The following articles have been tagged with "E4":
Business & Money: 2 Apr 13
A looming construction workers' strike that threatened to shut down work on dozens of major infrastructure projects across Sweden was narrowly averted on Monday night after unions agreed to a last-minute deal.
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National: 19 Mar 13
Police suspect eight drivers of reckless driving and one of manslaughter, as the investigation into January's fatal truck pile-up in southern Sweden comes to a close.
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National: 7 Feb 13
Police suspect that two stopped cars may have indirectly caused the massive pile-up that left one dead and dozens injured on an icy Swedish motorway last month.
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Science & Technology: 5 Feb 13
Snow and slick roads made for treacherous driving in central Sweden, with a number of accidents leaving some major roadways blocked on Tuesday morning.
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National: 17 Jan 13
Swedish police have dismissed the theory that faulty winter tyres are to blame for Tuesday's massive car crash, which involved nearly 100 cars and killed one person, but say they have pinpointed the three trucks that initially collided.
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National: 16 Jan 13
Swedish traffic officials have slammed a new law allowing trucks to drive without winter tyres, and speculated that it could have caused Tuesday’s chaotic 100-car pile-up that killed one and injured 46.
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Science & Technology: 16 Jan 13
While the snow has dissipated, road conditions remain treacherous across much of Sweden as crews work to reopen motorways closed by a slew of accidents, including a fatal 100-car pile-up in the south of the country.
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National: 15 Jan 13
One person died and more than 40 were injured on the E4 motorway near Helsingborg, southwestern Sweden, after an estimated 100 vehicles crashed into one another due to dense fog and slippery road conditions.
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Science & Technology: 23 Dec 12
Heavy snowfall and harsh winds caused trouble in Sweden's Christmas getaway traffic, with meteorology agency SMHI issuing a severe weather warning on Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 22 Dec 12
A 50-kilometre long traffic jam developed on a major Swedish motorway on Saturday, with blizzard-like conditions causing accidents and warnings for Swedes to delay their Christmas travel plans.
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Science & Technology: 11 Dec 12
Heavy snow and blustery winds prompted new weather warnings for southern Sweden on Tuesday morning as a winter storm stopped trains and sent cars skidding, with up to 40 centimetres of snow expected in some areas.
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National: 6 Dec 12
The blizzard that shook Stockholm this week could still be felt throughout Thursday as many travellers were left stranded nationwide, with authorities hoping services would be up and running again on Friday.
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Science & Technology: 2 Dec 12
There were widespread traffic problems in eastern areas of Sweden on Saturday as heavy snow continued to fall and temperatures plunged to well below freezing, with more harsh weather forecast for Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 26 Oct 12
The first snow of the season started falling over Stockholm on Thursday evening, causing icy roads, snarling traffic and prompting warnings from forecasters of more to come.
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Society: 27 Sep 12
A half-naked Swedish woman trying to beat a reckless driving fine told police she was “licking ice cream” off a male driver’s body as the couple raced down the motorway in an open-topped Porsche.
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Science & Technology: 17 Sep 12
A heart patient died after ambulance drivers who received the high priority call just as their shift was ending decided to swing by the station to change drivers, delaying their arrival to the patient's home.
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Science & Technology: 27 Aug 12
Heavy rainfall on Sunday night led to severe flooding in parts of Sweden, with experts predicting that after a brief warm spell on Monday, the wet weather will continue into the week.
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Science & Technology: 29 Jul 12
Violent rains flooded Gothenburg on Saturday afternoon, leaving trams at a standstill and forcing a central shopping centre to be evacuated.
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Business & Money: 24 Jul 12
Many foreign berry pickers want to return home after the scant berry harvest has caused employers to simply dump them in the woods.
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National: 2 Jul 12
A man died early on Monday morning after a truck collided with his parked car on a motorway in eastern Sweden, with police witnessing the event live on video.
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National: 26 Jun 12
Three, nearly simultaneous car fires broke out in three different locations north of Stockholm on Monday night, leaving police baffled and several passing vehicles with flat tyres from road spikes left near the scenes of the fires.
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National: 22 Jun 12
A man who went on a wild machete-wielding rampage in northern Sweden in March was not insane at the time, forensic psychiatrists have determined.
