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May 28, 2012
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Swede 'sets sail' for US via German autobahn
Society: 26 Jul 11
A Swedish sailor in his seventies began a long-planned solo journey to the United States on Monday by hitching his boat to a trailer and driving through Germany.
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Animal rights activists claim McDonalds firebomb responsibility
National: 10 Jul 11
The Animal Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for Friday's fire attack at a hamburger restaurant in Gothenburg, according to local media reports.
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Swedish UN worker dead after Afghanistan demo
National: 1 Apr 11
A 33-year-old Swedish man was among a number of United Nations personnel killed in Afghanistan on Friday after a demonstration turned violent in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
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Elin trumps Tiger with Florida mansion buy
Society: 19 Mar 11
Elin Nordegren, the Swedish ex-wife of Tiger Woods, has purchased a Florida beachfront mansion larger than the golf superstar's nearby island estate home, the Palm Beach Post reported Friday.
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Sweden's Hjorth ends LPGA drought with win
Sport: 6 Dec 10
Sweden's Maria Hjorth fired a par-72 final round on Sunday to capture her first LPGA title since 2007, capturing the season-ending Tour Championship by one stroke ahead of South Korean Amy Yang in Orlando, Florida.
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Swedish woman killed in Florida murder-suicide
National: 23 Oct 10
A Swedish woman killed by her husband in Florida in a murder-suicide on October 15th had told authorities one month earlier that his swinging lifestyle had led to physical and mental abuse.
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Sweden: a world away from the World Series
Lifestyle: 20 Oct 10
As Sweden hunkers down to face the onset of winter, contributor Joshua Gregory explains how fans of America’s favourite pastime cope with having their remedy for the winter blues remain a world away.
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Swedish man dies in live 'cyber suicide' broadcast
Science & Technology: 12 Oct 10
A Swedish man hanged himself during a live broadcast on the internet on Monday morning, a phenomenon that police described as rare in Sweden.
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Swedish sailor missing after tropical storm Earl
National: 5 Sep 10
A 57-year old Swedish sailor is missing off the coast of Florida following an apparent boating accident in the wake of tropical storm Earl.
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Nordegren breaks silence on split with Tiger
Society: 25 Aug 10
Elin Nordegren has broken her nine-month silence over the sex scandal that ended her marriage with golf star Tiger Woods, saying the extent of his philandering had made her feel "stupid" and she had been through "hell."
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Woods seeks to rekindle career after divorce
Sport: 25 Aug 10
US golfer Tiger Woods will compete at the Barclays this week, his first tournament since finalising his divorce from Swedish ex-wife Elin Nordegren in a bid to determine his stature on the PGA Tour's playoffs.
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Woods and Nordegren divorce
National: 24 Aug 10
Tiger Woods and Swedish model wife Elin Nordegren divorced Monday, their marriage "irretrievably broken" by a blistering sex scandal that has left the world number one golfer's life in disarray.
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Elin and Tiger sign $750 million divorce
Society: 1 Jul 10
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have signed a divorce settlement worth $750 million to the Swedish wife of the disgraced golf star, according to a report in the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun.
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US authorities bust Swedish cocaine ring
National: 30 Jun 10
A Swedish man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of being behind a ring of cocaine smugglers planning to ship 12 kilogrammes of the drug to Sweden hidden in car interiors.
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Tiger and Elin to divorce in Sweden: reports
National: 14 May 10
Britain's Telegraph reported on Wednesday that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren will file for divorce in Sweden in an attempt to keep the details of what would be one of the world's largest settlements under wraps.
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Tiger not yet out of the woods
National: 19 Dec 09
Tiger Woods reportedly made a deal with Enquirer magazine in 2007 in exchange for suppressing photos revealing his marital infidelity. Meanwhile, his wife and former Swedish model Elin Woods is said to have turned to a high-powered Hollywood divorce attorney.
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Elin's split with Tiger '100 percent on': report
Society: 17 Dec 09
Elin Nordegren plans to divorce her husband Tiger Woods and spend Christmas away from the disgraced billionaire golf star following the infidelity scandal which has put his career on hold, according to several media reports.
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Nordegren's purchase of Stockholm island retreat confirmed
Society: 13 Dec 09
Elin Nordegren closed on a deal to buy a sprawling island estate in the Stockholm archipelago in the early days of an infidelity scandal which continues to plague her star golfer husband Tiger Woods, the island’s residents' association said on Sunday.
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Holmberg leaves hospital in 'good condition'
Society: 9 Dec 09
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law Barbro Holmberg has been released from a Florida hospital after collapsing from stomach pains at the home of the golfing superstar.
