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May 27, 2012
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'Tortured' US Muslim seeks asylum in Sweden
National: 19 Apr 12
A US citizen who claims he was imprisoned and tortured at the behest the American FBI is seeking political asylum in Sweden.
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'Svennis' Eriksson in talks over Iran move
Sport: 24 Nov 11
Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has held talks with Persepolis FC over the prospect of becoming the Iranian football team's next coach.
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Super Swede Norén wins Scandinavian Masters
Sport: 25 Jul 11
Sweden's Alexander Norén cruised to his third European Tour title on Sunday with a comprehensive seven-shot victory in the Scandinavian Masters.
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Muslim Council head 'clueless' over terror plot
National: 10 Jan 11
The head of the Muslim Council of Sweden has said she had no idea that the man with whom her daughter has two children was suspected of plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper when he was arrested last month.
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Sweden's Alshammar settles for silver
Sport: 20 Dec 10
Swedish swimming star Therese Alshammar claimed a silver medal in the short course world championships in Dubai on Sunday and was obliged to surrender her medals record despite an earlier gold.
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Business school injects real life into MBAs
Education: 16 Dec 10
What is the most common criticism of MBA graduates? It is probably that they learned a great deal about the abstract world, but little about the real world. If that is true, what's the point of going to business school?
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Jews warned about visiting southern Sweden
Society: 16 Dec 10
A US-based Jewish group has issued a travel warning urging Jews to exercise "extreme caution" when traveling in southern Sweden.
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Sweden's Karlsson pips Poulter in thrilling playoff
Sport: 29 Nov 10
Sweden's Robert Karlsson denied England's Ian Poulter back-to-back titles on the European Tour when he won the $7.5 million (52.49 million kronor) Dubai World Championship after a thrilling playoff battle on Sunday.
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Sweden's Hedblom leads at golf masters in Spain
Sport: 23 Oct 10
Sweden's Peter Hedblom rose to the top of the leaderboard at Spain's Castelló Masters Costa Azahar on Friday after carding a second-round 64 for a nine under par total of 133.
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Swedish filmmaker shot in Afghanistan
National: 27 Sep 10
Swedish documentary filmmaker Pål Hollender fled Afghanistan on Sunday night to seek medical treatment in Dubai after he was shot in the arm while filming a new documentary in the country.
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Sweden's Sandelin leads at golf's Vivendi Cup
Sport: 25 Sep 10
Sweden's Jarmo Sandelin and England's John Parry shared the halfway lead at the Vivendi Cup on Friday at 13 under par, with both players battling to save their tour cards.
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'Millennium' star set to rival Tom Cruise in MI:4
Society: 24 Sep 10
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports.
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Edfors to defend Thai golf title on Asian Tour
Sport: 1 Sep 10
Big-hitting Swedish star Johan Edfors has confirmed his title defence at the season finale of professional golf's Asian Tour at the end of the year.
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Elin's split with Tiger '100 percent on': report
Society: 17 Dec 09
Elin Nordegren plans to divorce her husband Tiger Woods and spend Christmas away from the disgraced billionaire golf star following the infidelity scandal which has put his career on hold, according to several media reports.
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Stockholm falls as Dubai shocks global markets
Business & Money: 27 Nov 09
The Stockholm stock exchange fell by 3.1 percent on Thursday in response to an announcement that Dubai World has requested deferment on its $59 billion mountain of debt.
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Stranded Thai berry pickers on their way home
National: 28 Aug 09
Some 200 Thai berry pickers left stranded in Sweden after staking their life savings to travel have had their return trips arranged for them through donations. The first of the berry pickers returned to Thailand yesterday.
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Eriksson finds new role in lower ranks of English football
Sport: 22 Jul 09
Embattled Swedish football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson said money had nothing to do with his decision so sign on ss director of football with English Division Two club Notts County.
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Stenson strikes gold at world's richest tournament
Sport: 11 May 09
Sweden's Henrik Stenson scored a four stroke victory to claim the $1.71 million first prize at the Players Championship at Sawgrass, Florida, on Sunday.
