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May 28, 2012
Trauma
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Swedish bride slaying trial to start in July
National: 18 May 12
Two South Africans will stand trial in July in the murder case of Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani, despite the delay in the extradition of her British husband from the UK, a judge said on Friday.
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Dogs attack Swedish women on horseback
National: 16 Apr 12
Three female horseback riders were attacked by a pair of loose dogs while out for a ride on Sunday afternoon in eastern Sweden, with one woman suffering severe bites in the face and neck.
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UK court halts murder suspect extradition
National: 30 Mar 12
The extradition of businessman Shrien Dewani, wanted in connection with the murder of his Swedish wife Anni on their honeymoon in South Africa in 2010, was temporarily halted by a British court on Friday.
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Suspected gang rape in city park
National: 24 Mar 12
A 24-year-old woman walking home through a town in northern Sweden was dragged into a city park by several men and raped in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Brain-damaged woman held for being 'drunk'
National: 1 Mar 12
A brain-damaged woman who was thrown into a jail cell on suspicion of being drunk has filed a complaint against local police in Gävle in eastern Sweden.
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Malmö takes a stand against growing violence
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jan 12
The grieving father of a murdered 15-year-old, attempting to climb down into his dead son's grave, was a sombre reminder of the consequences of the escalating violence in southern Sweden, reports contributor Patrick Reilly.
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84-year-old killed for 'not lending grandson her car'
National: 9 Jan 12
Murder charges have been filed against a 22-year-old Swede suspected of killing his 84-year-old grandmother after she refused to let him borrow her car.
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Convicted killer jailed for raping 12-year-old girl
National: 13 Dec 11
A 41-year-old man previously convicted of murder was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl in a stairwell in Stockholm in July.
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Judge gives go ahead for Dewani extradition
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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Man dies after high-speed police chase
National: 21 Jul 11
A 22-year-old man died when he crashed his motorcycle in Stockholm late Wednesday following a police chase at speeds of up to 250 kilometres/hour.
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Slain Swede's husband 'too ill' for court
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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Tallinn’s charms just a luxury ferry ride away
Travel: 14 Jul 11
While the Stockholm archipelago has its undeniable charms, venturing a little further east means a great leap in terms of the culture and history offered by the much-underestimated Baltic countries.
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Nurse pressed vomit down patient's throat
National: 6 Jul 11
Two nurses at a nursing home in Norrköping, in central Sweden, harassed their patients both verbally and physically. The scandal was revealed in March, but the two nurses are already back at work, according to a local newspaper report.
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Swedish research proves Sigmund Freud right
Science & Technology: 4 Jul 11
Sigmund Freud's theory that people can intentionally learn to forget certain memories is proven accurate more than 100 years later, after researchers from a Swedish university make headway in the study of the mind.
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German police probe Ikea blast links
National: 13 Jun 11
Investigators in Germany are exploring possible connections between a blast at an Ikea store in Dresden and explosions at other outlets of the Swedish furniture chain elsewhere in Europe.
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Cartoon bear victim of ‘refugee-porn’: Vilks
Society: 20 May 11
The media storm surrounding the special edition of children’s cartoon Bamse, aimed at helping asylum seeking children, could have ‘xenophobic undercurrents’, according to controversial artist Lars Vilks.
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Blood test may reveal suicidal tendencies: Swedish study
Science & Technology: 7 May 11
Suicidal patients may now be identifiable by a simple blood test, according to new research by a team in Lund University in southern Sweden.
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Swedish doc tore baby's windpipe during delivery
Society: 6 May 11
The delivery of a baby at a Stockholm hospital turned into a struggle of life and death when the doctor pulled and tugged to get the baby out, causing multiple brain haemorrhages and a torn windpipe.
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Navigating the employment - unemployment roundabout
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 11
Losing your job may be traumatic, but there are worse places to find yourself out of a job than Sweden, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
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Unsolved Palme murder still hurts after 25 years
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
Twenty-five years after Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was gunned down in central Stockholm, many Swedes still consider the murder an open wound, the AFP's Nina Larsson discovers.
