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May 28, 2012
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Problem of profiting ex-politicos not simply money, money, money
Analysis & Opinion: 18 May 12
Abba's famous refrain fails to capture the true cause for concern when Swedish politicians leave government to fatten their wallets in the private sector, argues commentator and historian David Linden.
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Volvo confirms Jeremy Lin endorsement deal
Business & Money: 21 Mar 12
American basketball star Jeremy Lin has officially signed a deal with Swedish car manufacturer Volvo, with the company hoping he will boost interest in their products among Chinese car buyers.
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
Education: 7 Dec 11
If you want to study, but dread the bureaucracy and red tape of a traditional academic institution, and fancy a spell in one of Europe’s most dynamic cities at the same time, the ECLA in Berlin could be just the place for you.
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Laureate thought Nobel call was 'a student joke'
Science & Technology: 5 Oct 11
Australia's newest Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt assumed it was an elaborate undergraduate joke when he heard a Swedish voice on the line informing him that he had a "very important call" on Tuesday night.
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Top ten Swedish tech innovations
Science & Technology: 7 Sep 11
Sweden is renowned for its innovation and strong research tradition and The Local has compiled a list of ten technological breakthroughs of the last decade.
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Harvard to host Stieg Larsson lectures
Society: 19 Jul 11
Students at the prestigious Harvard University will soon have the chance to study the Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson when an expert on Swedish crime fiction joins the faculty for a guest lectureship.
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First synthetic windpipe transplanted in Sweden
Science & Technology: 8 Jul 11
An international team of surgeons have successfully carried out the world's first transplant of a synthetic windpipe, the Stockholm hospital where the groundbreaking operation took place announced on Thursday.
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US ambassador to Sweden to step down
National: 29 Apr 11
Matthew Barzun, the current US ambassador to Sweden, is leaving his post in May to lead fundraising efforts for president Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign
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Karolinska named among world's top universities
Education: 11 Mar 11
Stockholm's Karolinska Institute and Lund University are among six Swedish universities named in a world top 200 list published on Thursday.
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Clinton praise as Sweden woos Davos
Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will on Friday address the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos to explain Sweden's relative economic prosperity as ex-US president Bill Clinton joined the chorus of admirers.
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The 'American dream' is actually Swedish: study
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Nov 10
While US voters shunned the Democratic Party's traditionally redistributive policies in Tuesday's mid-term elections, most Americans actually prefer a wealth distribution model similar to Sweden's, writes the AFP's Andrew Beatty.
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High cocoa content gives Swedish hearts the edge
Society: 20 Aug 10
Swedish women who regularly consume small amounts of dark chocolate have lower risks of heart failure than their US counterparts due to the higher quality and cocoa content in Swedish chocolate, a new Harvard study suggests.
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3 Swedish universities make top 100 list
Education: 18 Aug 10
Three Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute (KI) and Uppsala and Stockholm Universities, made the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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Social media brings power to the people
Analysis & Opinion: 10 May 10
By forging links with bloggers and social media in the Middle East, Sweden is helping to promote democracy in the region, writes Javeria Rizvi Kabani of the Swedish Institute.
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Hat-trick of Swedish universities make world top 100
Education: 8 Jan 10
Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and Stockholm University have made the grade in a new list of the world’s top 100 higher education establishments.
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January in Sweden: Week one, thirteenth day, thinking time
Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Organ theft article 'a perversion of journalistic standards'
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Oct 09
Amid an ongoing uproar over accusations that Israel harvested the organs of dead Palestinians, media watcher Andrea Levin issues a fresh plea to Aftonbladet to correct "the factual errors that litter the article".
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Swedish Match under fire in secret snus substance investigation
National: 25 Oct 09
Tobacco company Swedish Match has been accused of adding a substance to moist snuff or 'snus' to purposely increase user dependency and, in turn, boosts sales of their products.
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Three to split Nobel chemistry prize
National: 7 Oct 09
Three chemists are to share the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in revealing more about how cells go about using bits of DNA to form the blueprints for living organisms.
