The following articles have been tagged with "Sas":
Business & Money: 16 May 13
H&M CEO Karl-Johan Persson has urged Bangladesh to raise its minimum wage, adding the Swedish fashion giant is "willing to pay more" in the wake of a garment industry disaster which killed more than 1,100 people.
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Science & Technology: 15 May 13
The Swedish patent office has ruled in favour of Apple's objection that a Swedish product entitled Whypod was too similar to its trademark iPod.
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National: 13 May 13
Sweden's retail giant H&M has decided to sign up to a building safety agreement in the wake of the factory collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers in Bangladesh.
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Business & Money: 2 May 13
A plane from Scandinavian airline SAS carrying 253 passengers lost part of its wing when it collided with another aircraft at Newark airport outside New York on Wednesday.
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National: 21 Apr 13
Scandinavian Airlines SAS has had to pull 29 flights as German airline and airport personnel launch a 24-hour strike that has also led to 1,700 Lufthansa flights being cancelled on Monday.
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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.
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Travel: 12 Apr 13
Photographer Lisa Mikulski profiles Gothenburg for this week's My Sweden, explaining how it's the "delightful" little things that make it Sweden's best city to visit.
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Lifestyle: 12 Apr 13
A lost wallet, a shaved-bare 24-year-old, and multiple page visits by a steroid addict leaves Emilia Millicent thinking she's had the worse run of luck at internet dating ever... until she asked her friends about theirs.
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Business & Money: 8 Apr 13
A Swedish weapons group reportedly hired the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to secure a fighter jet deal to India in the 1970s, reveal diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
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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.
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Education: 27 Mar 13
Sweden's teacher training colleges are admitting students who score very poorly in entrance exams, a new review has shown.
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Business & Money: 21 Mar 13
Several affluent but less traditionally upper-crust neighbourhoods in inner-city Stockholm have managed to rob Östermalm of its status as the most expensive for property owners in Sweden.
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National: 20 Mar 13
There will likely be a school shooting in Sweden sometime in the foreseeable future, according to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, which warned that local authorities are woefully unprepared to deal with such an event.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 13
Swedish labour migration to Norway is threatening to nab jobs from the country's own job seekers, warned a Norwegian business association that also accused Sweden of political negligence.
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National: 3 Mar 13
Controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks is reported to be one of eleven people on a list of targets for extremists published by an Al-Qaeda linked group.
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Politics: 2 Mar 13
More than a 100 calls were received on a hotline set up on Thursday to gather tips on the 1986 assassination of then Prime Minister Olof Palme, with police reporting that some of the information is new to them.
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Politics: 28 Feb 13
The police are set to reopen the hotline for any tips on the 1986 assassination of then Prime Minister Olof Palme, to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the shooting in central Stockholm.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Feb 13
Sweden’s ability to pack a foreign policy punch equal to the jab of the big EU three - Germany, France, and the UK - is neither remarkable nor a passing fad, writes international relations Ph.D. candidate Annelie Gregor.
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Lifestyle: 15 Feb 13
We are aiming our weekly movers-and-shakers spotlight onto singer-songwriter Jonas Myrin. After taking home Sweden's only Grammy award in Los Angeles on Sunday, he is The Local's pick for Swede of the Week.
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Politics: 2 Feb 13
Sweden's immigration minister has said that the country needs to tighten rules for asylum seekers and other prospective immigrants to cut the number of people coming into the country.
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National: 2 Feb 13
A man has been jailed for a month for having told security staff at Stockholm Arlanda Airport that there was a bomb on board, hoping to delay departure so that he would have time to make the flight.
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Travel: 29 Jan 13
With Sweden hunkering down for another stretch of winter weather, The Local offfers a run down of Swedish ski areas, where new snow brings fists raised in glee, rather than anger.
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National: 28 Jan 13
A Swedish man claimed on Sunday that the murder of then Prime Minister Olof Palme was a police conspiracy, and that he had turned down a police request to gun down Palme himself back in 1985.
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Business & Money: 27 Jan 13
Scandinavian airline SAS has announced that a further 200 administrative jobs are set to be cut, on top of the 800 already announced at the struggling carrier.
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Science & Technology: 21 Jan 13
Swedish MEP Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and tech industry experts on Monday warned that draft legislation updating the EU's outdated data privacy protection rules pose a threat to Europe's competitiveness.
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Sport: 19 Jan 13
Former England and Lazio coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has reversed a decision to take the helm at German second division outfit 1860 Munich, just days after it was announced that he was joining the coaching staff.
