Telia's Q2 core earnings beat expectations
July 18 (Reuters) - Swedish telecom operator Telia TELIA.ST reported second-quarter core earnings above market expectations on Friday, aided by capital gains from the sale of assets in Denmark. In a separate statement, Telia said it would offer to buy Swedish broadband provider Bredband2, after announcing the previous day it would divest its Latvian operations. (Reporting by Alessandro Parodi in Gdansk, editing by Matt Scuffham) ((alessandro.parodi@thomsonreuters.com))