May 28, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Hq":
Politics: 2 Apr 12
More than two dozen Swedes were arrested in Brussels on Sunday for attempting to break into NATO headquarters along with hundreds of other peace activists.
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Lifestyle: 6 Mar 12
Celebrities worldwide have tried getting their tongue around Swedish and The Local has collected a sample of those who were either terribly bad - or surprisingly good.
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Science & Technology: 30 Dec 11
Floods, infectious disease, forest fires, and cyberattacks are among several threats to Sweden identified by the country's Civil Contingencies Authority.
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Lifestyle: 21 Nov 11
Swedes are generally thought of as speaking English fairly well, but for some, the pressure to perform can be too much, as The Local's latest selection of video clips aptly demonstrates.
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Business & Money: 16 Nov 11
Sven Hagströmer and long-term business partner Mats Qviberg have announced that their holding firm Öresund is to be divided in the wake of a scandal involving the now defunct HQ bank.
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Lifestyle: 2 Nov 11
As The Local's elk related stories continue to prove popular among readers, we've scoured the web looking for a few video clips that pay tribute to the king of Sweden's forests.
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Business & Money: 25 Oct 11
Swedish truck maker Volvo announced on Tuesday that it was cutting 450 jobs, after reporting that third quarter profit came in under expectations amid a shrinking European market.
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Business & Money: 20 Oct 11
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson announced on Thursday a 6 percent jump in third quarter net profits, causing its shares to surge in morning trading on the Stockholm stock exchange.
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Sport: 28 Aug 11
Former Swedish international and Arsenal star Fredrik Ljungberg is reportedly set to become the best paid footballer in the Japanese league after signing for Shimizu S-Pulse.
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Science & Technology: 23 Aug 11
Experts who have studied the March 11th disaster in Japan told the World Water Week conference in Stockholm on Monday of the importance of local communities in responding to devastating tsunamis.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 11
A far-right that vaunts anti-immigration, Islamophobia and the welfare state has taken hold in Nordic countries, playing on the fears of societies that are less and less blond and blue eyed, AFP's Marc Preel writes.
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Business & Money: 15 Jul 11
Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson posted a net loss of €50 million ($70 million) for the second quarter on Friday, saying that its supply chain had been hit by the disasters in Japan.
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National: 12 Jun 11
A 67-year-old Swedish man was charged with a score of child sex allegations in disaster-struck Haiti where he worked under the guise of an organization that purports to help street children.
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Politics: 28 Apr 11
During a visit to Stockholm on Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered to enhance Sweden's nuclear safety with Russian technology, which he described as the safest in the world.
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Business & Money: 27 Apr 11
Swedish truck maker Volvo Group reported strong first quarter earnings on Wednesday, although the firm warned that the Japan disaster could impact its second quarter.
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Business & Money: 27 Apr 11
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson reported a whopping 224 percent rise in profits on Wednesday, surprising analysts and sending its stock up almost 7 percent in early trading.
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Business & Money: 19 Apr 11
Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Tuesday reported a steep decline in net profits, explained by the impact on sales of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Business & Money: 13 Apr 11
The government expects a budget surplus by the end of the year, although Sweden's 2011 growth rate may not be as strong as previously forecast, according to the spring budget bill released on Wednesday.
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National: 10 Apr 11
As the one-month mark approaches, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan thanked Sweden for “all the warm words and contributions" in support of Japan after its pair of colossal natural disasters.
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Business & Money: 10 Apr 11
The German subsidiary of Swedish state owned energy company Vattenfall announced plans to stop payments to a German environmental fund due to the German government’s review of its nuclear policy.
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National: 24 Mar 11
Radioactivity from Japan’s earthquake-hit nuclear power plants has reached Sweden, but the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority says the levels recorded do not pose any danger to people or the environment.
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Lifestyle: 24 Mar 11
Several Swedish musicians have agreed to take part in “Jam for Japan”– a Sunday-afternoon jam session being organized to raise money for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, contributor Anita Badejo discovers.
