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Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies in Sweden at 91 Map of Sm%E5land Sweden The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced | |
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| May.25 |
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Norway consumer body stages live app terms reading Norwegians have spent more than 30 hours reading out terms and conditions from smartphone apps in a campaign by the country's consumer agenc...
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| Oct.13 |
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French economist Jean Tirole wins Nobel prize Sweden: Tirole researched on market power and regulation that has helped understand how to deal with industries dominated by a few companies
| Sep.15 |
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Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang. Sweden
| Aug.12 |
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Denmark links 12 listeria deaths to pork sausage
| Apr.25 |
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Microsoft and Nokia complete mobile phone unit deal
| Feb.21 |
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Ship loses more than 500 containers in heavy seas. Spain
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| Dec.12 |
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Former Icelandic bank bosses jailed
| Oct.14 |
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Trio awarded Nobel economics prize Sweden: The 2013 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller
| Oct.2 |
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Jellyfish prompt nuclear shutdown. Sweden
| Sep.5 |
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Lego turns second-biggest toy maker. Denmark
| Sep.2 |
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Microsoft to buy Nokia phones unit
| Jun.8 |
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Swedish Princess Madeleine weds New York banker. Sweden
| Apr.6 |
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Ikea elk lasagne 'contained pork'. Sweden
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| Oct.15 |
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded Sweden: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the US academics for their work on the 'theory of stable allocations and practice of market design'
| Sep.6 |
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Nokia apologises for 'faked' ad. Finland
| May.2 |
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Munch's The Scream sold for $120m. New York
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| Oct.10 |
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Two awarded Nobel economics prize Sweden: US academics Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims have won the economics prize for research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy
| May.25 |
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German airports reopen as ash dissipates. Germany
| May.24 |
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Ash flight delays hit thousands Scotland: Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled because of drifting ash from an Icelandic volcano
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| Oct.26 |
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Norway at top of prosperity index
| Jun.17 |
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Sweden to replace nuclear plants
| May.17 |
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UK ash cloud restrictions easing London: Officials have lifted flight restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports after the volcanic cloud that closed UK airspace moved on
| May.16 |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick Map of Heathrow United Kingdom London: Britain's two busiest airports are to close shortly as a volcanic ash cloud drifts further south, threatening major disruption to thousands of people | |
| May.9 |
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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights European Union: Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano prompted flight cancellations in parts of Europe again. Eurocontro expects 500 flights below average
| May.3 |
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic have been grounded from 0700 BST because of fresh risks from volcanic ash
| Apr.22 |
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Iceland closes airports due to volcanic ash Iceland will close two airports for the first time, a week after ash from a volcano forced the shutdown of airspace over much of Europe
| Apr.20 |
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Chaos persists despite easing of lockdown. European Union
| Apr.19 |
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EU moves to ease Europe flight curbs. European Union
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New cloud could extend travel threat. Iceland
| Apr.18 |
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EU emergency talks called on air chaos. European Union
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Test flights: European skies may be safe England: A few dozen test flights offered hope that the skies over much of Europe may be safe for air travel, but officials made no promises
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Airlines and airports question flight bans European Union: The cascade of cancellations continued as an Icelandic volcano poured out dust clouds four miles high, snarling international travel
| Apr.17 |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos  Iceland: A cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing misery for millions of travelers
Virtually all of Europe's major airports remain closed as a huge plume of ash drifts south and east across the continent. Airlines are losing some $200m a day in an unprecedented shutdown of commercial air travel
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| Apr.15 |
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Europe flights be grounded into weekend European Union: Flights across much of Europe are being cancelled on a second day of massive disruption caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano
| Mar.6 |
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Plan to repay Icesave debts rejected Iceland: Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank
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| Apr.17 |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders  Sweden: A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case | |
| Jan.26 |
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Crisis claims cabinet Iceland: Conservative PM Geir Haarde announced the resignation of his cabinet, after talks with his Social Democratic coalition partners failed
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| Nov.19 |
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IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan The International Monetary Fund has approved a $2.1bn loan for Iceland, after the country's banking system collapsed in October
