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February 14, 2012
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Delays at Arlanda airport after blackout
National: 16 Dec 11
Stockholm's Arlanda airport was shut down to air traffic for about 90 minutes on Friday afternoon due to a power outage, resulting in significant flight delays.
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Patient suicides on the rise in Sweden: report
Society: 23 Aug 11
Suicides among patients within the Swedish healthcare system are increasing, new figures from the National Board of Health and Welfare reveal
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Swedish banks pass EU stress test
Business & Money: 16 Jul 11
Ten banks in Sweden, Norway and Finland passed European Union stress tests, their financial regulators announced on Friday.
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Economic boom boosts air traffic
Business & Money: 4 Jun 11
According to new forecasts from the Civil Aviation Administration, the number of flight movements in Swedish air space is up by 4,5 percent.
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Iceland ash could impact Swedish flights: agency
National: 24 May 11
Swedish air traffic could be affected when volcanic ash from Icelandic Grimsvötn reaches western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration.
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Sweden flights affected by technical problems
National: 24 May 11
Technical problems were to blame for grounded planes in Norway and Sweden on Monday, airport operators said with the eruption of Iceland's Grimsvötn volcano yet to have an impact on aviation in Scandinavia.
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Icelandic ash cloud heads for Sweden
Science & Technology: 23 May 11
Flights from Sweden to Iceland remained cancelled on Monday as a cloud of ash covered the island following a volcanic eruption, with forecasts indicating that the ash could reach Sweden by Tuesday.
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WikiLeaks funded via Pirate Bay-linked firm
Business & Money: 9 Dec 10
Swedish micropay site Flattr, which was launched by The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, remains one of the sole online financial lifelines for embattled whistleblower site WikiLeaks.
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Sick workers delay flights across Sweden
National: 23 Nov 10
Airline passengers across Sweden risk encountering flight delays of up to two hours on Tuesday due to a shortage of air traffic controllers at Stockholm's Arlanda airport.
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Swedish fighter jets flew into live fire drill
Science & Technology: 4 Nov 10
Two Swedish fighter planes flew into a training area where the military was engaged in a live ammunition exercise last fall, an incident which an internal investigation attributed to serious deficiencies in operating procedures.
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Probe launched into averted midair jet crash
National: 21 Jul 10
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens haverikommission) will investigate an incident when two passenger jets nearly collided with each other over Östersund in central Sweden earlier this month.
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Who's who in the extended royal family
Lifestyle: 21 May 10
The King, Queen and their children might be the best-known members of the Swedish royal family, but there are numerous other Swedish princes and princesses - including the last surviving great-grandchild of Britain's Queen Victoria, writes Juan Navas.
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Student loan body hunts for cheats
Education: 20 May 10
Sweden's student loan authority has expanded its search for fraudsters, after initial investigations showed that one third of students had been granted money to which they were not entitled.
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One dead in bus crash
National: 19 May 10
One person has died and 14 others were injured in a bus accident on Färingsö west of Stockholm.
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Volcano ash causes flight disruption
National: 17 May 10
Volcano ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Iceland has caused further disruption to flights from Sweden on Monday after the UK and Ireland were forced to close airports.
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Airports suffer drop after volcano ash
National: 6 May 10
The number of passengers passing through the 14 airports run by Swedish state company Swedavia fell 25 percent in April, largely due to the Icelandic volcanic eruption.
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Swedish skies clear of volcanic ash
National: 24 Apr 10
Aviation authorities have declared Swedish airspace almost entirely clear of volcanic ash, with final restrictions in the far south expected to be lifted on Saturday afternoon.
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Westerly winds bringing more ash to Sweden
National: 22 Apr 10
Malmö Sturup Airport reopened on Thursday morning, only to close again in the afternoon as volcanic ash continues to hinder air traffic in Sweden.
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Sweden to open 'almost all' airspace
National: 21 Apr 10
Sweden is set to gradually open almost all of its airspace by 4pm on Wednesday, including Stockholm's three airports and one of Gothenburg's, the Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed.
