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Naked Swede dresses down American Apparel

Society: 16 May 13
The man who founded a Swedish online fashion retailer has posed half-naked to help market the firm's clothes after Swedes criticized US retailer American Apparel for using "sexist" images of nearly-naked women to sell its wares. READ »

'Not all discrimination in Sweden is racism'

Analysis & Opinion: 14 May 13
Media and politicians in Sweden need to do a better job explaining that not all discrimination is based on racism. There are ways people can overcome it to climb the social ladder, argues liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji. READ »

Converse in bid to ban 'fake' shoes in Sweden

Business & Money: 14 May 13
Legendary US sneaker brand Converse has asked a Swedish court for permission to search outlets of Swedish retail chain Coop in a bid to clear near-perfect pirated copies of the iconic shoes off the shelves. READ »

Swedish home to care for elderly Spanish speakers

Society: 8 May 13
Stockholm inaugurated its first Spanish-language home for the elderly on Tuesday, as the capital's aging immigrant population prompts care-givers to diversify into new niche markets. READ »

Most Swedes doubt Sweden can defend itself

Politics: 30 Apr 13
A new opinion poll showed that 83 percent of survey respondents doubted whether Sweden could defend itself. Ten percent said they did not know, leaving a slim sliver of six percent who trusted Sweden's defence. READ »

Pirate Bay co-founder charged for hacker attack

Science & Technology: 16 Apr 13
Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was one of four people charged in Sweden on Tuesday on suspicions they hacked into several Swedish agencies and companies and attempted to transfer money out of the Nordea bank. READ »

Pirate Bay-linked firm bows to Twitter demands

Science & Technology: 16 Apr 13
Swedish micropay site Flattr, which was launched by Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, has backed down in the face of objections by US social networking service Twitter about a service allowing users to reward tweets. READ »

Social Democratic Christians back Mustafa

Politics: 14 Apr 13
Omar Mustafa's resignation from the Social Democrats' governing board has prompted criticism from faith groups within the party. READ »

Extradition doesn't apply to Assange: judge

National: 4 Apr 13
A Swedish supreme court judge discussing his country's legal system and the case of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange with Australian students has said that Swedish law prohibits extradition for military or political crimes. 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 »

Pirate Bay appeal denied by European court

Science & Technology: 14 Mar 13
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected an appeal by two founders of Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay, ruling their conviction by Swedish courts was "justified". READ »

Agency to cancer patient: When will you die?

Society: 26 Feb 13
Sweden's social insurance agency demanded that a 23-year-old cancer patient provide written proof of when he was expected to die before granting him benefits. READ »

Sales slumber prompts 1,000 Volvo job cuts

Business & Money: 20 Feb 13
Volvo Cars said on Wednesday it was preparing to axe 1,000 mostly white-collar jobs as car sales in Europe have fallen to a two-decade low. READ »

'Adults could learn from their spontaneity'

Lifestyle: 13 Feb 13
The Royal Philharmonic percussionists skipped to a Södertälje beat this week on a visit to one of Sweden's more diverse areas where grade-school children are learning to play music in a band. READ »

Inside the Pirates' den: filmmaker Simon Klose

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 13
With a much-anticipated documentary about Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay set to debut at the Berlin International Film festival on Friday, The Local catches up with director Simon Klose, our pick for Swede of the Week. READ »

Sven, 73, to sail the globe in 'bathtub' boat

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 13
A 73-year-old Swede who feels at home on the sea is planning to sail around the world in a three-metre boat that is only slightly bigger than a bathtub. READ »

The Lowdown: Sweden's new subletting law

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jan 13
Wondering what changes to Sweden's subletting law might mean for you and what you pay in rent? The Local gets the lowdown from one of Sweden's largest housing organizations. READ »

Ikea founder 'in the dark' over expansion plans

Society: 24 Jan 13
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad said on Thursday that he was surprised at the company's expansion plans, claiming he hadn't even heard of plans to build a store in southern Stockholm. READ »

Five Swedish bands to look out for in 2013

Lifestyle: 4 Jan 13
With 2012 soon a distant memory, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly puts the spotlight on some acts to look out for on the Swedish music scene in 2013. READ »

Swedish women fight to bathe nude in the sun

Society: 12 Dec 12
Women who sunbathe nude in southern Sweden have filed a complaint with local officials against a planned new sauna that threatens to block their precious evening sunlight. READ »

One dead as double-decker bus crushes car

National: 11 Dec 12
One person has died, at least two are seriously injured and as many as eight received lesser injuries when a car and a double-decker bus collided, with the bus pinning the car down as they both skidded off the road. READ »

