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Move your world with AGS
Lifestyle: 29 Mar 13
With over 39 years of experience in the international moving industry and a network of 126 locations in 78 countries, AGS International Movers has the expertise to guide you through every step of your move.
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Profit dip for Swedish drugmakers AstraZeneca
Business & Money: 31 Jan 13
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that net profits sank 37 percent last year, hit by the expiry of drug patents and "tough" markets, and warned revenues would fall further in 2013.
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First Swede set to receive 'technology Nobel'
Science & Technology: 4 Jan 13
A Swedish engineer credited with developing modern mobile telephony standards is among the recipients of the prestigious Draper Prize, awarded annually for engineering achievements that have had a positive impact on society.
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Swedish village cut off after heavy floods
National: 8 Oct 12
A village in northern Sweden has been cut off since Sunday night after torrential rainfall made the area inaccessible.
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Massive rains leave Gothenburg at standstill
Science & Technology: 29 Jul 12
Violent rains flooded Gothenburg on Saturday afternoon, leaving trams at a standstill and forcing a central shopping centre to be evacuated.
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Valborg in Sweden: booze, music and raft racing
Society: 30 Apr 12
Everyone knows that summer is just around the corner when the revelry of Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night – kicks off around Sweden. The Local's Oliver Gee finds out more, and takes a look at how the event is celebrated by Uppsala students.
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'Swedish is the world’s richest language': Swede
Lifestyle: 9 Mar 12
After meeting a Swede who claimed that Swedish was the richest of all the world’s languages, The Local’s Oliver Gee searched a little deeper into how Swedish rates on the world stage.
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Ericsson and ZTE settle patent dispute
Business & Money: 21 Jan 12
Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson and Chinese rival ZTE have reached an agreement to settle their long-standing patent infringement disputes, according to a statement issued by Ericsson on Friday.
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Swedish techies hail 30 years of mobile phones
Science & Technology: 19 Oct 11
It's been 30 years since since Swedish technology and initiative helped launch a bold, but modest initiative which marked the start of he modern era of mobile telephony, The Local's Joel Linde explains.
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'Swedish shipments to Nazis may have been ransom for captured Swedes'
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jun 11
Historical documents related to the capture of seven Swedes by the Gestapo in Poland in 1942 puts Sweden's subsequent ball bearing deliveries to Nazi Germany in a new light, argue historians Susanne Berger and Ingela Magner.
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Hidden treasure turns up in Swede's seafood pizza
Society: 29 Apr 11
A Swedish family managed to bite off a little more than they could chew when a normal midweek dinner revealed an unexpected surprise.
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Valborg - Sweden blazes into springtime
Lifestyle: 29 Apr 11
Summer's just around the corner. That's as good a cause for celebration in Sweden as any, and the revelry on Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night - on April 30th gets pretty hot.
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Easter in Sweden: when the witches come out to play
Lifestyle: 21 Apr 11
What do you associate with Easter: eggs, lambs and church? Sweden has these too, but it also features bonfires and witches on broomsticks off to dance with the devil at Blåkulla. We look back at Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius' investigation into Swedish Easter.
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Sweden's Ericsson sued for patent infringement
Business & Money: 12 Apr 11
Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson is the target of a writ from Chinese telecom equipment supplier ZTE, alleging patent infringement and escalating a legal dispute between the two rivals.
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Ericsson chairman announces resignation
Business & Money: 6 Dec 10
Ericsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, according to a company statement.
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Sweden enlists cartoon bear to help asylum seeking children
Society: 29 Nov 10
The popular Swedish children’s character, Bamse -- the world’s strongest bear, has found a new role: helping kids who seek asylum in Sweden.
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Riksdag to probe US embassy surveillance
Politics: 23 Nov 10
The Swedish Riksdag’s constitutional committee has announced that it will look into what current and former cabinet ministers knew about the US embassy in Stockholm's surveillance of people in Sweden.
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Ten more of the Swedes' quirkiest habits
Lifestyle: 3 Sep 10
Taking inspiration from comments make by readers of The Local, US exile Doug Lansky offers up ten more distinctly Swedish habits which often give expats plenty to talk about.
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Mobiles 'don't increase brain tumour risk'
National: 17 May 10
There is no increased risk of brain tumours in people who have used a mobile phone regularly for 10 years, a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute has revealed.
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Ericsson predicts mobile broadband boom
Business & Money: 5 May 10
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg has said the company has good long-term growth prospects, predicting that the company will work to grow at a faster pace than the market.
