February 14, 2012
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National: 2 Feb 12
Sweden's efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face sex crimes accusations is not a breach of his human rights, lawyers told the UK Supreme Court on Thursday.
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National: 30 Jan 12
The woman found dead from stab wounds over the weekend in the Stockholm area was discovered by her next door neighbour who alerted the police after being called to the scene by the woman's boyfriend.
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Lifestyle: 25 Jan 12
A mysterious Facebook message and a curious cab driver helped twin sisters separated just after birth in Indonesia find each other almost 30 years later in Sweden, living just 60 kilometres apart, The Local's Oliver Gee discovers.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 11
One of Swedes' most cherished animated Christmas television programmes includes scenes where the Nazi's swastika-emblazoned flag is seen flapping in the wind. Should it be there?
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National: 16 Dec 11
A 39-year-old taxi driver has been charged for raping a 28-year-old female passenger in the back seat while taking her home after a night out in the Stockholm nightlife district of Stureplan.
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Lifestyle: 14 Dec 11
Swedish senior citizens, some well into their 90s, are staying fit and active by taking up regular exercise even long after reaching retirement age, the AFP's Pia Ohlin reports.
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Society: 14 Dec 11
A lawyer for British businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of killing his Swedish wife during their honeymoon in Cape Town, told a UK court on Tuesday her client's life could be at risk if he is extradited to South Africa.
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National: 24 Nov 11
A 31-year-old man believed to be the head of a notorious criminal gang was killed in a shooting at an industrial site in Malmö, in southern Sweden, on Thursday morning. Police have yet to make an arrest in the case.
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Society: 21 Nov 11
Swedish comic actor Lars Brandeby died on Sunday evening at a hospital in Gothenburg following a period of illness.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 Oct 11
Swedish journalist and commentator Love Liman explains how a recent trip to a local grill stand led to an unexpected exchange with an Iraqi chemist.
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Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
With a massive garden complete with play areas, woods and other parkland, Haga Palace isn’t a bad playground for the upcoming addition to the Swedish royal family, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
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Society: 18 Oct 11
90-year-old Ganna Chyzhevska's imminent deportation to the Ukraine was stopped last minute by the European Court of Human Rights, pending a new review of the nonagenarian’s case.
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National: 18 Oct 11
90-year-old Ganna Chyzhevska, suffering from dementia and heart disease, is scheduled to be deported to Ukraine on Tuesday afternoon, after all efforts by her family to keep her with them in Sweden have failed.
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Society: 13 Oct 11
Lead-footed motorists are escaping fines despite breaking the speed limits on Swedish roads due to a recently discovered bureaucratic oversight.
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Society: 7 Oct 11
A daycare centre in Jönköping, southern Sweden, sent an unaccompanied 15-month-old girl by taxi when she needed to be transported between care facilities.
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National: 28 Sep 11
The UK home secretary Theresa May has signed an order authorising the extradition of British businessman Shrien Dewani, wanted in South Africa for the murder of his Swedish wife Anni in November.
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Politics: 28 Aug 11
The man convicted of the 2003 murder of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh, Mijailo Mijailovic, has finally spoken out about the case after eight years in prison.
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National: 28 Aug 11
Police are trying to establish the identity of the driver of a Russian diplomatic car who fled from the scene of a three car crash in Stockholm in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Aug 11
UK native Suhail Din reflects on why Swedes refused to talk to him and his family during their recent visit to Stockholm on holiday.
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National: 10 Aug 11
A judge at a London court on Wednesday ruled that a British man can be extradited to South Africa to face trial for the murder of his Swedish bride but he referred the case to the home secretary for a final decision.
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National: 3 Aug 11
The alleged killer of Swedish newlywed Anni Dewani, may avoid prosecution due to a malignant brain tumour, a South African judged ruled on Tuesday
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National: 19 Jul 11
A British businessman wanted in South Africa on charges of ordering his wife's murder while on honeymoon in Cape Town was deemed too ill to attend his extradition hearing at a London court on Monday.
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Travel: 20 Jun 11
With Midsummer rapidly approaching, The Local's Clara Guibourg explores the wonders of the Stockholm archipelago and discovers a couple of gems off the beaten track.
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National: 19 Jun 11
Two people were killed and eight people injured when a minivan ran off the road and flipped Saturday night in northern Sweden. The severity of injuries sustained by the eight is unclear.
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National: 10 Jun 11
Disabled people are being lured to Sweden by false promises of generous benefits in a sophisticated fraud scheme that officials liken to human trafficking, according to Swedish media reports.
