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AstraZeneca settles Crestor lawsuit

Business & Money: 25 Mar 13
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said announced on Monday that it had settled its long running patent lawsuit over top-selling cholesterol treatment Crestor. READ »

Sweden beats Ireland in stadium 'cold war'

Sport: 20 Mar 13
Football's governing body FIFA has put a lid on Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni's wish that the roof of Stockholm's Friends Arena be open for Friday's World Cup qualifier against Sweden. READ »

Hackers mount Swedish government cyber attack

Science & Technology: 4 Feb 12
The "hacktivist" group Anonymous claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the websites of the Swedish government on Saturday as part of protests against anti-piracy regulations. READ »

Swedes out in force to protest anti-piracy law

National: 4 Feb 12
Swedes took to the streets of Stockholm and other major cities on Saturday to protest against the ACTA anti-piracy legislation which is set to go before the Riksdag later this year. READ »

Female students have more sex partners: study

National: 17 Nov 11
Female university students in Sweden have twice as many sex partners than they did ten years ago, according to a new survey by the student health service at Uppsala University, while condom use is on the decline. READ »

Sweden to play England to open Swedbank Arena

Sport: 15 Nov 11
England will face Sweden's national side in a friendly next year to mark the opening of Sweden's new national stadium, Swedbank Arena, in Stockholm. The two teams also square off on Tuesday night at Wembley in London. READ »

'Sweden should ask for US help to free journalists jailed in Ethiopia'

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 11
Just as Sweden helped win the release of two American journalists captured in North Korea in 2009, the US can hopefully find a way to return the favour in Ethiopia before Sweden considers supporting US anti-terror efforts in the region, argues historian Susanne Berger. READ »

Resilience: Stockholm centre helps the world grow sustainably

Science & Technology: 30 May 11
The Stockholm Resilience Centre is leading the charge to put global development on a sustainable footing - a task that is engaging leading scientists and politicians worldwide. READ »

Antidepressants prevent suicide: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 15 Sep 10
Swedish researchers have concluded that antidepressant medication helps to save sufferers from depression from suicide, according to a new report. READ »

New Stockholm arena gets financial go-ahead

National: 13 Nov 09
Plans for the proposed 30,000-seater arena in the Swedish capital can begin after Stockholm City Council announced a financial agreement with AEG Facilities, the company that will run the stadium. READ »

Well-paid mothers breast feed longer: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 09
Mothers with high salaries breast feed their children longer than mothers with lower incomes, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Clinic hit with new case of deadly 'super' bacteria

Science & Technology: 21 Sep 09
Another child has been infected with a strain of multiresistant bacteria at the same hospital in central Sweden where three newborns died from similar infections in August. READ »

Cockroach surprise for Swedish property mogul

Society: 16 Sep 09
A Stockholm-area investment executive received a package of live cockroaches in protest of his firm’s perceived negligence in upgrading run-down apartment buildings in Malmö’s Rosengård neighbourhood. READ »

Breast cancer rate doubles among pregnant Swedish women

Science & Technology: 14 Sep 09
The occurrence of breast cancer among pregnant women in Sweden has more than doubled since the 1960s, a new study shows. READ »

Swedish dad in bid for breast milk

Society: 2 Sep 09
Swedish father Ragnar Bengtsson has entered into an experiment that he hopes will help him breastfeed his future children. READ »

Karolinska slammed over newborn deaths

Science & Technology: 29 Jul 09
Sweden’s prestigious Karolinska University hospital has been criticized by health authorities after three newborns died from infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria. READ »

Eating fish makes teenage boys smarter: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 9 Mar 09
Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week score higher on intelligence tests, according to a Swedish study. READ »

Master keys to Malmö flats missing

National: 24 Jan 09
The master keys to almost 900 apartments in the suburb of Rosengård in Malmö are missing. The keys were stolen during riots in the city in December but the managing agent, Newsec, has not yet changed the locks. READ »

Magazine names Sweden's ten worst landlords

Society: 9 Dec 08
Six out of Sweden’s ten worst landlords, as listed in Hem & Hyra magazine’s annual ranking, come from the same highly criticized company. READ »

The clipper conspiracy

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 08
This must be some kind of conspiracy: David Bartal wonders who is behind the mysterious disappearance from stores of standard, good quality nail clippers. READ »

Rowdy deportee stalls return to Eritrea

National: 23 Jan 08
A deportee's rowdy behaviour blocked Sweden's controversial attempt to send him back to Eritrea. READ »

Sweden to deport man to Eritrea

National: 23 Jan 08
Sweden is to send a 23-year-old asylum seeker back to Eritrea despite warnings from the UN and Amnesty International that nobody should be forced to return there. READ »

Firemen 'will let buildings burn'

National: 14 Dec 07
Sweden's firemen have said they will refuse to put out fires at municipal buildings unless a deal can be reached with two employer associations. READ »

More overweight 4-year old girls than ever before

Science & Technology: 18 Apr 07
A study of Swedish children has found that 4-year-old girls are six times more likely to be overweight now than twenty years ago. READ »

"US government behind Pirate Bay raid"

National: 2 Jun 06
SEE ALSO: Raid on The Pirate Bay hits other sites
Reports that the US government was behind the action against the Sweden-based file sharing site have resulted in the Swedish government being reported to the country's Constitutional Committee. READ »

Late birth increases risk of slow development

Science & Technology: 30 Aug 05
Children who are born late run a greater risk of being damaged neurologically than children who are born after a normal pregnancy, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Gay men "attracted by same odours as women"

Science & Technology: 10 May 05
A new Swedish study shows that gay men respond to "pheromones" in the same way as women. That's a boost to the theory that homosexuality is biologically determined, say researchers. READ »

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