School reverses gingerbread man ban

Society: 9 Dec 12
A 10-year-old boy was told he could not dress up as a gingerbread man at his school's traditional Lucia celebration as all references to the cookie had been banned in order to avoid offense. 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 »

Man hospitalized after Gamla Stan stabbing

National: 23 Nov 12
A man was rushed to hospital in Stockholm after being stabbed in the stomach in Gamla Stan late on Thursday night. Two men were later arrested. READ »

Ban on lunch lady's food a 'misunderstanding'

Society: 9 Oct 12
A lunch lady whose food was "too good" for students at a Swedish school will be able to continue offering her tasty concoctions after local authorities said the episode was a "misunderstanding" -- an explanation that doesn't sit well with the cook. READ »

'Don't take good food out of our school': students

Society: 8 Oct 12
Students in central Sweden have taken to Facebook in a show of support for their school's head cook whose food was recently deemed "too good" by local authorities. READ »

Pirate Bay financier files for bankruptcy

Science & Technology: 19 Sep 12
Pirate Bay financier and Swedish crispbread heir Carl Lundström, one of four men convicted of facilitating copyright violations for their role in operating the popular filesharing site, has filed for personal bankruptcy. READ »

Pirate Bay co-founder remanded into custody

Science & Technology: 14 Sep 12
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been remanded into custody on suspicion of hacking into a Swedish IT security company and accessing confidential information from the Swedish Tax Authority. READ »

Pirate Bay founder held in new hacking probe

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 12
Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, who faces a year-long prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement, was detained on new computer hacking suspicions when he landed in Sweden on Tuesday morning. READ »

Cambodia deports Pirate Bay founder to Sweden

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 12
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was deported from Cambodia on Monday, and is expected to land in Sweden on Tuesday morning to face a one-year prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement. READ »

Cambodia to deport Pirate Bay co-founder

Science & Technology: 4 Sep 12
Cambodia announced Tuesday that it would be deporting Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, arrested in Phnom Penh last week after an international warrant was issued for a conviction in Sweden of copyright violations. READ »

Pirate Bay founder arrested in Cambodia

Science & Technology: 1 Sep 12
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, one of the founders of the file sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia after an international warrant was issued following a conviction in Sweden for copyright violations. READ »

Police shoot dog dead after vicious attacks

National: 8 Jul 12
An unleashed dog went on the offensive in a residential area in northern Sweden, biting and hospitalizing three people, leaving the police with no other option than to shoot the dog dead. READ »

Swedish vet warned after cutting off cat's penis

Society: 27 Jun 12
A veterinary surgeon from southern Sweden has been issued with a warning after amputating a cat’s penis during an operation for urinary stones, resulting in complications that led to the cat’s death. READ »

Australia FM: 'No hint' of Assange US extradition

Politics: 24 Jun 12
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said on Sunday that he had received "no hint" that the US would seek the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were he to come to Sweden. READ »

Swedish mum owns up to forest sex bunker

Society: 10 Jun 12
The mystery of a sex chamber found in an old military bunker in the woods of northern Sweden on Friday, has been solved by a woman who has explained that it was "one of her most sacred places". READ »

Robyn slams minister over 'racist' cake cutting

Society: 8 Jun 12
Swedish pop star Robyn has criticised the culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth for her part in the 'racist' cake controversy, arguing that "we are a multicultural country now, it is time to start acting like one". READ »

Accusers 'relieved' by Assange verdict: lawyer

National: 30 May 12
The lawyer for the women who accused Julian Assange of sex crimes welcomed Wednesday's ruling which paves the way for the WikiLeaks founder's extradition, while a legal expert explained there is a chance the case against Assange may not proceed to trial in Sweden. READ »

The Swedish media and the 'Tooth Fairy State'

Analysis & Opinion: 25 May 12
A recent report admonishing Swedes about their dental hygiene prompts Swedish journalist and columnist Ola Tedin to reflect on how a sometimes uncritical media appears to serve the interests of the Swedish state. READ »

Pirate Bay founder takes case to European court

Science & Technology: 14 May 12
One of the founders of Swedish file share site The Pirate Bay is turning to the European Court of Human Rights in the hopes of having his guilty verdict overturned, claiming his conviction violates his freedom of speech. READ »

Reepalu 'pleased' with Obama envoy talks

National: 25 Apr 12
Controversial Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu said he was ”pleased” with the meeting with US president Barack Obama’s expert on anti-Semitism, Hannah Rosenthal, which took place during her visit to the city on Wednesday. READ »

