February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Opel":
National: 25 Jan 12
Two armed assailants prompted an intense police chase during which at least one shot was fired following a brazen carjacking on a highway roadside in central Sweden on Tuesday night.
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Society: 19 Jan 12
Six grenades that fell from a military transport truck in northern Sweden on Wednesday have yet to be recovered despite a wide ranging search to recover the missing munitions.
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Business & Money: 21 Nov 11
The news that Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman intend to acquire Saab Automobile, has been greeted by relief, resignation and objection, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explores the twisted fate of an iconic Swedish brand.
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National: 13 Nov 11
A woman in her seventies suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a propeller. The accident occurred on Saturday at Viared's air field outside Borås, in southern Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 11
While the frustration expressed recently by the children of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrian journalist Dawit Isaak is understandable, it's important to consider how Isaak would handle a case such as his, argues historian Susanne Berger.
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Society: 14 Oct 11
A 37-year-old mother of two from northern Sweden had an unprecedented hunting outing on Thursday when she managed to fell five elk in four hours, propelling her to nationwide fame.
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Society: 7 Sep 11
A drunken elk desperate for just one more mouthful of fermenting apples lost its balance in the attempt, leaving it stuck in an apple tree in western Sweden.
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Politics: 21 Aug 11
After a battery of high-profile blog posts and tweets regarding the gruesome massacre in Norway, party brass from Swedens Democrats urge members to take a stance of silence, according to a media report.
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Lifestyle: 5 Aug 11
Alexander Gustafsson, a hulking Swede known as “The Mauler” has risen to be one of the toughest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA), explains contributor Ryan O’Leary.
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National: 4 Aug 11
A furious Swedish family has blasted a Ryanair cabin crew after a passenger slipped into cardiac arrest and was just offered a sandwich and soda.
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National: 29 Jun 11
Israeli authorities have rejected claims by the Swedish Ship to Gaza movement that "foreign agents" were behind the damage to their boat, which was reported sabotaged on Monday.
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National: 28 Jun 11
The ship scheduled to carry the Swedish activists in the Ship to Gaza flotilla at the end of the week has been sabotaged in its berth in Greece, the organisation reported on Monday.
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Sport: 26 May 11
The parents of the football fan who ran onto the pitch and punched a goalkeeper during a match in Malmö on Tuesday have made a public appeal against vigilante justice in the wake of threats made against their son.
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National: 10 May 11
A Swedish citizen nicknamed "Stallion" faced a US court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to supply weapons to Colombian guerillas in exchange for cocaine.
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Business & Money: 5 Apr 11
Sweden's central bank does not believe the country is in the midst of a housing bubble, saying in a report published Tuesday that rapidly rising housing prices are due to natural developments in the market.
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National: 27 Mar 11
A small single-engine sport aircraft crashed on Sunday when it came in to land at Höganäs airport in southern Sweden, with the pilot miraculously escaping unhurt.
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Society: 24 Feb 11
A UK court will on Thursday morning rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face rape charges.
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Society: 4 Jan 11
A Palestinian psychiatrist has been awarded the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his efforts to foster “common sense, reconciliation, and peace" in the Middle East the award’s Swedish jurors announced on Tuesday.
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National: 19 Nov 10
A Swedish officer and two Finnish soldiers were seriously injured when their vehicle was shot with a rocket launcher in Afghanistan on Friday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Oct 10
The uneasy alliance between Sweden's Social Democrats, Greens, and Left Party was doomed from the start, argues Social Democratic politician and communications consultant Niklas Nordström.
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National: 19 Oct 10
The supreme commander of the Armed Forces stressed the importance of the troops' work in Afghanistan to Sweden's parliament on Tuesday as the loss of a soldier this weekend was mourned.
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Business & Money: 2 Sep 10
Sweden's Riksbank has raised the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 percent, a decision which was widely forecast.
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Sport: 30 Aug 10
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has blamed Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola for his premature exit from club.
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Society: 25 Aug 10
Elin Nordegren has broken her nine-month silence over the sex scandal that ended her marriage with golf star Tiger Woods, saying the extent of his philandering had made her feel "stupid" and she had been through "hell."
