Sweden battles for bronze in World Ice Hockey Championships
Sweden’s national men’s ice hockey team fought back from a goal down to defeat the United States 4-2 in the consolation round of the World Ice Hockey ...
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Esctoday.com BigPoll Predicts 10 qualifiers from 1st Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final
The 7th annual BigPoll is well underway on esctoday.com, the world’s most visited independent Eurovision Song Contest website. Readers and members ha...
Peace conference in Oslo Norway calls for peace through trade
The annual Oslo Summit on Peace through Trade, taking place this Thursday 14th May in Oslo City Hall, will address the ethical and resonsibile aspects...
Greenland lands its first native whale in 37 years
It’s been 37 years coming, but a Greenlandic bowhead whale has been hunted and caught near the town of Qeqertarsuaq, thus finally filling its special ...
Sweden’s Pirate Party could score EU seat
Recent polls suggest that Sweden’s newest political group, the Pirate Party, may have a decent chance of winning a seat in the European Parliament on ...
Norway suspends Skanled gas pipeline project
Nordic and Eastern European nations hoping to break free of Russia’s dominant position in gas supply were dealt a blow when Norway suspended its USD 1...
Ericsson suffers drop in profits
The Swedish mobile phone giant, Ericsson, has suffered a 30 percent drop in its first quarter net profits compared to the same period in 2008. The wor...
Co-operation called by Norway for Arctic resources
Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store opened last week’s international conference on managing the Arctic with a plea to co-operate peacefully as ...