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May 28, 2012
Katrineholm
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'Force' municipalities to receive refugee children: minister
Politics: 22 Apr 12
The Swedish Migration Board is having trouble convincing Sweden’s municipalities to receive sufficient numbers of unaccompanied refugee children. Migration minister Tobias Billström now wants to force municipalities to step up.
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Swedish inmates 'awash in drugs, guns and porn'
National: 27 Feb 12
Many of Sweden's most dangerous convicts have access to illicit drugs, guns, and child pornography from inside the walls of psychiatric clinics where they are serving their sentences, newly released documents show.
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Swedish cannibal blogs from behind bars
Science & Technology: 24 Feb 12
Isakin Jonsson, convicted of murdering and eating his girlfriend in 2011, is blogging from behind bars about his life, new love and the murder.
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Swedish cannibal finds vampire love behind bars
Society: 30 Jan 12
After meeting at a high security ward “the Skara Cannibal” and the “Vampire Woman”, two infamous Swedish murderers, have found love and are hoping to get married.
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Borg has 'worst' personal finances among Swedish ministers: report
Business & Money: 24 Oct 11
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg, known for lecturing Swedes about the dangers of borrowing too much money, has a mortgage worth more than the value of his home, according to new investigation.
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Social Democrats meet to decide Juholt's fate
Politics: 14 Oct 11
The Social Democrats' powerful executive committee will meet at 9am on Friday, for what has been described as "judgement day" for embattled leader Håkan Juholt.
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Juholt defiant in face of calls to step down
Politics: 11 Oct 11
Embattled Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt remained defiant on Tuesday amid calls for him to step down, and conflicting reports over when he was made aware that he had spent years pocketing reimbursements he wasn't entitled to.
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Court confirms 'honour killing' sentence
National: 23 May 11
A Swedish appeals court has confirmed the 18 year prison sentence served to a man in Katrineholm in eastern Sweden for the murder of his adoptive daughter in a so-called honour killing in November 2010.
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Police face machine gun fire in bank robbery
National: 18 May 11
A branch of Handelsbanken in Flen in eastern Sweden was robbed on Wednesday morning by masked men armed with machine guns. Police later issued a nationwide-alert in hopes of catching the perpetrators.
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Sweden's Borg eyes post-election exit
Politics: 25 Mar 11
Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg has admitted to deriving little enjoyment from his work and says he is looking forward to becoming a “normal person” with a “normal job” after the next general election.
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‘Honour killing’ dad faces 18 years in prison
National: 21 Mar 11
A man in Katrineholm in eastern Sweden has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering his daughter in a so-called honour killing.
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Sweden Democrat criticises 'race mixing'
Politics: 13 Feb 11
A replacement municipal councillor for the Sweden Democrats in eastern Sweden may be expelled from the party after writing in an online forum that he is against "race mixing" and that Europeans have children with "niggers, Asians, etc."
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Christmas transport situation worsens
National: 23 Dec 10
Train traffic on southbound lines out of Stockholm came to a complete halt on Thursday afternoon, while many roads were impassable.
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Swedish train services halted across country
National: 30 Nov 10
Train service in eastern Sweden's Östergötland came to a grinding halt on Tuesday due to downed electrical wires in two separate places between Nörrköping and Mjölby.
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Man admits to daughter's 'honour killing' murder
Society: 17 Nov 10
A man suspected of killing his 21-year-old daughter in Katrineholm in central Sweden on Tuesday admitted to murdering her in what his lawyer described as a possible honour killing.
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'Tattoo' filming on hold as star injured: report
Society: 23 Sep 10
Rooney Mara, the actress cast to play the role of Lisbeth Salander in the US remake of Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has been injured in Stockholm, forcing a delay in filming.
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Sweden preps for filming of Hollywood's 'Tattoo'
Society: 15 Sep 10
Several locations in Sweden are bracing for a Hollywood invasion this autumn, with filming of the English-language version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" set to start within weeks.
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Police catch up with 79-year-old sex offender
National: 18 Aug 10
Sten Erik Eriksson, a 79-year-old sex offender and dangerous convicted paedophile who escaped while on a leave of absence on Tuesday, was detained by police shortly before midnight while on a train to Oslo.