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More layoffs at Ericsson as profits plunge
Business & Money: 25 Jan 10
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson on Monday reported a 92 percent drop in net profits for the fourth quarter, adding that it would now cut 6,500 jobs under its restructuring plan.
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Courts give green light to Ericsson's bid for Nortel
Business & Money: 30 Jul 09
A bid by Swedish telecom giant Ericsson to buy part of Canada’s Nortel for $1.13 billion has been approved by Canadian and US courts.
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An uncommonly calm Valborg
National: 1 May 09
Beefed up security efforts on Walpurgis Night paid off this year. Police and parents on patrol, piles of confiscated liquor and teenagers escorted home resulted in a Valborg without major incident.
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A tattoo too far
Lifestyle: 30 Apr 09
Ben Kersley admires some naked bodies (artistically) and gets a permanent souvenir of Sweden at the Swedish Tattoo Fair in Norrköping.
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Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Nov. 22
Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Peanuts and snowglobes - an afternoon with Lasse Åberg
Lifestyle: 16 Sep 08
Jesus playing ice hockey and Jimmy Carter as a giant peanut? There's more than enough to entertain at Åbergs Museum, the brainchild of iconic comedian Lasse Åberg.
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Ericsson reveals contract to set up international network for C&W
Business & Money: 11 Sep 08
Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson said on Thursday that it had signed a contract to set up and operate an international mobile phone network for British group Cable&Wireless.
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Ericsson lands major deal in Vietnam
Business & Money: 1 Sep 08
Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson announced on Monday the signing of a $450 million deal to help Hanoi Telecom's modernize its mobile network in Vietnam.
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Telia customers lose network coverage
Business & Money: 17 May 08
Telia's mobile telecoms customers had to survive without their phones on Friday afternoon as a technical fault knocked out most of the network.
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Sörenstam strolls to record-setting triumph
Sport: 12 May 08
Sweden's Annika Sörenstam fired seven birdies in the final round to win the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open by seven strokes and capture the 72nd crown of her career.
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Walpurgis Night revelries run the usual gamut
Society: 1 May 08
Most parts of Sweden experienced a typically chaotic Walpurgis Night on Wednesday.
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Ericsson signs two new China deals
Business & Money: 14 Apr 08
Ericsson said Monday it had won contracts with China's two main mobile phone operators worth a total of $1.44 billion.
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Keeping the kids happy in a Nordic winter
Lifestyle: 4 Dec 07
Tipping Point: Struggling to keep the kids entertained and keep yourself from pouring the first gin at 3pm? Kathleen Harman has some top tips.
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Ericsson confirms fall in profits
Business & Money: 25 Oct 07
Ericsson, the world's leading mobile networks maker, presented sharply lower third quarter earnings on Thursday in line with last week's profit warning that shocked the market.
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Sweden offers Czechs chance to view medieval manuscript
Society: 20 Sep 07
The so-called 'Devil's Bible' has finally returned to Prague 359 years after Sweden carried it off as booty during the Thirty Years War.
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Ericsson signs 1.3 billion dollar deal for Indian mobile network
Business & Money: 7 Sep 07
Telecoms giant Ericsson said Friday it had won a $1.3 billion (9 billion kronor) contract to upgrade and expand Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam mobile network.
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TeliaSonera splashes out on Asian mobile operator
Business & Money: 17 Jul 07
Swedish-Finnish telecom operator TeliaSonera has bought US-based MCT, a provider of mobile services in central Asia, for 2.0 billion kronor.
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Chinese president ends visit with piracy vow
Politics: 11 Jun 07
Chinese President Hu Jintao closed his visit to Sweden with a vow to stamp out copyright piracy and tackle climate change.
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Reinfeldt presses Chinese leader on human rights
National: 10 Jun 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on his country's human rights record, during the final day of a three-day Chinese state visit in Sweden.
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Tension builds as Sweden gears up for Melodifestivalen final
National: 10 Mar 07
The Local's predictions | Who gets your vote?
All of Sweden is abuzz with anticipation of the year's big television event: the Melodifestivalen final, in which the country's musical standard-bearer will be selected for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Ericsson profits surge
Business & Money: 2 Feb 07
Business is good at Swedish telecom giant Ericsson: on Friday the firm announced a profit in 2006 of 26.3 billion kronor, up 8.2 percent on the previous year.
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Sony Ericsson to make phones in India
Business & Money: 31 Jan 07
The Swedish-Japanese mobile maker Sony Ericsson has announced plans to start manufacturing in India.
