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February 14, 2012
Vänersborg
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Pantless prisoner walks out of Swedish jail
Society: 19 Jan 12
A bare-legged ex-convict walked out of a Swedish prison without any pants or shoes on Tuesday after being denied extra money to buy new clothes.
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Saab unions unhappy with bankruptcy receivers
Business & Money: 9 Jan 12
Cash-strapped carmaker Saab’s four unions are unhappy with the appointed bankruptcy receivers but said on Monday that having them changed "would not help the situation".
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Turkish ambassador: Saab CEO called us
Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
Turkey's ambassador in Stockholm on Tuesday denied reports that her country was interested in purchasing Saab Automobile, claiming Saab CEO Victor Muller had sought a meeting in a last ditch effort to save the company from bankruptcy.
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Saab files for bankruptcy
Business & Money: 19 Dec 11
After months of teetering on the brink, Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection, ending two years of efforts to save the iconic Swedish brand.
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GM 'won't support' new plans to save Saab
Business & Money: 17 Dec 11
General Motors (GM) said on Saturday it cannot accept any of the proposed solutions presented so far to help save Swedish automaker Saab Automobile, which continues to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Lift Saab's bankruptcy protection: administrator
Business & Money: 7 Dec 11
The court-appointed administrator charged with overseeing Saab's restructuring has petitioned a court to lift the beleaguered Swedish carmaker's bankruptcy protection, Saab Automobile confirmed on Wednesday.
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Carema admits flaws in patient's starvation death
National: 3 Dec 11
Carema has come in for harsh criticism following suspicions that a 90-year-old woman died of starvation at one of the private care company's homes. Carema now admits that more could've been done for the elderly woman.
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Chinese firms reveal Saab profit ambitions
Business & Money: 31 Oct 11
Chinese automakers Pang Da and Youngman, the new owners of Sweden's Saab, have stated that the firm will turn a profit no later than 2014, according to an ambitious plan laid out on Monday.
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Chinese firms in deal to buy Saab Automobile
Business & Money: 28 Oct 11
Chinese automakers Pang Da and Youngman have agreed to purchase Saab Automobile, according to a statement issued Friday by Saab owner Swedish Automobile.
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Saab pulls plug on China funding deal
Business & Money: 24 Oct 11
Saab owner Swedish Automobile said on Sunday it had terminated a financing deal with the two Chinese firms, seen by many as the only hope of keeping the cash-strapped Swedish carmaker out of bankruptcy.
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Saab CEO rebuffed Chinese purchase bid
Business & Money: 21 Oct 11
Saab CEO Victor Muller rejected an offer by Chinese investors to buy the troubled Swedish automaker outright, throwing a spanner in previous funding agreements and threatening the company's reorganisation bid.
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Saab restructuring process in danger
Business & Money: 20 Oct 11
The restructuring of Saab could be called off after the company's administrator Guy Lofalk on Thursday applied for the process to be halted, according to a statement from Swedish Automobile (SWAN).
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Appeals court to review Saab reconstruction
Business & Money: 19 Sep 11
The Swedish court of appeals has agreed to review the application from beleaugered Saab Automobile to undergo reconstruction, an application which was previously rejected by a lower court.
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Unions file bankruptcy petition against Saab
Business & Money: 12 Sep 11
Two Swedish labour unions have filed a request to force troubled automaker Saab into bankruptcy, the Unionen labour group said in a statement on Monday.
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Saab to appeal creditor protection rejection
Business & Money: 9 Sep 11
Saab will appeal a Swedish court decision to reject the automaker's request for bankruptcy protection, parent company Swedish Automobile announced on Friday.
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Swedish court rejects Saab restructuring
Business & Money: 8 Sep 11
Vänersborg district court in western Sweden has rejected beleaguered carmaker Saab Automobile's applications for business restructuring. Chairperson and CEO Victor Muller responded by declaring the firm's intention to appeal.
