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Malmö Eurovision hype from Abba to Zlatan

Lifestyle: 16 May 13
From Bonnie Tyler and a Ukrainian giant, to a song by Avicii and Abba legends and a rumoured appearance by Malmö-native Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest packs a glitzy punch without the hefty price tag. READ »

Swedish kids start daycare earlier: report

Society: 12 May 13
Over half of Swedish one-year-olds attended daycare in 2012, a 17 percent increase in comparison with 2005, according to new figures from the National Agency for Education. READ »

Sweden 'second best' place to become a mum

Science & Technology: 7 May 13
Sweden is the second best country in the world in which to be a mother, according to a new ranking which looked at pregnancy risks and infant health. READ »

Coke leaves Muhammad out of Sweden PR drive

National: 3 May 13
Coca-Cola said it would have been "too provocative" to include Muhammad in a Swedish publicity campaign in which the US beverage giant replaced its curlicue logo with some of the most common names of young Swedes. READ »

Vouchers 'widen quality gap' in Sweden's schools

Education: 3 May 13
The introduction of school vouchers in Sweden, allowing pupils to shop around for their school, could explain the widening gap in quality between different schools, a new report has claimed. READ »

'Any Swedish job pays more than in Romania'

Lifestyle: 3 May 13
With Romania's Eurovision entry considered something of an underdog this year, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers why many of the thousands of Romanians in Sweden can relate to that uphill slog. READ »

'Swedish lobbyists have a culture of transparency'

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Apr 13
Following revelations that one-in-three Swedish politicians or top political aides go on to consult for Swedish lobbyists, The Local speaks with industry spokeswoman Anna-Karin Hedlund about how the Swedish landscape differs from other countries. READ »

Abused ghosts lambast Stockholm theme park

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Apr 13
Young seasonal workers hired to scare people in the haunted house at Stockholm's Gröna Lund amusement park have told their own horror stories of beatings and groping by visitors to the popular theme park. READ »

AstraZeneca hit by steep drop in profits

Business & Money: 25 Apr 13
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Thursday reported a nearly 40 percent drop in first quarter net profits after losing market exclusivity for some of its major products. READ »

'Stockholm to outpace London growth by 2030'

Business & Money: 23 Apr 13
Stockholm's population is among the fastest growing among European cities, with a new report by the city's chamber of commerce suggesting that by 2030, the Swedish capital will overtake London as the fastest growing city in western Europe. READ »

Italian club eyes Zlatan for next season

Sport: 22 Apr 13
The coach of Italian football club Juventus has shown interest in having Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the team again, with the footballer himself reportedly seen house hunting in Milan. READ »

Malmö locals cash in on Eurovision frenzy

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 13
Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest finals is bringing a cash windfall for Malmö, not least for some locals who are renting out their apartments to devoted music fans, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers. READ »

SAS now cheapest on several European routes

Society: 18 Apr 13
Scandinavian airline SAS has the cheapest airfares to several destinations in Europe and is on par with budget airlines such as Norwegian and Ryanair, new figures show. READ »

Stockholm flat prices hit new record high

Business & Money: 16 Apr 13
Apartment prices in central Stockholm and Gothenburg have reached record high levels, according to the latest housing market figures, while the late spring has impacted negatively on the holiday home market. READ »

Fresh Prince fights for spring fashion's top slot

Lifestyle: 12 Apr 13
The tardy spring has affected the fashion industry as much as people's moods, but in anticipation of sunshine, The Local's Ann Törnkvist asks a vintage expert how to wear spring's main trends in Sweden. READ »

Zlatan puts Malmö mansion on the market

Business & Money: 12 Apr 13
Swedish star footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic is selling his five-bedroom mansion in Malmö, southern Sweden, six years after he snapped it up in extravagant circumstances. READ »

'Green Sweden and giant India need each other'

