March 20, 2010
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National: 19 Mar 10
Sweden will face Italy in a tie-break in the Paralympic wheelchair curling in Vancouver on Friday as the teams finished the round robin on identical points.
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Business & Money: 12 Mar 10
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall announced the sale on Friday of its German power grid to Belgium's Elia and Australian investment fund IFM for $1.1 billion.
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National: 11 Mar 10
Former Swedish neo-Nazi Anders Högström is to be extradited to Poland in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, Stockholm district court ruled on Thursday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 5 Mar 10
An excessively rigid labour market is at the root of Sweden's high youth unemployment and helps explain the recent proliferation of young people in early retirement schemes, argues Nima Sanandaji, CEO of the Captus think tank.
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National: 3 Mar 10
Swedish housing costs are among the highest across the EU countries. Only the Danes pay more for their homes, according to a new report.
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Business & Money: 2 Mar 10
SAS Scandinavian Airlines would be better off sold or merged with another airline, the company's CEO, Mats Jansson, said on Tuesday.
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Sport: 1 Mar 10
Johan Olsson claimed Sweden's 11th medal of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games when fortune favoured him in the battle for the bronze in the men's 50 kilometre cross-country classic.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Feb 10
The European Commission's proposed new directive on maternity leave is well-meaning but fatally flawed, argues Minister for EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson.
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Sport: 25 Feb 10
Sweden claimed the 4x10 kilometres cross country relay gold on Wednesday, for a record fifth time. Norway settled for silver with the Czechs taking the bronze.
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Sport: 23 Feb 10
Sweden claimed a valiant silver behind Germany in the women's cross country team sprint event at Vancouver Winter Olympics on Monday, the team's fifth medal in the sport.
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National: 22 Feb 10
Sweden clinched a place in the last eight of the Vancouver Winter Olympic
hockey tournament with a 3-0 win over Finland on Sunday evening.
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National: 21 Feb 10
Sweden's Marcus Hellner made up for just missing out in the 15km race when he powered away from his rivals in the home stretch to claim gold in the men's
cross-country 30km pursuit.
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Sport: 19 Feb 10
Reigning Olympic champions Sweden saw off the challenge of Belarus on Friday, eight years on from a defeat at the hands of the same opponents that still haunts the men in blue and yellow.
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Sport: 19 Feb 10
Swedish cross-country skier Anna Haag clinched a superb second spot on Friday in the 15 km pursuit event at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
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Sport: 18 Feb 10
Swedish skier Anja Pärson battled through the pain barrier to claim an heroic bronze medal in the women's super-combined at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Thursday.
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Sport: 18 Feb 10
Sweden opened their Olympic hockey title defence with a 2-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday with goals from Mattius Öhlund and Henrik Lundqvist.
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Society: 17 Feb 10
Low cost carrier Norwegian has announced the launch of three new routes from Stockholm Arlanda servicing London/Gatwick, Edinburgh and Munich.
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Sport: 17 Feb 10
Sweden's curling team stunned Britain's world champions with a 6-4 win on the first day of the Vancouver 2010 men's curling competition on Tuesday.
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Sport: 17 Feb 10
Sweden's Anja Pärson and Maria Rieschen of Germany will be doing their best to make sure Lindsey Vonn's expected gold medal streak does not take the shine off their own Olympic Games.
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Sport: 16 Feb 10
Sweden's coaching team was left fuming on Wednesday as 10km pursuit medal hopeful Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek was held up at the starting line.
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Science & Technology: 16 Feb 10
Nearly all Swedish over 65s own and use a mobile phone and are at the forefront of the technology's use in comparison with European counterparts, a new report shows.
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National: 15 Feb 10
A plane on its way to Sweden crashed on Sunday evening in Germany, south-east of Dresden. According to police there were at least two pilots onboard.
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National: 12 Feb 10
One-time neo-Nazi leader Anders Högström has denied the charges against him following his arrest on Thursday in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz.
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National: 11 Feb 10
Police in Stockholm have arrested former neo-Nazi Anders Högström in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp.
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National: 11 Feb 10
Swedish police have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of being behind the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, but the matter has not been given a high priority.
