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 2006
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| Jan.27 |
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Firm Arla seeks Muslim row end
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| Jan.29 |
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Stenson underlines fine early form
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President Halonen wins new term Tarja Halonen has won another 6-year term after her conservative challenger Niinisto conceded defeat
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| Jan.30 |
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Danes face growing Muslim storm
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| Feb.2 |
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 Danish plea for calm on cartoons PM Rasmussen has appeared on Arabic television to try to defuse the worsening row
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| Feb.3 |
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Muslim anger on cartoons spreads Tens of thousands marched through Palestinian cities, burning the Danish flag and calling for vengeance
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| Feb.4 |
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 Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze  Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
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 Nordic uproar at Syrian protests Denmark and Norway have condemned Syria for failing to stop attacks on their embassies in a row over the cartoons
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| Feb.5 |
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Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze| Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate | |
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| Feb.6 |
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Iran cuts trade ties with Denmark
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Cartoon bans hit Danish firms
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| Feb.7 |
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PM described cartoons row as global crisis Anders Fogh Rasmussen called for Muslims to refrain from violence
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| Feb.10 |
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Danish ambassador to leave Syria
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| Feb.11 |
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  Denmark withdraws more diplomats Denmark has temporarily withdrawn diplomats from Syria, Iran and Indonesia over fears for their safety
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Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia Denmark is citing a threat from an extremist group over the publication of drawings of Islam's Prophet Mohammed
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| Feb.12 |
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Indonesia laments Danish pullout
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Bystoel sails to normal hill glory
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| Feb.14 |
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Swedes complete sprinting double
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| Feb.15 |
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Norway takes Rwanda genocide case
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| Feb.18 |
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Veteran Aamodt takes super-G gold
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| Feb.22 |
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Lind adds to Sweden's golden tally
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| Feb.24 |
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 Finland crushes Russia; Sweden - Czechs Sweden ousted the world champion 7-3. Finland is upending the high-flying Russians 4-0
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| Feb.26 |
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 Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold Lidstrom's blistering slapshot early gave Sweden a 3-2 win in the final event of the Games
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| Mar.11 |
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Kostelic second to take slalom cup
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| Mar.15 |
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Deadly bird flu strain hits Sweden
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| Mar.17 |
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Raich rounds off triumphant season
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| Mar.18 |
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Kostelic sets new World Cup record
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| May.21 |
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Swedes complete ice hockey double Olympic champions blanked titleholders Czech Republic 4-0 in the world championship final in Riga
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| Jun.7 |
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 Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels hold meeting The government and rebels are meeting in Norway to discuss security for truce monitors
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| Jun.15 |
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Last-gasp Ljungberg rescues Sweden
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| Jun.23 |
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Swedish cameraman shot dead| Martin Adler shot during a huge rally in Mogadishu, held to support Thursday's peace agreement | |
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| Jun.24 |
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Podolski puts hosts in last 8 over Sweden Lukas Podolski struck twice in the first 12 minutes as Germany wins 2-0 over 10-man Sweden
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| Jul.1 |
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Tour prologue victory for Hushovd
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| Aug.3 |
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Envoy ready for Sri Lanka talks
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| Aug.8 |
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Obikwelu strikes his own 2 Euro golds
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| Aug.30 |
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 Aid donation bid for Lebanon| A conference aims to raise $500 million to help war-crippled Lebanon get back on its feet | |
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| Aug.31 |
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Lebanese PM makes plea for help At an international donors' conference Fouad Siniora has made an impassioned plea for help in rebuilding his country
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 Donors turn to Palestinian crisis Donors promise $500m in aid for the Palestinian territories
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| Sep.8 |
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Paper reprints Holocaust cartoons
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| Sep.17 |
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Narrow win for opposition| Centre-right opposition bloc has defeated the ruling Social Democrat party in the closest-fought general election | | |
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| Sep.18 |
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Work starts on new govt
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| Oct.9 |
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Sixth 2006 Nobel goes to American
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| Oct.10 |
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3 dead in plane crash
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| Oct.14 |
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Trade minister to quit Maria Borelius is to resign over allegations of tax evasion after just one week in office
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| Oct.16 |
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Norwegian Envoy in Sri Lanka
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| Oct.17 |
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Iceland begins commercial whaling
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| Oct.20 |
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  Putin firm on EU energy charter European Union leaders are meeting to discuss how to ensure stable supplies of energy
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| Oct.21 |
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Iceland 'breaks ban on whaling'
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| Nov.17 |
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New drive against cluster bombs Norway is pushing for an international meeting that it will lead to a worldwide treaty restricting the use of the munitions
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| Nov.23 |
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Divisions mar EU-Russia meeting The 2 sides were due to discuss a partnership agreement: energy, migration and other issues
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