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Hospital cleared in probe of Anna Lindh's care
National: 31 Jan 11
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare said Monday that its review of her case revealed no grounds to criticise the care administered to former foreign minister Anna Lindh, following a fatal knife attack in 2003.
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Mishap leaves Swedish teen gymnast paralysed
Sport: 5 Jan 11
A 17-year-old boy was left potentially paralysed following a training accident at a gymnastics camp in southwestern Sweden on Tuesday afternoon.
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Brawling parents mar youth football event
Sport: 4 Jan 11
More than two dozen parents were caught up in a fight in the stands at a youth indoor football tournament in southern Sweden on Monday. Police were called and several players were left in tears.
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Slain Swedish bride's husband freed from jail
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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Anna Lindh's care to be reviewed: agency
National: 20 Oct 10
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare will review the care former foreign minister Anna Lindh received after she was stabbed in central Stockholm in September 2003.
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Hospital demands probe of Anna Lindh's care
National: 29 Sep 10
Karolinska University Hospital has requested an inquiry into the care it gave former foreign minister Anna Lindh after her fatal stabbing in September 2003.
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Social Democrats face identity crisis in wake of election disaster
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Sep 10
Limping forward after their worst election result since World War I, Sweden’s Social Democrats find themselves forced to look for a new identify, writes the AFPs Marc Preel.
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Man jailed for murder of 18-year-old
National: 1 Sep 10
A 22-year-old man accused of killing a 18-year-old woman in Hjällbo north of Gothenburg was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for murder and attempted aggravated rape.
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Security beefed up for Sahlin due to threats
Politics: 16 Aug 10
Security for Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin has been tightened due to serious threats against her just over a month before elections, Swedish media reported on Monday.
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Undertakers count cost of drunken coffin spillage
National: 6 May 10
A Swedish firm of funeral directors has agreed to pay 15,000 kronor to two sisters after their father's coffin was tipped without grace into a grave by pallbearers rendered unsteady by the drink.
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Astra Zeneca reports profits boost
Business & Money: 29 Apr 10
Anglo Swedish pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca reported a first quarter profit climb of 29 percent on Thursday on the back of a "strong" performance in emerging markets and sales of key products.
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Divorce kids in rude mental health: study
Society: 29 Apr 10
A new Swedish study has found no significant differences in the adult mental health of the children of divorced parents and those from unbroken homes.
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AstraZeneca fined for anti-psychotic drug
Business & Money: 28 Apr 10
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has agreed to pay a $510 million fine to settle a case alleging that it illegally marketed an anti-psychotic drug, the US justice department has confirmed.
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Toddler badly hurt in driveway accident
National: 12 Apr 10
A 15-month-old boy has been badly injured after being knocked down by a reversing car at a farm near Gnesta south of Stockholm on Monday.
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Kabul to Kiruna: a new life in the Arctic Circle
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 10
Adjusting to life in the far north of Sweden can be tough at the best of times, but coming as a refugee presents an extra set of challenges. Malin Nyberg speaks to two women who are more than happy to adapt.
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Woman beaten to death in Gothenburg
National: 30 Dec 09
An 18-year-old woman has died after being found severely beaten in the Hjällbo district of Gothenburg in western Sweden early Wednesday morning, prompting a massive police response to hunt down the woman's killer.
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In defence of the eighties generation
Lifestyle: 27 Oct 09
Lazy, self-entitled and spoiled. These are just a few of the choice adjectives employed to describe the generation born in the 1980s, the first generation since Hemingway's to be characterised as “lost.” But just how accurate is the stereotype, asks The Local's Charlotte Webb.
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Relative arrested over murder of 19-year-old
National: 6 Aug 09
A family member has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old woman found dead at her family farm on Monday night, police revealed on Thursday morning.
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EU anti-torture body blasts Swedish jails
National: 4 Aug 09
The Council of Europe's anti-torture body has criticized Sweden for the long periods of isolation endured by inmates in the country's jails and remand prisons.
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16-year-old murder suspect confesses
National: 20 Jun 09
A 16-year-old suspected of the murder of a 15-year-old girl in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby has confessed to killing the girl.
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Frosty reception for vulnerable refugees
Society: 12 Feb 09
The unwillingness of Swedish municipalties to take in refugees who are traumatised or disabled has been described by the head of the Migration Board as "a major problem".