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Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores.
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National: 2 Feb 10
Police in Poland have issued a warrant for the arrest of Anders Högström, a former neo-Nazi recently indicted over the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp.
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Sport: 29 Jan 10
Top Swedish skier Anja Pärson sealed her first World Cup win of the season in the women's super-combined event in St. Moritz on Friday, just weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Business & Money: 28 Jan 10
Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M saw its profits soar past expectations for the last quarter in 2009, causing its share price to rally in Thursday morning trading in Stockholm.
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National: 28 Jan 10
Long-serving Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura has been appointed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon as his new envoy to Afghanistan.
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National: 25 Jan 10
Swedish far-right businessman Patrik Brinkmann has announced he will pour €5 million ($7.1 million) into the coffers of Pro NRW, an anti-Islam populist party based in Cologne, Germany.
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Society: 20 Jan 10
A 20-year-old Swedish man has been acquitted of smuggling charges after convincing a court that the 1,600 litres of beer and 30 litres of spirits found by customs officials were simply a few of the items on his birthday party beverage list.
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National: 18 Jan 10
More than 2,000 Saab drivers filled a several kilometre stretch of road in the Swedish automaker's home town on Sunday in a demonstration of support for the beloved brand in the face of a decision by owner GM to wind it down.
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National: 14 Jan 10
Three men were sentenced to prison on Thursday for their role in a sex trafficking scheme in which a 17-year-old girl was forced to sell sex to several men in Skåne in southern Sweden.
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Politics: 8 Jan 10
Former neo-Nazi Anders Högström has come clean in the Swedish media about his part in the theft and subsequent recovery of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp.
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National: 7 Jan 10
A Swede suspected of involvement in the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Free" sign from Auschwitz has spoken out about his role in the raid on the former Nazi death camp.
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Sport: 7 Jan 10
Swedish cross-country skier Daniel Rickardsson registered his first World Cup win on Thursday as he edged out the competition at Toblach in Italy in the fifth stage of the gruelling Tour de Ski.
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National: 7 Jan 10
Prosecutors in Poland said on Wednesday they are interested in questioning three Swedish residents about the theft of the iconic "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp.
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Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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National: 5 Jan 10
High profile defence lawyer Peter Althin has said he will represent a Swede being linked to the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz should Swedish prosecutors opt to press charges.
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National: 4 Jan 10
A Swedish right-wing extremist group agreed to help a wealthy UK-based Nazi sympathizer acquire the “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign from Auschwitz in exchange for "huge money", according to a British newspaper.
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National: 30 Dec 09
Polish authorities investigating possible Swedish ties to the theft of the Auschwitz “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign planned to formally ask for help from the Swedish justice ministry, the Polish justice ministry said on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 21 Dec 09
Swedish car safety giant Autoliv has announced several global plant closures and major job cuts as part of a cost-cutting strategy to adapt to a worldwide auto industry downturn.
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Sport: 17 Dec 09
Sweden’s Helena Jönsson, the reigning biathlon World Cup champion, cruised to her third victory in five races on Thursday be winning the women's 15km individual race in Slovenia.
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National: 15 Dec 09
A 61-year-old pensioner has been indicted in Stockholm on charges of spying on behalf of the Chinese government.
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National: 8 Dec 09
Sweden granted protection to 8,700 asylum seekers in 2008, with Iraqis accounting for almost half the total, according to new figures from EU statistics office Eurostat.
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Travel: 1 Dec 09
Berlin’s turbulent history has made it one of the most fascinating and exciting cities in the world. And with night trains running from Sweden throughout the Christmas period, it's also very accessible.
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Lifestyle: 27 Nov 09
Ireland's national sport of Gaelic football is growing rapidly in Sweden and it isn't just the ex-pats who are sinking a few points, writes Patrick Reilly.
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Lifestyle: 25 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Skansen Christmas market & Charles Dickens in Stockholm; Swedish Idol & Melissa Horn in Gothenburg; Little Theatre of Gestures in Malmö/Lund.
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Sport: 19 Nov 09
Football commentators in Sweden have slammed referee Martin Hansson for missing a handball by France’s Thierry Henry which dashed Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.