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Barbro Holmberg rushed to Florida hospital
National: 8 Dec 09
Tiger Woods' Swedish mother-in-law Barbro Holmberg is reported to be in a stable condition after being admitted to a Florida hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Elin Nordegren's mother in surprise US trip: report
Society: 7 Dec 09
Barbro Holmberg, the mother of golfer Tiger Woods’ Swedish wife Elin Nordegren, has unexpectedly cleared her schedule for the week and traveled to the United States, according to Swedish media reports.
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'Elin should use a driver next time': Parnevik
Sport: 3 Dec 09
Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik said he regretted introducing Tiger Woods to his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren after evidence emerged on Wednesday the golf superstar had an affair with a Las Vegas cocktail waitress.
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Elin Woods did not club Tiger: lawyer
National: 2 Dec 09
A Florida lawyer has said Tiger Woods did not look like he was beaten up by his wife after he emerged from a car crash, the cause of which remains cloaked in mystery.
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Woods backs wife: 'Elin acted courageously'
Sport: 30 Nov 09
Tiger Woods has played down rumours about his love life and praised the actions of his Swedish wife after the golfer was involved in a Florida car crash that remains shrouded in mystery.
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Woods' Swedish wife in car crash rescue
Sport: 28 Nov 09
Tiger Woods' Swedish wife Elin Nordegren came to the rescue of her sporting superstar husband with a golf club after he was involved in a car crash outside his Florida home on Friday.
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‘Weightlessness is as fun as it was the first time’: Fuglesang
National: 30 Aug 09
The Discovery space shuttle’s seven-person crew, including Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, has started their second day on the job, following the successful blast off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Fuglesang lifts off
National: 29 Aug 09
After three previous attempts this week, the Discovery space shuttle has finally blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and six Americans on board.
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Fuglesang heads for second space adventure
Science & Technology: 14 Aug 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang has begun preparations in Houston for his second trip into space.
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Stockholm to host Detroit Red Wings NHL opener
Sport: 16 Jul 09
A number of Swedish stars from North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) will have the chance to open their 2009-2010 season in Stockholm, the league announced on Wednesday.
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From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience
Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden.
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Swedish 'countess' in bitter US divorce trial
Society: 24 Mar 09
Marie Douglas-David, a Swedish socialite, has claimed that she was a prisoner in her marriage to US mogul George David as their divorce proceedings opened in a US court on Monday.
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Missing Swede returns home after 15 years
Society: 12 Feb 09
Håkan Johansson, 46, has returned home to his family in Piteå in northern Sweden fifteen years after he disappeared without a trace.
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When worlds collide: Apartment shopping in Sweden and beyond
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jan 09
With flat prices dropping like autumn leaves, Jeanne Rudbeck thought it was about time to start shopping around for a new home in Stockholm. Or Paris. Or Florida. But was it all just a pipe dream?
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Sorenstam misses cut as glorious career comes to a close
Sport: 22 Nov 08
Swedish golf superstar Annika Sörenstam missed the cut in her final event in Florida on Friday, ending a 15-year glorious career on the American ladies golf tour.
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Ryanair mulls flights from Sweden to US
Travel: 12 Nov 08
A planned new transatlantic venture from budget airline Ryanair may see flights departing from Sweden to the United States within the next few years.
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Stagnation in your Swedish town? Blame Florida
Analysis & Opinion: 14 Oct 08
Which comes first: urban creativity or sound economic growth? Nima Sanandaji aims to separate the chickens from the eggs as he examines the influence on Swedish policy-makers of US urban theorist Richard Florida.
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Söderling advances to Stockholm Open semis
Sport: 11 Oct 08
Swedish fourth seed Robin Söderling continued his impressive advance in the Stockholm Open tennis tournament by defeating Rainer Schuettler to claim a place in the semi-finals.
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Travelling teddy bear competition
Lifestyle: 15 Sep 08
Sweden-based Englishman Michael Taylor talks to The Local about an educational website that has turned teddy bears into seasoned globe-trotters. Readers are also given the opportunity to win their very own fully documented bear and chart his worldly wanderings.
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Long wait is over for Chopra at Masters
Sport: 10 Apr 08
Sweden's Daniel Chopra is relishing the challenge as he prepares to compete in his first ever US Masters tournament.
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Swede jailed for claiming ex son-in-law was terrorist
National: 31 Jan 08
A man has been sentenced to three months in jail for falsely informing the FBI that his former son-in-law had links to al-Qaeda.
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Swedish woman victim of Facebook fraud
Society: 12 Dec 07
A Swedish woman has lost thousands of kronor after she was tricked into revealing her bank account details to a fake Facebook contact.