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Science & Technology: 23 Mar 11
Sweden is to follow an EU recommendation to check all Japanese foodstuffs imported after the March 11th earthquake, the National Food Administration announced on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 21 Mar 11
Swedish-made protective suits and inflatable shelters are being used in the rescue operation at the Japanese nuclear plant Fukushima and surrounding areas to restrict contamination.
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Science & Technology: 19 Mar 11
The ongoing catastrophe at Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan has prompted renewed debate over nuclear power in Sweden, with a new poll indicating that a majority of Swedes are opposed to its expansion.
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Society: 18 Mar 11
A Japanese rock group in Sweden when their homeland was struck by disaster has organised a series of charity concerts across Europe to raise money for earthquake and tsunami relief.
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National: 17 Mar 11
Swedish prime minister said on Thursday the government was working on an evacuation plan for Swedes after the foreign ministry further extended its warning against "non-essential" travel to Japan amid a growing nuclear crisis.
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Business & Money: 16 Mar 11
Ikea and H&M are among a slew of Nordic firms who on Wednesday offered to help their Japanese employees to leave Tokyo and relocate further south due to growing fears of radiation from an earthquake hit nuclear plant.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 11
Swedish nuclear safety expert Frigyes Reisch from the Royal Institute of Technology speaks with The Local's Gabriel Stein about how the situation in Japan may impact the nuclear energy development in Sweden.
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National: 16 Mar 11
Sweden has no plans in place to follow France and evacuate nationals from earthquake-hit Japan and recommends that all follow the advice of the Japanese authorities.
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Business & Money: 15 Mar 11
Swedish truckmaker Volvo is shuttering operations of its Japanese subsidiary amid fears of radiation leaking from nuclear plants damaged in last week's devastating tsunami, the company said on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 15 Mar 11
Västerbotten county in northern Sweden has received a request from Tokyo to examine the possibilities for the supply of simple Swedish wooden homes and shelters to earthquake and tsunami hit areas of Japan.
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National: 13 Mar 11
The Swedish foreign ministry on Sunday issued a recommendation against "non-essential" travel to the earthquake-hit areas of Japan.
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National: 12 Mar 11
Many Swedes in Japan are trying to leave the country following Friday's earthquake and tsunami, while the Swedish foreign ministry reported on Saturday it had heard from all the Swedes thought to be in the area worst hit by disaster.
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Business & Money: 28 Feb 11
Swedish investment bank HQ said on Monday it plans to sue former board members and top executives thought to have played a role in the bank's liquidation last year.
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National: 22 Feb 11
The Swedish foreign ministry believes that around 100 Swedes were in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time of a major earthquake, but confirmed that there are currently no reports of any injuries.
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Lifestyle: 17 Feb 11
In his first monthly column on malted beverages, blogger Darren Packman reminds readers that beer, not wine, helped build empires and explains what it's like to taste a 1,150 kronor ($178) bottle of beer.
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Business & Money: 11 Feb 11
Pär Kjellin, the CEO of a leading Swedish travel package operator, has argued that travel and tourism to countries with authoritarian regimes helps to undermine them.
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Business & Money: 19 Jan 11
The number of Swedes playing the stock market dropped in 2010, according to new statistics, while telecom firms Ericsson and TeliaSonera topped the list of Swedish firms with the most shareholders.
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Science & Technology: 6 Jan 11
After ten years of digging, the archaeologists of the Swedish Pompeii project are now homeward bound.
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National: 11 Dec 10
A Swedish businessman has been kidnapped in Pakistan after travelling to the country to get married, newspaper Expressen reported on its website on Saturday.
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National: 30 Nov 10
An earthquake hit Härnösand in northern Sweden on Monday, measuring between 2.5 and 3 on the Richter scale.
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Travel: 11 Nov 10
Home to one of Sweden's most popular ski resorts, the province of Jämtland will not disappoint travellers looking for a classic Swedish winter experience.
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National: 18 Oct 10
Six Swedes and an American successfully escaped from Haiti's largest prison after they were taken hostage when prisoners staged a revolt on Sunday.