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Sörenstam announces she's pregnant
Sport: 20 Mar 09
Swedish golf star Annika Sörenstam, who finished her last tournament just three months ago, said on Thursday she is pregnant with her first child.
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Ibrahimovic saves Inter's blushes as Beckham awaits debut
Sport: 11 Jan 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late goal saved Inter Milan's blushes against lowly Cagliari at the San Siro on Saturday. David Beckham will meanwhile start on the bench in Milan's game against Roma on Sunday.
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Swedish plane ends Baghdad Euro drought
Travel: 2 Jan 09
The first passenger flight from Europe in 18 years landed at Baghdad airport on Saturday, when a Swedish charter aircraft touched down.
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Sorenstam misses cut as glorious career comes to a close
Sport: 22 Nov 08
Swedish golf superstar Annika Sörenstam missed the cut in her final event in Florida on Friday, ending a 15-year glorious career on the American ladies golf tour.
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Investor suffers 'torturous' third quarter
Business & Money: 14 Oct 08
Swedish investment giant Investor expressed optimism for the future on Tuesday despite suffering massive third quarter losses.
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Prosecutor closes Somali terror probe
National: 12 Sep 08
Public prosecutor Ronnie Jacobsson had decided to close down his investigation into three people suspected of financing terrorist activities in Somalia.
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Five year sentence for pre-school fraud
National: 26 May 08
The woman in charge of several suburban Stockholm pre-schools was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for defrauding the city of millions of kronor.
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Sörenstam to retire at end of season
Sport: 14 May 08
Top Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam has announced that she will retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
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Vin & Sprit sale boosts government privatizations
Business & Money: 2 Apr 08
The sale of Absolut vodka maker Vin & Sprit represents a major step forward in the government's privatization programme. AFP's Delphine Touitou looks at which state-owned enterprises might be next on the auction block, and why.
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Truck maker Scania invests in Dubai to tap Gulf growth
Business & Money: 27 Mar 08
Swedish truck maker Scania said on Thursday it would build a factory in Dubai to strengthen its presence in the high-growth Gulf region.
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Saab may handle Mitsubishi jet repair
Business & Money: 27 Mar 08
Mitsubishi has said that it may outsource maintenance of its regional passenger jet to Swedish aviation group Saab if it goes ahead with the project.
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Sweden welcomes sovereign wealth funds but demands transparency
Business & Money: 26 Feb 08
Minister for Financial Markets Mats Odell has said that Sweden welcomed investment from sovereign wealth funds.
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Sports digest: Hurdler Kallur raises the bar
Sport: 4 Feb 08
Susanna Kallur and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were a couple of bright flashes on a weekend filled with near misses for Sweden's stars of sport.
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Sports digest: Sunderland's Swedish signing raring to go
Sport: 28 Jan 08
Football: Rade Prica out to make his mark for Sunderland. Golf: Stenson runner-up in Qatar. Alpine: Borssen pushes Schild close in World Cup slalom.
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Government advisors give thumbs up for OMX-Nasdaq deal
Business & Money: 25 Jan 08
The Financial Markets Advisory Committee sees benefits for stock exchange operator OMX from linking with Nasdaq/Borse Dubai.
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OMX board recommends acceptance of Borse Dubai bid
Business & Money: 2 Jan 08
Announcement comes following approval for the deal by U.S. regulators
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US clears way for Dubai-Nasdaq OMX bid
National: 1 Jan 08
US officials have approved Borse Dubai's investment in Nasdaq, paving the way for a joint bid for Stockholm's OMX.
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Qatar quits OMX bidding race
Business & Money: 4 Dec 07
The owner of the Stockholm Stock Exchange now looks set to be taken over by Nasdaq and Borse Dubai.
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Dubai bid for OMX approved
Business & Money: 12 Nov 07
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI) has approved Borse Dubai's bid for Swedish stock exchange operator OMX.
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Sweden loses contact with embassy in Pakistan
National: 3 Nov 07
Sweden's foreign office has been unable to contact the its embassy in Pakistan since president Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule in the country on Saturday. "A seriously worrying situation," said foreign minister Carl Bildt.
