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Governor McDonnell says UVA board made mistakes, but stops short of criticizing decision
Reporter"A tough 9 days for one of the world's great universities." That's how Governor Bob McDonnell referred to the recent turmoil in Charlottesville after UVA President Teresa Sullivan was forced to resign. Tuesday morning, McDonnell said the University of...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Bob McDonnell, Politics, Executive Branch
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Unemployment, immigrant poverty fuel riots in Sweden
ReutersMore than 200 teenagers and young adults attacked police and set fire to cars for a third consecutive night of rioting in the suburbs Stockholm, Sweden. On Tuesday night, rioters attacked a police station in the Jakobsberg area in the northwest of the...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Pension and Welfare, Immigration, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Interior Policy
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Professor, bank economist to join Swedish central bank
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank on Wednesday appointed a professor of economics and an investment bank chief economist as new members to its monetary policy board, replacing outgoing decision makers Lars Svensson and Barbro Wickman-Parak. The...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Policy, Dwayne Johnson
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EU mergers and takeovers (May 21)
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Private equity firms KKR and Bregal Fund to jointly invest in private school...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Science and Technology, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Car Guides and Reviews
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Ericsson closes telecom cable manufacturing facility
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson announced on Tuesday plans to shut its telecom cable manufacturing facility in Sweden and would take a 500 million Swedish crown ($75 million) charge as a result. The company said it had given notice of a reduction of 354... -
Sweden probes former Saab executives in tax investigation
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have detained the former chief executive of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on Tuesday. In...Tags: Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Prosecution, Manufacturing and Engineering, Lawyers
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship scores
ReutersMay 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship at the par-70 course on Sunday in Irving, Texas 267 Bae Sang-Moon (South Korea) 66 66 66 69 269 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 60 69 68 72 270 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa)...Tags: Martin Kaymer, Gary Woodland, South Korea, Ryan Palmer, Camilo Villegas
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Golf-European Tour Madeira Islands Open scores
ReutersMay 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Madeira Islands Open at the par-72 course on Sunday in Santo da Serra 273 Peter Uihlein (U.S.) 72 64 69 68 275 Morten Madsen (Denmark) 72 69 67 67 Mark Tullo (Chile) 67 69 68 71 276 Craig...Tags: Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Republic of Ireland
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Ice Hockey-Sweden thump Switzerland to win world championship
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 19 (Reuters) - Sweden swept aside Switzerland 5-1 in the final to become the first team since 1986 to win the ice hockey world championship on home ice on Sunday. The Swedes' victory snapped a nine-game winning streak that carried the...Tags: Swiss Confederation
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
ReutersMALMO, Sweden, May 18 (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums....Tags: Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Denmark
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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad
ReutersMALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The...Tags: Azerbaijan, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Politics, Avicii (music group), Finland
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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: Azerbaijan, Music Industry, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Ukraine, Shakira
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