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U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Politics, Unemployment Rate, Japan, Government Debt, G20
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Austria, Romania, Azerbaijan, E.ON AG, Montenegro
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Orkla, Royal Unibrew, Nordic vie for Heineken's Hartwall-sources
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 23 (Reuters) - Norway's Orkla, Danish brewer Royal Unibrew and private equity firm Nordic Capital have proceeded to the second round of bidding for Heineken's Finnish division Hartwall, three people familiar with the matter said. The...Tags: Denmark, Private Equity, PepsiCo Inc., Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record
ReutersOSLO, May 23 (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more than 30 non-stop hours chatting in an online...Tags: Literature, Henrik Ibsen, Oslo (Norway), Chess Playing, New Zealand
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Scientists sequence Norway spruce DNA. The tree's genome is LONG
Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the journal Nature, the catalog of the tree's DNA was...
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and...Tags: Romania, Azerbaijan, Petroleum Industry, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Sweden
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Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Reuters* 26 countries will compete in Saturday's final * Denmark has the best odds, followed by Norway and Ukraine * Sweden revels in pop nostalgia as host By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM, May 17 (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a...Tags: Politics, Stockholm (Sweden), United Kingdom, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Sweden
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Sons of Norway gathering tonight
In honor of Syttende Mai, or the National Day of Norway, the Sons of Norway lodge in Aberdeen is having a celebration tonight.May 17 The gathering begins at 6 p.m. at the Aberdeen Area Senior Center. Kumla, a potato dumpling, will be served,... -
Oil explorers not expecting tax hike from Irish review
ReutersBy Sarah Young DUBLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - Oil company executives shrugged off on Wednesday the risk of Ireland hiking its tax on licences, as the minister reviewing the rate said it was similar in other countries trying to encourage oil exploration....Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Google Inc., IBM, Republic of Ireland, Petroleum Industry
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Statoil to call tender for carbon capture technology
Reuters* Statoil plans to award contract in 2014 * Five companies took part in pre-qualification * Parliament expected to decide in 2016 OSLO, May 15 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil will call a tender in the coming weeks to acquire technology...Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Energy Resources, South Africa
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Most resource-rich countries mismanage natural resources: report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Over 80 percent of the world's major oil and gas-producing and mining countries fail to meet "satisfactory standards" for managing their natural resources, according to a new report that tracks resource mismanagement and...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Autolib: Paris scheme showcases tycoon's battery-car gamble
ReutersPARIS - A fleet of little silver cars in Paris is showcasing France's gamble on electric vehicle technology in a project that backers say is even helping to narrow the capital's social divide. Modeled on the Velib bike-sharing program, Autolib has won...Tags: Politics, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, France, Environmental Issues, Networking
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