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Business & Money: 13 Nov 09
The Seko union has announced its withdrawal from the board of Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall stating that it no longer has confidence in the company's CEO, Lars G Josefsson.
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Society: 11 Nov 09
A 33-year-old Swedish man has been fined €2,000 ($3,000) by police in Germany after he was caught speeding on the autobahn at more than double the legal limit while cruising south with his girlfriend in a BMW convertible.
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Sport: 11 Nov 09
Swedish swimmer Stefan Nystrand set a new national record at the short-course World Cup in Stockholm on Tuesday, while American Olympic sensation Michael Phelps failed to live up to expectations.
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Business & Money: 6 Nov 09
Sweden’s decision to allow the Russian-led Nord Stream gas pipeline to pass through its territorial waters has prompted a scathing response from the political opposition.
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National: 5 Nov 09
The Swedish government on Thursday gave its permission for German firm Nord Stream AG to lay down pipelines for transporting natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Swedish economic zone of the Baltic Sea.
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Society: 4 Nov 09
Anglican bishops from England and Northern Ireland have rebuffed invitations to attend the ordination of the openly gay Eva Brunne to be the next Bishop of Stockholm.
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Sport: 30 Oct 09
Sweden and Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named among the 23 contenders short-listed for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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Society: 29 Oct 09
The mystery of a man who woke up in a Malmö hospital in September claiming to have lost his memory and not know who he was has been solved.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Oct 09
When Australian George Pesor's children were abducted by their mother on a visit to Sweden, police searched for six months without success. But when Pesor took matters into his own hands, he solved the case in just a week.
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Politics: 28 Oct 09
Activists from Greenpeace dumped 18 tonnes of German coal in front of Sweden’s government offices in Stockholm on Wednesday as a protest against Swedish state-owned coal plants abroad.
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Science & Technology: 28 Oct 09
Around one million Swedes have been vaccinated for the swine flu, according to the country’s public health authorities.
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Society: 23 Oct 09
The number of suicides reported among the Swedish adult population has declined considerably and anti-depressants are credited with saving up to 500-600 lives per annum, a new study argues.
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Business & Money: 21 Oct 09
Starbucks, the ubiquitous Seattle-based chain of coffee houses, is set to open its first outlet in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 19 Oct 09
The family of Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish billionaire founder of the Ikea discount furniture chain, is thinking about ditching the high-end Habitat furniture and design chain.
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Business & Money: 12 Oct 09
A Swedish company is aiming to help meet the world's growing grain needs by buying up vast swathes of highly arable "black earth" land in Russia.
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National: 12 Oct 09
Sweden’s foreign ministry confirmed on Monday that an additional Swedish citizen is currently being held in prison in Pakistan following the return home at the weekend of a group of Swedes who had been arrested on terror charges.
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National: 8 Oct 09
German writer Herta Müller has been announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2009.
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Politics: 30 Sep 09
Sweden wants to send more troops to Afghanistan after an assessment by the Armed Forces concluded that the current force of 500 soldiers is too small.
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Society: 29 Sep 09
A group of elite Swedish soldiers made a colossal error during a demolition exercise at the weekend when they blasted their way into the wrong house.
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National: 26 Sep 09
Sweden's National Police Board want to conduct a pilot scheme using traffic cameras with automatic number plate recognition. But the question of integrity for drivers must first be overcome.
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Sport: 21 Sep 09
Swedish boxer Maria Lindberg took the middleweight world champion boxing crown on Sunday, registering a resounding victory over Brit Sara Davis in Rülzheim, Germany.
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Politics: 15 Sep 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has said the EU would like to see Kabul host an impending international conference on Afghanistan's future.
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National: 14 Sep 09
The Local has been nominated as Sweden's Best Online Newspaper as part of the country's most prestigious newspaper awards, Årets Dagstidning.
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National: 7 Sep 09
Paul Simon has said he had nothing to do with steps taken by Universal Music to block a Stockholm performance of The Sound of Silence, a play by a Latvian theatre company based around the music of Simon & Garfunkel.
