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Society: 22 May 13
Swedish designers who fight for brand-name recognition in the notoriously hard-to-crack fashion business tell The Local's Victoria Hussey about the importance of the Swedish Rookies Award.
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Science & Technology: 12 Mar 13
Sweden's current ban on smoking in bars and airplanes could be extended to parks, beaches, as well as people's own cars, according to a proposal under consideration by the Swedish National Institute for Public Health.
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Education: 4 Mar 13
Three Swedish universities have reputations among the top 100 in the world, but each institution has seen its position fall since last year according to a new Times Higher Education ranking published on Monday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 4 Mar 13
In the first of a five-part series of love and dating columns, Edinburgh native and single girl Emilia Millicent tells us about the conundrums of finding a suitable boy in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 27 Feb 13
Ikea's Sweden-based meatball supplier confirmed on Wednesday that it had found horsemeat in meatballs destines for sale in outlets of the Swedish furniture retailing giant.
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Business & Money: 26 Feb 13
Ikea's Sweden-based meatball supplier on Tuesday claimed its own tests failed to reveal any horsemeat in its Swedish meatballs as Ikea widened its meatball ban to 24 countries following reports the iconic food contained horsemeat.
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Business & Money: 23 Jan 13
Sweden dropped to seventh place in a globalization survey conducted by consultants Ernst & Young, down two places since 2011.
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Education: 27 Nov 12
Sweden failed to make an appearance in a list of the top 20 countries worldwide ranked by education quality, a review which coincided with the Finance Minister claiming that Swedish kids need to study more.
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Lifestyle: 18 Nov 12
Santas from around the world have gathered in Gällivare to compete in reindeer-riding, porridge-eating and Christmas carol karaoke, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert reports.
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Business & Money: 16 Aug 12
Truck maker Scania announced Thursday that the new owners of Saab will not get the rights to the iconic Saab logo.
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Business & Money: 6 Aug 12
Saab owner Spyker filed a three billion dollar claim against General Motors on Monday stating that GM took part in "unlawful actions" which led to the Swedish car manufacturer's bankruptcy last year.
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Business & Money: 27 Jul 12
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has announced that it is closing its flagship downtown Hong Kong store due to the high levels of rents being demanded in the city.
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Business & Money: 10 Jul 12
Stockholm has come in sixth place in a new ranking of the best cities in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) global "livability" ranking.
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Business & Money: 3 Jul 12
Sweden has been ranked as the second most innovative country in the world, and the first in the European Union, according to the 2012 Global Innovation Index.
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Lifestyle: 15 Jun 12
Swedes and tourists alike go crazy for Swedish meatballs - and when a Stockholm youth hostel offered lessons on how to make the perfect batch, contributor Susann Eberlein went along to find out more.
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National: 13 Jun 12
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the new buyers of Saab, said on Wednesday that they want to continue to build cars in Sweden and that they will be taking on new staff.
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Business & Money: 13 Jun 12
Bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab has been bought by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) as administrators and the company reached an agreement on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 7 Jun 12
The sale of assets of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab is complete, according to Swedish media reports, with a Swedish electric car consortium rumoured to be the main buyer.
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Business & Money: 1 Jun 12
Sweden has been ranked as the most competitive country in the European Union (EU) and the fifth most competitive in the world, according to a new ranking from the Swiss business school IMD.
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Business & Money: 5 Apr 12
Despite a large share of Sweden’s senior work force en route for retirement in the next few years, Swedish companies are among the worst in the world at recruiting and keeping people over fifty in employment.
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National: 14 Nov 11
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to community service after customs inspectors atStockholm Arlanda Airport found almost 50 reptiles, including 41 scorpions and five vipers, in his baggage.
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Society: 8 Nov 11
Stockholm has placed among the ten best cities to visit in 2012 in a recent ranking published by the Lonely Planet travel guides, which referred to the Swedish capital as “cozy yet cosmopolitan”.
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Business & Money: 21 Oct 11
A senior executive with Sony on Friday dismissed as "speculation" reports that Swedish telecom firm Ericsson wanted to sell its stake in the Sony Ericsson joint venture back to the Japanese electronics giant.
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Business & Money: 30 Aug 11
Two founders of filesharing website The Pirate Bay have launched a new online platform that they say respects the rights of copyright holders.
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Business & Money: 8 Aug 11
As expected the Stockholm stock exchange opened sharply down on Monday although after an hour's trading had rebounded into positive territory as the market battled to digest the weekend's global finance developments.
