The following articles have been tagged with "Belarus":
Analysis & Opinion: 21 May 13
Internet policy experts gather in Stockholm this week to grapple with online data protection and surveillance issues that everyone who surfs the web should care about, reports technologist Stefan Geens.
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Lifestyle: 18 May 13
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Final is live in Malmö, southern Sweden. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding Europe's biggest pop music spectacle.
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Politics: 10 Apr 13
Sweden plans to send its first diplomat to Belarus since its ambassador was expelled last summer after hundreds of teddy bears were dropped from an airplane in a pro-democracy stunt organized by a Swedish PR firm.
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National: 19 Mar 13
Prosecutors in Sweden announced on Tuesday that they had taken over the official investigation from Lithuania into a Swedish PR firm's stunt of dropping "pro free speech" teddy bears near the Belarusian capital.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 13
In our series profiling Swedish newsmakers, our pick for Swede of the Week is firebrand feminist Gudrun Schyman, who wants to return to national politics to fight surging sexism and a lulling labour market.
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National: 19 Feb 13
A border guard on duty when a Swedish plane flew over Belarus last summer to drop hundreds of pro-democracy teddy bears has been jailed for failing to stop the stuffed-animal assault.
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National: 13 Feb 13
Sweden’s foreign minister chose to begin his annual foreign policy speech with a focus on Nordic and Baltic cooperation, calling for a new “Hanseatic age of prosperity” and underlining joint military tasks.
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National: 13 Feb 13
Sweden's foreign policy is being debated in the Riksdag on Wednesday. Follow The Local's live blog for the latest updates and reactions.
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Sport: 4 Feb 13
The Sweden national bandy team went down 3-4 to Russia in the 2013 Bandy World Championships in western Sweden on Sunday.
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Sport: 30 Jan 13
The Swedish national bandy team scorched Belarus on the ice on Tuesday night, tallying a record 28 goals against the opposition's one in qualifying rounds of the bandy world championships.
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Politics: 6 Nov 12
Controversial Swedish PR agency Studio Total has thrown itself into the frenzied last hours of the American election, after creating and launching the Swedish Party in a bid to get Americans talking.
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Business & Money: 10 Oct 12
TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg will be leaving his post early in the wake of bribery scandals and the Nordic telecom firm's dealings with dictators. A search for his replacement is already underway.
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National: 20 Aug 12
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has sacked his foreign minister in the wake of a diplomatic crisis with Sweden, which came after a Swedish PR firm dropped hundreds of pro-free speech teddy bears over Minsk.
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National: 20 Aug 12
The two men held in prison in Minsk, accused of helping Swedish PR agency Studio Total fly into Belarusian airspace to drop free-speech teddy bears, were released on bail on Friday.
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National: 16 Aug 12
Prosecutors in Lithuania announced Thursday that they had launched an official investigation into the Swedish PR firm's stunt of dropping "pro free speech" teddy bears over the Belarusian capital.
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National: 15 Aug 12
In a protest against the expelling of Swedish diplomats from Minsk, Lithuania has summoned the Belarus ambassador, claiming that the Swede's expulsion would "have an impact on relations between the EU and Belarus".
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National: 14 Aug 12
The Swedish PR firm which dropped pro-free speech teddy bears over Belarus has written an open letter to President Lukashenko, declining his offer of a meeting in Minsk and inviting him to their home in southern Sweden.
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National: 13 Aug 12
The foreign ministry revealed Sunday that the Swedish embassy in Minsk has received a threat against the Swedish nationals in Belarus, less than a week after the Swedish ambassador and diplomats were expelled from the country.
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Politics: 11 Aug 12
Three Swedes behind the "teddy bear" stunt which has contributed to a full-blown diplomatic crisis between Belarus and Sweden, claimed on Saturday that they have been summoned to appear before the KGB.
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Politics: 11 Aug 12
The European Union has said that a "very clear message" would be sent to Minsk in the coming days following the expulsion of Swedish diplomats, but stopped short of pulling out EU ambassadors in solidarity.