National: 9 Apr 13
India's ambassador to Sweden, Banashri Bose Harrison, sees a green future ahead for the two countries' business relationships, spurred on by Swedish companies' need for emerging markets and India's thirst for environmentally friendly solutions. READ »

Sweden aims to ditch church parishes

National: 9 Apr 13
More than a decade after the Church of Sweden split from the state, the government wants to stop using church parish boundaries in population statistics, angering researchers who wish to retain the 500-year-old subdivisions. READ »

'It'd be strange if I wasn't nervous': royal chef

Lifestyle: 4 Apr 13
The Swedish Royal Court has announced that Stefano Catenacci will be cooking for the royal family at Princess Madeleine's wedding this summer. The Swedish Chef is on the menu as The Local's Swede of the Week. READ »

Sweden's own 'Adele': I didn't like my own voice

Lifestyle: 3 Apr 13
In his latest column on Swedish music, Paul Connolly catches up with Miriam Bryant, a Gothenburg-based singer often compared to Adele and who, despite her rising fame, still takes time to do her own laundry. READ »

Stockholm's Grand Hotel aims high with newly-renovated suites

Travel: 3 Apr 13
Stockholm's storied Grand Hotel is set on being one of the top-ten luxury hotels in Europe by 2015, and recently offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a set of newly renovated suites that owners hope will help it get there. READ »

Zlatan soars in PSG draw against Barcelona

Sport: 3 Apr 13
Zlatan Ibrahimovic played a pivotal, if not controversial, role in helping Paris Saint Germain manage a 2-2 draw against Barcelona on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final series. READ »

Zlatan: Barcelona 'the best team ever'

Sport: 2 Apr 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic hailed Barcelona as perhaps the "best team ever" as the Paris Saint-Germain star readies to take on his former club in a Champions League battle in Paris on Tuesday. READ »

Is Abba reuniting or were you fooled?

Society: 1 Apr 13
An Abba reunion concert scheduled at an Uppsala airfield, Malmö neighbourhoods to be renamed after Eurovision stars and lasagnes found in horse feed were among Sweden's April Fools' Day hoax stories on Monday. READ »

Zlatan's PSG to play Real Madrid in Gothenburg

Sport: 28 Mar 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his French team Paris Saint Germain will tackle Champions League stalwarts Real Madrid in a summer friendly match in Gothenburg. READ »

Expats flock to Sweden's evangelical churches

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Mar 13
With Easter just around the corner, contributor Judi Lembke looks at how a different breed of churches in Sweden is helping English-speaking foreigners find a sense of community in their adopted homes. READ »

UEFA lifts Zlatan ban ahead of Barca clash

Sport: 27 Mar 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been cleared to play in Paris Saint Germain's Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona after UEFA shortened his two-match suspension. READ »

Fouled food found at Ikeas in France, Russia

National: 7 Mar 13
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has halted the sale of sausages in Russia and chocolate cakes in France and more than 20 other countries after finding the products contained horsemeat and faecal bacteria respectively. READ »

Fourteen Swedes make Forbes billionaire list

Business & Money: 5 Mar 13
H&M owner Stefan Persson was the highest placed Swede on the Forbes billionaire list published on Tuesday, with 13 other Swedes possessing a fortune large enough to join him in the elite club. READ »

Zlatan goal ruled out as PSG slump to defeat

Sport: 3 Mar 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a goal rule incorrectly for offside as Paris Saint Germain suffered a shock defeat away to struggling Reims. READ »

Paris debutante H&M sticks to clean design

Society: 28 Feb 13
Swedish fashion giant H&M drew up a strictly edited collection on an opulent canvas, having refashioned the Rodin Museum grounds into a mock-up of a stately home for its highly publicized Paris Fashion Week premiere. READ »

Zlatan answers 'big nose' jibe with two goals

Sport: 28 Feb 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose nose was mocked by Marseille's Joey Barton on Wednesday night, responded with two goals as Paris Saint Germain thumped their southern French opponents 2-0. READ »