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National: 13 Jan 13
Sweden's defence and security elite gathers for three days of debating, dining and skiing amid reports that a majority of Swedes believe organized crime is the biggest security threat.
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Business & Money: 11 Jan 13
Employees of the struggling SAS airline have expressed their anger that top managers have received bonuses to entice them to stay with the struggling airline only a few months after the airline was on the brink of bankruptcy.
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National: 8 Jan 13
The CEO of Ryanair visited Gothenburg on Tuesday, announcing the budget airline had plans for domestic flights in Sweden in the offing, while also denying SAS's claims they lie about take-off weights.
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Business & Money: 7 Jan 13
Scandinavian airline SAS says Ryanair lies about the weight of its aircraft to reduce fees, giving the low-cost Irish carrier an unfair advantage over many of its increasingly irritated European colleagues.
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National: 31 Dec 12
A detective who has solved several high-profile murder cases in Sweden will take over the investigation into the assassination of former Swedish PM, Olof Palme.
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Business & Money: 29 Dec 12
Scandinavian airlines SAS was on the brink of collapse in November, the company's board vice chair Jacob Wallenberg admitted in an interview on Saturday.
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Science & Technology: 24 Dec 12
Uppsala University wants to return three human skulls that researchers collected in French Polynesia in the 19th century.
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Science & Technology: 22 Dec 12
Swedish energy group Vattenfall is demanding 30 billion kronor ($4.6 billion) in damages from Germany following Berlin's decision to shut some nuclear reactors, media report.
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Society: 20 Dec 12
The Local's Eric Johansson spent what may be his last day on earth looking into why so few Swedes see any reason to worry about Friday, December 21st, which according to some interpretations of the Mayan calendar will be the end of the world.
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Business & Money: 20 Dec 12
Swedish private equity firm EQT has agreed to purchase a majority stake in a troubled waste incineration business owned by E.ON, Germany's biggest power supplier.
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Lifestyle: 14 Dec 12
Counting down the days to Swedish Christmas or can't wait to leave the country? With help from readers of The Local, Christine Demsteader ponders celebrations and tribulations for foreigners during the festive season.
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Business & Money: 12 Dec 12
Scandinavian airline SAS announced it expected to be profitable in 2013 thanks to aggressive cost cutting, despite predicting the current quarter to be "extremely weak".
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Lifestyle: 12 Dec 12
Following his two-year-old daughter's troubles settling on an outfit for a Saint Lucia Day procession, contributor Steven Karwoski takes an ironic look at the meaning of Christmas in Sweden.
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Society: 10 Dec 12
Student union representative Hilda Dalman is one of the many volunteers who will make sure this evening's Nobel Prize ceremony and the ensuing lavish banquet are carried off without a glitch.
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National: 7 Dec 12
The son of assassinated Prime Minister Olof Palme has reported the film Call Girl for slander, as it portrays a political character similar to his father buying sex.
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Education: 29 Nov 12
Keeping kids encouraged and keeping up enthusiasm is vital when it comes to teaching languages. That’s why Berlitz throws out the old-school textbook approach and ensures learning through fun and games in the classroom.
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Education: 21 Nov 12
Sweden would be more attractive to non-EU foreign students if it granted them the right to stay in Sweden to look for work after graduation, the Migration Board suggested in a new report.
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National: 20 Nov 12
Swedish unions have likened SAS's initial failure to consult its employees to "an ultimatum", which they say flies in the face of the Swedish model of consensus-based labour negotiations.
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Business & Money: 20 Nov 12
Sweden is seeking a buyer for cash-strapped Scandinavian airline SAS, in which the Swedish state holds 21.4 percent stake, Financial Markets Minister Peter Norman said on Tuesday.
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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.
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National: 19 Nov 12
With Scandinavian airlines SAS and unions working furiously to avoid potential bankruptcy, The Local brings you the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the troubled airline.
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Business & Money: 19 Nov 12
As SAS teeters on the edge of a possible bankruptcy, worried members of the airline's EuroBonus rewards programme remain concerned about whether their painstakingly accumulated points will retain any value.
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Society: 19 Nov 12
Scandinavian Airlines representatives met with union officials throughout Sunday night, with all but one of the trade unions signing new collective agreements in an effort to stave off the company's bankruptcy.
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Business & Money: 18 Nov 12
Despite intensive negotiations between Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, and union representatives on Sunday, the company and staff have not been able to reach an agreement and bankruptcy may be imminent.