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National: 10 Aug 12
Lithuania is mulling Belarusian requests to look into the claims that Swedish pilots used a Lithuanian airfield to breach the border in July's much publicized teddy bear drop.
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Politics: 9 Aug 12
Alexander Lukashenko has spoken out about July’s teddy bear drop, claiming that the Swedish PR agency behind the stunt was collaborating with Sweden’s ambassador in Minsk – allegations the PR group has labelled as “baseless”.
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Politics: 9 Aug 12
The US "stands with Sweden" in promoting human rights and democracy in Belarus, the US State Department said on Wednesday, in the wake of the dispute that has led to Minsk expelling all Swedish envoys.
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Politics: 8 Aug 12
All of the Swedish diplomats stationed in Belarus have now been expelled following the dismissing of the Swedish ambassador in what Sweden has claimed was linked to his pro-rights stance.
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Sport: 8 Aug 12
Jimmy Lidberg took home a bronze medal in the men’s 96 kilogramme Greco-Roman wrestling on Tuesday night in an emotional win over Belarus.
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National: 7 Aug 12
Johan Eurén became Sweden’s latest medal winner at the Olympic games after winning a bronze in Monday’s 120 kilogramme men's Greco Roman Wrestling.
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Politics: 3 Aug 12
Belarus has announced that it has expelled the Swedish ambassador for contact with civil society groups, a decision described by Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt as "outrageous".
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Politics: 26 Jul 12
After weeks of denial, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has admitted that a light airplane crossed into the country's airspace on July 4th, reported to have been piloted by a Swedish PR firm in a pro-democracy stunt.
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Politics: 19 Jul 12
The Swedish PR firm which dropped pro-free speech teddy bears over Belarus has mocked president Alexander Lukashenko as an "armed clown" following the arrest of people suspected of aiding in the pro-democracy stunt.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 Jul 12
In an open letter to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, founder of Swedish PR firm Studio Total Per Cromwell protests the arrest of a Belarusian journalist and takes aim at the leader's "laughable" legacy.
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National: 16 Jul 12
A journalist who posted pictures of "pro-free speech" teddy bears like those dropped by Swedes in Belarus in early July has been arrested by the country's security services as organizers of the stunt released more video footage of the flight.
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National: 6 Jul 12
The Swedes who say they dropped hundreds of 'pro-free speech' teddy bears over Belarus on Wednesday have come forward amid reports of stuffed bears being found on the ground in Belarus and a confirmed airspace violation.
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National: 4 Jul 12
A Swedish group that claims to have dropped hundreds of 'pro free-speech' teddy bears over a Belarusian town early this morning has released a video that they say shows their stunt taking place. But no teddy bears have been found on the ground.
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National: 4 Jul 12
A Swedish PR agency claims to have parachuted hundreds of pro-free speech teddy bears on the Belarusian capital of Minsk early Wednesday morning in a show of support for the country's pro-democracy movement.
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Sport: 5 May 12
Co-hosts Sweden prevailed 3-1 in a Scandinavian derby with neighbouring Norway to claim all the points in their opening match of the World Ice Hockey Championships on Friday.
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Sport: 4 May 12
Sweden's national ice hockey team, Tre Kronor, is hoping to avenge last year's upset loss to Norway – as well as reverse a recent string of defeats – in the quest for gold at 2012 ice hockey world championships.
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Business & Money: 22 Apr 12
Stockholm municipality is currently a Telia Sonera customer, but has threatened to change providers following the revelation of Telia Sonera’s cooperation with several dictatorships, losing the company some 40,000 subscriptions.
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Science & Technology: 18 Apr 12
TeliaSonera, the successor to Sweden's state telecom monopoly, has given state security services access to systems it operates in the former Soviet Union in order to secure lucrative contracts there, according to Swedish media reports.
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Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter.
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Politics: 14 Oct 11
Prosecutors said Friday they were dropping an investigation into improper reimbursements claimed by Håkan Juholt as the Social Democrats' executive committee announced it still had confidence in the embattled party leader.
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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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Politics: 11 Oct 11
Under-fire Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt has come under further scrutiny over his expenses after revelations that he declined to repay some of a Riksdag travel grant despite having cut short a trip to Belarus in 2006.