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Business & Money: 28 Sep 10
Fighting back tears, outgoing HQ Chairman Mats Qviberg admitted on Tuesday that he was briefed daily on the trading operations of the now-defunct HQ Bank.
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Business & Money: 24 Sep 10
The board of embattled Swedish financial concern HQ, helmed by CEO Mats Qviberg, was cleared on Friday of all liability regarding the company's collapse following an audit.
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Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
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Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
HQ Bank’s previous parent company, publicly listed HQ AB, has reported a former manager to the police for what it sees as partial responsibility for the bank’s collapse.
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Business & Money: 6 Sep 10
Fears of widespread withdrawals at HQ Bank proved unfounded when it reopened its doors on Monday morning.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 10
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is launching an investigation into suspected fraud and accounting crimes at HQ Bank.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 10
Investment bank Carnegie has signed a deal to take over crisis-hit sector colleague HQ Bank, with payment amounting to 268 million kronor ($36.8 million) to settle employee stock options and client obligations.
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Business & Money: 1 Sep 10
Björn Riese, who is leading the liquidation of HQ Bank, has said that a deal to resolve the future of the finance firm is close, with the bank likely to be able to re-open its doors on Friday.
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Business & Money: 31 Aug 10
HQ has appealed the decision to suspend the banking license for HQ Bank, which has forced it into liquidation and kept the bank closed on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 30 Aug 10
The administrator of the collapsed HQ Bank has said he wants to find a new owner who can keep the business running.
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Business & Money: 30 Aug 10
Swedish investment bank HQ has failed to find a solution to enable it to continue trading and the process of involuntary liquidation has been set in motion, the bank has confirmed in a statement.
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Business & Money: 29 Aug 10
Sweden's financial regulator has revoked the licence of investment bank HQ due to major deficiencies in the company's trading operations.
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Business & Money: 27 Aug 10
The board of crisis-hit Swedish financial concern HQ has announced a preferential rights issue to shore up the company's finances. The right issue carries a full guarantee from existing shareholders.
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Business & Money: 30 Jun 10
The board of embattled financial concern HQ Bank, including founder Mats Qviberg, have resigned a day after the bank announced a 1.23 billion kronor ($158 million) closure settlement of its trading portfolio.
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Travel: 28 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, Odense beckons travellers with its vibrant nightlife, beautiful streetscapes, great shopping and rich cultural heritage.
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National: 16 Jun 10
An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook homes in parts of Västerbotten in the north of Sweden late Tuesday evening.
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Business & Money: 14 Jun 10
Swedish investment firm Öresund has been has been authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority to buy its investment fund operation HQ Fonder, sparking a rally in the shares of the HQ bank.
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Business & Money: 8 Jun 10
Financial services group HQ must immediately strengthen its finances and will temporarily sell its fund management company HQ Fonder to its principal owner Öresund for 850 million kronor ($105.07 million).
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Travel: 2 May 10
Sponsored Article: Once in the shadow of its larger, more glamorous neighbour Copenhagen, the construction of the Öresund Bridge means Malmö today forms the proud gateway to Sweden.
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Business & Money: 21 Apr 10
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has bought a majority stake in Korean firm LG and Nortel's joint venture company LG-Nortel. The deal received the backing of market analysts on Wednesday.
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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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National: 1 Mar 10
More than 100 Swedes are reported to be missing after the massive earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday. The foreign ministry has received unconfirmed reports of one Swede among the more than 700 dead.
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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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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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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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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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Society: 14 Jan 10
The floor of a Weight Watchers clinic in Växjö in south central Sweden collapsed on Wednesday night beneath a group of about 20 participants in the diet programme.
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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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Travel: 17 Dec 09
Sponsored article: From sunbathing at midnight in summer to long walks over frozen ice in winter, Piteå is never short on fun and surreal activities.
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Travel: 1 Dec 09
Sponsored article: Berlin's turbulent history has made it one of the most fascinating and exciting cities in the world. And with night trains running from Sweden throughout the Christmas period, it's also very accessible.