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| Oct.20 |
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Putin firm on EU energy charter Finland: European Union leaders are meeting to discuss how to ensure stable supplies of energy
| Oct.14 |
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Trade minister to quit. Sweden
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| Sep.14 |
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Voters rejects euro currency Sweden: Sweden has rejected a proposal to join the euro currency dealing a blow to business and government
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| Sep.28 |
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Denmark rejects euro 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour | |
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2013 |
| Dec.12 |
Former Icelandic bank bosses jailed
| Jun.8 |
Swedish Princess Madeleine weds New York banker. Sweden
2010 |
| Mar.6 |
Plan to repay Icesave debts rejected Iceland: Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank
2008 |
| Nov.19 |
IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan The International Monetary Fund has approved a $2.1bn loan for Iceland, after the country's banking system collapsed in October
2003 |
| Sep.14 |
Voters rejects euro currency Sweden: Sweden has rejected a proposal to join the euro currency dealing a blow to business and government
2000 |
| Sep.28 |
Denmark rejects euro 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour | |
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2011 |
| May.25 |
German airports reopen as ash dissipates. Germany
| May.24 |
Ash flight delays hit thousands
Scotland: Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled because of drifting ash from an Icelandic volcano
2010 |
| May.17 |
UK ash cloud restrictions easing
London: Officials have lifted flight restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports after the volcanic cloud that closed UK airspace moved on
| May.16 |
Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick
Map of Heathrow United Kingdom London: Britain's two busiest airports are to close shortly as a volcanic ash cloud drifts further south, threatening major disruption to thousands of people | |
| May.9 |
Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights European Union: Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano prompted flight cancellations in parts of Europe again. Eurocontro expects 500 flights below average
| May.3 |
Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK All flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic have been grounded from 0700 BST because of fresh risks from volcanic ash
| Apr.22 |
Iceland closes airports due to volcanic ash Iceland will close two airports for the first time, a week after ash from a volcano forced the shutdown of airspace over much of Europe
| Apr.20 |
Chaos persists despite easing of lockdown. European Union
| Apr.19 |
EU moves to ease Europe flight curbs. European Union
| Apr.19 |
New cloud could extend travel threat. Iceland
| Apr.18 |
EU emergency talks called on air chaos. European Union
| Apr.18 |
Test flights: European skies may be safe England: A few dozen test flights offered hope that the skies over much of Europe may be safe for air travel, but officials made no promises
| Apr.18 |
Airlines and airports question flight bans
European Union: The cascade of cancellations continued as an Icelandic volcano poured out dust clouds four miles high, snarling international travel
| Apr.17 |
Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos 
Iceland: A cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing misery for millions of travelers
Virtually all of Europe's major airports remain closed as a huge plume of ash drifts south and east across the continent. Airlines are losing some $200m a day in an unprecedented shutdown of commercial air travel
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| Apr.15 |
Europe flights be grounded into weekend European Union: Flights across much of Europe are being cancelled on a second day of massive disruption caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano
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2014 |
| Feb.21 |
Ship loses more than 500 containers in heavy seas. Spain
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2014 |
| Aug.12 |
Denmark links 12 listeria deaths to pork sausage
2013 |
| Apr.6 |
Ikea elk lasagne 'contained pork'. Sweden
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2014 |
| Sep.15 |
Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang. Sweden
| Apr.25 |
Microsoft and Nokia complete mobile phone unit deal
2013 |
| Sep.2 |
Microsoft to buy Nokia phones unit
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2006 |
| Oct.14 |
Trade minister to quit. Sweden
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2010 |
| Oct.26 |
Norway at top of prosperity index
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2014 |
| Oct.13 |
French economist Jean Tirole wins Nobel prize Sweden: Tirole researched on market power and regulation that has helped understand how to deal with industries dominated by a few companies
2013 |
| Oct.14 |
Trio awarded Nobel economics prize Sweden: The 2013 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller
2012 |
| Oct.15 |
Nobel Prize in economics awarded Sweden: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the US academics for their work on the 'theory of stable allocations and practice of market design'
2011 |
| Oct.10 |
Two awarded Nobel economics prize Sweden: US academics Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims have won the economics prize for research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy
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2012 |
| May.2 |
Munch's The Scream sold for $120m. New York
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2018 |
| Jan.28 |
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies in Sweden at 91
Map of Sm%E5land Sweden The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced | |
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2013 |
| Oct.2 |
Jellyfish prompt nuclear shutdown. Sweden
2010 |
| Jun.17 |
Sweden to replace nuclear plants
2006 |
| Oct.20 |
Putin firm on EU energy charter
Finland: European Union leaders are meeting to discuss how to ensure stable supplies of energy
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2016 |
| May.25 |
Norway consumer body stages live app terms reading Norwegians have spent more than 30 hours reading out terms and conditions from smartphone apps in a campaign by the country's consumer agenc...
2012 |
| Sep.6 |
Nokia apologises for 'faked' ad. Finland
2009 |
| Apr.17 |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders 
Sweden: A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case | |
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2009 |
| Jan.26 |
Crisis claims cabinet Iceland: Conservative PM Geir Haarde announced the resignation of his cabinet, after talks with his Social Democratic coalition partners failed