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Science & Technology: 30 Sep 11
Swedes are among the most melancholy tweeters on the planet, according to scientists from a prestigious American university.
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Sport: 8 Sep 11
Grief stricken Swedish ice hockey players and fans expressed their sorrow over the death of national team goaltender Stefan Liv, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia that decimated the Lokomotiv ice hockey team.
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Sport: 7 Sep 11
Swedish national ice hockey team goalie Stefan Liv was among those killed in the crash of a Russian passenger plane that went down on Wednesday carrying members of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team.
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Politics: 23 Jun 11
Sweden's top diplomat in Belarus was attacked by police at an anti-government protest in Minsk on Wednesday, prompting foreign minister Carl Bildt to summon the Belarussian ambassador.
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Society: 2 Jun 11
For many, the start of a five day long break from work is a good reason to celebrate with a drink. However one group will be happy to do so without the need for alcohol.
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National: 5 May 11
Sweden clinched top spot in Group C at the world hockey championships in Slovakia on Wednesday after comfortably beating the United States 6-2.
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Politics: 1 Mar 11
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi may be receiving weapons shipments from Belarus according to an official at a Swedish think tank which monitors global arms trafficking.
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Politics: 16 Feb 11
Granting membership to Turkey would strengthen the European Union, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt argued in his annual foreign policy statement to the Riksdag.
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Politics: 16 Feb 11
Sweden has participated in a foreign policy cooperation with the United States, Baltic and Nordic countries to drive a wedge between Russian leaders Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, documents released by WikiLeaks show.
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Society: 5 Jan 11
A Kurdish poet who lives in western Sweden has filed a police report after receiving a death threat from Islamists in northern Iraq.
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Analysis & Opinion: 26 Nov 10
While there are certainly benefits to positive thinking, Swedish feminist Jenny Sonesson argues that women might not have the right to vote today if suffragettes had been satisfied writing gratitude diaries.
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National: 25 Feb 10
Sweden, the defending Olympic men's hockey champions, has been eliminated from the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Slovakia 4-3 in their quarter-final.
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National: 22 Feb 10
Sweden clinched a place in the last eight of the Vancouver Winter Olympic
hockey tournament with a 3-0 win over Finland on Sunday evening.
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Sport: 19 Feb 10
Reigning Olympic champions Sweden saw off the challenge of Belarus on Friday, eight years on from a defeat at the hands of the same opponents that still haunts the men in blue and yellow.
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Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores.
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National: 16 Dec 09
The mystery surrounding why exactly a Swedish diplomat was selling smuggled pantyhose in a Moscow kiosk grew on Tuesday as the Swedish foreign ministry alleged the Russian media portrayal of the incident was a deliberate smear attempt.
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National: 15 Dec 09
A Swedish diplomat has left his post in Moscow after police interrogated him about allegedly selling women's stockings smuggled from Belarus, according to Russian television.
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Politics: 9 Dec 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bidlt found himself embroiled in a verbal spat with his counterpart from Belarus on Tuesday over the questionable expulsion of a university student due to "poor attendance".
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Sport: 3 Dec 09
The day after scooping up one of Sweden’s most prestigious athletic awards, biathlete Helena Jonsson won the season-opening World Cup 15km race in Östersund in northern Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 09
EU and Russian leaders will open summit talks in Sweden on Wednesday in an atmosphere clouded by uneasy relations between Moscow and Stockholm over human rights and last's year's war in Georgia.
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Sport: 24 Jul 09
Swedish football favourite Zlatan Ibrahimovic has left his Inter Milan teammates to return to Sweden in anticipation of signing a new contract with Spanish Champions Barcelona.
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Sport: 19 Jul 09
Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed on Saturday that he would be interested in a move to Spanish giants Barcelona.
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Sport: 17 Jul 09
Star Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be headed to Barcelona on a transfer from Inter Milan, according to Spanish media reports.
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Politics: 1 Jul 09
Sweden's fraught relationship with Moscow has come to the fore on the first day of the Swedish EU presidency as Russia objects to plans to hold a major summit in Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 11 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Neil Young & Ikea exhibition in Stockholm; Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Orchestra Baobab in Malmö.
