March 19, 2010
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Swedish concern over Cocaine energy drink
Society: 23 Nov 09
The Swedish Consumer Agency has wasted no time in condemning the planned launch of a new energy drink marketed by a company from Helsingborg and trading under the name Cocaine.
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Sweden to replace top legal official
National: 8 Oct 09
Sweden’s highest legal official, Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz, is stepping down from his post and will be replaced by supreme court justice Anna Skarhed, the government announced on Thursday.
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Sweden concerned over climate talks
National: 25 Sep 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed deep concern on Thursday over the progress of climate negotiations at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, with only weeks to go before the Copenhagen conference.
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What's on in Sweden: September 11 - 17
Lifestyle: 9 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: World Cup baseball & Cirque du Soleil in Stockholm; Coco Chanel & All Time Low (US) in Gothenburg; Macy Gray (US) in Malmö.
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Swedish tabloid reported for racial agitation
National: 25 Aug 09
Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet has been reported to the Chancellor of Justice after publishing an article forwarding claims about the alleged organ harvesting of dead Palestinians by Israeli defence forces.
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Government reported for English email use
Society: 29 Jul 09
The Swedish government has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman for using English email addresses in an alleged violation of the country's language laws.
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Councils rapped over Swedish credits for Chinese students
Education: 29 Jul 09
Swedish education officials have criticized two municipalities for awarding Swedish high school equivalency credits to Chinese students that have neither lived nor studied in Sweden.
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Patient dies due to improper IV administration
National: 6 Jul 09
A patient at Danderyd hospital in Stockholm was reported dead after having received a nutritional intravenous drip too quickly.
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'Pirate Bay judge not biased': court
National: 8 Jun 09
The judge in The Pirate Bay trial was not biased, Stockholm District Court has argued in its report to the Court of Appeal, which will rule on the issue.
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'Swedish state should not educate imams': report
Society: 1 Jun 09
The Swedish state should not engage in the training of imams, a commission of inquiry into the issue has concluded in its report submitted to the government on Monday.
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Hungry ravens kill fourteen calves in central Sweden
Society: 13 May 09
An aggressive conspiracy of ravens is wreaking havoc on farmers in central Sweden, having killed more than a dozen animals in the last 3 months.
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Swedes brace for movie version of Stieg Larsson thriller
Lifestyle: 25 Feb 09
With the film based on the first book in Stieg Larsson’s crime novel trilogy due to hit Swedish cinema’s on Friday, the AFP’s Delphine Touitou takes a look at how the late authors work has been adapted for the big screen.
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Nina Persson: conjugal bliss bears sexy single
Lifestyle: 16 Jan 09
On the eve of the release of her new single, Swedish pop darling Nina Persson talks to Jennifer Heape about New York, David Bowie and making music with her husband.
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Record number of sexist ads
Politics: 6 Jan 09
Scantily dressed women in soft drink ads and a satisfied wife guarantee from a drill manufacturer are just some of a record number of adverts to fall foul of Sweden's Trade Ethical Council against Sexism in Advertising.
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Court rejects Albanian extradition request
National: 22 Dec 08
The Swedish Supreme Court has backed a decision by prosecutors not to extradite a woman suspected of carrying out several murders in Albania due to concerns that her human rights would not be respected.
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Trade minister vows to snuff out EU snus ban
Politics: 28 Nov 08
Swedish trade minister Ewa Björling has called on Brussels to lift the EU ban on exports of Swedish moist snuff, or ‘snus’, calling the prohibition discriminatory.
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Swedes block Danish neo-Nazi extradition
National: 15 Nov 08
Sweden's highest legal official Göran Lambertz has argued that a Danish neo-Nazi can not be extradited from Sweden to face charges in Germany as he has committed no crime under Swedish law.
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New study: 'Alcohol and team sports go hand in hand'
Society: 19 Oct 08
A Swedish researcher has warned that the incidence of alcohol abuse within team sports remains a serious problem. Managers are criticized for double standards and condoning the practice.
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Pension funds divest from cluster bomb firms
Business & Money: 15 Sep 08
Two of Sweden’s public pension funds announced plans on Monday to sell their holdings in companies involved in the manufacturing of cluster bombs.