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Business & Money: 11 Jul 11
Sweden has one of the most overvalued housing markets in the world, according to a new report, while new figures indicate that the long climb in prices may be grinding to a halt and that a majority of Swedes expect price falls.
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Business & Money: 23 Jun 11
The number of Swedish “dollar” millionaires reached a staggering 60,900 last year, signifying an increase in Sweden by 26 percent, according to a new report.
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Society: 18 May 11
Sweden has climbed to fourth place among the world’s most competitive countries, according to an annual ranking compiled by the Swiss business school IMD.
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National: 18 Mar 11
The Swedish foreign ministry has offered to fly Swedes and other Scandinavians wishing to leave quake-hit Japan out of the country via Bangkok to escape from the escalating nuclear crisis.
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Education: 16 Mar 11
Discovering a new country, getting unexpected academic insights and making new friends - exchange students at Stockholm University get a unique learning experience.
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Science & Technology: 1 Mar 11
The United States has placed Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay on its list of marketplaces "notorious" for trade in pirated material.
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Business & Money: 3 Feb 11
Swedish publisher Metro International, which publishes free daily newspapers in over 100 cities around the world, announced it had swung back to profit in 2010 thanks to restructuring and the recovery of the advertising market.
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Politics: 27 Jan 11
A slew of Swedish embassies and consulates could be closed as the foreign ministry prepares to cut costs after having its budget reduced, according to a media report.
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Politics: 22 Dec 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt on Wednesday announced the closure of five embassies as a result of the recent cuts to the government's administrative budget.
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Business & Money: 20 Dec 10
Sweden's capital Stockholm is the 12th most expensive city in which to buy a home, according to a major international study.
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Politics: 10 Dec 10
Foreign minister Carl Bildt described as "stupid, dangerous and harmful" the passage of a bill slashing the budget of Sweden's Government Offices, warning that several Swedish embassies will be shuttered as a result.
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Politics: 9 Dec 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday suffered his first parliamentary defeat since reelection as the far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-left opposition voted in favour of major cuts to the government's administrative budget.
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Business & Money: 5 Nov 10
Sweden has come in 14th in an ease of doing business ranking of countries issued by the World Bank, among the bottom performers of the Nordic countries, but an improvement from 18th last year.
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Business & Money: 2 Aug 10
Chinese car maker Geely Holdings formally completed its deal to buy Sweden's Volvo Cars from US auto giant Ford at a ceremony in London on Monday, the firm has confirmed.
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Travel: 30 Jul 10
AFP's Francois Campredon savours a bygone era on vintage Stockholm steamer S/S Storskär, which is over 100 years old, as it cruises through the archipelago and the Baltic Sea for an annual summer steamship parade.
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Business & Money: 19 Jul 10
Metro International, which publishes a number of free newspapers around the world, said on Monday that it had narrowed its losses in the second quarter.
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Society: 23 Jun 10
Lars Nittve, the outgoing head of Stockholm's Moderna Museet and former artistic director of London's Tate Modern, is set to move to Hong Kong to lead a new museum and culture project due to open in 2015.
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Business & Money: 11 May 10
The Stockholm stock exchange followed markets across Europe and Asia downwards on Tuesday morning after a day of significant gains on Monday and indicating that the recent turbulence remains.
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Society: 27 Apr 10
A Stockholm pub has been voted the "Best pub in the World" in the 2010 Best of British awards for establishments outside of the UK, organized by the Daily Telegraph and British Airways.
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Business & Money: 13 Apr 10
Geely CEO Gui Sengyue has once again caused ripples of concern in Sweden after comments indicating a less independent role for Volvo within the Chinese firm.
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Science & Technology: 25 Mar 10
Sweden has the world's most hooked-up economy, according to a new report from the World Economic Ranking.
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Business & Money: 31 Dec 09
Geely Automobile's executive director has said it will look at ways to collaborate with Volvo once its parent group completes the acquisition of Ford's Swedish unit, adding that the deal had the backing of the Chinese government.
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Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
The Geely group, which US auto giant Ford said Wednesday had agreed to terms for buying its Swedish brand Volvo, began as a refrigerator parts supplier but, in just two decades, has grown into one of China's largest private carmakers.
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Business & Money: 14 Dec 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. of China confirmed on Monday it has reached an agreement with Saab Automobile to buy the intellectual property rights for certain assets of the struggling Swedish carmaker.
