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May 28, 2012
Bypass
The following articles have been tagged with "Bypass":
Volvo execs convicted for Saddam-era bribes
Business & Money: 4 Apr 12
Two former Swedish executives with Volvo's construction equipment subsidiary were convicted on Tuesday for paying bribes to the regime of Saddam Hussein to bypass restrictions related to the United Nations’ Oil-for-Food Programme.
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Employer sacks woman for office time obesity op
Business & Money: 3 Apr 12
A woman in southern Sweden has been sacked for taking time off work to go through with corrective surgery against the wishes of her employer.
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Forced labour on the rise in Sweden: report
National: 15 Jan 12
Organized begging, forced labour and forced participation in thefts have bypassed human trafficking for sexual purposes, shows a recent report from the National Police Board.
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Gastric bypass surgery cuts risk of death: study
Science & Technology: 4 Jan 12
Gastric bypass surgery make obese patients less likely to die from heart attack and stroke than patients receiving more conventional treatment for their condition, a Swedish study showed on Tuesday.
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Gang helping shoppers steal from Ikea
Business & Money: 6 Dec 11
A criminal gang is helping customers shoplift items from an Ikea store in northern Sweden by offering to carry items out the store's main entrance, allowing shoppers to bypass cashiers.
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Obesity op hikes risk of alcohol abuse: study
Science & Technology: 25 Aug 11
People who have undergone gastric bypass operations are at greater risk of suffering from alcohol abuse, according to a new Swedish study which reveals that the effects of alcohol become stronger after the procedure.
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An old-fashioned Swedish witch hunt
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 10
The hounding of Moderate Party secretary Sofia Arkelsten may not be the best approach to fighting corruption in Swedish politics, writes The Local's David Landes.
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Homeless in Uppsala: a foreign student’s tale
Lifestyle: 28 Sep 10
More than a month after arriving in Sweden, many foreign students are still struggling to find permanent housing. Contributor Amy Keresztes, an American studying at Uppsala University, shares her tale of frustration.
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Rival blocs tackle one million floating voters
Politics: 23 Apr 10
Almost a fifth of the Swedish electorate could envisage switching sides in the September general election, a new survey shows, with the Green and Moderate parties the most likely beneficiaries.
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Opposition calls for Stockholm bypass vote
Politics: 20 Apr 10
The left-green opposition wants to hold a referendum on the Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion) and has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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The Local launches America's News in British English
Society: 1 Apr 10
With English-speakers worldwide seeing their own versions of the language eroded by a global standard, The Local is launching an ambitious new project to bring befuddled migrants all the latest news in the English that suits them best.
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MP makes indecent Christmas party proposal
Politics: 18 Dec 09
Social Democrat member of parliament Per Svedberg awoke shamefaced this week after making lewd advances in a state of undress to a female colleague at a Riksdag Christmas bash.
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In defence of the eighties generation
Lifestyle: 27 Oct 09
Lazy, self-entitled and spoiled. These are just a few of the choice adjectives employed to describe the generation born in the 1980s, the first generation since Hemingway's to be characterised as “lost.” But just how accurate is the stereotype, asks The Local's Charlotte Webb.
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Stockholm traffic bypass gets green light
National: 3 Sep 09
The government has approved the controversial Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion). The project has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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Swedish police hunt audacious 'Spiderman' burglar
National: 21 Aug 09
Swedish police are hunting for an agile cat burglar who, clad in climbing attire and gardening gloves, shinned up drainage pipes to hit ten apartments in Stockholm over the summer.
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Inmates commit crimes using prison phones
National: 26 Jun 09
Swedish inmates are routinely able to bypass blocks put on prison telephones, allowing them to make calls to fellow criminals with instructions for carrying out new crimes.
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Sweden's political pirates signal internet's election power
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel
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Sweden won't hasten pipeline approval
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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Swedes caught up in Thai unrest
National: 26 Nov 08
Hundreds of Swedes are among those stranded in Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after violent anti-government protesters stormed the building on Tuesday, forcing authorities to shut down operations.
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Germany irked by Wood's energy critique
National: 12 Sep 08
Comments by US Ambassador to Sweden Michael Wood about a Baltic Sea pipeline meant to transport Russian gas have prompted the German government to launch a formal complaint.
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US Ambassador: Russian gas no laughing matter
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 08
Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia has brought into renewed focus the need for Sweden to continue the development and promotion of alternative energy sources, writes US Ambassador to Sweden, Michael M Wood.