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National: 2 Jun 11
An 18-year-old Swedish woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Turkey last weekend while staying at the popular resort of Antalya.
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Politics: 20 May 11
Revelations that the Green Party leader candidate Mikaela Valtersson spent thousands of taxpayers' kronor on taxi rides rather than taking public transportation have raised questions about her leadership potential.
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National: 17 May 11
A Swedish taxi driver convicted of sexual harassment can continue to drive his cab after lodging an appeal, and despite two more reported offences.
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National: 4 May 11
A British man charged with ordering the murder of his Swedish bride during the couple's South Africa honeymoon "needed a way out", according to testimony presented at his extradition hearing in London on Tuesday.
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Science & Technology: 17 Mar 11
Swedish media giant Bonnier has launched its first Ipad applications aimed at pre-school children and intended for the international market.
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National: 16 Mar 11
A UK businessman accused of killing his Swedish bride while on honeymoon in South Africa is to be admitted to hospital after overdosing on prescription drugs.
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National: 12 Mar 11
A 37-year-old man died in hospital after being hit by a taxi in a Stockholm suburb. Police believe the man was deliberately run over.
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National: 16 Feb 11
Two taxi drivers from Paris have been charged with human trafficking for driving a group of Afghan asylum seekers from France to Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 9 Feb 11
A bar in Uppsala in eastern Sweden recently launched a new service that lets mobile phone-toting bar patrons leave their wallets at home. But not everyone is toasting this new taproom technology, contributor Oliver Gee discovers.
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Society: 28 Jan 11
The CEO of a taxi firm in Örebro in central Sweden has been criticised for his lewd choice of Christmas greeting sent out to staff.
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National: 19 Jan 11
Two people were killed when a train slammed into a taxi in central Sweden on Wednesday, dragging the vehicle half a kilometre down the track following impact.
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Business & Money: 17 Jan 11
Swedish tour operator Apollo has cancelled all its scheduled trips to Tunisia until early May in response to continued political unrest in the North African country.
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National: 17 Jan 11
Sweden's foreign ministry said on Monday that 12 Swedish boar hunters who were attacked in Tunisia are all accounted for and preparing to leave the country.
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jan 11
The conviction of Magnus Hedman on charges of buying sexual services elevates absurd prejudices with racist overtones to legal precedent and shows that laws criminialising the purchase of sex need to be reformed, argues liberal commentator and author Jan Söderqvist.
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National: 31 Dec 10
Friends of Swede Anni Dewani who was murdered during her honeymoon in South Africa, want her husband to answer accusations that he plotted her death.
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Society: 29 Dec 10
Three men were convicted on Wednesday of involvement in the theft of several works of art, including Edvard Munch's "Two Friends", from the Malmö Art Museum in September.
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National: 13 Dec 10
British police are continuing the search of a home northwest of London on Monday in connection with Saturday's bombings in Stockholm in light of reports that the perpetrator used to live in the area.
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National: 13 Dec 10
South African police are investigating a possible link between the murder of Swedish newlywed Anni Dewani and the 2007 killing of a local doctor under similar circumstances, media reported on Sunday.
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National: 11 Dec 10
Shrien Dewani, who is wanted in South Africa for his involvement in the murder of his Swedish bride on their honeymoon, left prison on bail on Friday, with his spokesman saying he would continue "bereavement counselling."
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National: 10 Dec 10
The husband of a Swedish newlywed killed while on honeymoon in South Africa was released from a London jail on Friday after being granted bail.
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National: 9 Dec 10
The sister of Anni Dewani said on Thursday that it would be "unforgivable" if her the slain Swedish newlywed's British husband was found guilty of killing her during their South African honeymoon.
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National: 9 Dec 10
A British businessman wanted in South Africa on suspicion of arranging the murder of his newlywed Swedish bride will be held in jail in London after an appeal was lodged on Wednesday against him being granted bail.
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National: 8 Dec 10
The British husband of a Swedish newlywed killed while on honeymoon in South Africa has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to have his wife murdered, police said Wednesday.
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National: 7 Dec 10
The British husband of a Swedish honeymooner murdered in South Africa was involved in the plot to kill her, a prosecutor told a Cape Town court on Tuesday.
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National: 6 Dec 10
The trial of the driver of the car in which a Swedish woman was murdered while honeymooning in South Africa will start on Tuesday, prosecutors have confirmed on Monday following reports that she may have been sexually assaulted.
