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Finland's Katainen confident tax relief will cut roundwood prices
Jyrki Katainen , the Finnish finance minister, told reporters in Helsinki on Thursday he was confident that the government's proposed tax relief on sales of roundwood would have the intended effect of reducing ...
Why this year's Stirling prize is cooler than ever
Strange but true: every one of the graceful buildings on 2008's shortlist looks better suited to ice-cold climes than Britain July 18, 2008 2:00 PM Aussie rules ...Manchester Civil Justice Centre, designed by ...
Grow your mobile in a pot? Maybe someday, say Nokia researchers
Nokia's flagship store in Helsinki. The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia has worked for years with top experts to determine the needs and wants of tomorrow's customers in order to stay ahead of ...
World`s 10 best airports - Forbes
For the seventh year, the Hong Kong International Airport was ranked the best by millions of worldwide passengers, according to Forbes.
Study Links Herpes with Widespread Neuropathic Pain
Reactivation of genital herpes is linked in some cases with the emergence of widespread neuropathic pain, according to a Finnish study reported in The Journal of Pain .
Head-on crash on Finland's L nsiv yl
A motorist caused a head-on collision on Lansivayla, the western approach motorway to Finland's capital Helsinki, near Westend on Friday after driving down an exit sliproad.
Rice asks Finland to stay in Afghanistan
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, told Alexander Stubb , Finland's foreign minister, in Washington on Thursday that she hoped Finland would continue its crisis management and police training missions ...
Finland, Home of `Miss Strawberry,' Frets as Hail Flattens Annual Harvest
Mika Karinen's months of work vanished in minutes when hail devastated his strawberry fields in eastern Finland .
DNAR lands breast cancer test license
The DNA Repair Company , a Boston-based cancer treatment company that emphasizes customized care, has been granted exclusive licensing rights for a breast cancer diagnostic test developed at Helsinki University ...
Finnish car manufacturer Valmet Automotive said Tuesday it has signed a preliminary deal with Fisker Automotive Inc.
Isinbayeva Vaults For New World Record
Russia's world and Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva set a world record of 5.03 meters at Rome's Golden Gala.
Second arrest in Slovenia branch of Finnish patria probe
Finnish arms maker Patria said in a statement Thursday that the Helsinki district court had ordered the second arrest in a corruption investigation into the sale of armoured personnel carriers to Slovenia.
Nightwish: Pro-Shot Footage Of Rock Werchter Performance Available
Professionally filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH 's entire July 6, 2008 concert at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium can be viewed below.
Finnish theater troupe introduces novel form into opera
Deaf actors Juho Saarinen , Kolbrun Volkudottir and Aliisa Lehtonen perform in the world's first sign opera in Helsinki.
On song: Club sets new karaoke endurance record
A FINNISH club has set the world record for the longest karaoke session of 216 hours, with the participants vowing to keep going and set a new watershed mark of several weeks.
Russian sets pole vault record
Russian Yelena Isinbayeva improved her own pole vault world record Friday, jumping 16 feet, 6 inches at the Golden Gala meet.
Having twins takes a toll on parents' mental health
Washington, July 8: Parents of twins conceived either spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technology are more likely to report mental health symptoms after delivery and one year later, than parents of ...
Bjork Cancels Finland Show Due To Throat Problem
Pop star Bjork has been forced to pull out of another date in her current world tour - citing health problems for the cancellation.
Anorexia, 'bigorexia' may have same genetic roots
A new study with twins suggests that for men, the obsession with being too small and undeveloped, known as muscle dysmorphic disorder, may share the same genetic underpinnings as anorexia nervosa.
Xtract, Innovator in Social Advertising Intelligence Raises EUR 7.5 Million
Submitted by webitpr on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 17:41. in announcement London, UK and Helsinki, Finland: Xtract, the leader and innovator in social advertising intelligence today announced that it has closed its ...