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Sweden is awash with millionaires, thanks to rising house prices and solid stock market performance, according to a new survey. "It would be fair to say this is the richest Swedes have ever been," says the report's author. READ () »
Two people have been taken to hospital following an armed robbery at a jewellery shop in Bagarmossen in south Stockholm. READ () »
A group of Lebanese scouts hoping to participate at a major jamboree in southern Sweden have had their visa applications turned down by the Swedish Embassy in Damascus. READ () »
Last year The Local's Paul Rapacioli wrote a series of articles entitled Stockholm Syndrome, chronicling his experiences settling in in Sweden. Now, the column has been resurrected in audio form. READ () »
While recently awaiting the arrival of a new baby, Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius found herself not so much restricted by her bulging belly as by the opinions of those around her - especially when it came to alcohol consumption. READ () »
Police have arrested six people in connection with the stabbing to death of a shop worker in Gothenburg on Tuesday afternoon. READ () »
The Wallenberg family's investment firm Investor saw its net asset value surge to 182.6 billion kronor (27.4 billion dollars) in the first half of 2007, with ABB, Scania and Atlas Copco the main drivers. READ () »
Police say they have reason to doubt the story of an Iraqi asylum seeker who claimed she was raped by three masked men in a Stockholm apartment last week. READ () »
Scandinavian media giant Schibsted has become the majority owner in the web site Tv.nu, which is said to be Sweden's most popular online television guide. READ () »
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a serious stabbing incident in Täby on Tuesday night. READ () »
A 45-year-old Gothenburg man was stabbed to death on Tuesday afternoon at the shop where he worked. READ () »
Ringhals nuclear power plant has tightened security after the sacking of a number of people involved in the construction of a new turbine hall. Eight workers have been relieved of their duties. READ () »
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