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Sweden is tweeting to the world, and this week she is Hanna, just your average lesbian truck driver.

Three of Europe's biggest oil companies are expected to bid for Anadarko Petroleum's Brazilian business, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas (VWS.CO) will cut 2,335 jobs in a bid to restore profitability after rising costs wiped out its 2011earnings.

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas will cut 2,335 jobs in a bid to restore profitability after rising costs wiped out its 2011 earnings.

Nicolas Steno, the 17th century Danish father of geology, was honored Wednesday with a Google Doodle commemorating what would have been the genius' 374th birthday. Steno, whose name means rock in Danish, pioneered research in both anatomy and geology helping to discover a groundbreaking theory to explain how fossils function in layers of rock.

European film subscription service Lovefilm has signed deals to give its members access to past BBC and ITV television shows including Doctor Who and Prime Suspect, it said ahead of an expected imminent launch of rival Netflix in Britain.

BBC is under fire for naming Sweetie the Panda Miss December 2011 in Faces of the Year: The Women, with everyone from Parliament to Twitter users slamming BBC for causing pandagate less than month after it was criticized for ignoring women's achievements. See the full list here, and find out why BBC is defending its decision.

Siku, an adorable baby polar bear, was born on Nov. 22 at the Scandinavian Wildlife Park in Kolind and is being hand-reared in the Denmark zoo. The precious newborn has melted the hearts of animal lovers around the globe as videos of Siku have gone viral online.

Companies working to develop a pure hydrocodone drugs have abuse experts and drug control advocates warning that the product will be highly addictive. Drugs like Zohydro, which opponents are already calling the next OxyContin, will be 10 times as strong as Vicodin, and the first time pure hydrocodone will be sold legally in the U.S.

Gold extended its record bull run in 2011 for an 11th year as confidence in the world's financial leaders and their stewardship of fiat currencies plummeted.

The Rocky IV actress is in pain but OK.

Fears over the safety of silicone breast implants made by a now defunct French firm spread to Australia, South America and across Europe on Thursday as French officials prepared to decide if thousands of women should have their implants surgically removed.

The fact is everyone in the financial services or wealth management business has thought about what they feel the markets will do next year. Following are the 10 market predictions for 2012 from Oliver Pursche, co-portfolio manager of GMG Defensive Beta Fund.

The $8-billion, multi-year contract provides a big boost to Lockheed, while Japan seeks to replace its aging fleet of Boeing F-4 jets.

A layer of gold nanodots on the surface of indium-tin oxide (ITO) coated glass may improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells, according to new research published in the journal, Gold Bulletin.

Greece, one of the worst hit countries in the Eurozone crisis, may begin official negotiations to exit the Eurozone in 2012, according to Oliver Pursche, co-portfolio manager of GMG Defensive Beta Fund.

Denmark's Novozymes A/S , the world's leading industrial enzyme producer, is now in talks over a series of projects that will boost its presence in China's growing biochemical sector, a company executive said on Wednesday.

Almost a quarter of the European Union's 500 million people have never used the Internet and there is a widening division between the web-savvy north of Europe and the poorer south and east, figures released on Wednesday showed.

From the royal wedding to the Libyan uprising and the Occupy Wall Street protests, these Flickr users chose to recreate 2011's biggest stories through Lego, crafting intricate pictures of everything from Buckingham Palace to Zuccotti Park. Check out the best Lego pictures here, and find out where to see the rest of the Lego project.

Christmas markets attract millions of tourists every year. Looking for the best market to visit in 2011? Here are the top ten Christmas markets.

Following Google’s recent announcement that Android Market has reached an important milestone - 10 billion downloads per month – the Internet search engine giant also released a detailed infographic that showed how the world is being driven forward by Google power.