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Lifestyle: 19 Apr 10
Billed as the world's tallest volleyball team, Linköping went into this weekend's Swedish title decider knowing its mix of local lads and gigantic Australians would need to put in a towering performance to see off gutsy Falkenberg. Ben Kersley followed the action.
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Politics: 18 Apr 10
Sweden's Pirate Party is shedding members rapidly as enthusiasts who signed up in conjunction with last year's high profile Pirate Bay case fail to renew their membership.
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National: 14 Apr 10
Four of out ten apartments in Stockholm are sublet on illegal contracts, a new survey shows, with Malmö also witnessing an upsurge in black market rentals.
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National: 31 Mar 10
Geely aims to use Volvo to crack China's fast-growing luxury car market by using its access to the Swedish firm's cutting-edge technology to vault into global contention, analysts say.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 10
Vladimir Antonov, the Russian businessman and backer of Spyker Cars' takeover of Saab, has launched a campaign to clear his name from allegations of money laundering and organised crime.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Saab Automobile has been rescued from extinction as owner General Motors agrees to sell the iconic Swedish brand to Dutch sports car maker Spyker.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Trading in Dutch sports car maker Spyker has been halted on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange as speculation mounts about a takeover of Saab Automobile.
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Business & Money: 29 Dec 09
Hopes are fading in Trollhättan regarding Saab Automobile's survival amid rumours that General Motors plans to release the latest Saab model as a Buick or Opel.
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Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
US auto giant Ford confirmed late on Wednesday morning that an agreement has been reached to sell Volvo Cars to Zhejiang Geely Holding.
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National: 23 Dec 09
A court in western Sweden has cleared a potato-gun-wielding 15-year-old boy of weapons charges due to his young age.
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National: 21 Dec 09
Dutch car maker Spyker has dropped its Monday evening bid deadline and remains in talks with General Motors over the possible purchase of Saab. Sweden's government has pledged to aid Saab workers if the deal falls through.
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National: 21 Dec 09
Sweden's government held crisis talks with union representatives in Stockholm on Monday as the clock ticks down on Saab Automobile's stay of execution.
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National: 18 Dec 09
US car maker General Motors is to shut down Saab as talks collapse with Dutch sportscar manufacturer Spyker over the acquisition of GM's Swedish unit.
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Lifestyle: 18 Dec 09
Songs of the decade: The Local's editor Paul O'Mahony dips into the vaults and pulls out his ten favourite Swedish tracks of the last ten years.
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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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Business & Money: 4 Dec 09
Prospective Saab buyer BAIC has received approval for a loan of 20 billion Yuan, approximately 20 billion Swedish kronor ($2.9 billion), from the Bank of China.
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Business & Money: 27 Nov 09
The prospective buyers of Sweden-based Volvo Cars, Chinese firm Geely, have confirmed that they have secured the necessary financing for the deal.
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Business & Money: 25 Nov 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding is weighing up its options after the Koenigsegg Group, of which it was to become a minority owner, broke off negotiations for the acquisition of Saab.
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Business & Money: 25 Nov 09
The future of Saab Automobile is hanging in the balance after Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg announced on Tuesday that it was pulling out of a deal to buy the iconic brand from General Motors.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 09
A group headed by Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg has broken off negotiations over the purchase of Saab Automobile, the prospective buyer said in a statement.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jul 09
While Sweden's social welfare system is cherished by many, The Local's Scarlet St. Clair learns the hard way about the system's unintended consequences for single women.
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Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history.
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Business & Money: 12 Jun 09
Despite the excitement generated by Thursday’s news that Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg was set to buy Saab, a number of automotive journalists in Sweden remain sceptical.
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National: 9 Jun 09
Swedish naval forces handed seven suspected Somali pirates over to Kenyan authorities on Monday, according to police.
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Society: 4 Jun 09
A new Swedish study shows that a healthy emotional and sexual relationship can significantly reduce stress at work.
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National: 26 May 09
Swedish naval personnel arrested seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces.
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Business & Money: 5 May 09
The head of Saab Automobile on Tuesday denied rumours that the Swedish automaker was in discussions with Italy’s Fiat over a possible takeover.