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National: 18 Nov 12
A man has been charged with raising false alarm after faking a bomb threat in order to prevent a Malta-bound Scandinavian Arlines flight from taking off without him.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Nov 12
Amid a still unfolding scandal for the Sweden Democrats, the opinion pages of Sweden's four main newspapers agree that the party has lost its painstakingly crafted non-racist front once and for all.
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Business & Money: 15 Nov 12
A last ditch savings plan to save SAS would make cabin personnel among the lowest paid in the Swedish job market, it emerged on Thursday. The airline denied the claim, however, amid reports it is closer to bankruptcy than previously thought.
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Business & Money: 13 Nov 12
Despite a flurry of worried phone calls from travellers, ticket sales for Scandinavian airline SAS continued to sell on Tuesday as many passengers ignored the airline’s current financial turbulence.
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Nov 12
Aviation experts doubt a massive savings plan announced on Monday by Scandinavian airline SAS can save the company, with one analyst forecasting the airline would cease to exist within 12 months.
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Business & Money: 12 Nov 12
Scandinavian airline SAS announced plans on Monday to slash 3 billion kronor ($445 million) in costs, with at least 800 jobs to be cut in what the company's CEO has labelled "the final call" for the troubled airline.
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National: 11 Nov 12
According to reports in several Swedish media sources, Scandinavian Airline SAS is reported to be in a last minute bid to avoid bankruptcy with staff set to be told to take a pay cut or face losing their jobs.
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Business & Money: 9 Nov 12
Sweden, as well as Denmark and Norway, have asked for EU approval to guarantee new loans for Scandinavian airline SAS, a week after rumours swirled about the company's strained finances.
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Business & Money: 8 Nov 12
Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, is postponing its third quarter report due to ongoing negotiations regarding its revolving credit facility, the company announced on Thursday.
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National: 1 Nov 12
Sweden's Migration Board has been slammed for "serious deficiencies" in how it assigns public defenders to asylum seekers, thousands of whom are forced to fight deportation battles with representatives who lack law degrees.
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Science & Technology: 31 Oct 12
Scandinavian airline SAS announced on Wednesday that flights to and from the east coast of the US have been reopened, after a two-day hiatus due to hurricane Sandy.
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Business & Money: 30 Oct 12
Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, announced it was expecting profits as its trading resumed on Tuesday, following a shares suspension earlier in the morning prompted by media speculation that the airline was struggling financially.
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Business & Money: 30 Oct 12
Shares in Scandinavian airline SAS were suspended on Tuesday morning following media reports about the company’s strained finances, according to the Stockholm stock exchange.
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Science & Technology: 29 Oct 12
Flights between Sweden and the east coast of the US have been cancelled with the threat of Hurricane Sandy looming in New York and Washington on Monday.
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Business & Money: 28 Oct 12
Scandinavian airline SAS has moved to quash rumours that it is facing bankruptcy and that banks are considering not extending loans to the troubled carrier.
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Politics: 25 Oct 12
Sweden and Germany led the push on Thursday for a reintroduction of visas for residents from Balkan EU candidate countries in an effort to fight a growing number of bogus asylum requests.
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National: 23 Oct 12
A Scandinavian Airlines pilot who failed a breathalyzer test prior to be scheduled to fly a plane out of Arlanda airport in May this year, has been cleared by the Attunda District Court.
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Lifestyle: 19 Oct 12
A new improv comedy show in Stockholm pokes fun at the cultural differences foreigners often encounter while living in Sweden. The Local catches up with American actor Josh Lenn, one of the show's creators, to find out more.
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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.
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National: 14 Oct 12
Swedish banks report having seen a boost in foreign investors seeking safer investments away from the troubled eurozone.
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National: 13 Oct 12
Russian security services have arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of the attempted murder of an imam in northern Sweden in February.
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National: 12 Oct 12
Thirty activists who broke into two Swedish nuclear power plants on Tuesday were formally charged with trespassing on Friday.
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Society: 9 Oct 12
A month before the premiere of acclaimed Swedish director Mikael Marcimain’s film "Call Girl", the movie has already ruffled feathers in Sweden, not least among the family of slain Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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Science & Technology: 2 Oct 12
Security risks at Sweden’s nuclear power plants are so high that the facilities should all be taken out of operation, according to a new report from environment organization Greenpeace.
