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Maybe so. But given the much steeper cuts that other central banks are making, the ECB move still seems modest in the face of the economic erosion under way. The Bank of England cut its key rate by one percentage point to 2% today, while Sweden's central bank cut its key rate by 1.75 percentage points. The U.S. Federal Reserve's main lending rate now stands at 1%, the lowest level in five decades...
...Poland’s use of chemical castration is also a blatant misuse of medical science. Chemical castration for pedophiles carries the same implications as the prodcedure used to forcibly sterilize mental patients in Sweden as late as the 1970s, and Nazi Germany before. To treat pedophilia as a disease that can be eradicated though superficial- and abusive- treatment reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of the roots behind pedophilic crimes. Preventing criminal acts by enforcing chemical control of the mind is an unethical exertion of the methods reserved for mental patients...
...still think Christianity is a "religion for losers"? Michael Flessas KATRINEHOLM, SWEDEN...
...Nordic Supremacy: The top four countries in terms of gender equality are Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland - which also nabbed the top spots in the 2007 edition of this report. Norway is on top, in part, thanks to a law that requires the boards of public limited companies be made up of at least 40% women...
...catering to the Japanese consumer will be a challenge. What is shiny and new here one day is often dull the next. "Japanese consumers are very fashion conscious and detail-oriented. They have high expectations on service," says Edman, who was born and raised in Tokyo before going to Sweden. She and her team are banking on the fact that H&M's relationship with Japan is already a strong one. Tokyo has even been a source of inspiration for H&M's designers, as reflected in the company's most recent designer collaboration with Rei Kawakubo's high-fashion...