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Sweden summons Russian diplomat
Politics: 12 Aug 08
Sweden's foreign ministry on Monday summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires in Stockholm and demanded a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia.
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Rise in Stockholm HIV cases 'scandalous'
National: 25 Jul 08
Stockholm-area Social Democrats want to combat the sharp rise in HIV infections in the city by establishing a needle exchange programme similar to one in Malmö (above) which has shown promising results.
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Royal birthday overshadowed by engagement controversy
Society: 14 Jul 08
Crown princess Victoria celebrates her 31st birthday on Monday amid a whirl of rumours over an impending royal engagement.
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Volvo settles Iraq bribery case with US authorities
Business & Money: 20 Mar 08
Volvo has agreed to pay $19.6 million in fines to settle its involvement in a bribery scandal related to the Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq.
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Mentally ill children locked up with violent adults
Society: 2 Feb 08
Mentally ill children are being systematically locked up with violent adults. In breach of UN conventions, argues children's ombudsman Lena Nyberg.
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Rowdy deportee stalls return to Eritrea
National: 23 Jan 08
A deportee's rowdy behaviour blocked Sweden's controversial attempt to send him back to Eritrea.
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Sweden to deport man to Eritrea
National: 23 Jan 08
Sweden is to send a 23-year-old asylum seeker back to Eritrea despite warnings from the UN and Amnesty International that nobody should be forced to return there.
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HIV infections on the rise in Sweden
National: 3 Jan 08
Drug users in Stockholm were among the hardest hit.
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Fruity artworks in Sweden's big apple
Lifestyle: 24 Sep 07
Christine Demsteader discovers that for one village in southern Sweden the humble apple is more than a healthy snack: a push to support Swedish farmers led a local artist to turn apples into an art form.
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Ditch your coats - warm up with a curry
Lifestyle: 20 Jul 07
The terrible summer might have people reaching for their skiing jackets, but Kathleen Harman prefers to warm up from the inside out, with Stockholm's best Indian curry.
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Record number of Swedish HIV cases reported
Society: 5 Jul 07
The number of reported cases of HIV in Sweden is at a record high. Compared to the same period last year, the number of new cases of HIV has increased by 40 percent.
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Conflicting reports on 'torture' of Swedes in Ethiopia
National: 25 May 07
The three Swedes released last week after several months in an Ethiopian prison claim that they were tortured while in captivity. But Swedish officials who visited the men say they received no indications of torture at the time.
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Ethiopia releases Swedish 'terror suspects'
National: 19 May 07
Ethiopia has released three Swedish citizens detained for several months on suspicion of terrorism, according to a spokeswoman at the Swedish foreign ministry.
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A quickie with...Charlotte Perrelli
Lifestyle: 10 May 07
The Local asks Charlotte Perrelli, the last Swede to bring the Eurovision trophy to Stockholm, for her top tips ahead of this weekend's extravaganza in Helsinki.
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Sweden sharpens tone against Ethiopia
Politics: 3 May 07
Sweden has demanded the release of three of its citizens, who have been held without trial since the beginning of the year.
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KappAhl defies Hells Angels
National: 4 Apr 07
Just days after two Hells Angels threatened a shop assistant with assault, clothing retailer KappAhl has restocked its shelves with the t-shirts that the motorcycle club found objectionable.
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New outbreak of HIV in Stockholm
Society: 30 Mar 07
The second half of 2006 saw a fresh outbreak of HIV among injecting drug users in the capital. The virus is also reported to have spread to the wider population.
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Aftonbladet defiant over gambling ad ruling
Business & Money: 8 Mar 07
Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has said it intends to publish an advertisement for Maltese gambling company Expekt, despite a court ruling authorizing stiff penalties if it goes ahead.
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Terror suspect 'will be tortured' if deported
National: 22 Feb 07
A terror suspect who says he could be tortured if sent back to Jordan is embarking a last-ditch attempt to stay in Sweden. Hassan Assad tells The Local he has no links with terrorist groups, and has simply given aid to refugees.
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Pharma companies break Sweden's ad rules
Society: 5 Feb 07
Many pharmaceutical companies are publishing adverts that contravene Sweden's strict rules on marketing drugs. Novartis was one of the worst offenders.
