Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) Setting aside their differences over climate change, India and the US Tuesday decided to forge a green partnership and resolved to work for a substantive outcome at the Cophenhagen summit.
IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:01 -0500

London, Nov 24 : American actress Susan Sarandon was presented with a top award at the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden last weekend.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:06 -0500

London, Nov 24 : A new Swedish research suggests that men who do not vent out their anger on being treated unfairly at workplace are likely to double their chances of having a heart attack.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:06 -0500

Washington, Nov 24 (DPA) The United States will offer a mid-term target for cutting its climate-damaging emissions when world governments meet for the critical UN-backed Copenhagen summit next month, US media has reported, citing a senior administration official.
IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:20:04 -0500

The IT industry will be mentioned in the draft climate treaty that will form the basis for negotiations at next month's UN summit in Copenhagen, following a successful lobbying campaign from the int...
Infomatics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:13:03 -0500

Statkraft yesterday formally opened a prototype plant capable of generating zero-carbon energy through the power of osmosis. The plant at Tofte, outside Oslo, was opened by Crown Princess Mette-Mar...
Infomatics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:13:01 -0500

Pressure grows for IT inclusion in Copenhagen agreement Cisco and Ericsson chief executives are understood to be keen, as well as UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon...
Infomatics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:12:42 -0500

The British public would like to see Swedish band ABBA reform more than any other act, according to a survey. PRS for Music, the organisation that collects royalties on behalf of composers and songwr...
ABC Australia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:39:50 -0500

HELSINKI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A mutation of the A/H1N1 flu virus reported in Norway was also discovered in Finland in July, Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health said in a statement on Tuesday...
SINA Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:10 -0500

The Danish government will propose Connie Hedergaard, the Minister of Environment, for the position of EU Commissioner, Danish state radio has announced. The 49-y-old Hedergaard has played a key role...
Novinite Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:48:05 -0500

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish luxury carmaker Koenigsegg said Tuesday it was giving up its bid to buy Saab Automobile from its US parent General Motors due to costly delays, plunging Saab's future int...
West Australian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:51 -0500

DETROIT (AP) -- A Swedish automaker has backed out of a deal to buy Saab from General Motors Co., casting serious doubt on the future of the troubled brand.
TBO.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:24:07 -0500

NEW DELHI: A high-level business delegation from Finland led by its Minister for Economic Affairs, Mauri Pekkarinen, is coming here on Wednesday for a two-day intensive deliberation with the Indian in...
The Hindu Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:54:39 -0500

No one recognized the world’s top skier, Aksel Lund Svindal, in Miami Beach, where he rested in preparation for races this weekend and next in Canada and Colorado.
International Herald Tribune Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:35:19 -0500

CANBERRA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Australia took a step toward carbon trading on Tuesday when the opposition promised to support a revised government scheme, aiding the outlook for a U.N. climate summit...
Reuters Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:33:29 -0500

South Africa has urged Norway to prioritise concerns of developing nations at next month's Copenhagen climate conference. Last week the Norwegian Prime Minister said he was not optimistic of a summit ...
SABC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:23:36 -0500

STOCKHOLM (AP) -The Swedish referee who failed to spot Thierry Henry's hand ball in the World Cup playoff between France and Ireland says he considered quitting because of the furor.
MSNBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:19:43 -0500

DETROIT - A Swedish specialty automaker has backed out of a deal to buy Saab from General Motors Co., casting serious doubt on the future of the troubled brand. GM said Tuesday that Koenigsegg Group ...
Canadian Business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:10:13 -0500

CANBERRA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Australia took a step towards carbon trading on Tuesday when the opposition promised to support a revised government scheme, aiding the outlook for a U.N. climate summi...
The Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:06:07 -0500

Suriya Begum, a slum dweller in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, holds her baby in this Aug, 24, 2009 portrait. The 18-year-old moved from the southern coast to Dhaka a few years ago in search of a bett...
Vancouver Sun Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:59:50 -0500

Johannesburg — The humanitarian aid community will not only be keeping tabs on the conversations about "who will cut how much [greenhouse gas emissions]" at the United Nations Climate Change Con...
All Africa Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:44:12 -0500

(Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, seen during the official opening of the world's first salt power generator, in Tofte, south of Oslo, in Norway).
U.S. News & World Report Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:46:29 -0500

World leaders will soon gather in Copenhagen in the hopes of coming up with a binding agreement aimed at limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. But what if we're not successful? Kirsty Lewis of...
Spiegal Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:39 -0500

Oslo - Oil and gas rich Norway on Tuesday inaugurated a prototype power plant to produce energy based on the principle of osmosis. "This new technology generates electricity simply by mixing water, sa...
Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:01 -0500

Submit your comment Trade and investment from Norway are expected to grow substantially as a result of this week's state visit by King Harald V and Queen Sonja, accompanied by a delegation of more tha...
Business Report Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:34 -0500

(RTTNews) - Norway's economic growth accelerated in the third quarter, led by a recovery in exports, official data showed Tuesday.Mainland gross domestic product, which excludes oil, gas and shipping...
Quote.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:32:40 -0500

Over the last few years – as people grow increasingly anxious about rising sea levels, melting glaciers and the possibility of a catastrophic tipping point on climate change – Buy Nothing ...
Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:54:23 -0500

Ryanair is to open its thirty-seventh base at Oslo Rygge in March 2010 with three aircraft and 16 new routes (22 in total).Ryanair will offer 100 weekly return flights to/from Oslo Rygge in an investm...
Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:13 -0500

I n the run-up to next month’s increasingly shaky Copenhagen global warming policy negotiations, the official advice from the world’s climatists is that the politicians and the rest of us should...
National Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:35:00 -0500

) - Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen on Tuesday announced Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard as his choice for Denmark's next EU commissioner. In a statement, Rasmussen said his ...
EU Business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:16:02 -0500

Sasol Ltd. (SSL), the world's largest producer of motor fuels from coal, Tuesday said it has signed a pact with Norway's Gassnova SF that will allow it to participate in a carbon dioxide technology ...
Morning Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:23:48 -0500

The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced that the recently concluded auction for spectrum in the 2500MHz-2690MHz range raised almost EUR3.8 million (USD5.7 million). Having f...
TeleGeography Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:58:51 -0500

Earth Hour is calling for people all over the world to help create a powerful message for the world’s leaders when they arrive in Copenhagen for the United Nation’s Climate Change Conferen...
PR Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:31:33 -0500

PRWEB ) November 24, 2009 -- WSI expects the upcoming period (December-February) to average cooler than normal in Scandinavia, parts of the UK, and the northern mainland. "The combination of the ...
PR Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:31:29 -0500

PRWEB ) November 23, 2009 -- World Wildlife Fund today issued the following statement from Keya Chatterjee, acting director of WWF’s climate program, following the announcement by the White Hous...
PR Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:03:47 -0500

Authorities in Chicago are looking into allegations that two local men accused of plotting an assault on a Danish newspaper that published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad may be linked ...
Chicago Tribune Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:33 -0500