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OMX deal 'set for February launch'
Business & Money: 24 Oct 07
Borse Dubai and Nasdaq's public offer for Nordic stock exchange operator OMX should be launched in January, OMX chief executive Magnus Böcker said on Wednesday.
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Investigation over possible insider trading in OMX
Business & Money: 9 Oct 07
Prosecutors in Stockholm have launched an investigation into possible insider trading in the days leading up to the announcement that Nasdaq and Borse Dubai had agreed to buy Nordic stock exchange operator OMX.
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Nasdaq given go-ahead for OMX takeover
Business & Money: 27 Sep 07
Sweden's financial market authority ruled Thursday that the US exchange Nasdaq meets the conditions needed to take over the Nordic and Baltic stock market operator OMX.
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Borse Dubai sweetens offer for OMX
Business & Money: 26 Sep 07
Borse Dubai said Wednesday it had sweetened its takeover offer for Nordic market operator OMX and had secured 47.6 percent of shares in the group.
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Shares suspended in OMX
Business & Money: 26 Sep 07
The trading of shares in the Nordic market operator OMX was suspended on Wednesday on the Stockholm stock exchange until further notice.
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Bidding war expected as Qatar buys into OMX
Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
Nordic market operator OMX looked set Thursday to become the centre of takeover bidding battle between Gulf rivals Dubai and Qatar. The Qataris "have more money than God", says one analyst.
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New bid for OMX in Nasdaq-UAE deal
Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
US high-tech market Nasdaq and the United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai have reached an agreement to jointly take over Nordic market operator OMX, with Borse Dubai taking 19.99 percent of Nasdaq.
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Borse Dubai submits offer for OMX
Business & Money: 15 Sep 07
Borse Dubai has submitted an offer to acquire the Nordic market operator OMX to financial authorities in Sweden, the Swedish market regulator FI has said.
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Inspectors close OMX investigation
Business & Money: 14 Sep 07
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI), said it has not found that OMX AB took any 'prohibited protective measures' against any the bids it received from Borse Dubai or Nasdaq, and has closed its investigation into the matter.
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OMX faces probe over resistance to Borse Dubai
Business & Money: 4 Sep 07
The Swedish financial service regulator said Tuesday it would investigate suspected illegal moves by Nordic market operator OMX to defend itself against a hostile takeover bid by Borse Dubai.
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Swedish authority 'did not find OMX insider trading evidence'
Business & Money: 31 Aug 07
Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority has denied a story in this morning's Financial Times that it 'discovered evidence of possible insider trading in OMX AB shares' .
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Authorities consider investigation into OMX share trading
Business & Money: 30 Aug 07
Sweden's top white-collar crimes bureau will decide on Monday whether to launch a criminal investigation into allegations of insider dealing in Borse Dubai's acquisition of nearly 29 percent of Nordic exchanges operator OMX.
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Economic crimes bureau eyes OMX bid
Business & Money: 29 Aug 07
The National Economic Crimes Bureau is considering launching an investigation into trading in OMX shares in connection with Borse Dubai's bid for the Nordic exchange operator.
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Bid speculation fuels OMX share hike
Business & Money: 27 Aug 07
Shares in OMX shot up on Monday morning following speculation that Borse Dubai may be ready to raise its takeover bid to 300 kronor per share.
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No knuckle rap for Borse Dubai
Business & Money: 23 Aug 07
Swedish authorities have decided not to take disciplinary action against Borse Dubai despite the fact that the company broke Swedish law when it first announced its OMX takeover intentions.
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Borse Dubai awaits regulator's ruling
Business & Money: 22 Aug 07
Sweden's financial regulator is expected to issue a key ruling as early as Wednesday on whether Borse Dubai broke the law when it acquired a large stake in OMX ahead of launching a takeover bid.
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Nasdaq tweaks OMX bid
Business & Money: 21 Aug 07
Nasdaq CEO Rob Greifeld says he may have convinced Investor and Nordea to accept an offer for OMX consisting entirely of shares.