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Companies responsible for social media content
Science & Technology: 5 Jul 10
Municipalities, public authorities and companies who use blogs, Facebook, and other social media tools have a responsibility for personal data published on the sites, a new report from the Data Inspection Board has concluded.
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Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus
Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes.
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More glass found in Swedish chicken
National: 26 Mar 09
Discoveries by Swedish consumers of pieces of glass in packages of frozen chicken continued on Wednesday, despite a recall thousands of packages of chicken in recent days.
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Forgotten on the toilet for 10 hours
Society: 18 Jun 08
An elderly woman was left on the toilet for 10 hours on Saturday after her carers forgot about her.
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Sweden's papers show sense of humour on April 1st
National: 1 Apr 08
Carbonated tap water, a sell-off at liquor store monopoly Systembolaget, and a massive zoo exhibit for earthworms are just a few of the April Fool’s Day highlights from today’s Swedish newspapers.
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Iraqis bring wealth - and jobs - to Sweden
Lifestyle: 12 Apr 07
The world in Sweden series:The cost to Sweden of receiving asylum seekers – many of them Iraqis – is set to rise to more than 12 billion kronor by 2010. But far from being a drain on resources, many Iraqis are bringing money - and jobs - to Sweden, as Rami Abdelrahman reports.
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Man dies after falling through ice
National: 12 Mar 07
A 72-year-old man has died after falling through the ice in a lake while fishing. The man's friend is also thought to have fallen through the ice, and has not yet been found.
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Borg in plane controversy
Politics: 2 Feb 07
Anders Borg has come in for criticism for requesting the government plane to land at the airport nearest his home. "Common practice," says his press secretary.
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Snow brings trains to a standstill
National: 1 Nov 06
Wintery conditions have paralysed the rail network in central Sweden, with 1,300 passengers left stranded overnight on trains. 45,000 households are without electricity.
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Helicopter crash kills one
National: 30 Oct 06
A helicopter with one person on board has crashed in Bie, a village outside Katrineholm in central Sweden, killing one person.
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Profile: Göran Persson, the big man of Swedish socialism
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Respected by some as a skilled statesman and criticised by others as a power-loving politician, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, who has been in power for a decade, is an innately political animal.
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Tornado overturns caravans
National: 23 Aug 06
A tornado at a caravan park near Stockholm turns trailers onto their roofs and causes damage to trees and tents.
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Escaped woman returns to secure hospital
National: 7 Apr 06
A 26 year old woman who escaped from Karsudden secure hospital a few days ago, prompting a national alert, returned voluntarily on Friday. Her two year old daughter was with her.
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Killer escapes from secure unit with daughter
Smörgåsbord: 7 Apr 06
Police are hunting a woman who has escaped from a secure hospital near Katrineholm. The 26 year old, who murdered her grandmother, fled with her two year old daughter.
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Sabotage theory after night train stranded
National: 5 Sep 05
Passengers get stuck near Katrineholm on an overnight train from Oslo to Stockholm after its brakes fail. Theories that it could be sabotage remain unconfirmed.
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The Prime Minister's on the phone
Politics: 4 Sep 05
Almost 7,500 Social Democrats are to receive a telephone call from Prime Minister Göran Persson. His recorded voice will urge them to vote in the forthcoming Swedish Church election.
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Persson's holiday behind party's summer slump
Politics: 5 Aug 05
While the grotty weather ruins many Swedes' last holiday week, Prime Minister Göran Persson is criticised for taking too much time off over the summer. Two months without him leaves the party invisible, says a leading Social Democrat.
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Swedish press makes fools of its readers
Politics: 1 Apr 05
An Olympic gold medallist stripped of his title, a statue of the prime minister at the expense of a new ice arena and a government proposal to move Christmas to mid-February. Yes, it was April Fools' Day.
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Lindh killer escapes jail
National: 9 Jul 04
Mijail Mijailovic is judged by the appeal court to be "seriously disturbed" and will be held in a secure psychiatric hospital instead of prison.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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