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Crisis-hit Saab files for bankruptcy protection
Business & Money: 7 Sep 11
Swedish automaker Saab Automobile has applied for bankruptcy protection as it continues to battle mounting debts, according to a press release from owners Swedish Automobile.
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Saab subsidiary avoids bankruptcy
Business & Money: 22 Jul 11
Saab subsidiary Saab Automobile Tools has avoided collapse after reaching an agreement with a supplier which had earlier on Friday applied for the firm to be declared bankrupt.
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Supplier applies for Saab subsidiary bankruptcy
Business & Money: 22 Jul 11
A supplier to Saab subsidiary Saab Automobile Tools has applied for the firm to be declared banktupt.
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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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Tapeworm prompts pooch smooch warning
Science & Technology: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's National Veterinary Institute has warned dog owners not to kiss their pets and to wash their hands after petting them following the discovery of parasite that can be fatal for humans.
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Winter once again wreaks havoc across Sweden
Science & Technology: 19 Dec 10
Swedes were coping with yet another round of fierce winter weather on Sunday as a band of snow showers moved north across the country, sending cars off the roads and dumping up to 20 centimetres of fresh snow in its wake.
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Swedish neo-Nazi booted from local council
Politics: 17 Dec 10
A Swedish neo-Nazi has lost his seat on a local council in Grästorp in western Sweden after authorities discovered that he does not live in the municipality.
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'Every wasted krona amounts to theft'
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 10
Recognizing frustration among a heavily taxed electorate, the Swedish Taxpayers Association has joined hands with the free-market think tank Timbro to appoint a special ombudsman to which citizens can report wasteful government spending.
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Snow strains buildings to breaking point
National: 20 Feb 10
Heavy snowfall in southern and central parts of Sweden has caused several roofs to cave in, while rail authorities have called a halt to a number of train services amid continuing extreme weather conditions.
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Weather agency issues fresh storm warning
National: 19 Feb 10
Snowfalls of up to 30-40 centimetres have been forecast for southern and central areas of Sweden on Friday evening. Meteorological agency SMHI has issued a storm warning with traffic disruption as a result.
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7,000 without power in western Sweden
National: 27 Dec 09
Heavy snowfall left many around the country without electricity on Boxing Day. Around 7,000 of Vattenfall's customers in western Sweden experienced power outages.
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Son may have murdered 'holidaying' dad
National: 7 Oct 09
Police in western Sweden are soon to start digging for the body of a 65-year-old man who friends believed was in the Canary Islands but may in fact have been killed by his son.
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GM confirms Saab sale
Business & Money: 18 Aug 09
US automotive giant General Motors has confirmed that it has signed a stock purchase agreement with the Koenigsegg Group regarding the sale of Saab Automobile to the Swedish-led consortium.
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Man remanded for attempted murder of 8-year-old girl
National: 8 Aug 09
Traces of sperm on a dress have linked an 18-year-old male suspect to the attempted murder of an 8-year-old girl earlier this summer in Trollhättan in western Sweden.
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Four killed in holiday traffic accidents
National: 20 Jun 09
At least four people have been killed and several others have been severely injured in Midsummer traffic accidents around the country.
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Saab creditors accept massive write-down
Business & Money: 17 Jun 09
Saab Automobile’s creditors agreed on Wednesday to write down 75 percent of the automaker’s debts, reducing the burden facing the Koenigsegg Group by roughly 8 billion kronor ($1 billion).
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Saab given three more months to restructure
Business & Money: 29 May 09
Saab Automobile has been granted an extra three months to restructure, a Swedish judge said Friday.
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Saab requests for more time to restructure
Business & Money: 20 May 09
Saab Automobile on Tuesday asked a Swedish court for additional time to restructure in preparation for a sale by its US-based owner General Motors.
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What's on in Sweden: May 8 - 14
Lifestyle: 6 May 09
What's on in Sweden: English speaking theatre and American Vaudeville in Stockholm; Uncle Vanya and LGBT Festival in Gothenburg; Jean Michel Jarre in Malmö.
