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Three people stabbed at restaurant in H meenlinna, FinlandThree people were stabbed at a restaurant in Hameenlinna, southern Finland, midday Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 15:47
Finnish fire fighters die younger than others -study
Fire fighters in the Helsinki region live on average 10 years less than other Finns, indicates a study released by the Helsinki Rescue Department on Monday.
Source : topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 09:48
New, Powerful Pain Control Method Studied
U.S. and Finnish scientists say they've identified a therapeutic target for pain control that's eight times more effective in suppressing pain than morphine.
Source : topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 01:35
Finland to rapidly implement measures in EU crisis package
Finland is to implement the joint measures agreed upon during the weekend by the countries of the euro zone and Britain to stabilise the financial market, said Minister of Finance Jyrki Katainen in Helsinki on ...
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 17:24
Men who never smoke live longer, better lives than heavy smokers
Health-related quality of life appears to deteriorate as the number of cigarettes smoked per day increases, even in individuals who subsequently quit smoking, according to a report in the October 13 issue of ...
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 09:22
Smoking makes daily life tougher in old age
Smoking not only shortens a person's life, but may also make daily life harder to manage in old age, a study published Monday suggests.
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 01:09
Finland's Lutheran Church launches website to fight for members
Finland's Evangelical-Lutheran Church has launched a new website in an effort to combat the trend of leaving the church through the internet, a phenomenon that has cost the church over 100,000 members.
Source : topix.net | 13-Oct-2008 17:26
G l: Cross-border attacks do not target Iraqi Kurds
President Abdullah GA1 4l talks with his Finnish counterpart, Tarja Halonen, in Helsinki on Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 13-Oct-2008 07:12
Former President of Finland's Efforts Honored
Published: Friday, October 10, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 1:50 a.m. OSLO, Norway Finland's former president, Martti Ahtisaari, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 23:07
Larijani to visit Switzerland, Finland
TEHRAN a ' Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani plans to visit Switzerland at the head of a high-ranking parliamentary delegation to participate at the 119th International Parliamentary Union conference in Geneva.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 15:00
Cancer incidence increased after liver transplantation
The risk of de novo cancer is higher in liver transplant recipients than in the general population, according to a study in Finland.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 06:53
Two schools closed in Finland
Two vocational schools with about 2,500 students between them were closed in Jyvaskyla in central Finland on Monday after false threats were posted on the internet.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 02:24
Ahtisaari says jobs big factor in assuring peace
Bogus bill arrest Major auto industry losses mean it will be harder for you to motor on Associated Press - October 11, 2008 11:13 AM ET HELSINKI, Finland - The world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner thinks he ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 18:19
Hetemaj gives Finland a lifeline
Goals from Christoph Saurer and Florian Klein gave Austria a narrow lead in their play-off against Finland for a place in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but Perparim Hetemaj's crucial away goal ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 09:59
Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk
Liver transplant patients have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, say researchers in Finland.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 01:40
President Gul Meets Tatar - Turks In Finland
"President Gul Meets Tatar - Turks In Finland Published: 10/9/2008 HELSINKI - Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with the Tatar-Turks living in Helsinki as part of his talks in Finland on Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 20:23
Former Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former Finland President Martti Ahtisaari speaks at a seminar called Kosovo Today - the Way Ahead organised by The Finnish Institute of International affairs , in Helsinki on March 7, 2008.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 12:23
Him, the 69 Eyes, Negative Confirmed For Finland's Helldone Festival
HIM , THE 69 EYES and NEGATIVE are among the confirmed bands for the fourth annual Helldone Festival , set to take place December 29-31, 2008 at various clubs in Helsinki, Oulu and Tempere Finland.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 05:29
Another Finnish school evacuated after shooting threat
A school in Helsinki was evacuated on Thursday after it received false shooting threats, the latest in a string of such incidents since the Kauhajoki vocational school shooting last month.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 21:20
Turkish lawmakers debate Kurd raids
Lawmakers were expected Wednesday to extend the Turkish military's mandate to carry out cross-border operations against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 16:56
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Eight Times More Effectively than Morphine
More people suffer from pain than from heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined, but many of the drugs used to relieve suffering are not completely effective or have harmful side effects.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 10:19
Icelandic currency soon to be delisted in Finland
His comment is extremely exceptional, since one of Forex's sales edges has been that the company always promises to buy back excess currency without a handling charge.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 21:23
Finland President: 'Cyprus is not the EUa s job. It is the UNa s affair'
"Finland President: 'Cyprus is not the EUa s job. It is the UNa s affair' Famagusta Gazette The Turkish daily Milliyet newspaper has published a short interview with the Finnish President Tarja Halonen.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 16:50
