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Education: 23 May 13
Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has signed up to offer free online courses, joining a network of 27 universities worldwide that reach nearly a million students.
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Lifestyle: 3 Jan 13
In The Local's ongoing series profiling Swedish newsmakers, we turn the spotlight on filmmaker Mikael Marcimain, director of Call Girl, a controversial film which earned 11 Swedish film award nominations.
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Sport: 13 Nov 12
Swedish ice hockey star Mats Sundin was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, making him only the second Swede to ever receive the honour.
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Lifestyle: 24 Oct 12
A new weekly stand-up comedy competition has hit Stockholm where audience members vote for their favourite comics. The Local chats to comedian Eric Bamberg about the show, the contestants, and why Swedish crowds should heckle more often.
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Sport: 27 Jun 12
Swedish ice hockey legend Mats Sundin was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday, making him only the second Swede to gain entry into the exclusive club of hockey greats.
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Business & Money: 10 Feb 12
Mats Sundin, the ex-Swedish hockey great, has made a donation supporting research into children's health at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and the University of Toronto.
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 11
Swedish investigative journalist Leo Lagercrantz takes a closer look at the Lundin Group and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's involvement with it after two Swedish journalists were found guilty of terror crimes in Ethiopia while reportedly investigating the company.
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Sport: 29 Jan 11
Henrik and Daniel Sedin, the Swedish twins who play for the Vancouver Canucks, will line up on opposite sides for Sunday's NHL all-star game.
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Politics: 12 Nov 10
Sweden has once again topped the rankings of a study evaluating countries with the world's best policies for benefiting the developing world.
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Lifestyle: 29 Oct 10
Contributor David Stavrou checks out some of the highlights awaiting Stockholm music lovers in October.
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Sport: 9 Oct 10
The National Hockey League's (NHL) San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets opened their 2010-11 season in Stockholm on Friday night, with the Sharks edging the Jackets 3-2.
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National: 27 Sep 10
The source of a hoax bomb threat to Canadian police which forced a Pakistan-bound plane to make an emergency landing at Stockholm Arlanda Airport at the weekend, was an angry ex-girlfriend, according to a Swedish media report.
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National: 27 Sep 10
The 28-year-old man who was on Saturday a suspect in a bomb threat at Stockholm Arlanda Airport remains in Sweden after having been refused carriage on a flight to Pakistan, despite the case being closed.
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National: 26 Sep 10
Swedish police have classified Saturday's bomb threat drama at Arlanda Airport as "case closed" following the release of a suspect without charges.
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National: 25 Sep 10
A man who was arrested after a plane made an emergency landing at Arlanda airport this morning following a bomb alert has been released without charges.
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Sport: 26 Jul 10
Sweden's Carl "Big Dog" Pettersson captured the PGA's Canadian Open golf title on Sunday in Toronto, firing six birdies in eight holes to overtake American Dean Wilson for a one-stroke triumph.
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Sport: 28 Dec 09
Swedish hockey legend Peter Forsberg, who has twice helped his country capture Olympic gold, was among the 23 players provisionally named on Sunday to the squad heading to Vancouver to defend Sweden’s Olympic ice hockey title.
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National: 19 Dec 09
Tiger Woods reportedly made a deal with Enquirer magazine in 2007 in exchange for suppressing photos revealing his marital infidelity. Meanwhile, his wife and former Swedish model Elin Woods is said to have turned to a high-powered Hollywood divorce attorney.
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Sport: 4 Dec 09
Toronto Maple Leafs goalkeeper Jonas Gustavsson will have his second heart procedure in less than three months after experiencing an elevated heart rate during a recent game.
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Sport: 30 Sep 09
Swedish hockey great Mats Sundin announced his retirement from professional ice hockey at a hastily announced press conference in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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Sport: 16 Sep 09
Swedish rookie goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has surgery on Tuesday to fix a heart problem, but is expected to back in uniform with the National Hockey League’s Toronto's Maple Leafs within a few days, the team said.
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Sport: 16 Jul 09
A number of Swedish stars from North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) will have the chance to open their 2009-2010 season in Stockholm, the league announced on Wednesday.
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Lifestyle: 6 Jul 09
An empty soda can may seem like nothing but garbage, but to designer Kumvana Gomani, it’s a piece of art waiting to happen.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jun 09
A couple of Swedish parents have stirred up debate in the country by refusing to reveal whether their two-and-a-half-year-old child is a boy or a girl.
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Lifestyle: 20 Apr 09
Football player enthusiast Charlotte West reveals her deep admiration for the ball juggling skills of male model midfielder Freddie Ljungberg.
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Sport: 8 Jan 09
Mats Sundin made his long anticipated debut for the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday as his new National Hockey League club posted a win with the Swedish star in its lineup.
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Sport: 19 Dec 08
Swedish ice hockey forward Mats Sundin has completed a high profile switch from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Vancouver Canucks
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Lifestyle: 31 Jan 08
A warm Latin American breeze is warming Gothenburg film-lovers this winter, as the city's film festival adopts a Mexican accent, writes Matt O'Leary.
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Sport: 18 Jun 07
Golf: Niclas Fasth secures highest ever placing for a Swede at US Open. Football: Halmstad set the pace in the top division. Ice Hockey: Sundin pens one-year deal with Leafs.
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Business & Money: 4 Apr 07
Lundin Mining is set to acquire Canadian mining company Rio Narcea in a deal worth 5.7 billion kronor.
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National: 14 Oct 06
US President George W. Bush will welcome Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Washington on October 23rd, the White House has announced.
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National: 27 Sep 06
The Swedish Film Institute has named Falkenberg Farewell, "a film about friendship, memories and a final farewell to the little town by the sea", as Sweden's official Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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National: 26 Sep 06
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will visit Canada from October 24th to 28th, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Monday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jul 06
Despite reports of disorganisation and chaos, Sweden's evacuation of its citizens has been held up as a model of order by commentators in other countries. Louis Roper explains how text messaging has played a key role.
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National: 26 Jun 06
The trial of Swede Mirsad Bektasevic began on Monday in Sarajevo. The 19-year old is said to have had a bomb belt, a gun and a detonator in his apartment in Bosnia.
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Lifestyle: 20 Jan 06
It's a tough job trying to sell Nordic films to Swedes, let alone to foreign distributors. The Göteborg Film Festival is an attempt to show the world what Nordic films can offer.
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