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Politics: 26 Sep 12
Swedish Supreme Court justice and former Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz has drawn fire from the high court's Chief Justice over an apparent attempt to get involved in the ongoing investigation into the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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Politics: 21 Sep 12
The night he was murdered on a Stockholm street, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme requested protection from security service Säpo, but the call went unanswered, the slain politician's son has claimed.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Sep 12
With the clock ticking on the lease for her current home in Stockholm, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt reflects on how Stockholm needs to improve the housing situation for immigrants and students who need a place to live.
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Business & Money: 19 Sep 12
Executive at the Riksbank offered a pessimistic outlook for the eurozone Tuesday, suggesting the uncertainty will continue until credible measures are implemented.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Sep 12
With a new film once again turning Swedes' attention toward Olof Palme, historian and political commentator David Linden argues the assassinated Swedish Prime Minister was, in many ways, more of an American politician than a Swedish one.
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Lifestyle: 14 Sep 12
With their much-anticipated documentary about Sweden's slain Prime Minister Olof Palme set to open in cinemas across the country on Friday, the film's directors talk to The Local about Swedes' love-hate relationship with the controversial politician.
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Society: 7 Sep 12
Swedish travellers have found themselves among the estimated 100,000 people affected by the Lufthansa cabin crew strike, with flights canned from Arlanda and Landvetter airports.
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National: 27 Aug 12
Two planes heading for northern Sweden were forced to return to Stockholm’s Arlanda airport after being hit by lightning mid-flight on Sunday.
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Business & Money: 23 Aug 12
Japanese telecom giant Sony said on Thursday that it plans to cut 1,000 jobs at its Sweden offices and move the mobile phone unit headquarters to Japan to slash costs.
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National: 14 Aug 12
Sweden would not be able to mobilize as many ambulance helicopters or specialized medical staff as Norway did during the 2011 attacks, according to a new report.
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National: 26 Jul 12
The Uzbek couple, charged with aiding the attempted murder of an imam in northern Sweden, was freed on Thursday after the court ruled that there was insufficient evidence.
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Business & Money: 26 Jul 12
Bulgaria will foot the bill for bringing home the hundreds of its nationals stranded in Sweden after the berry harvest turned sour, the city of Stockholm announced on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 24 Jul 12
Many foreign berry pickers want to return home after the scant berry harvest has caused employers to simply dump them in the woods.
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Politics: 22 Jul 12
A new international inquiry has been launched to investigate the death of Swedish former UN head Dag Hammarskjöld following new claims of an assassination and ensuing cover-up.
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National: 22 Jul 12
Memorial services are being held across Sweden on Sunday to mark the one year anniversary of the twin terror attacks in Oslo and on Utøya island which left 77 people dead.
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Sport: 13 Jul 12
One of four Syrian teams due to participate in Sweden's Gothia Cup - the world's largest youth football tournament - has been denied entry visas after assessment of the war-torn country's security situation and the applicants' flight risk.
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Business & Money: 12 Jul 12
State-owned Swedish power group Vattenfall is joining other power companies in suing the German government for losses over Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear power in the country.
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National: 7 Jul 12
Charges were filed on Friday against a married couple suspected of aiding in the attempted murder of an Uzbek imam and regime critic living in Sweden in what prosecutors believe may be a political assassination attempt.
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Business & Money: 6 Jul 12
A drunk man who was late for his flight from Stockholm's Arlanda airport told security staff there was a bomb on board in hopes the ensuing delay would give him time to make the flight.
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Politics: 22 Jun 12
The European Commission has criticized Sweden for failing to comply with EU regulations on the free movement of EU citizens and their family members, giving the country two months to fall into line.
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Sport: 16 Jun 12
Sweden were sent crashing out of the Euro 2012 tournament after England's 3-2 victory on Friday, marking Sweden's second defeat in as many matches.
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National: 13 Jun 12
A 91-year-old woman from Ukraine who was facing deportation from Sweden has received her permanent Swedish residency, after authorities claimed new information suggested she was "too sick to fly".
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Business & Money: 30 May 12
Budget airline Ryanair has been found at fault in consumer disputes with Swedes more times than any other airline, according to a new report.
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Business & Money: 28 May 12
The mayor of Stockholm has jumped at the possibility of hosting next year’s Eurovision in Stockholm, claiming that the financial benefits are obvious for the entire tourism industry.
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Business & Money: 10 May 12
A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilot scheduled to fly a plane out of Sweden on Tuesday afternoon was stopped from leaving after failing a breathalyzer test.
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Business & Money: 30 Apr 12
Sweden’s armed forces would not be able to defend Sweden should the need arise, according to experts, who point to the lack of protection against radiation, chemical and biological warfare, and the needs for field hospitals and helicopter training.
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