Minister apologizes over 'racist' cake cutting

National: 19 Apr 12
A public apology by Sweden's minister for culture on Wednesday didn't stop calls for her resignation after she carved up a cake depicting a naked black woman, sparking an onslaught of criticism. READ »

Minister in 'racist circumcision outrage'

Society: 17 Apr 12
A Swedish minister's cutting of a cake depicting a naked black woman as part of an art installation about female circumcision has been labelled a "racist spectacle" and prompted calls for her dismissal. READ »

Paper sorry for 'cosy' ad over Utøya story

Society: 16 Apr 12
Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan was forced to apologize to readers who were shocked after finding an ad for “Cosy Sundays” straight across the headline of a story on the tragic massacre at Norwegian island Utøya in July last year. READ »

Uni vows to 'do more' to inform foreign students

Education: 12 Apr 12
An Uppsala University official has promised to bolster efforts to give foreign students accurate information to help avoid misunderstandings like the one that has left one graduate student without her degree. READ »

Swedish sex addict seeks help, molests therapist

Society: 11 Apr 12
A Swedish man suffering from sex addiction, who recently sought help in order to combat his problems, has been sentenced to community service after sexually molesting his female therapist. READ »

Uni's 'bad advice' costs student grad degree

Education: 10 Apr 12
A woman who recently completed a master's programme at Uppsala University may lose her "dream job" after erroneous information about eligible courses has left her without a diploma. READ »

Swedish TV in Eurovision 'coloured person' outrage

Society: 5 Apr 12
Comments hinting that a dancer should be replaced due to his skin colour in order to boost Sweden’s chances of winning the Eurovision Song Contest recently sparked outrage and left Swedish state broadcaster SVT in crisis. READ »

Ilmar Reepalu: 'the Swedish Ken Livingstone'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 12
Embattled Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu's most recent "anti-Semitic" row is reminiscent of the troubles that plagued London's outspoken ex-mayor Ken Livingstone, argues historian and former Malmö resident David Linden. READ »

Reepalu's future 'hangs in the balance'

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 12
Social Democrats in Malmö say Ilmar Reepalu is an "embarrassment" and that his future as mayor may be in jeopardy after recent comments labelled as "anti-Semitic" by Sweden's Jewish community, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers. READ »

Pirate Bay convicts to be split up in jail: agency

Science & Technology: 19 Mar 12
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service revealed on Monday which prisons have been selected for the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial. READ »

Stockholm theatre scene meets British humour

Lifestyle: 19 Mar 12
When Relatively Speaking, a play written by award winning English playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn, opened in Stockholm, The Local was there to talk to the cast about British humour and why Swedes have been loving this play. READ »

Body parts found at Hercules crash site

National: 17 Mar 12
Rescue workers found human remains on Sweden’s highest peak where a Hercules military transport plane crashed on Thursday with five Norwegian crew members on board, all of whom are believed to have perished. READ »

Plane 'smashed' into Sweden's tallest peak

National: 17 Mar 12
Search teams at the top of Sweden's highest mountain, Kebnekaise, have found the site where a Norwegian Hercules plane crashed on Thursday with five people on board. READ »

Wreckage found in plane crash search

National: 16 Mar 12
Rescue teams have located wreckage of the missing Norwegian Hercules aircraft near Sweden's highest peak, military sources confirmed Friday evening. READ »

Bad weather slows hunt for lost Hercules plane

National: 16 Mar 12
Harsh weather conditions complicated search and rescue efforts underway Thursday night to locate a Norwegian Hercules military transport plane which is feared to have crashed in the mountains of northwestern Sweden. READ »

Police launch new probe into the Pirate Bay

Science & Technology: 14 Mar 12
After Swedish file-sharing haven the Pirate Bay in February received the blow that the Supreme Court wouldn’t grant them the right to appeal, their newly registered Swedish domain has prompted a new police investigation. READ »

Swedish gyno takes heat for stimulating 'demo'

Science & Technology: 21 Feb 12
A gynaecologist in Gothenburg in western Sweden has been charged with sexual abuse after allegedly demonstrating a stimulation technique called the "windscreen wiper" on a patient. READ »

H&M under fire over Cambodia mass faintings

Business & Money: 9 Feb 12
H&M has been criticized for choosing not to attend a hearing to highlight poor conditions for textile workers in Cambodia, where hundreds of employees at a plant run by the Swedish fashion giant mysteriously passed out in August. READ »

Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay right to appeal

Business & Money: 1 Feb 12
The Swedish Supreme Court will not grant the right to appeal in the Pirate Bay case, the court announced on Wednesday, marking the end of the four defendants' legal battle in Sweden. READ »

Suspected terror Swede charged in Thailand

National: 16 Jan 12
A man carrying a Swedish passport who was arrested on terror suspicions in Thailand last week was indicted on Monday after leading police to a massive stash of bomb-making materials. The Swedish foreign ministry is still working to ascertain the identity of the man. READ »

Somalis 'shut out' of Sweden's health system

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result. READ »

GM 'won't support' new plans to save Saab

Business & Money: 17 Dec 11
General Motors (GM) said on Saturday it cannot accept any of the proposed solutions presented so far to help save Swedish automaker Saab Automobile, which continues to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. READ »

Sweden to meet England in Euro 2012

Sport: 2 Dec 11
Sweden has been drawn in the same group as England, France and Ukraine at next summer’s European Football Championship. READ »

13-year-old driver in car crash

National: 13 Nov 11
Nine children and teenagers have been injured in a car accident in northern Sweden. One of the drivers involved in the crash was a 13-year-old girl. READ »

'She didn't take abuse claims seriously': sister

National: 4 Nov 11
In a case that has caused huge reactions across Sweden, the woman who reported her sister and sister's husband to social services for allegedly sexually abusing their daughters has told her version of events. READ »

Assange's mother slams Swedish legal system

National: 2 Nov 11
The mother of Julian Assange lashed out at the Swedish judicial system on Wednesday, claiming her son's "human rights" would be at risk after he is extradited to Sweden. READ »

Accusers 'relieved' over Assange ruling: lawyer

Society: 2 Nov 11
The two Swedish women who allege they were raped and sexually assaulted by Julian Assange are "relieved" by a UK court ruling ordering the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to Sweden, their lawyer said on Wednesday. READ »

WikiLeaks and Julian Assange: a timeline

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Nov 11
A timeline of WikiLeak's rise to prominence and subsequent attempts to clamp down on the site and extradite its founder, Julian Assange, who on Wednesday lost an appeal of his extradition to Sweden to answer questions sex crimes accusations. READ »

Family torn apart after false sex abuse claims

National: 2 Nov 11
One call to social services was enough to land a Swedish couple behind bars and have their kids taken away for more than two months after an innocent situation was misinterpreted as sexual abuse. READ »

UK court greenlights Assange extradition

National: 2 Nov 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal of a UK court ruling requiring that he be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex crimes allegations. His lawyers say they are considering an appeal of the the ruling. READ »

Assange's 'day of reckoning' approaches

National: 1 Nov 11
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange awaits a London court's ruling on whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over rape allegations, experts say that appealing the decision may be difficult, the AFP's Danny Kemp explains. READ »

'Angry note' ad campaign has neighbours fuming

Society: 30 Oct 11
A major Swedish radio station seems to have caused neighbourly discord throughout the country with a ‘miscalculated’ ad campaign. READ »

Dawit Isaak 'may be dead': report

National: 27 Oct 11
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, imprisoned in Eritrea since 2001, has been moved from prison and may be dead, according to Swedish journalist Lars Adaktusson. But many have raised doubts about the report. READ »

AWOL pirate's guilty verdict comes into force

Science & Technology: 14 Oct 11
The guilty verdict against Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has come into force after his failure to request his appeal be heard. He missed an original appeal hearing last year because he was ill in Cambodia. READ »

Pang Da: Saab comment 'a misunderstanding'

Business & Money: 12 Oct 11
Chinese firm Pang Da and Sweden's Saab have issued a joint statement to clarify that the contract between the firms is valid, stating that prior comments to the contrary were due to a "misunderstanding". READ »

Sweden secures Euro 2012 spot

Sport: 12 Oct 11
Sweden overcame the Netherlands 3-2 in Stockholm on Tuesday night to book their spot at the Euro 2012 football championships in Poland and Ukraine. READ »

Sweden secures Euro 2012 playoff spot

Sport: 8 Oct 11
Friday's narrow 2-1 win against Finland ensured Sweden a playoff spot in the Euro 2012 football championship. READ »

'I may be a chauvinist pig but I am no rapist'

National: 22 Sep 11
The controversial autobiography of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hits the shops on Thursday, in which he repudiates the claims that he is guilty of raping two Swedish women while offering up more details about his version of events. READ »

