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An exhibition that shows photos of Jesus naked on the cross has had its funding withdrawn by the Church of Sweden. The show will go on, insists the gallery due to host it. READ () »
The Swedish government is to set up a new commission to investigate when children die after being abused. The minister in charge has named it 'Bobby's Law' after a ten-year old boy from Småland. READ () »
A man on the run for ten years turned up at a police station on Tuesday, only to be told by police to make a run for it. Jan-Erik Olsson is notorious for his role in the famous Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973. "I want to get rid of this baggage," he said. READ () »
Staffing company Poolia has posted a first quarter net profit of 21.7 million kronor - a considerable increase on the same period last year. READ () »
Three drunk Swedes and two Norwegians were arrested in Egypt after shaving their heads and walking round a statue chanting Muslim prayers. The group was on its way to a toga party, it is claimed. READ () »
Police are hunting for two more men suspected of involvement in an attack on an Iraqi polling place in a Stockholm suburb last December. READ () »
Sweden's decision to grant an entry visa to a Hamas cabinet minister to attend a conference about exiled Palestinians "legitimises terrorism", says Israel. France isn't happy either, but prime minister Göran Persson says the move is appropriate. READ () »
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has said that Japan has much to learn from Sweden's policy on welfare and challenges like ageing populations. READ () »
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