Care home staff placed bets on patient’s death
Three workers at a nursing home in Växjö in south central Sweden have been sacked after they were discovered to have placed bets on when one of the patients would die.
Day: August 27, 2011
Germany
Merkel praises NATO for Libya campaign
Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended Germany’s decision not to participate in NATO's military campaign in Libya, but praised Berlin's allies for helping oust dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
Germany
Kaiser heir weds princess in Potsdam
Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg were married in front of 650 guests at on the grounds of the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam on Saturday for Germany's own "royal" wedding.
Germany
Hailstorms cut western swath of damage
Parts of western Germany are busy cleaning up on Saturday after heavy thunderstorms bringing hail caused hefty damage overnight.
Germany
Goethe voted greatest German
Poet, playwright and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe has been voted the greatest German of all time in a new poll, beating runners-up chancellor Konrad Adenauer and physicist Albert Einstein.
Sweden
Man fined for Nazi salute
In the second case of its kind in recent months, a man from Småland in southern Sweden has been fined for making Nazi salutes shouting ”Heil Hitler”.
Sweden
Sweden hit by rise in tick-borne encephalitis
There has been a sharp increase in the number of reported cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden this year, according to the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet).
Germany
Telekom boss wins ‘award’ for abusing the German language
René Obermann, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom has been crowned as this year’s worst language offender by a German language watchdog.
Germany
Germans wealthier than ever
Germans have more personal assets than at any point since record-keeping began in 1991, the year after national reunification, according to official statistics.
Sweden
Jokkmokk celebrates world sausage record
A record breaking sausage was the star of the show at the start of the annual autumn fair in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden, on Friday.
Germany
Lufthansa cancels all NY flights due to hurricane
German airline Lufthansa on Saturday cancelled all flights to and from New York for the rest of the weekend as the US East Coast braces for the landing of hurricane Irene.
Sweden
Saab bonuses upheld despite crisis
Despite the ongoing crisis surrounding Saab no action will be taken over payouts and bonuses paid to shareholders, following a government audit.