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Society: 6 Dec 10
Swedes are losing faith in national rail service SJ, according to a recent consumer satisfaction survey. Meanwhile, results for airlines and bus companies are up.
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Society: 4 Dec 10
Two airlines and one travel agency should pay full compensation to travelers whose flights were cancelled because of the Icelandic ash cloud last spring, a Swedish agency has ruled.
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National: 29 Nov 10
The murder case of three men accused of killing a Swedish honeymooning tourist was postponed in Cape Town on Monday for a week to allow further investigation and finalise a plea bargain with one of the accused.
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National: 22 Nov 10
The driver of a taxi carrying a Swedish woman who was kidnapped and killed in South Africa while on her honeymoon has been charged as in connection with her murder.
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National: 21 Nov 10
A third man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 28-year-old Swedish woman on honeymoon in South Africa, local police reported on Saturday.
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National: 19 Nov 10
A 14-year-old wheelchair-bound boy wanted to take the train from Sundsvall to Uppsala to visit his sister, but he was told he would be unable to get off the train as it "would take too long".
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National: 16 Nov 10
South African police have arrested a man in connection with the weekend killing of a Swedish woman was was visiting the country on her honeymoon.
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National: 15 Nov 10
A Swedish woman on honeymoon in South Africa with her British millionaire husband has been found dead following a carjacking incident outside of Cape Town.
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Society: 13 Oct 10
Another man is being held for his suspected involvement in the theft of three paintings from the Malmö Art Museum last week. Police believe the heist was an inside job.
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Society: 7 Oct 10
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of art worth millions of kronor from the Malmö Art Museum which was only discovered when police unearthed a work by Edvard Munch during a raid on a flat in Landskrona.
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National: 14 Sep 10
A couple from Linköping in central Sweden who were marooned in Brussels after Ryanair cancelled their flight home will have their case heard by Sweden’s highest court.
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Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with the Moderate Party's Anders Borg, among others, to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues.
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National: 18 Aug 10
Sten Erik Eriksson, a 79-year-old sex offender and dangerous convicted paedophile who escaped while on a leave of absence on Tuesday, was detained by police shortly before midnight while on a train to Oslo.
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Business & Money: 4 Aug 10
Taxis in London have been voted the best in the world for the third year running, with Sweden's capital Stockholm falling in favour to 23rd place of the 53 global cities featured in a new survey published on Wednesday.
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Politics: 7 Jul 10
The Swedish government has announced that migration minister Tobias Billström will take temporary charge of the employment ministry following the resignation of Sven Otto Littorin, citing personal reasons.
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National: 30 Jun 10
The Swedish Health and Welfare Board has called for an end to the requirement that all those seeking to change gender must be single and sterilised in a new report which argues that existing legislation is out of date.
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Society: 10 Jun 10
Police in Norrköping in eastern Sweden were sent on a wild goose chase on Wednesday after masked men were reported to have dragged a taxi driver from his car and sped off in an incident later revealed to be a birthday joke.
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National: 26 May 10
A Swedish court ruled Wednesday that Irish low-cost airline Ryanair had no obligation to compensate a couple stranded in Brussels when one of its flights was cancelled due to heavy fog.
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Society: 17 May 10
The June wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is set to cost at least 20 million kronor ($2.63 million), half of which will be met by the the bride's father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, with the remainder funded by the Swedish taxpayer.
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National: 5 May 10
The death of the 19-year-old woman found under a walkway in the Södermalm area of Stockholm in the early hours of Sunday was an accident, an autopsy of the young woman's body has shown.
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National: 3 May 10
Despite being inundated with witness testimony, police remain uncertain whether a 19-year-old woman found dead under a walkway in the Södermalm area of Stockholm on Sunday was murdered.
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National: 2 May 10
Police in Stockholm have launched a murder investigation after a 19-year-old woman was found dead under a pedestrian bridge in the south of the city in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Society: 23 Apr 10
A pair of Swedish students are hoping their website launched to organize people left stranded by the Iceland volcano flight chaos will become a permanent fixture to help victims of natural disasters.
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Society: 21 Apr 10
A 21-year-old Norwegian handball star has sparked fresh concerns over Princess Madeleine's impending marriage by claiming she had an affair last year with prince-in-waiting Jonas Bergström.
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National: 17 Apr 10
Aviation authorities expect most Swedish airspace to remain closed on Saturday, with a cloud of volcanic ash settling over vast swathes of the country as the weekend begins.