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Swedes struggle to make sense of a new diet trend
Lifestyle: 24 Sep 09
A new diet has surfaced in Sweden recently, the Low-Carb High Fat diet (LCHF), but experts remain divided over the new method for trimming one’s waistline, The Local’s Caroline Gravel discovered.
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Web pioneer to be next US ambassador
National: 16 Jun 09
A 38-year-old internet entrepreneur who went on to become one of Barack Obama’s top fundraisers will soon be nominated to become the United States’ next ambassador to Sweden.
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Overweight people die younger: Swedish study
Science & Technology: 25 Feb 09
Researchers in Sweden have found that people who are overweight from a young age run a much increased risk of dying prematurely.
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SVT criticizes BBC Africa report
National: 19 Nov 08
A documentary broadcast on Swedish public television on Tuesday called into question the reputation of Britain’s public broadcaster, the BBC, for filing misleading and inaccurate reports about the severity of a food shortage in Niger in 2005.
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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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Swedish alternative medicine sector in danger of fragmentation
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 08
Consumers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are getting a rough deal in Sweden compared to other Europeans, argues Lysanne Sizoo.
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Reinfeldt's state secretary resigns
Politics: 19 Aug 08
Nicola Clase, one of Prime Minister Reinfeldt's state secretaries, has resigned from her post in order to take up a prestigious position at Harvard University.
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Karolinska 'best university in Sweden'
Education: 15 Aug 08
Stockholm medical university Karolinska Institutet has been named the best university in Sweden by a new international survey.
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Swedes spurn bling but value education
Society: 14 Dec 07
Owning expensive jewellery and having own company are big status symbols for Americans and Russians, but not for Swedes. Swedes rate language skills highly, however.
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Uppsala 'top Swedish university'
Society: 11 Nov 07
Uppsala and Lund Universities are among the 200 best institutions in the world, according to a new British survey.
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Three share Nobel for mouse gene discoveries
Science & Technology: 8 Oct 07
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Mario R Capecchi, Martin J Evans and Oliver Smithies, it has been announced. They are being recognized for their roles developing gene targeting in mice.
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Bildt joins the world of Facebook
Science & Technology: 23 Aug 07
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has become the first high-profile Swedish politician to set up a page on popular social networking site Facebook. But there's not much politics on his page.
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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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Women who follow Atkins 'die younger'
Science & Technology: 27 Mar 07
A new study carried out in Sweden shows that middle-aged women who follow Atkins-style diets, with high protein and low carbohydrates, risk shortening their lives.
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Weight gain increases second pregnancy risks
Science & Technology: 29 Sep 06
Even a moderate weight increase between a first and second pregnancy increases the risk of serious complications for both mother and baby. And the greater the weight increase, the greater the risk.
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Harvard launches Anna Lindh professor
Politics: 30 Aug 06
Harvard University has created a new professorship in memory of Anna Lindh, Sweden's murdered foreign minister. The post will be dedicated to global leadership and public policy, the university says.
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Karolinska in world's top 50
National: 19 Aug 06
Stockholm's Karolinska University is one of the fify best universities in the world, according to a new survey from a Chinese university. Eleven Swedish universities make the top 500.
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Physics Nobel honours optics research
National: 4 Oct 05
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been shared between two Americans and one German physicist, all working in the field of optics, said the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday.
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Record donation for Karolinska alternative medicine centre
Science & Technology: 27 Jul 05
A whopping 43 million kronor donation from a US businessman and his Swedish wife means the Karolinska Institute will be able to open a centre for research into alternative medicine.
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Swedish doctors "wrote illegal ADHD prescriptions"
Science & Technology: 5 Feb 05
Sweden's state-owned pharmacy, Apoteket, has lost control over the distribution of Concerta, a variety of the Ritalin drug for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Harvard creates professorship in Lindh?s name
Smörgåsbord: 24 Sep 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 »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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