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Nasdaq chief in Stockholm for OMX talks
Business & Money: 20 Aug 07
Nasdaq's CEO Bob Greifeld is in Sweden on Monday and Tuesday to meet major shareholders and representatives for OMX.
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Dubai bids for OMX
Business & Money: 17 Aug 07
The Dubai stock exchange has made a bid for Swedish stock market operator OMX. The bid is worth 230 kronor per share, or a total of 27.7 billion kronor, according to Reuters.
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OMX suspends trading
Business & Money: 17 Aug 07
Nordic stock market operator OMX has suspended trading in its own shares on the Stockholm exchange.
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Dubai exchange denies bidding for OMX
Business & Money: 14 Aug 07
Borse Dubai said its recent book-building, which resulted in it taking a 4.9 percent direct stake in OMX and options for a further 22.5 percent, does not constitute a public takeover offer for the Nordic bourse owner.
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Stockholm shares recover
Business & Money: 13 Aug 07
Shares on the Stockholm exchange rose during trading on Monday, following heavy falls late last week.
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OMX in talks with Borse Dubai
Business & Money: 13 Aug 07
Two leading figures from Swedish stock exchange owner OMX AB met on Monday with representatives of the Dubai stock exchange following Borse Dubai's purchase last week of just over 27 percent of the shares in OMX.
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Stockholm shares fall sharply
Business & Money: 9 Aug 07
Shares in Stockholm fell sharply on Thursday afternoon, following uncertainty on international markets. Shortly after 3pm the OMXS index had fallen 3.5 percent.
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Dubai fund could challenge Nasdaq over OMX
Business & Money: 28 May 07
An investment fund owned by the state of Dubai could make a counter bid for Swedish stock market operator OMX, which agreed to be bought by Nasdaq last week.
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Pregnant teen tells of Kenya arrest by Americans
National: 12 Apr 07
A pregnant Swedish teenager has told of how she was arrested by American soldiers on the border between Somalia and Kenya.
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Swedish girl released after Somali war arrest
National: 28 Mar 07
A 17-year-old Swedish girl accused of fighting on the side of the Islamist militia in the recent Somali war has been released. Three further Swedes arrested at the same time remain in captivity.
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Sweden rings in Iranian new year
Lifestyle: 20 Mar 07
As Tuesday night turns to Wednesday morning, 140,000 people in Sweden are expected to begin celebrating Norouz - the Iranian new year.
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Swedish tourists grounded after emergency landing
National: 17 Feb 07
A charter plane from Thailand with 356 Scandinavian tourists onboard was forced to make an emergency landing in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday after a fault was discovered in an engine.
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Swedish tourists stranded in Dubai
National: 11 Feb 07
350 Swedish charter tourists on their way home from Thailand have been forced to spend the weekend in Dubai after a fault was discovered on the plane in which they were travelling.
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McEnroe win draws crowds to Stockholm
Sport: 13 Oct 06
The Superbrat is back playing tennis in Sweden. John McEnroe hooked up with Jonas Björkman in the Stockholm Open doubles tournament yesterday and showed no signs of having lost his touch.
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Swedes suspected of massive tax swindle
Business & Money: 21 Aug 06
Two Swedish businessmen are suspected of evading taxes of up to 655 million kronor in Britain and Sweden. Tax authorities say they have uncovered a web of companies that they say were used to evade import duty on mobile phones.
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Eriksson to leave England job after World Cup
Sport: 24 Jan 06
Nine days after a British tabloid revealed how it had set up England's Swedish football manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson, to make some rather indiscreet comments, the country's Football Association announces his imminent departure.
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Svennis launches legal action after tabloid sting
Smörgåsbord: 20 Jan 06
Having been tricked by a British newspaper into making indiscreet comments about England footballers, Sven-Göran Eriksson is to sue. He described the trap as "a kick under the belt" - and said he'll probably leave after the World Cup anyway.
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CIA plane story unfounded - Freivalds
National: 18 Nov 05
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Foreign minister Laila Freivalds has dismissed claims that CIA planes could have landed at Swedish airports, saying "the whole story is as flat as a pancake". The media aren't so sure.
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