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Suitors tour Saab headquarters
Business & Money: 16 Apr 09
Buyers interested in purchasing in beleaguered Saab Automobile have been visiting the company’s main base of operations this week to get more information about its factories, organization, and business plan.
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Saab gears up for June sale
National: 6 Apr 09
Swedish car maker Saab has twenty prospective buyers, according to documents presented to Vänersborg district court on Monday.
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Twenty buyers eyeing Saab: report
Society: 6 Apr 09
Swedish car maker Saab has twenty prospective buyers, according to documents presented to Vänersborg district court on Monday.
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Judgment day for Saab as creditors gather
Business & Money: 6 Apr 09
The future of beleaguered Swedish car maker Saab hangs in the balance on Monday as creditors gather in court to determine if the group's restructuring process can continue.
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Two charged for prosecutor bomb attack
National: 28 Mar 09
Two men have been charged for the bomb attack on the Trollhättan home of chief public prosecutor Barbro Jönsson in November 2007.
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What's on in Sweden: January 9 - 15
Lifestyle: 8 Jan 09
What's on in Sweden: January 9th - 15th. The Stranglers and Lindy Hop in Stockholm; Manfred Mann and Belgian electronica in Gothenburg; Future Cop! in Malmö.
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Stockholm going out guide: Friday, Oct 31
Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
Friday night has a Halloween flavour this week. Sample all the scary wares with tips from The Local's club partners Djungeltrumman.
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West coast fashion: it's all in the jeans
Lifestyle: 25 Mar 08
The dapper denizens of Gothenburg have mounted a challenge to Stockholm's long-time dominance of the Swedish fashion world, writes Matt O'Leary.
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Kidman swimsuit fetches nine cows at auction
National: 9 Feb 08
Nicole Kidman's swimsuit fetched the equivalent of nine cows at auction in Eslöv on Saturday.
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Kidman swimsuit auctioned off in Sweden to buy cows
National: 6 Feb 08
A bathing suit left at a Swedish pool by Nicole Kidman is being sold off to raise money to buy cows.
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Weekend storms 'not as bad as feared'
National: 20 Jan 08
Nearly 5,000 households in southern Sweden were suffering power cuts on Sunday morning, but the destruction was not at the level of previous storms.
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Prison bans boozy chocolates
Society: 21 Dec 07
Prisoners in western Sweden have been denied a Christmas treat after officials grew worried that they might get drunk on chocolate.
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High security as attacked prosecutor returns to court
National: 29 Nov 07
A prosecutor whose home was the subject of a bomb attack last week has returned to court to press a case against a criminal gang.
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Woman admits to killing husband
National: 28 Nov 07
Police arrested a woman in Vänersborg on Wednesday morning shortly after she reported the death of her husband.
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GPS navigator directs Norwegian onto rail tracks
Society: 17 Nov 07
Most Swedes love a good Norwegian joke. But the one about the GPS could have ended badly.
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Jail for abortion pills in food
National: 13 Jun 07
A 27-year-old man in western Sweden has been jailed for attempting to terminate his girlfriend's pregnancy by spiking her food.
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Parkinsons classified as workplace injury
Business & Money: 16 May 07
Three workers who contracted Parkinsons while working at a Swedish papermill are to receive compensation after it was found that their illness was connected to the workplace.
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Job prospects undone by girlfriend's blog
National: 26 Apr 07
A man from Gothenburg was refused a job in Norrköping after his prospective employers found a blog entry written by his girlfriend. There she made it clear that she didn't fancy the move.
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Man places abortion pills in girlfriend's food
National: 5 Feb 07
A man in western Sweden is facing criminal charges after going to extreme lengths to prevent his girlfriend from having a child.
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Teachers dance naked for pupils
Society: 22 Jun 06
Students at a school in southwestern Sweden were in for a surprise last week when two teachers stripped off to perform the 'Balloon Dance'.
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Power station could get armed guard
National: 29 Mar 06
The environmental court in Växjö has decided that armed guards are needed to protect the nuclear power station in Oskarshamn. But the law does not allow for such a measure.
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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 »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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