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February 14, 2012
Malaysia
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H&M bottom line feels the pinch
Business & Money: 26 Jan 12
Swedish fashion retailer H&M on Thursday reported a 15 percent drop in net profits for 2011, but remained optimistic for 2012 despite the downbeat economic climate.
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Bildt avoids Sudan war crimes probe
Politics: 21 Oct 11
Foreign minister Carl Bildt is not among the initial 40 people called answer questions about oil company Lundin Petroleum’s activities in the Sudan, as prosecutors in Sweden continued an investigation into the company's activities.
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Bildt rejects mounting Ethiopia criticism
National: 7 Oct 11
Foreign minister Carl Bildt on Thursday repudiated the growing criticism regarding how he has been handling the case with the two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia.
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Journalists 'probing Lundin Oil': report
Business & Money: 13 Sep 11
The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia were in the country investigating Lundin Petroleum, a Swedish oil and mining company, at the time of their arrest, according to reports in the Swedish media.
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Swedes flee Japan amid quake's devastation
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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Sweden's Volvo Cars increases sales in 2010
Business & Money: 7 Jan 11
After two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden's Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US.
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Sweden's Hjorth ends LPGA drought with win
Sport: 6 Dec 10
Sweden's Maria Hjorth fired a par-72 final round on Sunday to capture her first LPGA title since 2007, capturing the season-ending Tour Championship by one stroke ahead of South Korean Amy Yang in Orlando, Florida.
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Sweden's Hjorth shares lead at Malaysian LPGA
Sport: 24 Oct 10
Sweden's Maria Hjorth shares the lead with South Korea's Lee Jee-Young after the second round of the inaugural Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on Saturday.
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Swedish combat boats loaned overseas
Business & Money: 11 Oct 10
Two Swedish Combat Boat 90s (CB90) have been loaned to the UK and the Netherlands for six months.
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Söderling crashes out in Malaysia Open upset
Sport: 2 Oct 10
Swedish world number five Robin Söderling was dumped out of the Malaysian Open by Kazakstan's Audrey Golubev on Friday.
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Oil firm war crimes probe could draw in Bildt
Politics: 21 Jun 10
Sweden's international prosecutor will investigate Lundin Oil over whether it had any role in war crimes committed in Sudan. Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was a director of the company at the time.
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Prosecutor to investigate oil firm accusations
National: 11 Jun 10
A Swedish prosecutor has indicated that there will be an investigation into claims made in a report that Swedish company Lundin Oil was involved i war crimes in Sudan during the time that Foreign Minister Carl Bildt sat on the board.
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Sweden eases Thailand travel warning
National: 1 Jun 10
Sweden on Tuesday lifted its warning against all travel to protest-hit Bangkok, but continued to caution against trips to four provinces in southern Thailand.
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Malaysian demonstrators burn Swedish flag
National: 26 Mar 10
A Swedish flag was set alight outside the country's embassy in Malaysia on Friday as protesters gathered to demand action be taken against cartoonist Lars Vilks over his caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
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'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty
National: 18 Mar 10
Colleen LaRose aka 'JihadJane', and the two men held in Ireland in connection with the alleged plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks, are set to face court on Friday.
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Malaysia slams Sweden over cartoons
Politics: 14 Mar 10
The Malaysian foreign minister has asked Sweden to take action against newspapers which reprinted a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog last week.
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Swedish weapons exports on the rise
National: 3 Mar 10
Sweden sold weapons and military equipment to the value of 13.5 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) in 2009, up 7 percent on the previous year, according to figures released on Wednesday.
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Swedes lead the world in tech usage: report
Science & Technology: 12 Feb 10
Swedes are the world's foremost users of information technology - such as mobile telephones, computers and networks - a new report shows.
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Swede dies after Malaysian jellyfish sting
National: 2 Feb 10
A 45-year-old woman from Småland in southern Sweden has been killed by a jellyfish while on holiday in the Malaysian resort of Pantai Cenang, Langkawi.
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Hedblom holds off compatriot to seal Gleneagles win
Sport: 31 Aug 09
Peter Hedblom saw off a late surge from fellow Swede Martin Erlandsson to win the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Sunday.
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'Hemorrhoid patient' gets ten years for heroin smuggling
National: 12 Dec 08
A 52-year-old woman was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for trying to smuggle nearly five kilogrammes of heroin into Sweden.
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Sweden 'best at tackling global warming'
Science & Technology: 10 Dec 08
Sweden does more than any other country to tackle global warming, according to a new index published on Wednesday at the ongoing UN climate talks in Poland.