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Sweden's alcohol import ban 'is legal'
National: 30 Nov 06
The Swedish ban on private individuals importing alcohol for resale does not contravene EU regulations, the advocate general of the European Court of Justice has said.
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EU sues Sweden over digital TV monopoly
Business & Money: 17 Oct 06
The European Commission said on Tuesday that it is taking Sweden to court for failing to abolish state-owned monopoly Boxer TV-Access as required by EU law.
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Swedish pension fund pulls out of Wal-Mart
Business & Money: 8 Sep 06
The 195 billion kronor Swedish second national pension fund, AP2, has withdrawn its bond and equities investments in Wal-Mart Mexico, claiming the firm breaches human rights.
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Green light for Swedish needle exchanges
National: 26 Apr 06
After twenty years of political squabbling, parliament finally gave the go-ahead for needle exchanges for drug addicts. However, it's still up to county councils to decide individually if they want them or not.
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Digitally digging for Stockholm graves
Lifestyle: 5 Apr 06
Wondering where your distant Swedish relatives are buried? Or perhaps where Ingrid Bergman was laid to rest? Well, now you can dig through over half a million graves in the Swedish capital - digitally.
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School to fail racist pupils
National: 29 Mar 06
Pupils at a junior high school in Kungälv risk being failed in social studies if they sympathise with racist or neo-nazi organisations. The National Agency for Education has reservations about the school's initiative.
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UD and Säpo cleared over website closure
National: 24 Mar 06
Neither the Foreign Office (UD) nor the security police (Säpo) broke censorship laws when a website was shut down for publishing drawings of the prophet Muhammad, says the Chancellor of Justice.
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Swedish prosecutor to investigate Iraq bribes
Business & Money: 28 Oct 05
Prosecutor Christer van der Kwast is to investigate claims that Swedish companies, including Astra Zeneca, Volvo and Atlas Copco, paid bribes to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime - contravening international sanctions.
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Volvo in Saddam bribes claim
Smörgåsbord: 27 Oct 05
Two Swedish companies have been accused of paying bribes to Saddam Hussein. Volvo and engineering company Atlas Copco were among 2,000 firms named by a UN investigator.
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Swedish church says yes to gay blessings
Society: 6 Oct 05
Gay church weddings come one step closer, as an influential church organ says that same-sex couples can have their partnerships blessed in churches. A step in the right direction, say gay campaigners.
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UN refuses to investigate Egyptian torture claims
Society: 21 Jun 05
The UN's human rights commissioner has turned down Sweden's request to investigate what happened when two terror susptects were deported to Egypt. It's already clear that Sweden were in breach of the convention against torture, said the commissioner.
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"Prisoner of Guantanamo" Ghezali to sue Rumsfeld
National: 17 Mar 05
Mehdi Ghezali, who spent over two years in the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison camp, is set to sue US Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld "for millions". Coincidentally, a new book is out, detailing his story from arrest in Pakistan to his special Säpo home-coming in Örebro.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 30 Jul 04
The World Cup for homeless people, Sweden's last cold war spy explains why he betrayed his country, fare evasion in Stockholm increases, and Knutby gets a make-over.
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Storm in a wine glass
Business & Money: 5 Mar 04
If the top brass at Systembolaget thought their openness would draw to a close the daily reports of bribery and corruption in the ranks, they were very much mistaken.
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Bad Company 2 sells 2.3 million »
"Stockholm based EA DICE have announced that Battlefield: Bad Company 2, released earlier this month has sold-through 2.3 million copies (according to internal data) so far across three platforms in Europe and North America. It is on track to becoming the best selling release of March." READ »
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- 18/3 14:53 Lådvin campaign goes to Malmö and Göteborg….oops not Göteborg (Wine Freedom - Vinfrihet)
- 18/3 01:36 Bathroom culture: the sewer of the cultural soul. (Boston Blatte)
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- 19/03 Leftist accuses official of blocking citizenship »
- 19/03 Hannover 96 offers football fans birthing room for born supporters »
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- 19/03 Greece's Papandreou says WWII reparations issue still open »
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Victoria Webster became Sweden’s first specialist in emergency medical care. This attracted considerable media attention, since she has a cerebral palsy (CP)* disorder.
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