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Malmö airspace opens as Stockholm stays closed
National: 21 Apr 10
Sweden's airspace south of a line between Stockholm-Arlanda Ariport and Strömstad remained closed on Wednesday morning with the exception of Malmö. Airspace north of Stockholm remained open.
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Stockholm Skavsta set to reopen
National: 20 Apr 10
Skavsta airport south of Stockholm is set to reopen on Tuesday, according to an update from the Civil Aviation Authority, while airports south of a line between Norrköping and Strömstad remain closed.
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Southern Sweden faces airspace shutdown
National: 19 Apr 10
A new airspace shutdown has been announced for southern parts of Sweden from 8pm on Monday. Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is set to remain open, although a new cloud of volcanic ash moving in towards Norway could spell trouble.
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Major Swedish airports reopen
National: 19 Apr 10
Arlanda, Landvetter and Bromma airports have reopened for air traffic on Monday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed.
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Jet cleared for landing in northern Sweden
National: 18 Apr 10
Swedish aviation authorities have reopened a corridor of airspace in the far north of the country, enabling a private US jet plane to land at Kiruna airport.
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Flights stay grounded amid hovering ash
National: 17 Apr 10
Aviation authorities expect most Swedish airspace to remain closed on Saturday, with a cloud of volcanic ash settling over vast swathes of the country as the weekend begins.
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Arlanda airport to remain closed until Saturday
National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish authorities have begun reopening airspace in the north of the country although widespread disruption persists with Stockholm's main Arlanda airport unlikely to open until Saturday morning at the earliest.
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Passengers stranded as ash cloud nears
National: 15 Apr 10
Cancelled departures have left Stockholm-Arlanda airport thronged with disappointed passengers after a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland caused aviation authorities to shut down Swedish airspace.
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Volcano ash forces airspace shutdown
National: 15 Apr 10
Most Swedish airspace is to be shut down from 6pm on Thursday as volcanic ash continues to drift eastward from Iceland, the Civil Aviation Authority has said.
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Taxi drivers blockade Stockholm airport
National: 25 Mar 10
Independent taxi drivers have blocked road routes in and out of Stockholm's main Arlanda airport in protest against new taxi system regulations introduced by the Civil Aviation Authority.
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Six airports to be sold in turbulent times
Business & Money: 20 Nov 09
Swedish Airports and Air Navigation Services (LFV) is to sell off six of its airports to municipalities or other local parties in connection with a reorganisation of the company in 2010.
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Swedish town restricts 'immigrant weddings'
Society: 16 Nov 09
A local politician from Landskrona in southern Sweden has decreed that only one “immigrant wedding” can be held at the town’s local community centre every month.
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Porn scandal shakes Swedish airport agency
National: 6 May 09
Sweden’s airport authority is reeling after an investigation into computer network problems revealed that several employees were surfing pornographic websites while on the job.
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Student loans body hunts overseas defaulters
National: 6 Apr 09
The Swedish student loans body (CSN) has announced the employment of detectives to track down defaulting debtors resident overseas. Community websites such as Facebook will be scoured for personal information.
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What's your top Swedish tourist tip?
Travel: 19 Mar 09
Every week we quiz our regular panelists about a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: the country's top travel destinations.
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What are your favourite words in Swedish? (Part 2)
Lifestyle: 5 Mar 09
In the second part of a series on the best words in Swedish, The Local's regular panelists dissect everything from bacon rind to the common breast wart.
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Terminal reopens after smoke scare
National: 5 Mar 09
Terminal 2 at Arlanda Airport was reopened at lunch time on Thursday after being evacuated at 9.30am when the smell of smoke was detected in the foreign departures terminal.
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Court lowers penalty for Swedish girl's Cambodia abduction
National: 13 Feb 09
An appeals court in Sweden has reduced the sentence of the father of a now six-year-old girl whom he abducted and took to Cambodia, hiding the girl for more than a year.
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Is Sweden a good place to bring up kids?
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Feb 09
Every week we ask a panel of readers to discuss an aspect of life in Sweden. This week: raising children.
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Are you worried about losing your job in 2009?