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National: 23 May 12
Four tanker trucks crashed in a serial collision in central Sweden on Tuesday, causing one of them to rise up high in the air and resulting in major delays in traffic.
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National: 14 May 12
A double-decker bus carrying 72 passengers crashed north of Stockholm on Sunday evening after the driver passed out while behind the wheel.
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National: 31 Mar 12
A family of elk have been causing consternation for police and motorists alike on a stretch of Sweden’s main motorway, with hunters set to be deployed in a bid to entice the animals away from danger.
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National: 16 Mar 12
A machete-wielding man went on a wild rampage in northern Sweden on Thursday, slashing a woman in the face before hijacking a minivan filled with students. He also reportedly sliced a dog, left in the stolen van.
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Lifestyle: 7 Feb 12
As Swedes get set to watch the premiere of the Swedish version of the hit TV sitcom “The Office”, The Local's Oliver Gee learns how producers took an innovative approach to ensure the show's humour wasn't lost in translation.
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National: 4 Feb 12
The E4 motorway was closed between Gävle and Söderhamn in northern Sweden on Friday afternoon after over 50 accidents were recorded in the icy conditions.
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Travel: 27 Jan 12
In case you missed the spectacular northern lights display that had the skies above Sweden glowing earlier this week, The Local has collected a few video clips that aptly capture the awe-inspiring aurora borealis.
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National: 4 Jan 12
Police have stopped reporting speedsters on certain roads in Sweden after a glitch in the law governing maximum speeds suddenly made it impossible to implement, according to a new report.
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National: 5 Dec 11
Slippery roads in several locations across Sweden disrupted motorists during the morning rush hour on Monday, with police issuing warnings to exercise caution after a spate of accidents.
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National: 1 Dec 11
The woman found tied up and gagged next to a Swedish motorway on Tuesday is not the victim of any crime, admitting that the whole incident was a fake, according to police reports.
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National: 30 Nov 11
Three people have been detained after a 24-year-old woman was found bound, gagged and dumped by the E4 motorway near Uppsala on Tuesday evening.
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Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
Christmas markets are a feature of Yuletide in Sweden and The Local has put together a pick of the best, all featuring warm spiced "glögg" for the adults, and plenty of fun activites for the children.
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Lifestyle: 13 Oct 11
Sweden is home to hundreds of castles featuring tales of bloodthirsty royals, quirky millionaires, adult-rated films, and other untold secrets. Check out The Local's selection of some of the country's more memorable manors.
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Science & Technology: 29 Sep 11
A recent study from the World Health Organization showed that Stockholm air contains higher levels of the harmful PM10 particles than in Los Angeles, and the city council argues that studded tyres used in the long winter are to blame.
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Society: 19 Sep 11
An absent-minded police officer stopped for lunch at a branch of Ikea in Stockholm only to discover a couple of hours later that she had forgotten her gun in the toilet.
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National: 21 Jul 11
A 22-year-old man died when he crashed his motorcycle in Stockholm late Wednesday following a police chase at speeds of up to 250 kilometres/hour.
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Business & Money: 10 Jun 11
Several Swedish politicians are calling for a steep rise in Stockholm's congestion charge following reports of increasing traffic problems around the Swedish capital.
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Travel: 9 Jun 11
As the warm summer weather beckons, contributor Alec Forss offers up a list of some of Sweden's best hiking trails.
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Lifestyle: 21 Mar 11
For long suffering residents of Sweden, Sunday's vernal equinox brought with it celestial proof that spring is indeed on its way, contributor Tom Callen writes.
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Science & Technology: 21 Feb 11
People with a particular genotype associated with obesity may have three times higher a risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute.
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Science & Technology: 10 Feb 11
Winter has returned to central Sweden, with heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimetres expected on Thursday.
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National: 16 Jan 11
Freezing conditions in northern Sweden and flooding in the south caused traffic chaos across the country on Sunday.
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Society: 12 Jan 11
A 29-year-old man from northern Sweden has been charged with drunken driving despite not having been behind the wheel when officers stopped the vehicle.
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National: 9 Jan 11
Drivers of more than 40 long-haul trucks dare not drive any further due to slippery conditions on Swedish roads, while falling ice and flooding have also caused problems in the wake of an early-January thaw.