H&M to hit catwalks of Paris fashion week

Business & Money: 27 Feb 13
Swedish cheap n' chic fashion giant H&M will take to the catwalk at Paris fashion week for the first time on Wednesday, hard on the heels of its Helen Hunt red carpet coup at the Academy Awards. READ »

Beckham sets up Zlatan goal in PSG victory

Sport: 25 Feb 13
Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic found the back of the net on Sunday night after aging British star David Beckham came off the bench and set up the play, with Paris Saint Germain taking home the win by two goals. READ »

Subway robber suspected of Paris killing

National: 20 Feb 13
The man who robbed a drunken man in Stockholm as he lay on the subway train tracks is now suspected of killing someone in Paris in 2011, after a French television viewer recognized the thief from security camera footage. READ »

British fury over Swedish coach's athlete picks

Sport: 20 Feb 13
Veteran Swedish athletics coach Peter Eriksson has come under fire in the UK for "ridiculous" decisions about which athletes will represent Britain at the upcoming European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg. READ »

Zlatan opens door for Bayern Munich move

Sport: 19 Feb 13
Swedish footballing star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted he's open to moving to Bayern Munich of Germany's Bundesliga, less than a year after signing with Paris Saint Germain. READ »

'Swedish girls more violent': youth workers

National: 18 Feb 13
Many Swedish teenager girls are copying traditionally masculine aggression, Swedish youth centre workers at the organization Fryshuset have warned. READ »

Swede wins prestigious world photo award

Society: 15 Feb 13
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen took home the 2013 World Press Photo for his image of Gazans taking two children and their father for burial after they were killed in an Israeli air strike. READ »

'Earlier grades could help vulnerable pupils'

Education: 14 Feb 13
Sweden's finance minister has proposed the introduction of grades in third grade, arguing that it could help children with less-educated parents and help Sweden meet its aims for a modern knowledge-based economy. READ »

Don't forget about the 'good' internet hatred

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 13
As Sweden continues to discuss internet hatred, Paulina Neuding, editor of centre-right Swedish magazine Neo, argues that the left openly subjects opinion-makers who disagree with them to similarly hateful comments. READ »

Zlatan red card mars PSG Champions League win

Sport: 13 Feb 13
Zlatan Ibrahimovic picked up a controversial red card in Paris Saint-Germain's 2-1 Champions League win over Valencia on Tuesday night, but the Swedish striker remains optimistic about his side's chances of advancing. READ »

Swedes nicer neighbours than Brits: study

Society: 12 Feb 13
Swedes are more chummy and tolerant toward their neighbours than Britons according to a new study that pokes holes in the stereotype that aloof Swedes go to great lengths to avoid small talk. READ »

Argentina dominates Sweden in football win

Sport: 7 Feb 13
Argentina defeated Sweden 3-2 in an international friendly on Wednesday on a night when superstar strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi were both off target. READ »

Europe needs local news in the global language

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Feb 13
As The Local throws open the doors to its new office in Paris, founder Paul Rapacioli argues - purely coincidentally - that a daily diet of local news could change Europe’s destiny. READ »

Bienvenue to The Local in France

Society: 4 Feb 13
For almost a decade now, The Local has been delivering accessible European news to millions of Anglophone readers all round the world – but we're now about to get even better. READ »

Zlatan scores as PSG rout 10-man Toulouse

Sport: 2 Feb 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on the score sheet again as Ligue 1 leaders PSG thrashed Toulouse 4-0 on Friday. READ »

Sweden braces for Melodifestivalen kick-off

Society: 1 Feb 13
Swedes nationwide are preparing for the first heat in 2013's Melodifestival - the competition where viewers pick which singer will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. READ »

Swedes better than Brits at beating cancer: study

Science & Technology: 30 Jan 13
Swedes have a better chance of surviving cancer than Britons, according to a new study examining the connection between cancer survival rates and one's willingness to visit a doctor. READ »