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Golf: Chopra captures first US win
Sport: 29 Oct 07
Sweden's Daniel Chopra collected his first USPGA Tour victory on Monday, outlasting compatriot Fredrik Jacobson and Japan's Shigeki Maruyama to win the Ginn Classic by one stroke.
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Sports Digest: Gothenburg Angels answer fans' prayers
Sport: 29 Oct 07
Football: IFK Göteborg edge out Djurgården and Kalmar to secure title. Golf: Chopra and Jacobson head the field in Florida. Skiing: Swedes sprint to podium in Düsseldorf.
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FBI raids Swedish fugitive's home
National: 13 Aug 07
The FBI have raided the Florida home of a Swedish man who has been hiding from the law for the past twelve years. Erik Arosenius was last week revealed to have been employed by the company where his sister was CEO.
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Top boss gave US job to fugitive brother
National: 10 Aug 07
A Swedish prisoner who has been on the run for ten years was secretly given work in the United States by his own sister, the Harvard-educated CEO of a Swedish multinational.
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Sports digest: Sweden bids to retain world hockey title
Sport: 30 Apr 07
Sweden breezes to an easy victory in the first match of the world championships in Moscow. Malmö hammers AIK to top Allsvenskan. Annika Sörenstam drops off golf's top spot for the first time.
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Introducing...the Swedish Bikini Team
Lifestyle: 16 Apr 07
They might be as Swedish as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but they have been flying the blue and yellow colours for more than fifteen years. Paul O'Mahony takes a closer look.
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Creative class flies to Sweden
National: 2 Mar 07
A new book ranks Sweden as the world leader in business creativity and a "talent magnet" for creative business people the world over.
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Sweden plans hero's welcome for Fuglesang
Science & Technology: 23 Dec 06
'Space minister' Maud Olofsson wants Christer Fuglesang to know that Sweden is proud of his achievement. And the man himself was in fine spirits when he met journalists on Saturday, following his twelve day trip into space.
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Space Swede returns to Earth
Science & Technology: 23 Dec 06
At 23.32 on Friday night Swedish time, the space shuttle Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Swede Christer Fuglesang onboard. And it may not be the last time that the Swedish astronaut goes into space.
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Swedish astronaut leaves ISS
Science & Technology: 20 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang, Sweden's first astronaut, is coming to the end of his space adventure. He left the International Space Station on the space shuttle Discovery just after 11pm on Tuesday.
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Nasa orders third spacewalk for Fuglesang
Science & Technology: 17 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang will be home in time for Christmas Eve celebrations - but not before he makes an unscheduled spacewalk. On Monday Fuglesang and colleague Robert Curbeam will venture out to shake loose a set of solar panels.
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Genius meets royalty on Nobel Day
Science & Technology: 10 Dec 06
Sunday saw the Swedish party of the year: the Nobel banquet. And as usual, genius and royalty took centre stage at the Stockholm celebrations.
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Kisses for Fuglesang as Shuttle lift-off looms
Science & Technology: 7 Dec 06
Sweden is crossing its fingers as the country's first astronaut prepares to head into space. Christer Fuglesang has said his family goodbyes, and is now fully focused on the mission ahead.
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First Swede in Space: the countdown begins
National: 5 Dec 06
The countdown to the most eagerly-anticipated Space Shuttle mission ever - in Sweden, at least - has begun. In the early hours of Friday morning, weather permitting, Christer Fuglesang will soar into space.
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Introducing...Alice Timander
Lifestyle: 27 Nov 06
She's the 91-year-old former dentist who for decades has been Sweden's glamour queen. But underneath the wigs and feather boas, there's more to Alice Timander than meets the eye.
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Swedish craftsmanship of the first glass
Travel: 25 Aug 06
Florida has the Magic Kingdom, Will Perkins has the Wild Kingdom, but Sweden has the Glass Kingdom. And after a day of defacing fine glass in the Kosta Boda workshop, Doug Lansky develops the eye of a craftsman.
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'I just love Swedish blonds'
Lifestyle: 1 Aug 06
American soul diva LaGaylia tells The Local about moving from Florida to Sundsvall, singing in Robert Wells' Rhapsody in Rock and learning to speak Swedish.
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Sweden ice hockey world champions
Sport: 21 May 06
Sweden have won the world ice hockey championships after beating the Czech Republic 4-0 in the final in Riga on Sunday. The Tre Kronor team are the first to hold the world and Olympic titles at the same time.
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Class divisions over school trip
Society: 28 May 04
Should a school trip to Florida (cost: 9,100 crowns each) be cancelled because some parents can't afford it? And should children be made to pay their parents' parking fines?
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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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