Finland's Vanhanen urges Urpilainen to curb promises
Matti Vanhanen, Finland's prime minister and Centre party leader, on Tuesday advised Jutta Urpilainen, the leader of the opposition Social Democrats, at a local election debate that she should not promise ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 12:20
Pasborg's Odessa 5 Blasts Helsinki
Stefan Pasborg is yet another Nordic artist gradually raising his profile across international borders as he leads his new five-piece outfit around Europe this autumn.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 21:05
Finnish police suspect man of 10-year rape series
Police in Porvoo in southern Finland have arrested a man suspected of serial rape, Iltalehti and Ilta-Sanomat reported Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 12:53
Sami youth shine light on suicide problems
Young people from Sweden's indigenous Sami community are demanding that more be done to reduce the number of suicides within the community, 'We've been horrified by the fact that so many young Sami feel so ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 04:43
'Kindegarten Killer' Internet Game Pulled
In the game Kindergarten Killer, which is easily found on the internet, a kid spurts with blood if a player hits them.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 20:37
Tighter emission standards for ships could cost Finland in excess of EUR 800 million
The additional costs relating to tighter regulations on ship emissions on the Baltic Sea and the North Sea have come as a surprise to the representatives of Finnish industry, shipping companies, and the ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 16:05
Finland's Katainen vexed by Sarkozy's big four summit
Jyrki Katainen , the Finnish finance minister, said Saturday that the crisis summit called by Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, was "a bad idea", adding financial issues concerned all EU countries.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 11:41
Finland's PM backs EU's Barroso for second term
Finland's premier Matti Vanhanen backed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for a second five-year term, and warned that the EC would lose some of its powers unless other EU countries gave him ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 06:12
Finland mourns school massacre victims
P RESIDENT Tarja Halonen of Finland yesterday joined mourners at church for a memorial service for the victims of a school massacre in which 11 people died, including the gunman.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 01:50
Think your boss is killing you? You might be right
Much is made of the importance of choosing the correct spouse - or correctly choosing not to have one at all - when it comes to happiness in life.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 21:17
Officer's Acts Probed In Campus Shooting
The officer who didn't take the gun from the man who then went on a fatal shooting spree at a Finnish college could face criminal charges, prosecutors said.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 13:07
Finland's Holmlun peeved by FMA's response to gun rules
Anne Holmlund , the Finnish interior minister, said Wednesday that she was baffled by the Finnish Medical Association s criticism of the government s handgun licence rules.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 05:06
Cluster munitions treaty will affect Finland come what may -Halonen
Tarja Halonen, the Finnish president, said Thursday that the cluster munitions treaty would affect Finland regardless of whether or not Finland ratified it.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 00:30
Finland's Vanhanen to meet Brown in London
Matti Vanhanen , the Finnish prime minister, is to travel to London on 9 October, the government said in a statement Thursday.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 20:04
Paris summit seeks European response to crisis
French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosts a meeting of European leaders Saturday to try to shore up confidence in a banking system hit by the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 15:42
Swedish expert analyses body language of Finnish politicians - or lack of it
Fexeus does not understand Finnish, nor is he familiar with Finnish politics. Still, his observations based on body language alone seem surprisingly accurate.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 10:30
VTT, Turku University Hospital And Gothenburg University Studying How ...
VTT has started a new 3-year project in September 2008 jointly with the Turku University Hospital and the Gothenburg University with the aim being prevention of type 1 diabetes.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 02:10
Kindergarten Killing Game Removed After Finland School Shooting
A Web site has pulled a video game about shooting kindergarteners a week after Finland's worst-ever school shooting.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 17:56
Liver transplant recipients almost 3 times more likely to develop cancer
Cancer incidence is higher among liver transplant recipients in Finland compared to the general population, according to a new study in the October issue of Liver Transplantation.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 11:45
It's the beginning of the end for L.A. Philharmonic's Esa-Pekka Salonen
Thursday night, 17 seasons later, Esa-Pekka Salonen will preside over a gala opening night concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall that will mark the beginning of his final season as music director.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 07:09
Nokia offering free music service
HELSINKI : Nokia, the world's top maker of mobile phones, was to begin Thursday to offer its free music package, which analysts see posing a serious threat to Apple's dominance in the digital music business.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 02:46
2nd UPDATE: Finnish newspaper editor says sacked over homosexuality
Johanna Korhonen, named editor of Finnish provincial daily Lapin Kansa in early September, told the Finnish News Agency that she had been sacked because of her sexual orientation.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 22:22
Kindergarten Killer game removed from Finnish site
An internet game in which players roam a school and kill pupils with a shotgun has been withdrawn from a Finnish children's gaming site a week after the country's most deadly school shooting.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 17:52