Two questioned over Ikea France spy scandal

Business & Money: 23 Jan 13
Two former Ikea employees in France were questioned on Tuesday about their suspected role in a spying scandal involving the use of an illegal police database that rocked the Swedish furniture giant last year. READ »

Zlatan shines as PSG down Bordeaux

Sport: 21 Jan 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic notched his 19th goal of the season just before half time against Bordeaux, taking his club back to the top of Ligue 1 on Sunday. READ »

Laila Bagge's homeless mobile phone flap

Lifestyle: 17 Jan 13
She’s a familiar face on Swedish television, but it was her venting blog post about a homeless man's mobile phone that caught the nation’s attention this week. Laila Bagge Wahlgren is The Local's Swede of the Week. READ »

'Non-alignment is part of Sweden's self-image'

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Jan 13
Swedes remain opposed to joining Nato because doing so would mean jettisoning an important element of Sweden's national identity, argues political scientist Ulf Bjereld. READ »

'The Centre Party is a confused party': expert

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Jan 13
The Local speaks with Lund University political scientist Mikael Sundström to find out what's behind the Centre Party's current struggles and what they mean for Swedish politics. READ »

H&M targets women with new fashion brand

Business & Money: 9 Jan 13
Swedish fashion giant H&M is launching a chain of stores featuring a new clothing brand targeting women in cities across Europe, including Stockholm, the company said on Wednesday. READ »

Turkey joining EU 'not a given': Bildt

Politics: 7 Jan 13
Turkey's chance of becoming a part of the European Union is "not a given", said Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Sunday, adding that continued efforts must be made by Brussels and Ankara. READ »

Sweden sets immigration record in 2012

National: 3 Jan 13
Sweden issued a record number of residence permits in 2012, with the total tally ending up at 110,000, a 19-percent hike from 2011 with refugees accounting for the bulk of the increase, new statistics show. READ »

'We want to win it all': Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Sport: 2 Jan 13
Sweden's star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Wednesday that his Paris Saint-Germain team in France is in "a major transition" towards becoming one of the best teams in the world. READ »

'Our baguettes are from Finland': French envoy

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 12
The Local catches up with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, France's ambassador to Sweden, to talk Gerard Depardieu, Vikings, the EU, and where to get the best baguettes. READ »

Sweden's minimum wages 'too high': OECD

Business & Money: 17 Dec 12
Sweden needs to do more for people excluded from the labour market, the OECD said on Monday, citing high minimum wages and integration policies have left some groups trapped in poverty. READ »

Record figures for Sweden Democrats

Politics: 16 Dec 12
A new poll puts the far-right party at a record 10 percent, with an increase in support among older voters and voters in north-central Sweden. READ »

Swedes warned over new breed of dog smugglers

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Dec 12
Swedes hoping a new dog will make the perfect Christmas present have been warned they may end up feeding to a recent rise in dog smuggling, with pugs having replaced chihuahuas as the canine of choice in the illegal puppy trade. READ »

New Zlatan hat-trick lifts PSG to victory

Sport: 12 Dec 12
Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick on Tuesday night, leading Paris Saint-Germain to a 4-0 win over Valenciennes and bringing his season goal tally to 17. READ »

Swedish 10-year-olds' literacy slips again

Education: 11 Dec 12
Young Swedish students have become worse at reading but slightly better at the natural sciences, according to the results of two key international comparisons of student achievement released on Tuesday. READ »

Victory for PSG after Zlatan's stellar effort

Sport: 9 Dec 12
Swedish star footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped secure a much-needed victory for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 match against Evian on Saturday, easing some of the pressure on under-fire manager Carlo Ancelotti. READ »

Botched burial causes Swedish family grief

Society: 8 Dec 12
The grave was not dug, the pallbearers never showed up, the church bells were broken and the priest suggested that the deceased woman should be cremated instead of buried, leaving one Falun family upset and confused at the lack of coordination between the church and the undertaker. READ »