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National: 25 Mar 10
Independent taxi drivers have blocked road routes in and out of Stockholm's main Arlanda airport in protest against new taxi system regulations introduced by the Civil Aviation Authority.
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National: 7 Mar 10
The worst winter in years lingers on, with the nation dealing with an avalanche warning in mountain ski areas, train delays, stranded ferries in the icy Baltic, and deer dying from a lack of available food.
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National: 22 Feb 10
Harsh weather continues to cause widespread disruption to train and public transport services on Monday with travellers told to stay at home if possible. The infrastructure minister meanwhile has called the situation a "catastrophe."
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National: 21 Feb 10
Sweden came to a near standstill over the weekend as wind-packed snowstorms blanketed a nation still recovering from earlier snowfalls. Citizens were advised to remain at home, until railway tracks and highways were cleared.
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National: 15 Feb 10
A plane on its way to Sweden crashed on Sunday evening in Germany, south-east of Dresden. According to police there were at least two pilots onboard.
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National: 14 Feb 10
One of these days you may find a very young person driving a bus or taxi: 18 years old to be exact. The current minimum is 21 years.
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National: 29 Jan 10
A 34-year-old illegal taxi operator has been charged in Malmö on eight counts of rape and attempted rape.
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National: 28 Dec 09
A 42-year-old man who stabbed his girlfriend to death and then poured whiskey on her dead body has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Politics: 22 Dec 09
Sweden has received a bill of almost 3.5 million kronor ($480,000) limousine services transporting delegates during a five-day summit meeting of European development aid ministers hosted this autumn by the Swedish EU presidency.
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National: 19 Dec 09
Major train delays in Stockholm and the surrounding region were reported on Friday afternoon and evening. Several trains were delayed or cancelled due to winter weather and a stalled train. Trains are expected to be running on schedule on Saturday.
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Business & Money: 7 Dec 09
Passengers on Sweden’s national railway SJ have derided the company for poor service and punctuality, slapping SJ with one of the worst scores in the transit industry in a recent survey.
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Lifestyle: 23 Nov 09
The Year in Sweden - November: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Science & Technology: 4 Nov 09
Millions of Swedes have had trouble using their mobile phones on Wednesday morning due to problems with the network of Swedish mobile operator Tele2.
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Society: 5 Oct 09
A 27-year-old man from northern Sweden has certain regrets about drinking a full bottle of vodka after waking up the morning after with a six inch penis tattooed on his leg.
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Politics: 9 Sep 09
The opposition Social Democrats have said they are preparing to raise taxes and reintroduce wealth tax if elected next year in a bid to save jobs, and raise the quality of schools and health care.
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Lifestyle: 20 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Cirkus Cirkör and "progg" poster exhibition in Stockholm; Midnight run and Stephen Lynch (US) in Gothenburg; Orquesta Faela and music festival in Malmö.
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National: 15 Aug 09
An armed man travelling on a Stockholm commuter train caused passengers to flee the train early on Saturday morning. The man got off the train in Västerhaninge where he later robbed a taxi driver.
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Society: 12 Aug 09
Madonna's concert in Copenhagen finished in tumultuous scenes on Tuesday as Swedish fans tried to return home by train.
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Society: 2 Aug 09
Representatives for local football clubs, AIK, Hammarby and Djurgården, were among a slew of celebrities showing their support for gay pride by joining the traditional parade through Stockholm on Saturday.
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Lifestyle: 16 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Jazz festival, humour exhibition & Globe tours in Stockholm; 60s & 70s art exhibition in Gothenburg; Tibetan monks & Backa folk & world music festival in Malmö/Österlen.
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Society: 14 Jul 09
Two would-be bicycle thieves in Örebro in central Sweden inadvertently unmasked themselves on Tuesday night when they called a taxi to help them get their booty home.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 09
For the 55,000 residents of Trollhättan in southwestern Sweden, the idea of life without Saab is unthinkable, writes AFP's James Franey.
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Science & Technology: 26 May 09
Uppsala University Hospital has been forced to put operations on hold as it combs the length of Sweden for sufficient blood supplies to meet an acute shortage.
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National: 11 May 09
Five Swedish football hooligans were forced to leave a plane at Malmö Airport on Sunday with a further seven suspected of air traffic sabotage after threatening crew and beating up a fellow passenger.
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Science & Technology: 24 Apr 09
Stockholm taxis are to be deployed to respond to emergency calls and drivers trained to treat cardiac arrest using defibrillators, medical and taxi officials said on Friday.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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