Analysis & Opinion: 14 Jan 09
As a wave of layoffs descends on Sweden, we ask whether The Local's regular panelists are concerned about finding themselves unemployed.
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Ambulance staff draw lots over heart patients
Science & Technology: 28 Nov 08
Ambulance personnel in Malmö have been instructed to play a game of chance when deciding which treatment to apply to heart attack patients.
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What are your survival tips for the Swedish winter?
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Nov 08
Every week a panel of readers will give their views on the state of play in Sweden. This week: woolly undies and trips to Spain are among the suggestions for getting through the winter.
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How has the financial crisis affected you?
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 08
Every week a panel of readers will be giving their views on the burning issues of the hour. This week: The Panel assess the effects of a crisis that has been emptying wallets worldwide.
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Robust third quarter for Handelsbanken
Business & Money: 22 Oct 08
Sweden’s second-largest bank, Handelsbanken, presented strong third-quarter earnings on Thursday, saying it had so far escaped any adverse effects from the turmoil in global financial markets.
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Alicia's father jailed over Cambodia abduction
National: 14 Oct 08
The father of Alicia Elfversson, the six year-old Swedish girl who he abducted and took to Cambodia, has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison by a district court in Gothenburg.
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The Panel: Carina Silfverduk
Lifestyle: 1 Oct 08
Get acquainted with the members of our regular readers panel.
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Jumbo jet hostel rolls into place near Arlanda
Travel: 29 Aug 08
The opening of the world’s first jumbo jet youth hostel moved a step closer on Thursday when a Boeing 747 was towed a few kilometres from Stockholm’s Arlanda airport.
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Aussie NGO behind Alicia's return to Sweden
National: 25 Jul 08
Swedish six-year old Alicia Elfversson (left) returned with her mother Maria (right) on Friday after a dramatic rescue in Cambodia, thanks in part to the work of an Australia-based NGO.
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Swede in Cambodia held for kidnapping
National: 24 Jul 08
A Swedish man, Torgeir Nordbo (left), wanted by Interpol on charges of kidnapping his six-year-old daughter Alicia Elfversson (right) more than a year ago has been arrested in Cambodia.
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Swedish banks avoid credit crunch damage
Business & Money: 30 Apr 08
Sweden's major banks have so far avoided any major damage from the current international financial turbulence, first quarter reports show.
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Activists detained over airport invasion
National: 16 Apr 08
Prosecutors have ordered the detention of nine people who tried to block the deportation of an Eritrean man from Bromma Airport in Stockholm on Monday.
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Activists invade airport runway
National: 15 Apr 08
A group of activists penetrated the perimeter at Stockholm’s Bromma airport, holding up flights on Tuesday afternoon.
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Bromma airport's future safe for three more decades
Business & Money: 18 Mar 08
Stockholm’s Municipal Council decided on Monday night to renew the lease on Bromma airport for another 30 years.
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'Day and night I think of Alicia'
National: 17 Mar 08
A Swedish mother has offered $10,000 for information about the whereabouts of her 6-year-old daughter.
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Air traffic grounded in northern Sweden
National: 14 Mar 08
All air traffic in northern Sweden was canceled on Thursday night as a result of due to a radio communications problem.
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'Polar bear' activists invade airport
National: 15 Feb 08
Stockholm's Bromma Airport was invaded on Friday afternoon by environmental activists posing as polar bears.
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Polish sign reported for discrimination
Society: 25 Jan 08
A camera store owner has been reported to Sweden's ethnic discrimination ombudsman (DO) for displaying a sign in Polish.
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Swedes fly long-haul for winter sun
Travel: 20 Dec 07
Pleas from environmentalists appear to be falling on deaf ears, as 50 percent more Swedes fly long-haul this year for winter breaks.
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Jumbo Jet hostel gets go-ahead
Travel: 19 Dec 07
Visitors to Stockholm could soon have a novel, low-budget place to stay near the airport - a converted Jumbo Jet.
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Record departures for high-flying Swedes
Business & Money: 8 Oct 07
More people than ever before are packing their bags and taking flights from Swedish airports to foreign destinations.