Liberal EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström

Society: 6 Dec 12
In a new series profiling Swedish newsmakers, The Local takes a look at Cecilia Malmström, the Swedish EU Commissioner who this week helped launch a global alliance to combat child pornography. READ »

Swedish education level slips in global ranking

Education: 3 Dec 12
Sweden is set to slide down the scale in a new global comparison of education achievement, said a report published by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education on Monday. READ »

Zlatan booed off pitch as PSG gets the boot

Sport: 28 Nov 12
The best efforts of Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to nothing but scornful booing from the fans of St. Etienne on Tuesday night, as they booted his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) squad out of the French League Cup quarter-finals. READ »

Ibrahimovic shines in comfortable PSG win

Sport: 25 Nov 12
Two goals from Swedish in-form striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 4-0 win over promoted Troyes on Saturday, propelling them to the top of Ligue 1. READ »

Swedish toy firm drops gender roles for Xmas

Society: 24 Nov 12
Sweden's largest toy chain has revamped its catalogues this Christmas to reflect modern views on gender roles, explaining that "it is not a boy or girl thing, it's a toy for children". READ »

Dyed pork scandal sinks Swedes' trust in meat

Society: 23 Nov 12
Only half of Swedes trust the meat industry following recent revelations that pork was dyed red and sold as beef to hundreds of thousands of people. READ »

'Islam is like Nazism': top Sweden Democrat

Politics: 22 Nov 12
The Sweden Democrats' new justice policy spokesman, unveiled on Thursday as part of a reshuffle in the wake of a racist video scandal, has already made headlines for his comparison of Islamism to Nazism. READ »

No future for SAS in Europe: expert

Society: 19 Nov 12
Despite Scandinavian airline SAS announcing on Monday that all eight unions had signed deals to save the company from bankruptcy, one analyst has predicted that the company needs to change tack if it wants to stay airborne. READ »

Study: Sweden 'fails' at job market integration

Society: 19 Nov 12
Sweden is the second worst country in Europe when it comes to labour market integration, according to a new study from Stockholm University. READ »

Young Swedes struggle with woeful job market

Society: 19 Nov 12
With Sweden's youth unemployment statistics consistently high and more young Swedes forced to seek greener pastures in Norway, AFP's Soren Billing looks into the Swedish model and how it's leaving young Swedes jobless. READ »

The Swedish sex law that shook the world

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 12
Sweden had long pimped the notion of criminalizing buyers of sexual services prior to 1999 legislation which was first laughed off, but has since become a hot political export, The Local's Christine Demsteader discovers. READ »

Praise aplenty for Zlatan after 'best goal ever'

Society: 15 Nov 12
Sweden captain and star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic drew praise after Sweden's 4-2 friendly win on Wednesday, with England's Steven Gerrard calling the Swede's jaw-dropping long-range bicycle kick "the best goal he had ever seen". READ »

Zlatan nets four as Sweden claim victory

Sport: 15 Nov 12
Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on form, scoring all four goals as Sweden beat England 4-2 in Wednesday's friendly played at the newly opened national stadium in Stockholm. READ »

Nordic firms' mobile lag 'insane': Google exec

Science & Technology: 13 Nov 12
Businesses in Sweden and the Nordic region are behind the curve when it comes to adapting to the explosion of smart mobile devices, a top Swedish executive at Google said in Stockholm on Tuesday. READ »

Zlatan in record seventh 'Golden Ball' triumph

Sport: 13 Nov 12
Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought home a record seventh, and sixth consecutive, Golden Ball at Sweden's football gala on Monday evening, with Lotta Schelin claiming her first diamond ball for the women. READ »

Sweden set to take on injury-ridden England

Sport: 13 Nov 12
Sweden will meet a much depleted England side for a friendly match at the new Friends Arena on Wednesday as Erik Hamrén's side looks to avenge last summer's loss to England at Euro 2012. READ »

