March 21, 2010
Haiti
The following articles have been tagged with "Haiti":
Bildt and Miliband chide EU foreign chief
Politics: 4 Mar 10
The foreign ministers of Sweden and Britain joined forces on Thursday in directing a sharp rebuke at Baroness Catherine Ashton over a lack of transparency in the recruitment process for EU diplomats.
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Heartless thieves steal Haiti cash
National: 23 Jan 10
Robbers broke into a the premises of the Red Cross in Laholm, western Sweden, and made a swift exit with the safe containing around 20,000 kronor ($2,762) collected for earthquake victims in Haiti.
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'Necrophiliacs' behind Haiti Facebook hoax
Society: 20 Jan 10
More than 200,000 Swedes joined a Facebook group claiming to be collecting donations to help earthquake victims in Haiti before it was revealed as a hoax by the “Swedish Necrophilia Association”.
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Millions in Swedish aid headed to quake-hit Haiti
National: 19 Jan 10
Sweden plans to donate 180 million kronor ($25.6 million) in financial aid to help Haiti recover from last week’s devastating earthquake, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
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Swede gives millions to help Haiti children
National: 16 Jan 10
Swedish businessman Roger Akelius is to donate 100 million kronor ($14.1 million) over a 25-year-period to help children in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that hit the country.
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Sweden to assist Haiti quake victims
National: 13 Jan 10
Swedish disaster assistance groups were mobilizing on Wednesday to participate in international relief efforts in Haiti after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake. Three Swedes are also missing following the tremor.
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Sweden tops new transparency ranking
National: 23 Sep 08
Sweden, along with Denmark and New Zealand, achieved the highest score in a new survey ranking 180 countries on perceived levels of public-sector corruption.
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Sweden has world's second-most gender-equal parliament
Politics: 3 Mar 07
With 47.3 percent of seats in the Swedish parliament held by women, the country is a bastion of political gender equality - topped only by Rwanda.
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Forgotten by Nobel, remembered forever
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
The Nobel Literature Prize has been won by many famous writers, but many others have been looked over by the Swedish Academy - which seems to hold popularity against a writer when it comes to the prestigious award.
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Swedish report highlights worldwide union killings
Smörgåsbord: 1 Oct 05
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Sweden "sixth least corrupt"
Smörgåsbord: 21 Oct 04
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"If you read Swedish, the CCCC review is as good as it gets, if not the picture of the crowd speaks a thousand words..." READ »
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