This week on "Environment": A sustainable living fair in Paris, eco-friendly hairdressing in Sweden, and light pollution blocks star-gazing at the Paris Observatory. Watch the full show.
Sweden's tennis federation has been fined $25,000 and the city of Malmo was barred from hosting Davis Cup matches for five years after a controversial decision to stage the country's World Group clash with Israel behind closed doors.
Sweden's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to allow homosexuals to legally marry. Under the current law, gay couples can register unions and adopt. The law takes effect from May this year.
A company involved with Virgin's space tourism flight project announced the first trips up into space are set for 2011 from the US and 2012 from northern Sweden, with an initial price of 153, 000 euros. Nearly 300 tickets have already been sold.
Swedish Therese Alshammar was stripped of her 50m butterfly world record when it was discovered she wore two swimsuits during a race at the Australian national championships. The 31-year-old immediately lodged
an appeal.
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal claimed his second World Cup title after the season's last slalom in Are (Sweden). His closest opponent, Austria's Benjamin Raich, was forced out after straddling a gate. Svindal had won the overall title in 2007.
Around two hundred people demonstrated Friday in Malmo, Sweden, outside a Davis Cup first-round match between Israel and Sweden. Local authorities decided fans should not attend the three-day competition because of security concerns.
After being abandoned by its parent company General Motors, Saab finally obtained its legal restructuring from the Vaenersborg district court. This decision allows the Swedish company to restructure as an independent unit and avoid bankruptcy.
Abandoned by US carmaker General Motors, Saab is still looking for a rescue plan, the Swedish government having also refused to help the company, despite impending bankruptcy. Saab will now try to obtain a loan from the European Investment Bank.
It may seem a surprising decision in times of global recession, but the Swedish clothing company H&M has announced it plans to hire up to 7,000 staff this year. The low-cost retailer explained its sales went up 13% in 2008.
