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Sweden's old buildings 'threatened'
Many of Sweden's old buildings are under threat because officials are not doing enough to protect them, according to a new report. Government needs to act to make sure buildings of historical value are preserved, it says. READ () »
Man charged with Gothenburg shooting
A 44-year-old man suspected of shooting to death a 33-year-old man in Gothenburg on Sunday night has been charged with murder and serious gun crimes. READ () »
OMX surges in advance of Nasdaq consummation
Stockholm stock exchange owner OMX has announced revenues of 2,190 million kronor (329 million dollars) for the first half of 2007 and has great expectations for its planned marriage with Nasdaq. READ () »
SKF results exceed analysts' expectations
Swedish ball bearing manufacturer SKF has reported record sales and profit for the second quarter of 2007. The results were better than expected, with a profit before taxes of 1,957 million kronor. READ () »
Ericsson wins largest-ever order
Telecoms giant Ericsson said Wednesday it had won a $2 billion network expansion order from India's Bharti Airtel, the largest order ever received by the Swedish company. READ () »
Sweden's wine tax 'breaks EU law'
Sweden should not be allowed to have higher tax on wine than on beer, a top EU judge has said. The higher wine tax benefits Sweden's beer producers over foreign wine producers, says the commission. READ () »
'Policemen watched as bouncers attacked Swede'
Bulgarian police have launched an internal inquiry following the death of a Swede in a nightclub brawl in a holiday resort on Monday. Two police officers present allegedly did nothing to intervene. READ () »
Man 'scalped wife' in front of neighbours
A man has been arrested in northern Sweden accused of scalping his wife. According to prosecutors he pulled her hair so hard that a piece of skin sized ten square centimetres came away from her head. READ () »
Swedish oil 'could supply one fifth of nation's demand'
Around 50,000 barrels of oil a day could be extracted in the Swedish area of the Baltic Sea, it has been claimed, enough to cover 20 percent of Sweden's needs for 20 years. READ () »
More school sports needed 'to combat child obesity'
With more and more Swedish children either overweight or obese, every school should introduce one hour a day of sports, top athletes have said. READ () »
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