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Washington, 28 September 2007 -- On September 28, Bruce Springsteen kicked off a North American tour in support of his new album Magic. He launched the 23-date outing in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

After wrapping up concerts in Boston, Massachusetts on November 19, the band will head to Europe where 13 concerts are scheduled in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, the U.K. and France.

Bruce Springsteen's "Magic" hits record stores on October 2.

Source: VOANews.com

Sept. 23, 2007 -- Dover – Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner is leading a Delaware delegation on a trade mission to Sweden and Amsterdam, where the group will meet with business executives, including the corporate research and development leadership of AstraZeneca, and take a look at an existing offshore wind farm.    » read more »

23 September 2007 -- The United States will host Russia in the Davis Cup tennis World Group final in November, after the U.S. defeated Sweden 4-1 in Goteburg and Russia held off Germany 3-2 in Moscow.

Andy Roddick served 16 aces Sunday to beat host-Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 to clinch a semifinal victory. James Blake beat Simon Aspelin of Sweden, 6-1, 6-3, in a dead-rubber match to make the final in the best-of-five series, 4-1. The Americans will be hosting the final for the first time since 1992.    » read more »

18 September 2007 -- Swedish police have ordered artist Lars Vilks out of his own home telling him it is no longer safe for him to live there.

The head of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, says he will pay as much as $150,000 to anyone who can kill Vilks because of what he calls offensive pictures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad.

Lars Vilks says police have told him that the threats on his life are very serious. He says he was only allowed to return to his house in Stockholm to pick up a few items.    » read more »

17 September 2007, Washington (By Jim Stevenson) -- Sweden is set to host the United States in the semifinal round of this year's Davis Cup men's team tennis competition. The two nations are extending their long Davis Cup history that dates back to 1946. And as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, the winner of this best of five match series beginning Friday in Gothenburg goes to the 2007 final.    » read more »

17 September 2007, Hangzhou, China (By Jim Stevenson) -- Germany has defeated Japan, 2-0, to reach the quarterfinal round of the Women's World Cup football (soccer) tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson was at the game in Hangzhou, where the defending champions seemed to struggle at times, despite playing a relatively weaker opponent.    » read more »

16 September 2007, Hangzhou, China (By Jim Stevenson) -- The fifth FIFA Women's World Cup in China is being broadcast to a record number of viewers around the world. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the growth of the quadrennial football (soccer) event since it began in 1991.

China hosted the inaugural Women's World Cup 16 years ago. At that time, 12 nations competed, with the United States winning the title. But football fans following that team and the others often had to wait about a day for game results to appear in newspapers.    » read more »

4-Sep-2007 -- If you sit on cold boulders or forget to wear your woollen underwear, you can develop a urinary tract infection. However, these diseases are more complicated than this, and in some cases they have a genetic background. Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have found a gene that appears to lie behind many of the most severe urinary tract infections. The study is published on September 5 in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.    » read more »

Michigan-Sweden alternative energy summit planned in 2008

August 28, 2007 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said her recent investment mission to Sweden and Germany produced jobs and investment in Michigan and laid the groundwork for additional investment and jobs in the future. Granholm announced that Michigan will host a Michigan-Sweden alternative energy summit in early 2008 to accelerate investment and job creation.    » read more »

August 26, 2007, Osaka, Japan (By David Byrd) -- American sprinter Tyson Gay has won the gold medal in the men's 100-meters race at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan.

Tyson Gay blasted out of the starting blocks and never looked back until the finish. The American took the gold medal with a time of 9:85. Gay said afterwards that he knew he could not rest until he had the gold.    » read more »

Washington, 23 August 2007 (By Ray McDonald) -- Bill Murray may face a drunken driving charge, after cruising through downtown Stockholm in a golf cart.

Detective-Inspector Christer Holmlund of the Stockholm police said officers pulled over the Caddyshack star early on the morning of August 20.

After the 56-year-old actor refused to take an alcohol-detecting breathalzer test, a blood test was administered. He said results will take 14 days.    » read more »

August 22, 2007 -- STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced Swedish-based Chemrec AB and Ohio-based NewPage Corporation have formed a partnership to explore possible development of a plant that would produce renewable biomass-based fuels at the NewPage paper mill in Escanaba.    » read more »

Industrial equipment manufacturer grows Michigan operations

August 22, 2007 -- STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Following a meeting today with executives from Atlas Copco A.B. in Stockholm, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced the company plans to create 30 new jobs at its facilities in Oakland County. The new jobs will include experienced electrical engineers and sales/marketing positions.    » read more »

Meets with alternative energy experts, government leaders, industrialists

August 21, 2007 -- GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm continued her investment mission in Sweden today, meeting with the country's leading alternative energy experts and business and government leaders to develop new partnerships and encourage Swedish companies to invest and grow in Michigan.    » read more »

August 20, 2007 -- VÄXJÖ, SWEDEN - On the first day of her investment mission to Sweden and Germany, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today met with executives from Trelleborg Automotive, and announced the company will invest $10.2 million in a new technical center in Northville Township to be used for advanced engineering and project development activities. The investment by Trelleborg Rubore, a division of Trelleborg Automotive, is expected to create 32 new jobs.    » read more »