Zlatan faces two-game ban for red card

Sport: 8 Nov 12
Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will sit out the next two games for Paris Saint Germain after the French football association issued a ban on Wednesday. READ »

Zlatan serves up four assists in PSG win

Sport: 7 Nov 12
Four assists by Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped move Paris Saint-Germain closer to qualification for Champions League round of 16 as they defeated Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 on Tuesday night. READ »

Republicans in Sweden still hope for Romney

Politics: 6 Nov 12
With voters in the United States heading to the polls on Tuesday, Republicans in Sweden reflect on Mitt Romney's chances and the challenges of living in a country that doesn't always appreciate their point of view. READ »

Teenager dies as car rams pedestrians

National: 28 Oct 12
A 13-year-old boy has died and a further seven people have been injured after a vehicle careered into a group of people walking along a pavement in Malå in northern Sweden on Saturday evening. READ »

Ibrahimovic winner puts PSG in pole position

Sport: 28 Oct 12
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's tenth goal of the season in Paris Saint Germain's clash with Nancy on Saturday claimed the points for the Paris club and propelled them into top spot in Ligue 1. READ »

Zlatan short-listed for prestigious literary prize

Sport: 22 Oct 12
The autobiography of Sweden's star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made it onto the short-list for the August Prize, a prestigious Swedish literary award. READ »

Germany fears Zlatan ahead of Sweden clash

Sport: 16 Oct 12
The "dangerous" and "unpredictable" Zlatan Ibrahimovic and how to contain him are chief among concerns on Germany's national side as it prepares to battle Sweden in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier in Berlin. READ »

Live Blog: 2012 Nobel Prize announcements

Society: 15 Oct 12
The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week in Stockholm. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the winners and why they won. READ »

Zlatan winner saves Sweden's blushes

Sport: 13 Oct 12
A winner from Paris Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic enabled Sweden to overcome the World Cup minnows of the Faroe Islands in Torshavn on Friday. READ »

Redundancy notices hit three-year high

Business & Money: 12 Oct 12
Almost 50,000 people have been served redundancy notices in 2012, the highest figure in three years, according to new figures from Sweden's National Public Employment Agency. READ »

'You ain't seen nothing yet': Ibrahimovic

Sport: 11 Oct 12
Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic says that he has yet to hit his peak form since his move to Paris Saint Germain from AC Milan and that he has more to offer ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands. READ »

Malmö set for first-ever Brazil-Iraq football clash

Sport: 10 Oct 12
Malmö in southern Sweden is gearing up to host a historic footballing clash between Brazil and Iraq on Thursday, the first time the two national sides will meet in international competition. READ »

Physics Nobel shared for quantum optics research

National: 9 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland for their "groundbreaking" experimentation in quantum optics. READ »

Swedish art 'contributed' to Serb pride parade ban

Politics: 5 Oct 12
The Prime Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic said on Thursday that Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin's controversial exhibition "contributed a great deal" to the ban on the pride parade. READ »

Reinfeldt uses Paris meet to pan EU banking union

Politics: 2 Oct 12
In talks with French President Francois Hollande on Monday, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt remained firm in expressing his government's disapproval of a proposed EU banking union. READ »

Reinfeldt heading to Paris for EU budget talks

Politics: 27 Sep 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will travel to Paris next week to discuss EU budget issues with French President Francois Hollande as Sweden faces a potentially drastic hike in EU fees. READ »

Wine and dine your way around Europe

Travel: 27 Sep 12
Explore some of Europe’s best wining and dining spots with an InterRail Global Pass, as your train journey takes you through wine routes, gourmet centres and traditional cuisine in Portugal, Spain and France. READ »

Stroke sidelines Volvo Cars CEO Jacoby

Business & Money: 24 Sep 12
Stefan Jacoby, the CEO of Volvo Cars, has suffered a stroke that has forced him to take a leave of absence from running the Swedish automaker. READ »

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