March 21, 2010
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Turks leave Social Democrats in protest
Politics: 17 Mar 10
The association of Turkish Social Democrats in Gothenburg has elected to discontinue its operations after last week's parliamentary vote to recognize as genocide the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
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Holocaust survivor wins right to Jewish care
National: 15 Feb 10
An 86-year-old man, who survived the Nazi Holocaust in Poland and fled to Sweden in 1946, has won his court battle against a Swedish district council for the right to a place in a Jewish nursing home.
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Homeless anger at MPs' sleeping bag charity
Society: 3 Feb 10
Stockholm's homeless have reacted in anger at a move by a group of Christian members of parliament to launch a sleeping bag collection on their behalf.
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Stockholm Q & A: Where can I find a nice sauna to book
Stockholm: 26 Nov 09
A reader wants to find a nice sauna that you can book for group in and around Stockholm. But which one? Peter Vinthagen Simpson has the answer.
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New Stockholm arena gets financial go-ahead
National: 13 Nov 09
Plans for the proposed 30,000-seater arena in the Swedish capital can begin after Stockholm City Council announced a financial agreement with AEG Facilities, the company that will run the stadium.
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Stockholm reported for using too much English
Society: 22 Jul 09
Stockholm's city council has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) for its widespread use of the English language.
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Stockholm courts Israel Davis Cup match
Sport: 23 Feb 09
Officials in Stockholm are hoping the capital can replace Malmö as the host of Sweden's forthcoming Davis Cup match against Israel after the southern city ruled that the game should be played behind closed doors.
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Landlords lend helping hand to Stockholm homeless
Society: 14 Dec 08
A property owner group in Stockholm has promised to provide apartments for homeless people. Up to 100 trial and training homes could be on offer.
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'Water war' planned for Stockholm's Old Town
Society: 7 Aug 08
A 'water war' pitting the might of northern Stockholm against southern Stockholm is being planned for 08 day, which falls on Friday. 7,000 people have answered the call to arms from Facebook's 'Luther Blisset'.
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Stockholm taxpayers funding surgically restored 'virginity'
Society: 29 Jul 08
Surgical reconstructions of the hymen are being performed by both public and private practitioners in Stockholm, a new report shows.
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Green cars hit record highs
Business & Money: 16 May 08
Green is the new black as sales of environmentally friendly cars hit the roof in Sweden.
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New Stockholm mayor named
National: 24 Apr 08
Moderate Party Riksdag member Sten Nordin is the unanimous choice of his party’s City Hall nominating committee to take over as Stockholm’s new mayor.
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What's on in Sweden: April 4 - 10
Lifestyle: 3 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: English theatre comedy in Stockholm, Swedish indie pop with The Perishers in Gothenburg, digital opera in Malmö.
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King turns off lights for environment
Society: 29 Mar 08
King Carl Gustaf XVI has announced that the lights will be turned off for an hour at royal castles on Saturday in support of the WWF.
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Stockholm to name street after Bergman
National: 1 Feb 08
Stockholm is to name a street after the late film director Ingmar Bergman, who died last year, councillors have announced.
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Don't write off the government yet
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Aug 07
The government may be faltering in the polls, but Social Democrats should not expect the next election to be a walkover, says Nicholas Gregory, an Australian who ran for the party in the 2006 elections.
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Björklund nominated as Liberal leader
Politics: 15 Jun 07
Schools Minister Jan Björklund looks certain to become the Liberal Party's next leader, after the party's nominations committee unanimously recommended him for the post.
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Moscow mayor invited to Stockholm gay pride festival
Society: 30 May 07
A group of Swedish politicians have invited the Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to this year's gay pride festival in Stockholm. Mayor Luzhkov banned a similar event in his own city on Sunday, referring to it as 'Satan's work'.
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Stockholm's Abba museum moves closer
National: 22 May 07
Sweden's first museum dedicated to Abba has found a location in the middle of Stockholm, organizers say. The interactive exhibition is expected to be a major draw for visitors.
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Clean needle advocates report themselves to police
National: 4 May 07
Two men involved in illegally handing out clean syringes to injecting drug users in Stockholm have reported themselves to the police. They also intend reporting Sweden to the EU.
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Jämtin leaves parliament
Politics: 15 Dec 06
Former minister Carin Jämtin has quit her seat in the Swedish parliament, appearing to confirm that she will not be a candidate to lead the Social Democrats.
