of the transgender movie “The Danish Girl” on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival is should Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne win another for best actor or best actress? The British actor... More »

Three-man international crew safely reaches space station

ALMATY A Russian Soyuz spaceship safely delivered a three-man international crew, including Denmark’s first astronaut, to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, a day after having had to maneuver to avoid colliding with space debris. The Soyuz TMA-18... More »

Made in Denmark love match as Harto proposes

COPENHAGEN European Tour journeyman Andreas Harto stole the show at the Made In Denmark event by proposing to his girlfriend during the tournament in Farso on Friday. The Dane celebrated sinking a five-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th by going down on on... More »

Greece to trouble euro zone for decades: Finnish foreign minister

HELSINKI Greece will be a headache for the euro zone for decades, Finland’s eurosceptic foreign minister said, and called for the International Monetary Fund to participate in the Greece’s new bailout package. “Unfortunately, this problem will be in front of u... More »

German carmakers buy Nokia maps to fend off digital rivals

FRANKFURT/HELSINKI German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE), Audi (VOWG_p.DE) and Mercedes (DAIGn.DE), will pay around 2.5 billion euros ($2.75 billion) to buy Nokia’s maps business, a transformational deal that will help them to develop self-driving cars. Daimler BMW a... More »

Western companies look hard at China as growth slows

LONDON The Chinese slowdown is forcing many Western companies to take a hard look at their businesses there, leading many to reduce investments, costs and product lines and to tackle increasing bad debts. Double digit growth rates during the first decade of th... More »

European shares fall, pulled down by drugmakers

LONDON European shares retreated on Tuesday from their six-week high in the previous session, with the healthcare leading the market lower after Novartis (NOVN.VX) reported quarterly incomes below analysts’ expectations. The STOXX Europe 600 Healthcare Index .... More »

Bolivian gourmet eatery creates quinoa communion wafers for pope

LA PAZ A Bolivian avant-garde restaurant hopes this week to serve a well-known non-paying customer and receive a holy seal of approval for its new creation: a quinoa-based communion wafer. Chefs at the restaurant, Gustu, in La Paz expect Pope Francis to receiv... More »

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Major technology companies like Google and BlackBerry provide mentoring services to companies within Communitech in Kitchener’s historic Tannery District in Kitchener, Ontario, March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Euan Rocha The troubles at BlackBerry Ltd, which fired more... More »