Söderling rockets into French Open final
Robin Söderling blasted his way past Tomas Berdych into the French Open final on Friday.
Day: June 4, 2010
Sweden
Sweden
SAS sells 49 percent stake in Estonian Air
SAS has reached an agreement with the Estonian government to sell its 49 percent stake in Estonian Air.
Germany
German companies to build world’s biggest wind park
German companies Siemens, RWE and SWE are teaming up to build the world’s largest wind park off the coast of Wales in the Irish Sea, they announced together on Friday.
Germany
Neo-Nazi parties look for salvation through a merger
Germany’s two main neo-Nazi parties are considering a merger in an apparent bid to turn around their flagging political fortunes, a media report said Friday.
Sweden
Moderates pledge to uphold job security law
The Moderate Party has pledged to uphold Sweden's generous employment security laws (Lagen om anställningsskydd, LAS), despite its Alliance partners' wishes to make fundamental reforms.
Germany
Court agrees to German trial for Somali pirates
A Dutch court on Friday approved the extradition of ten alleged Somali pirates for trial in Germany, a court official said.
Sweden
Interview: How a Swedish model exposed Goa’s drug dealing cops
Swedish model Lucky Mångårda Amori went to Bollywood to act, but first she directed a real-life Indian crime drama. Paul O’Mahony meets the former reality TV show contestant who trained a camera on the police and captured corruption on an epic scale.
Sweden
Man held after Migration Board hostage drama
A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after two people were taken hostage during an attempted break out at the Migration Board (Migrationsverket) detention centre in Ljungaskog in southern Sweden on Friday.
Germany
EADS to launch algae-powered airplane
European aerospace firm EADS will present the world’s first airplane that runs only on algae fuel next week at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the company’s technical director said on Friday.
Sweden
Sweden Democrats decry secular school song
The far-right Sweden Democrats have proposed forcing schools to offer a church service sing-song at the end of term, expressing concern over the secular trend among Swedish schools.
Germany
Still rockin’ on the Ring after 25 years
Germany’s largest music festival Rock am Ring kicked off this week in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate with organisers expecting 85,000 fans to celebrate the event’s 25th anniversary.
Sweden
Snow cover sets new winter record
Summer has been a long time coming for Storlien-Visjövalen ski resort in central Sweden, near the Norwegian border, where the last of the snow only melted away on Wednesday.
Germany
German media roundup: Little excitement for Wulff presidency
The announcement Thursday night that the coalition government was backing Lower Saxony premier Christian Wulff as Germany's new president got a mixed reaction. The Local gauges the mood of the nation's papers.
Sweden
Bungee jumping ‘killed off’ by new safety rules
Strict new safety rules could spell the end of bungee jumping in Sweden, companies who organize the activity have warned.
Sweden
Anti-piracy law test case ‘on its way’ to EU Court
The first case tried since the passage of Sweden's anti-file sharing law (Ipred) in April 2009 looks destined for the EU Court of Justice after a ruling by the Supreme Court.
Germany
Teachers call for student weigh-ins to curb obesity
Following a recent report that Germans are getting fatter, the teachers' association (DL) called on Friday for stronger obesity prevention at schools, including regular weigh-ins and handing severe cases to child protection services.
Germany
Rösler’s health reforms rebuffed by coalition colleagues
Health Minister Philipp Rösler’s signature policy to begin reforming health insurance by introducing an extra €30 monthly fee for millions of patients has met a brick wall in the coalition government, media reported Friday.
Sweden
Study: Low IQ linked to suicide risk
A study involving a million Swedish men has shown that there is a higher risk of attempted suicide later in life among those with lower IQ at the age of 18.
Germany
Löw feeling good after final friendly win
Germany coach Joachim Löw said his side will travel to South Africa in a positive mood after an impressive 3-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday in their final World Cup dress rehearsal.
Germany
Banker’s wife found dead
The police on Friday confirmed a dead woman found in the woods in Baden-Württemberg is Maria Bögerl, a banker’s wife who was kidnapped three weeks ago.
Sweden
Man drops trousers in foiled pharmacy heist
A 40-year-old man has been charged over a bungled raid on a Malmö pharmacy which left him with his pants down after he fell into a bush with the loot, only to be caught on film by a passer-by.
Sweden
Social Democrat slide continues: poll
The Social Democrats have continued their election year slide in the opinion polls and are now smaller than the Moderate Party and under 30 percent for the first time in a Demoskop poll.