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 May 09
With neutrality outdated and Sweden unable to effectively defend it's borders, the country needs to set aside its hang-ups and start thinking seriously about joining NATO, argues Birgitta Ohlsson, foreign policy spokesperson for the Liberal Party.
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Sport: 4 May 09
Sweden recorded a 4-1 victory over the hosts Switzerland in Berne on Sunday to book a slot in the World Ice Hockey Championship quarter-finals.
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Politics: 15 Feb 09
Sweden has played a key roll in the release of Aleksander Kozulin, Belarus' most prominent political prisoner. The Swedes have also influenced US foreign policy towards the country.
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Politics: 30 Jan 09
Sweden doesn’t want to be rushed into approving a Russian-German natural gas pipeline project under the Baltic Sea before a careful review of environmental concerns, a minister said Friday.
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Sport: 26 Jan 09
Sweden claimed its ninth bandy world championship on Sunday, overpowering Russia 6-1 in a come from behind victory.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Jan 09
Swedish managers are supposed to be consensual, non-hierarchical and informal. Is the stereotype accurate, asks Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute.
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Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local.
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Politics: 26 May 08
Sweden and Poland have presented their EU partners with a plan to strengthen ties with eastern European nations.
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Sport: 7 May 08
Olympic gold medallist Henrik Lundqvist has agreed to join the Swedish national team for the remainder of the World Ice Hockey Championships.
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National: 4 Mar 08
A Swedish arms monitor was among the dead when a UN helicopter crashed in the mountains of eastern Nepal on Monday.
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Politics: 13 Feb 08
The Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the EU and the UN in Swedish foreign policy.
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Politics: 19 Dec 07
Sweden has unveiled plans to open new embassies in Afghanistan, Sudan and Belarus, as well as upgrading its NATO mission.
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National: 1 Oct 07
Budget cuts are forcing the Swedish Foreign Ministry to close seven embassies and consulates across the world, including embassies in African and consulates in Europe.
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National: 30 Sep 07
A man working as a building labourer has been arrested in a Stockholm suburb on suspicion of being a suspected murderer on the run from police in Belarus.
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National: 27 Aug 07
Sweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China and Vietnam among those losing out. The Social Democrats accuse the government of "abandoning Asia."
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Society: 9 May 07
Swedes aged 15-20 are ignorant about the fate of neighbouring countries before the fall of communism. A fifth thought communism had claimed less than a million lives.
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Lifestyle: 8 May 07
Yes, it's that time of year again: the eyes of Europe will be on Helsinki on Saturday for the annual kitsch-fest that is the Eurovision Song Contest. And The Ark have put Sweden in among the favourites.
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Lifestyle: 4 May 07
It is now two decades since the world's worst nuclear power accident at Chernobyl, but people in parts of northern and central Sweden are still dying from cancer caused by the radiation. And the worst could still be to come, reports Rami Abdelrahman.
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Politics: 14 Jan 07
Sweden will be watching out for environmental risks which could stem from the construction of the Russian-German oil pipeline on the Baltic Sea, says prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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Sport: 3 Jan 07
The Björklöven club is sending a veterans team to Minsk to play ice-hockey with President Alexander Lukashenko. We're leaving politics out of this, one of the Swedish players says.
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National: 15 Aug 06
Russian athletes competing in the European Championships in Gothenburg have been signalled out in the media as potential culprits for alleged drug-taking, after syringes were found on Monday.
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Politics: 21 Mar 06
ANALYSIS: WHY FREIVALDS HAD TO GO
Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds has resigned, said Prime Minister Göran Persson at a press conference at Rosenbad on Tuesday morning. She said the situation was "damaging to the government, to the party and to the foreign ministry".
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National: 14 Mar 06
Sweden and Poland plan to work together to support democratic efforts in Belarus to put an end to "the last dictatorship in Europe", say the countries' two leaders.
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Sport: 24 Feb 06
Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 7-3 on Friday in the Turin Winter Olympics semi-final at the Palasport Olimpico arena. Sweden's goals were scored by seven players, reflecting a superb team performance.
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