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Nobel a likely no-no for Sweden's king of crime fiction
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Aug 08
The most popular work of crime fiction ever published in Sweden is never likely to win a Nobel Prize. But it should, argues Jeanne Rudbeck, who is left spellbound by Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.
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Russians plan to dodge Swedish spies
National: 11 Jul 08
Russian telecom operators have drawn up plans to re-route data and call traffic to avoid Swedish eavesdropping, according to reports in Russian papers.
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Swedish snoop law targets Russia
National: 9 Jul 08
Sweden's new surveillance law will enable the National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA) to scan massive quantities of Russian computer and telecom data.
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Swede held in major US pot bust
National: 10 Jun 08
A Swedish man was arrested in the United States over the weekend in connection with the seizure of marijuana plants valued at $3 million.
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Swedish woman murdered in Paris
National: 22 Apr 08
French police believe a charred body found in a forest at the weekend is that of a 19-year-old Swedish student.
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Bending the rules: Sweden in transition
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Feb 08
Nima Sanandaji speaks to one of the co-authors of a book examining the increasing propensity of Swedes to skirt around the edges of the country's tax and social welfare systems.
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More Swedes choose surgery as path to slimmer waistlines
National: 7 Feb 08
Experts project 10,000 gastric bypass operations annually.
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Ex-Skandia boss ruling appealed
Business & Money: 2 Jan 08
The prosecutor wants the Supreme Court to review the acquittal of former Skandia head Lars-Eric Petersson.
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Ex-Skandia boss cleared
Business & Money: 19 Dec 07
Lars-Eric Petersson has been cleared of charges surrounding his handling of very high bonuses paid out by the company.
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Please can I return this husband?
Dating: 13 Nov 07
Buy a sweater at H&M and you don't expect it to last forever, but it will look good on you for the time being. With the country's high divorce rate, Swedes have a pretty similar attitude to spouses, says Sarah Tarnowski.
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No jokes please, we're the Nobel Prize Committee
Lifestyle: 3 Oct 07
Sweden's literati-glitterati are whispering the names of the candidates for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. As Jeanne Rudbeck writes, jokes and vulgarity don't go down well at the academy that bypassed Joyce and Wodehouse.
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Greenpeace slams nuclear weapon waste export
Science & Technology: 20 Jul 07
Sweden's government has come under fire from Greenpeace for exporting weapons-grade plutonium to Britain's Sellafield plant (pictured) for processing.
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Overweight arm wrestler disqualified for cheating
Sport: 21 Jun 07
Reigning world champion Arsen Liliev has been disqualified from the European Championships in Arm Wrestling after he found a novel way to meet the weight requirements.
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Major Stockholm rail project given go-ahead
National: 31 May 07
A plan to build a rail tunnel under Stockholm was approved by the government on Thursday, in a move that should allow the relief of one of Sweden's worst rail bottlenecks.
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Driving me crazy: The long road to a Swedish driver’s licence
Lifestyle: 30 Mar 07
Elizabeth Dacey Fondelius moved to Stockholm with a clean driving licence. There was only one problem: it was an American licence. After two decades of driving it was back to school in Sweden.
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Lesbians barred from adopting partners' children
Society: 20 Dec 06
Two lesbian women have been refused the right to adopt children born to their partners' through artificial insemination. "It's as though the court is trying to punish the women," says a legal expert.
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Ex-Skandia boss spared 300 million bill
Business & Money: 15 Dec 06
The former CEO of Swedish insurance company Skandia, Lars-Eric Petersson, has been told he does not have to pay 300 million kronor in damages to his old company.
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Alliance: yes to congestion charging
Politics: 1 Oct 06
Sweden's incoming government will reintroduce congestion charging in Stockholm, with the money going to building a new relief road round the capital. This will save Stockholm's enviroment and money, says Maud Olofsson.
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Odds lengthen for gaming monopoly
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Aug 06
Do Internet gaming and European law mean that Sweden's gambling monopoly is approaching the last roll of the dice? And can Svenska Spel's existence be justified, asks Paul O'Mahony.
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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 road gets green light
Politics: 6 Apr 06
A 7 billion kronor new road that will take traffic away from the centre of Stockholm was approved by the government on Thursday, after years of debate. Much of the new road will be in tunnels.
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Traffic "down 25 percent" on charging debut
National: 3 Jan 06
Complete guide to the Stockholm congestion charge trial
"Quiet start" for Stockholm congestion charge
Officials hail the first day of congestion charging in Stockholm as a success, with traffic reduced by 25 percent. But the real test will come when more Stockholmers return to work.
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Prison for bringing too much booze back to Sweden
Smörgåsbord: 14 Oct 04
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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