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Society: 10 Dec 09
Nobel season reaches its pinnacle on Thursday evening as the 2009 laureates receive their awards from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and dignitaries gather for the banquet of the year at City Hall in Stockholm.
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Business & Money: 8 Dec 09
Chinese automaker Geely resumed trading of its Hong Kong-listed shares on Tuesday afternoon following confirmation of strong sales figures announced on Monday.
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Business & Money: 8 Dec 09
Chinese automaker Geely suspended trading of its Hong Kong-listed shares on Tuesday to clarify statements it made about Volvo Cars the previous day.
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Society: 30 Nov 09
A Hong Kong man’s porridge eating skills helped him claim victory at the 2009 Santa Games in Gällivare in northern Sweden on Sunday.
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Business & Money: 27 Nov 09
The Stockholm stock exchange fell by 3.1 percent on Thursday in response to an announcement that Dubai World has requested deferment on its $59 billion mountain of debt.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 09
Geely Automobile's confirmed bid for Volvo is evidence of China's growing economic clout, but analysts say the company will face the tough challenge of ensuring the Swedish brand's reputation for safety, writes AFP's Allison Jackson.
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Sport: 14 Oct 09
A source close to Sven-Göran Eriksson has poured cold water on reports that the Swedish football coach is set to take over as manager of North Korea ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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Business & Money: 8 Sep 09
Chinese car giant Geely confirmed on Tuesday that it is considering a bid for Ford's Swedish subsidiary Volvo Cars.
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Business & Money: 7 Aug 09
Several major record companies bought up almost one fifth of the shares in the rapidly expanding Swedish online music streaming service Spotify prior to the company's public launch, new documents reveal.
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Business & Money: 4 Aug 09
Sweden’s Spotify hopes to use a major new investment to help the company expand its online music service in the United States, according to new reports.
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National: 8 Jul 09
Sweden is the the fifth most trade-friendly country in the world, according to a new international ranking.
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Lifestyle: 15 Jun 09
Adopting a child is a laborious experience at the best of times. But Australian Brett Roberts and his Swedish wife Eleonore found that it was more than worth the trouble.
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Business & Money: 17 Apr 09
A bid by France’s Veolia Transport to contest its loss of a contract to operate the Stockholm metro has been rejected by a Swedish court.
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Politics: 15 Apr 09
A Swedish parliamentarian’s decision to snap a couple of pictures of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe did not sit well with the president’s bodyguards.
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Business & Money: 27 Mar 09
Rumours of a potential deal for troubled Swedish automaker Volvo forced China's largest independent carmaker Geely Automobile to suspend trading of its shares on Friday.
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Business & Money: 2 Feb 09
Hong Kong transport company MTR said on Monday it would press ahead with its plans to begin operating the Stockholm metro system from November despite an appeal from French firm Veolia.
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Business & Money: 30 Jan 09
A Swedish court has suspended a decision awarding the running of the Stockholm metro to Hong Kong company MTR after French rival Veolia appealed the decision, Veolia said on Friday.
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Business & Money: 21 Jan 09
Stockholm Public Transport (SL) on Tuesday announced that a €1.9 billion ($2.45 billion) eight-year contract to run the Stockholm Metro had been awarded to Hong Kong's subway operator, MTR.
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Travel: 2 Jan 09
The first passenger flight from Europe in 18 years landed at Baghdad airport on Saturday, when a Swedish charter aircraft touched down.
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Society: 22 Oct 08
Organizers of the Stockholm International Film Festival announced on Wednesday that British actress Charlotte Rampling will receive this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
Get your Malmö club compass pointing in the right direction with night life orienteering experts Djungeltrumman.
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Science & Technology: 17 Sep 08
Swedish-Danish dairy giant Arla Foods announced on Wednesday a recall of several milk powder products made by one its Chinese partners after traces of the chemical melamine were discovered in the products.
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National: 7 Aug 08
The government has appointed former under-Secretary of State to Göran Persson, Lars Danielsson, as Sweden's consul-general to Hong Kong and Macau. The Social Democrats have accused foreign minister Carl Bildt of engaging in a personal vendetta.
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National: 9 Jul 08
Sweden's new surveillance law will enable the National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA) to scan massive quantities of Russian computer and telecom data.
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Sport: 4 Jun 08
Sven Göran Eriksson was named Mexican national coach on Tuesday, just hours after his departure from Manchester City.
