Opel headed for loss of €1.4 billion this year
Opel, the European unit of US auto group General Motors, expects to report a loss of €1.4 billion this year, Opel head Nick Reilly said in a magazine interview in Frankfurt on Monday.
Day: November 22, 2010
Germany
Sweden
Sweden braces for new winter storm
Another blast of winter weather is set to sweep across much of Sweden in the coming days, bringing heavy snowfall and bone-chilling winds to many parts of the country.
Germany
Police fear sex crime in teen murders
Two teenagers found dead in the Lower Saxony town of Bodenfelde were possibly the victims of a sexual predator, investigators said Monday.
Sweden
Kids with ‘smart’ parents smoke more weed: study
The use of cannabis among Swedish high school students is more common among those with university-educated parents, according to a new study published by the National Institute of Public Health (Statens folkhälsoinstitutet).
Sweden
Driver charged in murder of Swedish honeymooner
The driver of a van in which a Swedish honeymooner was kidnapped and killed in South Africa's southern city of Cape Town appeared in court on Monday as the third suspect in her murder.
Germany
Swiss schoolboys jailed over Munich assaults
Three Swiss schoolboys who went on a violent rampage while on a class trip in Munich last year, indiscriminately beating five passers-by and leaving two with life-threatening injuries, were sentenced to lengthy jail terms on Monday.
Sweden
H&M gives frugal fashionistas a new taste of haute couture
Hot on the heels of news that Swedish fashion giant Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) is expanding to Singapore, the AFP’s Emma Charlton looks at the latest top name design house to cooperate with the shabby-chic retailer.
Germany
Andrew Preble: Bringing the Big Easy to Berlin
The Local’s series “Making it in Germany” presents Andrew Preble, a Louisiana native serving up proper Cajun cuisine in the German capital. Mark Worth reports.
Sweden
‘Nothing wrong’ with naked Swedish farm student video
An internet video featuring naked Swedish high school students frolicking with farm animals and riding tractors on school property is nothing out of the ordinary for Sweden, according to the school’s principal.
Germany
Namibian airport police officer charged for fake bomb scare
A court formally charged a senior officer in Namibia's airport police on Monday for placing a fake bomb at the country's airport to be put on a Germany-bound plane last week, but postponed his case.
Germany
Third most-wanted Nazi war criminal dies ahead of trial
Nazi death camp guard Samuel Kunz, number three on the Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s most wanted list, has died aged 89, just months before he was due to stand trial, German prosecutors said Monday.
Sweden
Swede surprise over Turkish painting jackpot
A small-time collector from Småland in southern Sweden was left "shocked and happy" after he was told that a painting that he had thought was worth a few thousand kronor went for over 1.6 million.
Sweden
Sweden ready to open coffers for Ireland: Borg
Sweden could lend Ireland, which is negotiating a debt rescue deal, up to 10 billion kronor ($1.46 billion), Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said Monday.
Germany
Reichstag dome closed amid terrorism fears
Police have closed the dome and roof terrace of Berlin’s Reichstag in a dramatic security clampdown following reports that Islamists were planning a Mumbai-style attack on the building.
Germany
Psychiatrists needed to cope with army trauma
Germany’s military urgently needs psychiatrists as a growing number of soldiers return home from foreign missions traumatised, according to a Monday media report.
Sweden
Woman’s finger found at children’s playground
Children playing at the Busfabriken indoor playground in Norrköping in eastern Sweden on Friday afternoon were left shocked after they found a severed finger.
Germany
Body of anti-nuclear protestor found in stream
Nearly two weeks after a massive anti-nuclear protest in Lower Saxony ended, the body of a demonstrator has been found drowned in a stream, police announced late on Sunday.
Germany
Most Israelis cannot forgive Germany for Holocaust
Most Israelis still find it impossible to forgive Germany for the Holocaust, a poll published Monday has found.
Germany
Schäuble defends Ireland euro bailout
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has insisted Germany’s economy is safe despite the announcement that fellow euro zone member Ireland has asked for an international bailout of nearly €100 billion.
Sweden
H&M to launch in Singapore in 2011
Swedish clothing retail giant Hennes & Mauritz has announced its first foray into the south-east Asian market by opening a store in Singapore.
Germany
Police investigate double teen killing
Police are investigating the apparent murder of two teenagers whose bodies were found on Sunday next to a stream in Lower Saxony.
Sweden
Explosion destroys store in Malmö suburb
A powerful explosion ripped through a convenience store in the Rosengård area of Malmö on Monday morning.
Sweden
Söderling suffers loss at ATP World Finals
Sweden's Robin Söderling got off to a poor start at the ATP World Finals on Sunday, losing his opening match to Britain's Andy Murray in straight sets.