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A major GM shareholder has withdrawn his recommendation for the company to sell Swedish carmaker Saab, it has been reported. READ () »
A bus carrying 36 Swedish passengers in Morocco crashed on Tuesday morning, Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The bus was on its way from Agadir to Marrakech, a popular tourist destination, when it drove off the road READ () »
Bird flu 'doesn't worry Swedes'
An aggressive form of bird flu has been found in Sweden. The virus was found in wild birds near Oskarshamn, in Småland in the south of the country. "Serious but not unexpected," says Sweden's agriculture minister.
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Bird flu might be on Sweden's doorstep, but citizens are unconcerned about the possibility of a pandemic. People are reluctant to heed the warning signals, pollsters say. READ () »
Predictions that Stockholm shopkeepers would suffer following the start of congestion charging appear to have been proven wrong by new figures. Sales in Stockholm stores rose in January. READ () »
World's press reflects on Palme murder
At 11.21pm on February 28th 1986, Olof Palme was shot dead in central Stockholm as he left a cinema. On Tuesday morning roses and candles were laid at his grave.
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Cartoons portraying Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt have been spread by the Social Democrats' communications department, it has been revealed. READ () »
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