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Sport: 2 Jun 08
Sven-Göran Eriksson has left Manchester City, the English Premier League club announced on Monday.
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Business & Money: 29 May 08
Telecom operator 3 has filed a suit against TeliaSonera for what it argues are deceptive claims about the latter’s mobile broadband coverage.
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Business & Money: 15 May 08
Sweden has maintained its ninth place ranking among the world’s most competitive countries, according to an annual list compiled by the Swiss business school IMD.
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Sport: 7 May 08
Manchester City's embattled Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson will be in charge for his team's tour of Asia this month, a report said on Wednesday, as speculation mounts that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be his successor.
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Science & Technology: 12 Feb 08
Business profile: Like the idea of touch screen, but put off by fiddly interfaces? Jonathan Ward looks at Neonode, a Swedish company that may have the answer to your problems.
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Society: 10 Feb 08
Swedish film director Mikael Håfström is claiming that Chinese authorities have barred him from shooting his film "Shanghai".
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Business & Money: 22 Jan 08
Stock market analysts were expecting major falls in Stockholm on Tuesday following a huge falls overnight on Asian markets.
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Business & Money: 28 Dec 07
Stock markets fell worldwide on Thursday following news of the murder of Benazir Bhutto. The Stockholm OMX index closed down 0.4 percent.
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Society: 29 Nov 07
Swedish 15-year-olds have dropped down the global rankings in a new OECD study.
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Sport: 19 Nov 07
Swimming: Stefan Nystrand excels in Berlin. Golf: Jimenez snatches Hong Kong victory from Karlsson. Football: Swedes prepare for crucial tie against Latvia.
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Sport: 17 Nov 07
Sweden's Robert Karlsson is playing the golf of his life at the UBS Hong Kong Open.
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Sport: 16 Nov 07
Sweden's Robert Karlsson opened up a commanding four shot lead at the halfway stage of the UBS Hong Kong Open on Friday, playing perfect golf to match his first round of 64.
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Science & Technology: 31 Aug 07
A Swedish IT consultant has published a list of secret log-in details belonging to 100 embassies, public authorities and political parties around the world.
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Business & Money: 13 Aug 07
Shares on the Stockholm exchange rose during trading on Monday, following heavy falls late last week.
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Society: 24 Jul 07
Lose your mobile phone in Stockholm, and you are far more likely to get it returned than in most international cities, according to a survey by Reader's Digest.
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National: 17 Jul 07
Antlers from Swedish reindeer, elks and deer are being marketed in Asia as a 'Swedish Viagra'. The potency medicine is produced at a hotel in Fredrika in Västerbotten county, northern Sweden.
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Politics: 27 Jun 07
Documents released this week by the CIA have revealed that the agency sent spies to Stockholm in the early 1970s to gather information on Swedish 'efforts to support domestic US extremism'.
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National: 25 Jun 07
Airport officials are describing as 'serious' an incident at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on Monday morning, in which the jet engines on a cargo plane were started while a truck was standing on the tarmac behind one of them.
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Politics: 11 Jun 07
Chinese President Hu Jintao closed his visit to Sweden with a vow to stamp out copyright piracy and tackle climate change.
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Business & Money: 12 Apr 07
H and M's first store in Hong Kong, opened last month, has now been followed by the clothing retailer's first foray into the mainland Chinese market.
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Society: 22 Mar 07
Madonna's new clothing line for Hennes and Mauritz sold out in just minutes when it went on sale in Stockholm on Thursday. Hundreds of shoppers queued for hours for some of the Material Girl's rags.
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Business & Money: 12 Feb 07
Swedish biotech company Medivir has signed a deal with a Chinese company for development and marketing of its anti-HIV drug.
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Business & Money: 25 Jan 07
Swedish fashion giant H&M has posted profits for 2006 surpassing 2 billion dollars - the first time the company's profits have ever passed the landmark figure.
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Science & Technology: 19 Jan 07
In 1986 The Economist launched the Big Mac Index to measure purchasing power parity. Now an Australian bank updates the concept, comparing the price of iPods around the world.
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National: 16 Nov 06
A man who became trapped in the hold of a ship in Helsingborg has died. Another man who became trapped with him has been taken to hospital. It is not clear what caused the man's death.
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Business & Money: 13 Nov 06
People earning Swedish salaries will be able to make their money go much further now than they could back in January. The dollar is ten percent cheaper now than it was back in January.
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