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The following articles have been tagged with "Scouts":

Gun violence 'most common' in Malmö

National: 2 Feb 12
Guns are three times more common in Malmö compared to Stockholm when it comes to reported killings and attempted killings, new figures show. READ »

Missing scouts 'could have fled' to Denmark

National: 7 Aug 11
One of the twelve young people from Sierra Leone who disappeared from the World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby has returned, while police believe that the others could have fled to Denmark. READ »

Scout meet ups security after Norway attacks

National: 25 Jul 11
Some 40,000 scouts are pouring into southern Sweden as the World Scout Jamboree prepares to open, while Friday's twin attacks in Norway have meant that extra security measures have been taken. READ »

Measles jab urged as scouts gather in Sweden

Society: 13 Jul 11
38,000 scouts from 150 countries are set to descend on Kristianstad in southern Sweden for an annual jamboree as an outbreak of measles in Europe has organisers urging vaccination to prevent infection. READ »

Scouts say no to neo-Nazi camp tenants

National: 8 Jul 11
A Swedish neo-Nazi political party, planning to gather this weekend in Höör, in southern Sweden, had not told the Scout association, the landlord of the premises, what it was to be used for. READ »

Google sets sights on Sweden

Business & Money: 19 Nov 10
US search engine giant Google has invested significantly in Sweden in the past decade and forecasts that more acquisitions could be in the pipeline. READ »

Västervik: dreaming of Midsummer

Travel: 17 May 10
Whether you want to quack like a frog around a May Pole in June or collect seven enchanted flowers to find true love: Västervik is place to be. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 12th - 18th

Lifestyle: 11 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Fly Fishing in Stockholm, Josh Rouse (pictured) in Gothenburg and the scouts hold a jumble sale in Malmö. READ »

'Carry out criminal checks on youth leaders'

Society: 19 Jul 07
The head of Sweden's Scout movement has called for volunteers who want to work with children to be subjected to criminal record checks. Children must be protected from paedophiles who try to infiltrate youth groups, he argued. READ »

Lebanese scouts denied visa to Sweden

National: 11 Jul 07
A group of Lebanese scouts hoping to participate at a major jamboree in southern Sweden have had their visa applications turned down by the Swedish Embassy in Damascus. READ »

Policeman rammed scouts on moped

National: 20 Mar 07
A policeman in Haninge thought he had given chase to a couple of young robbers. In fact they were scouts. But he didn't find that out until he had rammed their moped. READ »

Gay turned away by YMCA

Society: 15 Mar 07
A lesbian was denied employment by the YMCA-YWCA scouts in southern Sweden because her partner also worked for them. Heterosexual couples were given jobs, however. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: A clean sweep

Analysis & Opinion: 11 Nov 05
Clearing out junk from the apartment block cellar on a group cleaning day, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent is surprised to rediscover the best of the Swedish spirit. READ »

Royal couple thank Thailand

National: 18 Feb 05
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Sweden's king and queen visit Thailand to thank Thais and Swedes for their help to Swedish holidaymakers affected by the tsunami. “You’ve done a great job”, the king told embassy staff. READ »


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