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National: 2 Oct 09
Two young Swedes are reported to be missing after the tsunami which swept across the South Pacific islands of Samoa on Tuesday evening.
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Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
Former Beverly Hills 90210 star Luke Perry bares all in the new Swedish romantic comedy “Äntligen Midsommar” (‘Finally Midsummer’). The Local recently caught up with the American actor to hear what he thought about getting naked with Swedish women.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: International comedy & classical music festivals in Stockholm; Aero show & international athletics in Gothenburg; Dinosaur Jr in Malmö.
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Politics: 4 Jun 09
Burglars made off with some 20 computers during a raid on the Social Democratic party's headquarters in central Stockholm on Wednesday night.
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Science & Technology: 3 Jun 09
The eastern Swedish town of Östhammar has seen off rival bidder Oskarshamn and secured a lucrative deal to store nuclear waste for the next 100,000 years.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jun 09
Two towns in eastern Sweden are competing to be the first in the world to store nuclear waste for hundreds of thousands of years, writes AFP's Pia Ohlin.
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National: 1 Jun 09
A major in the Swedish armed forces serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo is in danger of losing his job as a result of his excessive drinking and sexual relations with a local woman.
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Society: 29 Jan 09
The head office of Sweden's state-owned bank Nordea got its knickers in a twist this week on discovering that the website of its Polish subsidiary was selling thongs and see-through lingerie.
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Science & Technology: 13 Jan 09
Data gathered during Sweden’s mid-December earthquake shows that cows in Skåne barely noticed the shaking beneath their feet, disappointing researchers who suspected the animals had an innate ability to detect natural disasters.
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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National: 17 Dec 08
The earthquake which rattled southern Sweden on Tuesday morning wasn’t as powerful as initially thought, according to new data about the tremor.
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National: 16 Dec 08
Fear, panic, and surprise gripped residents across southern Sweden on Tuesday morning as a rare 4.7 magnitude earthquake rumbled across the region, causing Malmö's signature high rise to sway.
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National: 16 Dec 08
Southern Sweden was rocked by an earthquake early on Tuesday morning which caused a flood of phone calls to emergency services operators from alarmed residents.
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National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Business & Money: 17 Oct 08
The Swedish subsidiary of Iceland's third biggest bank, Glitnir, has been sold to HQ bank of Sweden.
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National: 17 Oct 08
An earthquake rumbled through northern Sweden on Thursday night, according to local media reports.
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Sport: 6 Aug 08
With the official opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games just days away, The Local offers readers a quick guide to some of Sweden’s medal hopefuls.
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Lifestyle: 28 May 08
He may not be able to back it up with hard science, but David Bartal is willing to wager that Sweden has probably the best sunshine in the world.
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Business & Money: 18 Apr 08
The Stockholm stock exchange finished the trading week higher with TeliaSonera and bank stocks leading the way.
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National: 27 Jan 08
The Anti-Piracy Agency (APB) shut down several file-sharing groups last week.
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Politics: 26 Jan 08
Social Democratic party leader Mona Sahlin has been criticized for her handling of the sacking of economic policy spokesperson Pär Nuder.
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Business & Money: 5 Oct 07
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority said it will investigate seven other Swedish financial services companies in the wake of the valuation scandal at Carnegie.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 07
So you never knew that a small island in the West Indies was once a Swedish colony? Apparently, not that many Swedes do either. But the story, which has been largely wiped from school history books, is now being told to a new generation. Christine Demsteader reports.
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Business & Money: 13 Jun 07
Airline SAS has announced plans to save 2.8 billion kronor between now and 2011, selling subsidiary Spanair and its stake in BMI, and moving from its vast Stockholm headquarters.
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Lifestyle: 18 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series:While some worry that immigrant dialects are polluting the Swedish language, what really concerns the guardians of the national tounge is the rise and rise of English, as Christine Demsteader finds out.
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National: 25 Mar 07
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have begun their almost week-long state visit to Japan - on the same day that an earthquake struck off the Honshu coast.
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