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Business & Money: 4 May 09
Swedish car maker Saab could become part of a new European car giant after Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne expressed an interest in General Motors' European brands.
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National: 2 Apr 09
Members of the family convicted for involvement in a vicious axe attack in a village outside of Haparanda in the far north of Sweden in 2008 have had their penalties increased by an appeals court.
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National: 27 Feb 09
Saab employees filled a main thoroughfare in the company’s home base of Trollhättan in central Sweden on Thursday night to show their faith in the future of the beleaguered automaker.
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Business & Money: 25 Feb 09
Union leaders in Sweden have rejected the notion of a merger between Saab Automobile and the German General Motors (GM) brand Opel.
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National: 17 Jan 09
A man from Borås in western Sweden who has 149 convictions for drink and unlawful driving has been stopped again. This time for driving under the influence of drugs and unlawful driving.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 5th - 11th. Hootchy Kootchy burlesque and Cirkus Cirkör in Stockholm; Motorhead and "making a difference" in Gothenburg; Status Quo in Malmö/Lund.
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Business & Money: 3 Dec 08
Saab's chief executive has said there are a number of companies interested in buying the Swedish car maker after owner General Motors announced it was up for sale.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Nov 08
With Ford and GM, the respective owners of Volvo and Saab's car divisions, struggling for their survival, Sweden needs to regain the initiative and nationalize its auto industry, argues Rolf Wolff, dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University.
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National: 22 Nov 08
Lars G Nordström, President and CEO of the Swedish post office (Posten), has announced that he will forgo his salary in the face of stern media criticism accusing him of being greedy.
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Travel: 18 Nov 08
Michael O'Leary, CEO of budget airline Ryanair, has criticized a Swedish advertising watchdog for its claims that the company uses naked women as part of its marketing.
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Sport: 29 Oct 08
Sweden's Mr. Consistency, Robert Karlsson, will bid to become the first player from his country to win the European Order of Merit when he tees off in the season-closing Volvo Masters at Valderrama on Thursday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Sep 08
While immigrants can find it difficult to establish a foothold on the job market in Sweden, politicians, intellectuals and the media are often too quick to make employment a race issue, writes Nima Sanandaji.
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Science & Technology: 11 Sep 08
A unique project set up to demonstrate the viability of DME as a new eco-friendly fuel was given the go-ahead by Volvo on Tuesday. If the BioDME scheme proves to be successful, DME could become a major fuel source in Sweden, writes Jennifer Heape.
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National: 23 Aug 08
A woman was seriously injured and a man sustained minor injuries as their home-made gyrocopter aircraft crashed in Upplands-Bro, north of Stockholm on Saturday.
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Science & Technology: 22 Aug 08
A precision control projectile co-developed by a Swedish company has been listed as one of the US army's prestigious 'Top 10 inventions of 2007'.
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Society: 29 Jul 08
Surgical reconstructions of the hymen are being performed by both public and private practitioners in Stockholm, a new report shows.
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Lifestyle: 18 Jun 08
Mayhem, music and masses of mud: With festival season truly upon us, David Bartal went to where the action was.
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National: 20 May 08
A Swedish conscript has died after being shot in a military exercise in the Stockholm archipelago on Tuesday afternoon.
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National: 19 May 08
The sound recorded in the waters of Hårsfjärden in 1982 has turned out not to be from a threatening Soviet submarine but rather from Amalia, a Swedish charter boat.
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Lifestyle: 8 May 08
Weekend art exhibition tips from Kalendarium.
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Business & Money: 5 May 08
The number directors in Sweden’s state-owned companies held by people of non-Nordic background has dropped by 50 percent.
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Business & Money: 23 Apr 08
Sony Ericsson has seen profits plunge in the first quarter following a drop in its average selling price.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 08
This must be some kind of conspiracy: David Bartal wonders who is behind the mysterious disappearance from stores of standard, good quality nail clippers.
