The following articles have been tagged with "Hercules":
Politics: 30 May 13
The Swedish government wants to send troops and police officers to participate in UN peacekeeping efforts in Mali, arguing it's "in Sweden's interests" to support peace and security in the west African nation.
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National: 5 Aug 12
The mystery surrounding the Norwegian Hercules plane which crashed into Sweden's highest peak may be nearing a conclusion after one of the plane’s two black boxes was found.
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Business & Money: 11 Jun 12
Sweden’s National Property Board is demanding that the Swedish government asks Norway to clear up the mess caused by the crash of a Norwegian Hercules plane on mount Kebnekaise in March.
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National: 18 Mar 12
The search continued on Sunday for the bodies of those killed after a Norwegian Hercules military transport plane crashed into Sweden's highest peak Kebnekaise on Thursday.
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National: 17 Mar 12
Rescue workers found human remains on Sweden’s highest peak where a Hercules military transport plane crashed on Thursday with five Norwegian crew members on board, all of whom are believed to have perished.
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National: 17 Mar 12
Search teams at the top of Sweden's highest mountain, Kebnekaise, have found the site where a Norwegian Hercules plane crashed on Thursday with five people on board.
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National: 16 Mar 12
Rescue teams have located wreckage of the missing Norwegian Hercules aircraft near Sweden's highest peak, military sources confirmed Friday evening.
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National: 16 Mar 12
Harsh weather conditions complicated search and rescue efforts underway Thursday night to locate a Norwegian Hercules military transport plane which is feared to have crashed in the mountains of northwestern Sweden.
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National: 15 Mar 12
A Norwegian Hercules C-130 military transport plane with five people on board lost contact on Thursday afternoon with the airport in northern Sweden where it was scheduled to land.
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National: 3 Apr 11
All eight Swedish JAS Gripen fighters have landed at a base in Sicily and are now under NATO command.
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National: 2 Apr 11
The first three JAS Gripen fighters to be used in the UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya took off from Blekinge on the southern coast of Sweden on Saturday.
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National: 29 Mar 11
The Swedish government has given the green light to sending JAS Gripen fighters to Libya following a request from NATO for Swedish assistance.
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National: 4 Mar 11
Sweden plans to contribute a C-130 Hercules aircraft as well as 33 million kronor ($5.2 million) to assist with the evacuation of refugees from Libya
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National: 4 Mar 11
A number of Swedes were successfully evacuated from Libya on Thursday after a Swedish plane was able to land in Tripoli following days of delays.
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National: 1 Mar 11
A Swedish plane was expected to depart from Malta for Libya on Tuesday afternoon to help push evacuation plans forward following delays due to the collapse of air traffic control in Tripoli.
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National: 27 Feb 11
After sending a military transport plane to Libya to evacuate foreign and Swedish nationals, seven Swedes have now safely arrived in Paris, a stop over before heading home.
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National: 20 Oct 10
The body of Kenneth Wallin, the 22-year-old Swedish soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, returned home to Sweden on Tuesday evening, as further Swedes came under fire in the war-torn country.
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Lifestyle: 17 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Ship shape tour in Stockholm, Cameroonian Jazz in Gothenburg and a spin on Cinderella in Malmö. Plus English comedy in Linköping.
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Politics: 30 Sep 09
Sweden wants to send more troops to Afghanistan after an assessment by the Armed Forces concluded that the current force of 500 soldiers is too small.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 28 Aug 08
What’s on: World class choir and Snoop Dogg in Stockholm; Aero Show in Gothenburg, pop festival and fashion bazaar in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 19 Jun 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium.
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Lifestyle: 24 Apr 08
Weekend club and concert tips from Kalendarium
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Politics: 11 Nov 06
Sweden should join Nato's pool of military transport capacity, instead of buying two American aircraft at the cost of 2 billion kronor each, says foreign minister Carl Bildt.
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National: 6 Mar 06
The Swedish authorities incurred costs of 315 million kronor last year for the relief effort following the tsunami catastrophe in the Indian Ocean, in which 543 Swedes lost their lives.
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National: 8 Feb 06
Just weeks before Sweden doubles its peacekeeping presence in Afghanistan, planes are on standby to evacuate Swedes from areas affected by the furore surrounding the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
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National: 8 Dec 05
Despite a frenzy of media speculation suggesting that CIA planes have landed at Swedish airports since 2002, a government report concludes that there is no proof of any covert arrivals.
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National: 23 Nov 05
As a number of Europe-wide inquiries are launched into the alleged CIA prisoner transportation flights, a photograph taken by a Swedish plane enthusiast confirms that a Hercules plane linked to the CIA landed at Stockholm's Arlanda airport in May 2003.
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National: 12 Sep 05
At last, Swedish aid has set off for New Orleans - but not nearly as much as was initially offered. Three "GSM network stations" from Ericsson will help restore communications.
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National: 5 Jan 05
In the small hours of Wednesday morning six bodies of Swedish victims of the Asian tsunami landed in Stockholm. The royal family, the prime minister and church leaders joined relatives at the airport to honour the dead.
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National: 4 Jan 05
The bodies of six Swedes who died in Thailand begin their long journey home as the government confirms that 827 Swedes are missing. The fate of 1,495 others is still unclear. "We have just seen the beginning of a road of pain and sorrow," said Göran Persson.
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National: 3 Jan 05
As the total death toll from last week's devastating tsunami accelerates towards 140,000, the number of Swedes missing appears to fall. But the foreign office warns that new names are still being added to the list.
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