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Politics: 5 Sep 09
The Swedish EU presidency is ready to talk to or confront Iran over its nuclear programme, characterizing as a “provocation” the appointment of a terror suspect as the country’s defense minister.
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Business & Money: 4 Sep 09
The Swedish government has called on EU leaders to agree to curb bankers' bonuses when they meet on September 17th ahead of G20 talks on the economic crisis.
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Politics: 4 Sep 09
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has called a an extraordinary EU summit on September 17th to prepare for the upcoming G20 summit in Pittsburgh, the Swedish EU presidency announced in a statement on Friday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 09
With an important meeting of EU's foreign ministers taking place in Stockholm this weekend, David Stavrou examines the changing roles of Sweden and the EU in world affairs.
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Society: 24 Aug 09
Rare Swedish films from the early 20th century are among those unearthed in a cellar in Poland, the country's national film library announced on Friday.
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Sport: 19 Aug 09
Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling was beaten by Australia's Lleyton Hewitt over four sets at the ATP Cincininnati Masters on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 13 Aug 09
The Stockholm stock exchange continued its meteoric rise since the turn of the year and set a new annual high on Thursday.
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Lifestyle: 13 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Culture and youth festivals in Stockholm; International music festival and continental market in Gothenburg; Music & arts festival in Malmö.
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National: 9 Aug 09
Greenpeace has announced its continued intention to drop boulders into two protected areas of the waters separating the Swedish and Danish mainlands in a bid to block cod-fishing and prevent bottom trawling.
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Lifestyle: 6 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Culture Festival and new circus in Stockholm; International jazz festival in Gothenburg; Soha (Fr/DZ) & Festival for Gaza in Malmö.
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Society: 31 Jul 09
With an average of 33 days annual leave, Swedes are streets ahead of their European counterparts when in comes to taking holidays, a new report shows.
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National: 30 Jul 09
The county governor of the Baltic island of Gotland, Marianne Samuelsson, has been summoned by the government to explain comments claiming that prominent business people should be given favourable treatment.
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National: 30 Jul 09
Several young people with food allergies become ill on Wednesday following a luncheon at the Swedish embassy in Berlin.
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Lifestyle: 29 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & International rugby in Stockholm; U2 in Gothenburg; African beach party & Lucy Love (DK) music in Malmö.
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Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history.
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Science & Technology: 20 Jul 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hit out at Swedish state-owned nuclear operator Vattenfall on Sunday over a series of problems at an ageing reactor near Hamburg.
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Business & Money: 10 Jul 09
Sweden’s Vattenfall suffered another setback on Thursday as the company announced it would carry out additional checks of suspected faulty fuel rods at a nuclear power station it operates in Germany.
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Science & Technology: 8 Jul 09
Nuclear officials ruled on Wednesday to place the Ringhals plant in southwestern Sweden under observation following several recent incidents that risk jeopardizing security.
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Business & Money: 8 Jul 09
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has been rocked by news that one of its major nuclear power plants in Germany is to be taken out of operation for almost a year following a safety scare at the weekend.
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Travel: 7 Jul 09
Sponsored article:The Baltic Sprint Cup is one of the highlights of the northern European sailing calendar, and in late July the 930-nautical mile race will be heading through Sweden’s most beautiful archipelago to Västervik, on Sweden’s east coast.
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National: 7 Jul 09
Political extremists in Sweden are generally more violent than their counterparts in Germany and Denmark, a new report shows.
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National: 2 Jul 09
The 52-year-old head of one of Sweden most infamous gangs was sentenced in Germany on Tuesday to three years and three months in prison.
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Politics: 2 Jul 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt did his best on Wednesday to deflect attention away from the continuing institutional uncertainty which threatens to overshadow Sweden’s six-month European Union presidency.
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Politics: 1 Jul 09
Sweden's fraught relationship with Moscow has come to the fore on the first day of the Swedish EU presidency as Russia objects to plans to hold a major summit in Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
The Year in Sweden - July: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Politics: 30 Jun 09
As Sweden prepares to assume the EU's rotating presidency, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said he remains confident of Germany's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty despite a court ordered postponement.
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