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Airports threatened by subsidy cut
Business & Money: 3 Oct 07
Several Swedish airports could be under threat after a report suggested that they should not received state aid.
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Bromma Airport gets 30 year life extension
National: 21 Sep 07
Stockholm's most central airport has just been given 30 more years to live after the City of Stockholm and the civil aviation authority signed a new agreement on Friday.
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Share gains wiped out in Stockholm
Business & Money: 16 Aug 07
This years gains on the Stockholm Stock Exchange were wiped out shortly after trading opened on Thursday. The OMXS index is down 0.6 percent compared to the start of the year.
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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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Sweden more popular with tourists
Business & Money: 19 Jul 07
The number of foreign tourists in Sweden is continuing to rise, bringing revenue both to Swedish businesses and to the state.
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'Major failings' in Swedish suicide prevention
Society: 19 Jul 07
A new report has identified major failings in the way Sweden cares for patients at risk of committing suicide.
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Smoke in cabin forces plane to land
National: 28 May 07
A plane with 48 passengers on board was forced to return to Stockholm Arlanda Airport on Monday morning after smoke appeared in the cabin.
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Stock exchange recovery runs out of steam
Business & Money: 1 Mar 07
The Stockholm stock exchange recovered somewhat on Thursday morning, only to drop back again during the afternoon.
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SBAB has several potential bidders
Business & Money: 21 Feb 07
Swedish mortgage lender SBAB, due to be privatised in the coming months, is not short of suitors.
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Most Swedish flights getting through Heathrow fog
National: 22 Dec 06
Christmas travel plans were disrupted for a third day on Friday as thick fog led to more than 300 flights into and out of London Heathrow being cancelled. But travellers from Sweden were relatively unaffected.
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London flights delayed and cancelled
National: 21 Dec 06
Passengers trying to get to Britain from Sweden in time for Christmas were facing severe disruption on Thursday, with two British Airways flights cancelled and severe delays to SAS services.
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Plane turns back after losing engine parts
National: 3 Nov 06
A Malaysian Airlines plane that had taken off from Stockholm on its way to Kuala Lumpur with 300 people on board was forced to turn back on Friday after it dropped parts from one of its engines.
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US flyers face bag restrictions
National: 10 Aug 06
People flying from Sweden to the US have been banned from taking most liquids in their hand baggage, following the discovery of the UK terror plot.
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Stockholm shares fall again
Business & Money: 15 May 06
After heavy falls on Friday, Stockholm share prices continue on a downward trend. Analysts say the fall is a correction after rises earlier in the year.
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Lift off from Sweden for space tourists
Travel: 4 May 06
Sweden could soon be offering the ultimate package holiday, with a night at the Ice Hotel followed by a trip into orbit on Virgin's new spacecraft. All for a cool 200,000 dollars.
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SAS leads flight boom
Business & Money: 10 Jan 06
More Swedes are taking to the air, with passenger numbers on SAS up 15 percent in December. And overall, traffic at Sweden's airports increased by 5 percent in 2005.
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Swedish airline industry warns of bird flu effect
Business & Money: 25 Nov 05
The airline industry lobby group Svenskt Flyg says that fears of the bird flu could pose a threat to the industry's bottom line.
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Patient secrecy to be ignored for security police
Society: 19 Oct 05
Details about psychiatric patients are even kept from the prying eyes of Sweden's security police, Säpo. But not for long, perhaps - Säpo needs more power to combat the threat to ministers and royalty, says the government.
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More passengers taking to the skies
Business & Money: 5 Aug 05
Passenger figures for SAS have increased over the past year, with the company's fare cuts on Swedish domestic routes starting to pay dividends. And Sweden's airports authority has also reported more traffic.
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Bernadottes celebrate royal wedding
Smörgåsbord: 19 Jun 05
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Continental starts flights to New York
Business & Money: 3 Jun 05
Continental Airlines has started daily non-stop flights from Stockholm to New York, making it the third airline to operate the route.
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Swiss officials investigate bribes at Ericsson
Smörgåsbord: 25 Nov 04
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
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