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Day: June 21, 2010
Germany
Sweden
Sweden takes Daniel to its heart after speech
The newest member of Sweden’s royal family, Prince Daniel, has made a roaring start to royal life. His confident yet emotional speech at the banquet following his wedding to Crown Princess Victoria has delighted Sweden’s media, royal experts and large swathes of the population.
Germany
Adidas expecting football sales of €1.5 billion in 2010
German sportswear and equipment group Adidas said Monday that it expected record 2010 football-related sales thanks to the World Cup in South Africa.
Germany
Sons confront doctor over UK man’s death
The sons of a British man killed by an overdose administered by a German locum doctor in 2008 have been taken into police custody after confronting him at a medical conference, media reports said on Monday.
Sweden
HIV positive doc gets jail for sex
A male senior physician has been jailed by Stockholm District Court after he had unprotected sex with two men despite knowing that he was HIV positive.
Sweden
Oil firm war crimes probe could draw in Bildt
Sweden's international prosecutor has said it will investigate Lundin Oil over whether it had any role in war crimes committed in Sudan. The probe threatens to draw in Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who was on the board of the company during the period that the alleged war crimes took place.
Germany
Nobel laureate Krugman slams Bundesbank’s Weber as risk to euro
Nobel Prize-winning US economist Paul Krugman launched a withering attack on Monday on Axel Weber, the head of Germany's central bank and the most likely successor to European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet.
Germany
Dresden Albertinum reopens with ‘art ark’ for future flooding
Dresden’s historic Albertinum fine art museum has reopened following almost six years of renovations after being damaged in the catastrophic flooding of the Elbe River in 2002.
Sweden
Volvo shareholder keen on Renault stake
Swedish holding company Industrivärlden, Volvo Group's second largest shareholder, has confirmed its interest in buying some or all of Renault's stake in the Swedish truckmaker.
Sweden
Swedes get wealthier in 2010
Swedes’ personal wealth increased 2.8 percent to 6,990 billion kronor in the first quarter of 2010, according to SEB bank. The figure means Swedes are richer than ever before.
Germany
German satellite blasts off to create new 3-D earth model
A Russian rocket has successfully launched a new German earth observation satellite with plans to acquire a 3-D model of the planet, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) announced on Monday.
Sweden
Summer solstice marks longest day
The summer solstice, the point in time at which the sun is at its highest point in the sky, will occur at 1.28pm Swedish time today before the long slide into winter darkness begins on Tuesday.
Germany
Niebel renews criticism of Israel
Development Minister Dirk Niebel on Monday renewed his criticism of the Israeli government for being refused entry into the Gaza Strip, but welcomed signs the country's blockade of the Palestinian area could soon be weakened.
Sweden
Women taking over ‘male’ professions
Women are set to dominate professions that have traditionally been the reserve of men and within 20 years will be the majority among economists, lawyers, architects and doctors, a new forecast shows.
Germany
Indian banker touted as potential Deutsche CEO
Anshu Jain already captains Deutsche Bank's cricket team, and a boardroom reshuffle last week means that the Indian big-hitter is now seen as a prime candidate to become chief executive too.
Germany
Fire kills four at home for addicts
Four people at a home for addicts in the state of Lower Saxony died night in fire, authorities there reported on Monday.
Germany
Secret Mixa file details alcohol and sexual abuse
Secret documents contain serious allegations of alcoholism and sexual abuse against controversial former Augsburg bishop Walter Mixa, media reports said on Monday.
Sweden
Swedes face up to Midsummer berry crisis
The hunt for the Swedish strawberry could prove elusive this Midsummer holiday weekend with supplies a reported 14 days late due to the long cool spring.
Sweden
SVT hits back over news agency wedding boycott
Sveriges Television (SVT) is to send a strongly-worded letter to news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters who boycotted the royal wedding after an argument over rights, seriously affecting global exposure of the event.
Germany
Merkel praises diversity of national football team
Chancellor Angela Merkel has hailed the diverse German national football team as a force for acceptance of immigrants and integration of foreigners in the country.
Sweden
Eriksson: ‘Brazil can go all the way’
Ivory Coast coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has said he thinks Brazil have got what it takes to be world champions for the sixth time after his team succumbed 3-1 in their group G match in Johannesburg on Sunday.