Gullan, 71, 'too old' for treatment: clinic

National: 15 Sep 11
71-year-old Gullan Holmgren from Piteå, in northern Sweden, is 'too old' for pain rehab, according to the pain rehabilitation unit at the local hospital that turned her away. READ »

Sweden's Stasi spies detailed in new book

National: 15 Sep 11
The activities of more than 50 Swedes who spied on their fellow citizens for the East German intelligence service during the Cold War have been described in a new book. READ »

'We were all Americans, at least for a while'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact. READ »

Swedes leave it late to beat San Marino

Sport: 7 Sep 11
Sweden's men claimed a crucial victory over footballing minnows San Marino on Tuesday night, finally breaking the deadlock in the second half to prompt a flurry of goals and win the Euro 2012 qualifier 5-0. READ »

Bad interpreters a 'threat' to rule of law in Sweden

National: 6 Sep 11
Half of Sweden's courtroom interpreters are so poor that they represent a threat to the functioning of the country's legal system, researchers have warned. READ »

Malmö police to learn 'polite' Arabic

National: 5 Sep 11
Police who patrol Malmö's Rosengård district are being offered a special Arabic language class to help them better understand and communicate with local residents in the predominantly immigrant area. READ »

Book re-ignites debate on Ikea founder's Nazi past

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 11
Recent revelations that Ingvar Kamprad was more active in Swedish Nazi movements than previously thought have called into question the Ikea founder's claims that it was simply a “folly of youth”, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. READ »

Pirate Bay founders start 'legal' filesharing site

Business & Money: 30 Aug 11
Two founders of filesharing website The Pirate Bay have launched a new online platform that they say respects the rights of copyright holders. READ »

Swedes' perceived rudeness 'isn't racially motivated'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Aug 11
UK native Suhail Din sparked a heated debate among The Local's readers with his reflections on why Swedes refused to talk to him and his family during a visit to Stockholm. Contributor Ruben Brunsveld examines why. READ »

German tourists 'missing' in Sweden paddle back to safety

Society: 8 Aug 11
A canoeing German family touring southeastern Sweden was surprised to find their camp-site teeming with police after a misunderstanding with camping ground staff caused a police search action. READ »

Red Bull vanquished by Bad Bull in Swedish trademark battle

Business & Money: 4 Aug 11
The long running trademark dispute between beverage company Red Bull and Swedish event organiser Bad Bull Entertainment has finally come to end, forcing Red Bull to retreat with its tail between its legs. READ »

More Swedes getting homemade tattoos

Society: 15 Jul 11
An increasing number of Swedes reject the professional studio for a friend’s kitchen table when wanting a tattoo, according to a Swedish media report. READ »

Danes deploy increased border controls

National: 6 Jul 11
Denmark on Tuesday deployed 50 new customs officers at its borders with Germany and Sweden as part of a widely-criticised government plan to reintroduce permanent controls at border crossings. READ »

Swedish star Larsson in Premiership switch

Sport: 1 Jul 11
Swedish football player Sebastian Larsson linked up with manager Steve Bruce for the second time in his career after joining English Premier League side Sunderland on a free transfer on Friday. READ »

Tax agency rejects 'His Majesty' name change request

Society: 20 Jun 11
A Swedish man's bid to have 'His Majesty' officially added to his name has been rejected because it could lead to "misunderstandings". READ »

Customs row 'a misunderstanding': Danish minister

Politics: 18 Jun 11
Widespread objections to Denmark's plan to reintroduce permanent customs checks are based on a misunderstanding, Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen said in a meeting with Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt on Friday. READ »

Record companies move to block Pirate Bay in Finland

Science & Technology: 27 May 11
Record companies asked a Finnish court on Thursday to block access to the popular Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay. READ »

Twisting tongues: Sweden's sexiest dialect

Lifestyle: 10 May 11
If you’re looking to boost your Swedish sex appeal, The Local's Karen Holst explains why enrolling in a Swedish language course in Gothenburg may be the ticket to wooing that potential Swedish sweetheart. READ »

King denies calling Stieg Larsson books 'horrible'

Society: 6 May 11
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has denied labeling Stieg Larsson's wildly successful Millennium crime novels "horrible" in an interview with a Polish newspaper. READ »

'Not OK' for pastors to operate machine guns: Swedish church

Society: 27 Apr 11
The Church of Sweden has ruled that pastors are not allowed to man machine gun turrets while serving in the field with Swedish troops in Afghanistan. READ »

Pirate Bay signs up to file sharing research study

Science & Technology: 18 Apr 11
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay has agreed to participate with researchers at Lund University in a major survey of the habits and norms of those using the popular website. READ »

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