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National: 26 Dec 10
Sunday is expected to be an intense traffic day, as many return home from holiday celebrations, but the weather may cause trouble for travelers along the coast of Norrland, in northern Sweden.
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National: 27 Nov 10
An accident involving a coach, a truck and two cars on the main E4 motorway south of Sundsvall left several people injured on Saturday afternoon.
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Science & Technology: 24 Nov 10
The military was summoned to help control coastal flooding in southern Sweden as thick snow and fierce winds continued to play havoc with transport services across the country.
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National: 23 Nov 10
The Swedish Transport Agency has called for car drivers to choose alternative transport as snowfalls and rain cause traffic problems across Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes.
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Society: 22 Oct 10
A 26-year-old Swedish man was let off with a fine despite being clocked driving nearly 200 kilometres an hour. He told police he simply wanted to test his newly tuned engine.
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Society: 23 Sep 10
As the Alliance government stands to miss out on an overall majority by a whisker, handwritten ballots for parties such as Joy Division, Pull Yourself Together and Djingis Cat have had an unlikely impact on Swedish politics.
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National: 29 Jul 10
A record number of people were caught by speed cameras on Sweden’s roads last year, according to figures released on Thursday.
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National: 25 Jul 10
Three people died and 17 people sustained injuries on Sunday afternoon when a bus collided head-on with a car outside Piteå in northern Sweden.
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National: 26 Jun 10
Police in many parts of Sweden were fully occupied on Midsummer Eve dealing with everything from drunken fights to half naked men driving a lawnmower on the motorway.
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National: 30 May 10
Startled motorists called the police in droves on Sunday morning to report a car driving against the traffic on the E4 motorway near Arlanda airport.
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National: 22 Mar 10
Heavy snowfalls and treacherous ice resulted in a slew of road accidents across both eastern and western Sweden on Sunday.
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National: 2 Mar 10
Drivers have been warned to exert extra caution on Tuesday after icy roads caused a spate of accidents across Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 27 Jan 10
A preschool was evacuated in western Sweden on Wednesday as high winds threatened to topple a 55-metre chimney. Heavy snowfall has also played havoc with traffic nationwide.
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National: 24 Jan 10
At least one of the two victims of a brutal double murder in southern Sweden earlier this month was shot through the eye in a gangland-style execution.
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Science & Technology: 17 Dec 09
Heavy snowfall and high winds continued to disrupt traffic in many parts of Sweden into Thursday afternoon.
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National: 13 Nov 09
A 19-year old man, earlier freed by a district court over the killing of Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali, has been found guilty of murder in the Svea Court of Appeal and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
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Society: 12 Nov 09
A hungry thief sent an employee from a Stockholm-area McDonald’s to hospital on Wednesday night before making off with a booty that included more than just money.
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National: 15 Oct 09
A number of motorists were left needing hospital treatment on Thursday morning as icy road conditions caused accidents across Sweden.
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National: 13 Sep 09
A 42-year-old man was arrested in Umeå in northern Sweden early on Sunday in connection with an illegal car race, a so-called 'streetrace'. The man tried to mow down a motorcycle police officer at high speed.
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Lifestyle: 9 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: World Cup baseball & Cirque du Soleil in Stockholm; Coco Chanel & All Time Low (US) in Gothenburg; Macy Gray (US) in Malmö.
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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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National: 13 Jul 09
Rescue services and volunteers are working hand over fist to stem the growing risk of a dam breaking in Säter in central Sweden as water levels continue to rise in the wake of weekend downpours.
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National: 12 Jul 09
Rain has been pouring down over western Sweden over the weekend. In Åmål, around 100 properties have been flooded and the Swedish Road Administration was forced to close several roads.
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Science & Technology: 18 Jun 09
Rain showers and traffic jams made for a slow and wet start to the holiday weekend on Thursday afternoon, with much of the country facing the prospect of a damp Midsummer holiday.
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Lifestyle: 28 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Bruce Springsteen and Dylan Moran in Stockholm; Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg; The Eagles in Malmö/Lund.
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National: 27 May 09
Friends and relatives of Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali, who was stabbed to death last autumn near Stockholm, were stunned to learn on Tuesday that the prime suspect in the 23-year-old’s killing had fled the country.
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National: 25 May 09
Most drink-drivers get caught in the morning, a new report from Uppsala police shows. Police now propose focusing roadside alcohol checks to tackle the problem of pre-lunch drinkers.