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Irate doc to 'psychotic' art student: get a haircut
Society: 30 Jan 09
The chief physician of the psychiatric ward at a Stockholm hospital has rebuked an art student after she pretended to be psychotic as part of an art project.
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Poisonings hit Gothenburg health office
National: 23 Jan 09
A series of mysterious poisonings which sent several people to hospital continues to baffle both police and the employees of a home healthcare office in Hisingen near Gothenburg.
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'Frozen River' wins Stockholm film festival prize
Society: 30 Nov 08
US film "Frozen River" by Courtney Hunt was awarded the 16 pound Bronze Horse by the jury of the Stockholm International Film Festival on Saturday.
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Saviano to attend Stockholm premiere
Society: 26 Nov 08
Renowned Italian author Roberto Saviano is to attend the Swedish premiere of the film adaptation of his hard-hitting book Gomorrah at the 19th Stockholm Film Festival on Wednesday.
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Carolin Stenvall shot in the back: autopsy
National: 6 Nov 08
Results of the autopsy performed on Carolin Stenvall reveal that the 29-year-old woman was shot in the back, prosecutors revealed during a press conference on Thursday.
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Toddler found home alone with dead mother
National: 27 Jul 08
Police now believe the 22-year-old woman found dead in Hjo in western Sweden on Friday afternoon may have been killed on Wednesday, which means her three-year-old daughter was home alone with her murdered mum for almost 48 hours.
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Missing divers 'battled killer lizard'
National: 8 Jun 08
Swedish diver Helena Nevalainen has spoken out about her traumatic experience after she and four other European divers went missing in in treacherous waters east of Bali.
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Soviet 'sub' was Swedish charter boat
National: 19 May 08
The sound recorded in the waters of Hårsfjärden in 1982 has turned out not to be from a threatening Soviet submarine but rather from Amalia, a Swedish charter boat.
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Matilda, 4, bitten by beaver
Society: 5 May 08
A four-year-old girl has been attacked and bitten by a beaver near Östersund in northern Sweden.
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Father of murdered toddlers released
National: 19 Mar 08
The 28-year-old man held on suspicion of murdering his two children has been released.
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Ferry line denies lesbian discrimination claims
Society: 14 Mar 08
Ferry company Viking Lines has strongly denied charges of discrimination after a 26-year-old woman claimed she was asked to stop kissing another woman during a Baltic cruise.
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Vegan finds dead mouse in bag of tortilla chips
National: 14 Mar 08
Feeling hair in her mouth, a 16-year-old vegan discovered a mouse cadaver in her bag of tortilla chips.
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Australian author wins Astrid Lindgren prize
Society: 12 Mar 08
Australian author Sonya Hartnett has been awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for 2008.
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Triple murderer released
National: 25 Feb 08
A man who killed three people in a village in northern Sweden in 1988 has been released from jail in Finland.
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Iraqi kids learn Swedish way of life
Lifestyle: 17 Feb 08
AFP's Sophie Mongalvy pays a visit to a school in Södertälje where transition classes have been set up to help ease Iraqi kids into the Swedish way of life.
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From panties to pies
Lifestyle: 23 Nov 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman had to pay homage when a legendarily saucy British underwear chain opened in Stockholm. The trauma left her young son in need of the home comforts of the city's most traditional konditori.
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Suspect arrested after cash depot heist
National: 19 Sep 07
A group of thieves escaped with an unknown sum of money on Wednesday morning after breaking into a cash depot in Stockholm using cutting torches and explosives.
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'Major failings' in Swedish suicide prevention
Society: 19 Jul 07
A new report has identified major failings in the way Sweden cares for patients at risk of committing suicide.
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'Louise' writes letter of thanks 'to all who care'
National: 13 Apr 07
'Louise' - the girl who was the subject of a television documentary after being badly abused by her father over a long period - has written an open letter of thanks to everybody who cares about her. She also wondered why the council failed to act.
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Stefan's story: ten apartments in four years
Lifestyle: 16 Feb 07
Stefan Geens, a Belgian based in Stockholm, lived in more than ten different apartments during four years in Stockholm, but says he quite enjoyed the experience.