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Ericsson plans major Indian investments
Business & Money: 18 Jan 07
Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson says it will invest $500 million in India over the next five years, as part of plans to exploit "phenomenal" growth in the country.
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Gothenburg floods 'critical'
National: 13 Dec 06
Flooding continued to threaten the Gothenburg area on Wednesday, with further rain leading emergency services to describe the situation in and around the city as critical.
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3G phone sales up 100 percent
Business & Money: 6 Nov 06
Third-generation mobile phones will soon account for half of all handsets sold in Sweden. Overall, some 3.5 million mobile phones will have been sold by the end of the year.
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Melodic Swedes heading for world domination
Lifestyle: 5 Oct 06
Peter, Bjorn and John are among a fresh batch of Swedish bands taking the Anglosphere by storm. Yet despite all the attention and MTV Award nominations, all these Swedes really want is to get back to the studio, reports Paul O'Mahony.
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Ericsson signs India deal for billions
Business & Money: 24 Aug 06
Telecom giant Ericsson has struck a deal with India's Bharti Airtel to upgrade its GSM/GPRS network. The deal is worth some 7 billion kronor.
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Mobile technology aids Swedish evacuation
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jul 06
Despite reports of disorganisation and chaos, Sweden's evacuation of its citizens has been held up as a model of order by commentators in other countries. Louis Roper explains how text messaging has played a key role.
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Ericsson sues Samsung
Business & Money: 24 Feb 06
Ericsson has launched lawsuits in four countries against Samsung, the world's third largest producer of mobile phones. The Swedish telecoms giant says the South Korean firm is using its technology without a licence.
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Ericsson lands Bangladesh network deal
Business & Money: 14 Feb 06
Bangladesh's leading mobile phone company has awarded a 150 million dollar contract to Swedish equipment maker Ericsson to expand its network and services in the South Asian country.
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Sweden to loan Devil's Bible to Prague exhibition
Lifestyle: 17 Nov 05
The biggest medieval manuscript in the world, the "Codex Gigas" or "Devil's Bible", will be exhibited again in Prague more than 350 years after it was pinched by Swedish troops.
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Sweden sends phone equipment to New Orleans
National: 12 Sep 05
At last, Swedish aid has set off for New Orleans - but not nearly as much as was initially offered. Three "GSM network stations" from Ericsson will help restore communications.
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Ericsson to invest $1 billion in China
Business & Money: 7 Sep 05
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson is to invest one billion dollars in China over the coming five years, betting on more demand for wireless services in the world's largest mobile phone market.
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Radical measures floated to cut road death toll
Society: 19 Aug 05
Big brother is driving: "alco-locks", seat belt locks and new speed limits are on the horizon. All part of the drive to push down the death toll on Sweden's roads.
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Ericsson toasts profit rise
Business & Money: 21 Jul 05
The Swedish telecoms giant saw profits increase to 5.8 billion kronor in the second quarter. The rise was due to the rollout of 3G in North America and demand for GSM technology in developing markets.
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Ericsson to supply GSM technology to Vietnam
Business & Money: 19 May 05
Ericsson signs an agreement with Vietnam's Military Electronics and Telecommunications Co. (Viettel) to expand its GSM network
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Mobile users in rural areas "at greater risk of cancer"
National: 17 May 05
A study from mobile phone-obsessed Sweden draws a worrying link between use of mobiles and brain cancer - but users in rural areas appear to be at far greater risk than those in the cities.
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TeliaSonera appeals for help from customers
National: 31 Mar 05
TeliaSonera Sweden wants help making their GSM network better. The company is asking its 4.2 million mobile customers to let them know the areas across the country where mobile coverage is inadequate.
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Ericsson sues UK mobile company
Business & Money: 23 Mar 05
Ericsson announced on Wednesday it has sued the UK-based mobile phone company Sendo for patent infringement in several countries.
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Ericsson signs US defence deal
Business & Money: 15 Mar 05
Ericsson pulls off two 3G deals in quick succession. The Swedish company will deliver a 3G-based communcation satellite system to US defence concern General Dynamics while at home it will develop Telia Sonera and Tele 2's 3G capability.
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Hurricane cost Swedish phone company 450 million kronor
Business & Money: 14 Mar 05
Gudrun, the storm that lashed Sweden in January cost Telia Sonera Sverige in the region of 400-450 million kronor, the company announced today.
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Ericsson nets record profits
Business & Money: 10 Feb 05
After years of cuts, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson seems to be on a roll again. According to CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg, sales are up, profits are up, and the company is taking on new staff.
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