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Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund.
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Science & Technology: 27 Mar 09
A powerful, late-season snowstorm caused a number of traffic headaches in parts of western and central Sweden on Friday.
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National: 24 Mar 09
Motorists are being advised to exercise caution as meteorological agency SMHI forecasts that the weather in Sweden will remain bitterly cold for the rest of the working week.
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National: 21 Mar 09
The case of the stabbing death of 23-year-old Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali will be continued in the Svea Court of Appeal. Prosecutor Ewa Tvengström has appealed the acquittals of the three suspects in the case.
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National: 27 Feb 09
All three suspects charged in the stabbing death of 23-year-old Ahmed “Romario” Ibrahim Ali were acquitted on Friday by a Stockholm-area court.
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Travel: 27 Feb 09
Scattered across Sweden's vast landscape are the oldest and some of the finest national parks in Europe. Alec Forss charts their history and picks out five of the best.
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National: 26 Feb 09
Sweden's security police (Säpo) have been called in to investigate a connection between a wave of arson attacks in Södertälje with a US-hostile extreme left wing group.
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Lifestyle: 19 Feb 09
What's on in Sweden: Bounce streetdance and Gypsy Queens in Stockholm; International horse show in Gothenburg; Morrissey tribute in Malmö.
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National: 2 Feb 09
Three young men were charged on Monday for the murder of 23-year-old Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali, who was stabbed to death north of Stockholm in October.
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Lifestyle: 15 Jan 09
What's on in Sweden: New York theatre company and world class jazz in Stockholm; Emergenza festival in Gothenburg; Josh Rouse in Malmö.
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Society: 14 Jan 09
Swedish police hope a new video by the famed “Ghostrider” motorcycle driver, known for darting in and out of traffic at speeds nearing 300 kilometres per hour, may lead to his capture.
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National: 4 Jan 09
Snow and ice made driving treacherous on roads in southern Sweden on Saturday with a slew of accidents as a result. Passengers were left stranded at Stockholm Skavsta airport as a Ryanair flight was cancelled.
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National: 29 Dec 08
Three people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving four cars on the E4 motorway just south of Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 26 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 26th - January 1st. Vaudeville New Year and Miss Li in Stockholm; Nefertiti New Year and Cinderella in Gothenburg; Night Beat New Year and Led Zepellin in Malmö.
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National: 19 Dec 08
A new hotel at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport plans to cover its exterior with permanent portraits of members of the Swedish Royal family.
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Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 12th - 18th. Lucia and Lykke Li in Stockholm; Harlem Gospel and Streetdance in Gothenburg; world class jazz in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 5th - 11th. Hootchy Kootchy burlesque and Cirkus Cirkör in Stockholm; Motorhead and "making a difference" in Gothenburg; Status Quo in Malmö/Lund.
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Science & Technology: 28 Nov 08
Results from a new Swedish study indicate there may be a connection between eating fast food and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Lifestyle: 20 Nov 08
What’s on: International Film Festival & Mali Bluesman in Stockholm; the search for Lucia & Lambchop in Gothenburg; Jose Carrerras in Malmö.
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National: 18 Nov 08
Six people have been taken to hospital after a bus on its way from Stockholm to Copenhagen collided with a road maintenance truck early on Tuesday morning.
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Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
What’s on: Ron Sexsmith & DV8 Physical Theatre in Stockholm; Cirkus Cirkör & English farce in Gothenburg; Lambchop & Dirty Pretty Things in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
What’s on: Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Martial Arts and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
What’s on: Keane, US Election Party, and Balkan ecstasy in Stockholm; Nortec Collective and international fashion exhibition in Gothenburg; Aimee Mann in Malmö.
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Science & Technology: 23 Oct 08
A team of archaeologists digging near the planned expansion of a roadway have uncovered 1,700 year old artifacts made of wood, making them some of the oldest man-made wooden objects over discovered in Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
What’s on: Cyndi Lauper and modern dance film festival in Stockholm; Lloyd Cole in Gothenburg; Smurfs and chocolate festival in Malmö.
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National: 18 Oct 08
A man in his twenties was dumped at Karolinska University hospital in Solna on Saturday morning - police report that the man had been stabbed to death.
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