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Concrete jungle: Sweden's suburbs become cool
Lifestyle: 9 Feb 07
They provide homes to one in four of the Swedish population, but the brutalist architecture of Sweden's 'Miljonprogram' suburbs has long had a bad press. Yet now the impossible seems to be happening: the suburbs are becoming cool. Christine Demsteader reports.
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Tensta bomb man threatens police
National: 5 Jan 07
Last summer he was at the centre of a bomb drama in a Stockholm suburb. Now the 29-year-old Norwegian is on the run from police.
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Psychological suffering for one in four 'tsunami Swedes'
Society: 4 Dec 06
A new study reveals lasting effects on the mental health of Swedes affected by the 2004 tsunami - and continued dissatisfaction with the way the Swedish authorities handled the crisis.
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Profile: Nyamko Sabuni
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 06
She's Sweden's first African minister, and her proposals to tackle 'honour culture' have led some critics to call her an Islamophobe. But Nyamko Sabuni insists that immigrants to Sweden have a duty to integrate.
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Surgeon fired after botched operation
Science & Technology: 2 Jun 06
A Lund surgeon whose unnecessary operation caused a patient to fall into a coma and die has been fired from his job and reported to the police.
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Prison suicides increasing in Sweden
Society: 17 Apr 06
While the number of suicides in Sweden has long been declining, the trend is reversed in prisons. More people in Swedish jails are committing suicide now than 15 years ago - often through hanging themselves from toilet doors.
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How much force can a policeman use?
National: 5 Apr 06
How much force can a policeman use against a demonstrator? A large riot officer appeared in the Supreme Court today for pushing a 17 year old anti-globalisation protestor up against a rail.
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Tsunami Swedes reflect one year on
Society: 22 Dec 05
Swedish survivors of the Asian tsunami are still trying to come to terms with the events that left 543 holidaying Swedes dead last year. Now, hundreds of survivors are returning to Thailand to mark the first anniversary of the disaster.
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Ten years in prison for raping niece
National: 20 Dec 05
A 56 year old man was sentenced on Tuesday to ten years in prison and a lifetime of supervision after being found guilty of raping his teenage niece more than 250 times.
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Swedish authorities row over tsunami bill
National: 27 Jun 05
Sunday marked six months since the Asian tsunami claimed thousands of lives, including those of 543 Swedes. But as families mourned, the police and the armed forces were arguing over who should pay for bringing the bodies back.
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Former NYC mayor to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
National: 2 Jun 05
Sweden's former consul general in New York has proposed that the city's ex-mayor Rudolph Giuliani be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, arguing that he has "saved more human lives than most people alive today".
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Swedish women receive "second rate" cardiac care
Science & Technology: 16 May 05
Fears that female heart attack patients in Sweden are receiving worse medical care than men are confirmed by a study conducted at Linköping University hospital.
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Nearly all murderers are mentally ill: Swedish study
Science & Technology: 11 May 05
Some 90 percent of murderers are mentally ill, a higher percentage than believed previously, a Swedish study quoted in Tuesday's edition of scientific magazine Forskning och Framsteg has shown.
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Swedish psychologist warns of amateur crisis groups
Science & Technology: 5 Jan 05
With four out of ten Swedes apparently knowing someone who was affected by the tsunami in Asia, a leading psychologist warns that support groups run by well-meaning but untrained volunteers are "a dangerous route".
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Vin & Sprit staff investigated in bribery scandal
National: 28 Oct 04
Plenty of booze news this week as the Systembolaget corruption scandal grows and grows. And after 'time out' following a drunken brawl, disgraced MP Per Bill tries to sneak quietly back to work. No chance.
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Immigrants ready to defend Sweden - despite bad grades
Society: 6 Oct 04
Youngsters with a foreign background do worse at school than their home-grown classmates but are more inclined to fight for their new country when they're older - leading to much head-scratching at the Department of Integration.
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Mijailovic appeals against life sentence
National: 16 Apr 04
Anna Lindh's murderer wants the verdict reduced to manslaughter while her family is seeking increased compensation.
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Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
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