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‘Are they baby-eating monsters or what?’
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Oct 08
Pirates, pioneers, or petty thieves? Majsan Boström meets Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, two of the leading figures from file-sharing giant The Pirate Bay.
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Court: Abrahamian was right
Sport: 24 Aug 08
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said in a ruling that Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian had reason for being angry when he lost his semi-final bout against Andrea Minguzzi.
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Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world
Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local.
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What's on in Sweden: April 11 - 17
Lifestyle: 10 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Art celebration in Stockholm, Year Long Disaster in Gothenburg, top Abba cover band in Malmö.
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Swedes fly long-haul for winter sun
Travel: 20 Dec 07
Pleas from environmentalists appear to be falling on deaf ears, as 50 percent more Swedes fly long-haul this year for winter breaks.
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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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Embassy security cameras 'could break Swedish law'
National: 5 Nov 07
Half of embassies in Stockholm could be breaking Swedish law by installing security cameras that monitor passers-by. The US, Italian and Japanese embassies are among those accused.
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Danielsson tsunami story contradicted by tapes
National: 9 Jun 07
Back-up tapes investigated by a Commission into the Swedish government's handling of the tsunami crisis once again call into question the story given by the most senior aide to the then Prime Minister Göran Persson.
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Chinese firms invest in Sweden
National: 21 Feb 07
Foreign companies pumped much more money into Sweden in 2006 than in previous years. China and India accounted for much of the increase, with China alone pumping 20 billion dollars into Sweden.
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Plane turns back after losing engine parts
National: 3 Nov 06
A Malaysian Airlines plane that had taken off from Stockholm on its way to Kuala Lumpur with 300 people on board was forced to turn back on Friday after it dropped parts from one of its engines.
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"The Jobs are coming"
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 06
The Social Democrats have got a boost from the Liberal Party's mistakes, but jobs remain a big election issue. Top Social Democrat Håkan Juholt argues that his party is tackling the problem.
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Man parachutes off Turning Torso
National: 18 Aug 06
An Austrian adventurer this morning parachuted off Malmö's Turning Torso skyscraper, before speeding away on a motorcycle to a waiting boat. "They said it was impossible," he boasted.
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Swede photographed suspected CIA plane
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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CIA plane story unfounded - Freivalds
National: 18 Nov 05
SEE ALSO: Sweden begins "quick" CIA plane investigation
Foreign minister Laila Freivalds has dismissed claims that CIA planes could have landed at Swedish airports, saying "the whole story is as flat as a pancake". The media aren't so sure.
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Four share Right Livelihood prize
National: 29 Sep 05
Sweden's Right Livelihood prize, dubbed the "alternative" Nobel Peace Prize, is awarded to activists from Canada, Malaysia and Botswana for promoting fair trade and the rights of migrant workers and indigenous peoples.
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Back to college for Sweden's young royals
National: 6 Sep 05
The burdens of being Sweden's figureheads will fall mainly upon the king and queen this autumn as their children get back to their studies - although Victoria might just squeeze in a trip to China.
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Continental starts flights to New York
Business & Money: 3 Jun 05
Continental Airlines has started daily non-stop flights from Stockholm to New York, making it the third airline to operate the route.
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Ericsson wins Malaysian 3G contract
Business & Money: 12 Apr 05
Malaysian mobile phone operator Maxis communications awards a multi-million-dollar contract to Swedish telecommunication giant Ericsson for deployment of its high-speed third-generation network infrastructure.
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Swedes missing following Indonesian quake
National: 29 Mar 05
Two young Swedish holidaymakers are missing as the west coast of Indonesia suffers its second huge earthquake in three months. There was no tsunami this time, but many hundreds are still feared dead. It looks like the Swedish government have learned from their mistakes, however, as they give a textbook response.
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Sweden continues to count cost of tsunami
National: 25 Feb 05
Two months after the tsunami disaster in south east Asia and the painstaking work continues with accounting for the dead and missing. The financial cost to the state and business is also uncertain - except for the fact that it's rising.
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827 confirmed missing as the first bodies come home
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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Swedish exporters miss out on Asia's upswing
Smörgåsbord: 17 Sep 04
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Fair game
Sport: 11 Jun 04
Sweden are the hot favourites to win Euro 2004 while the Justice Minister clashes with the referee in his first game of the season. Spot the fantasy football story.
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TV blackout misses docusoaps
Lifestyle: 30 Apr 04
What are the chances of that happening? A children's quiz goes off the air and, like the kids, the culture minister wants answers.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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