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Wallström and Jämtin turn down party leadership
Politics: 11 Dec 06
Stockholm's Social Democrats have called for Margot Wallström, Carin Jämtin or Mona Sahlin to succeed Göran Persson as party leader. But Wallström and Jämtin have both said no.
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Stockholm tolls face uncertain future
Lifestyle: 31 Jul 06
The signs are coming down and the cameras are being switched off at the end of Stockholm's road toll trial. Elections on September 17th could mean the 3.8 billion kronor it cost is money down the drain, as James Savage reports.
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Stockholm streets to become ski slopes
Smörgåsbord: 1 Apr 06
Stockholm City Council has announced plans to introduce a new leisure activity to the city's streets in time for next winter: urban skiing. "Stockholm could be to skiing what Monte Carlo is to motor racing," says a council official.
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Support rises for congestion charge
Politics: 10 Mar 06
Most Stockholmers are still opposed to the city's congestion charge, the future of which will be decided in a referendum in September. But supporters of the tax are mobilising.
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Congestion charge: "real test" begins
National: 9 Jan 06
Complete guide to the Stockholm congestion charge trial
After a gentle introduction during last week's holiday period, Stockholm's congestion charge began its first day at full throttle on Monday morning.
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Latvians pull plug on drug centre
Science & Technology: 13 Dec 05
Plans to build a rehabilitation centre for Swedish drug addicts in Latvia have been dealt a blow after local lawmakers rejected the plans. Local people feared Swedish drug addicts "running around with needles".
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Latvian care for Swedish drug abusers
Science & Technology: 21 Nov 05
Stockholm council is exploring the idea of building a rehab centre in the Latvian capital Riga for both Latvian and Swedish patients. It would cut costs by half, says the man behind the project.
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Council in "panic-driven" apartment scheme
Society: 6 Oct 05
Stockholm's socialist-green coalition wants to stop its opponents privatising the city's housing stock. Their solution, to transfer it to cooperatives, is being attacked by tenants' groups and conservatives.
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Slussen no longer able to carry heavy trucks
Smörgåsbord: 31 Aug 05
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Legal traffic jam halts Stockholm?s congestion fees
Politics: 10 Feb 05
Hundreds of millions of crowns have been spent on the development of a congestion charge scheme for central Stockholm, but the whole project appears to have slammed into a legal brick wall. And the collision could be fatal.
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Minister proposes ethnic registration
Society: 28 Jan 05
In the fight against discrimination, Jens Orback says Sweden could begin recording people's ethnic origin and Stockholm council tells suppliers they could lose their contracts if they discriminate. But Göteborgs-Posten worries that teachers don't know how to deal with the Holocaust in lessons.
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Congestion tax trial delayed
Politics: 20 Aug 04
Another red light for the Stockholm's controversial traffic charge as a court orders the Roads Agency back to square one.
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Brides and Bishops
Society: 6 Aug 04
Proud Pride organisers criticise Stockholm Council, while the Swedish Church gets the party going.
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All kicking off
Sport: 24 Jun 04
Where there's football there's fighting. While Sweden's boys in Portugal do the country proud, hooligans brawl in the posh part of Stockholm and two boys' teams act like they're in the Gaza Strip rather than the Under 16s St Eriks Cup.
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Stockholm breathes deeply
Science & Technology: 24 Jun 04
These days the most fashionable newborns arrive by Caesarian, and the most fashionable tourists arrive by luxury cruiser. And that means breathing problems for everyone.
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Grubby Sweden
Society: 28 May 04
Stockholmers are troubled by litter, graffiti, and arsenic, while Gothenburg council thinks it's found the roof of all evil.
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Swedes reject father time
Society: 23 Apr 04
Sweden may have the world's most generous paternity leave, but new dads aren't interested.
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"Recently I’ve been thinking of how much mental space we could create if we collectively agreed to get rid of stereotypes. All of those small compartments we walk around with in our heads would suddenly be cleared away and we’d feel so much lighter. Just think of all of that space for real new perceptions..." READ »
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“I’d like to travel and fly without having to think about the practical arrangements — but the practical part severely restricts my movements,” says entrepreneur Veronica Hedenmark, who uses an... - Victoria Webster
Victoria Webster became Sweden’s first specialist in emergency medical care. This attracted considerable media attention, since she has a cerebral palsy (CP)* disorder.
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