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Business & Money: 10 Mar 08
General Motors is planning to cut jobs from Opel and Saab as part of a cost savings plan.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 08
Social democratic newspaper editor Eric Sundström examines Fredrik Reinfeldt's recent expression of support for Barack Obama.
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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: 25 Jan 08
A Swedish multiple sclerosis patient is to go to jail for one year for smoking cannabis. The court said her belief in the healing properties of cannabis was 'an aggravating factor.'
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Business & Money: 11 Jan 08
A factory in Kristinehamn will be among those hit by cuts at British aero-engine maker Rolls Royce.
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National: 12 Nov 07
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to eleven years in prison for the brutal murder of a 19-year-old man after their cars collided at a roundabout in Gothenburg last year.
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National: 11 Oct 07
A 22-year-old man was charged on Wednesday with the brutal murder of a 19-year-old man. The younger man was shot twice in the head after the two men's cars had collided in a Gothenburg car park.
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National: 2 Oct 07
It's a long, long way from Haparanda to Ystad, particularly for the man who is making the journey on his lawnmower.
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Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
US high-tech market Nasdaq and the United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai have reached an agreement to jointly take over Nordic market operator OMX, with Borse Dubai taking 19.99 percent of Nasdaq.
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National: 11 Sep 07
Four people have died after two military helicopters collided outside Tingsryd in southern Sweden on Tuesday afternoon.
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National: 28 Aug 07
A new report has revealed that 70 passengers were fortunate to survive when an SAS plane almost crashed before landing at Kalmar airport.
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Politics: 18 Jun 07
Income tax cuts and the environment were on the agenda when Fredrik Reinfeldt presented the Moderate Party's new policy programme on Monday.
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National: 7 Jun 07
A young man was rescued at sea on Thursday morning after falling overboard while smoking a cigarette on a ferry docked in Mariehamn harbour.
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National: 16 May 07
Six people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision in central Sweden on Tuesday evening. The crash is thought to have been caused by two cars racing each other.
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Lifestyle: 7 May 07
They're the bell-bottom wearing, glam-rocking sons of Sweden following in the footsteps of Abba to defend Swedish pride in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. Paul O'Mahony takes a closer look at The Ark.
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Lifestyle: 5 Feb 07
As Melodifestivalen kicks off, Paul O'Mahony takes a look at last year's winner – the charismatic Christian who has become Sweden's uncontested Eurovision queen.
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Sport: 5 Feb 07
Jens Byggmark is one of Sweden's big hopes in this week's World Skiing Championships, having made a scorching entry in his first World Cup season.
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Lifestyle: 27 Nov 06
Drugs film Sherrybaby and its lead actress Maggie Gyllenhaal scoop the gongs at the Stockholm Film Festival. But for Eddie de Oliveira, New York school drama Half Nelson stole the show.
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National: 12 Nov 06
Despite a resurgent book industry, more writers than ever before are applying to the Swedish Authors’ Fund for support. But some authors prefer to go it alone.
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Lifestyle: 4 Aug 06
With Swedish unemployment higher than in many other countries , getting a job in Sweden isn't easy – but it is possible. Janelle Larsson asks employers how foreigners can maximize their chances.
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Business & Money: 27 Jun 06
Saab workers in Sweden downed tools for several hours on Monday, demanding that parent company General Motors makes a decision about the future of its European plants.
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National: 25 Jun 06
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after falling out of a motorized dinghy onto the propeller late on Saturday night.
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Business & Money: 22 May 06
General Motors Corp wants to restructure its engine productions in Europe and will close its plant at Södertälje in Sweden as part of it, weekly AutomobilWoche has reported.
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Travel: 4 May 06
Sweden could soon be offering the ultimate package holiday, with a night at the Ice Hotel followed by a trip into orbit on Virgin's new spacecraft. All for a cool 200,000 dollars.
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Business & Money: 10 Apr 06
Australian gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure Ltd said on Monday it had acquired Swedish high technology gaming company EssNet Interactive AB for about 50 million US dollars.
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Business & Money: 27 Mar 06
The London Stock Exchange PLC is considering a takeover bid for Swedish counterpart OMX Gruppen, the Financial Mail on Sunday reported, without citing sources.
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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 »
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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