February 13, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Tsunami":
Analysis & Opinion: 14 Nov 11
Contributor Ruben Brunsveld reflects on what reactions to a recent article about a Muslim man being thrown from a train in Sweden may say about shifting definitions of xenophobic behaviour.
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Business & Money: 25 Oct 11
Swedish truck maker Volvo announced on Tuesday that it was cutting 450 jobs, after reporting that third quarter profit came in under expectations amid a shrinking European market.
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Business & Money: 20 Oct 11
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson announced on Thursday a 6 percent jump in third quarter net profits, causing its shares to surge in morning trading on the Stockholm stock exchange.
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Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
A CIA-backed Swedish-American company claims that it's new technology can predict disease, terrorist threats, economic swings and resource shortages. The Local’s Karen Holst explores.
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Science & Technology: 23 Aug 11
Experts who have studied the March 11th disaster in Japan told the World Water Week conference in Stockholm on Monday of the importance of local communities in responding to devastating tsunamis.
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Business & Money: 24 Jun 11
Scania, a major Swedish automotive manufacturer of commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks and buses, has established a sales and service company in Japan, signalling changes with their alliance to Japanese truck and bus manufacturer Hino.
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Politics: 28 Apr 11
During a visit to Stockholm on Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered to enhance Sweden's nuclear safety with Russian technology, which he described as the safest in the world.
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Business & Money: 27 Apr 11
Swedish truck maker Volvo Group reported strong first quarter earnings on Wednesday, although the firm warned that the Japan disaster could impact its second quarter.
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Business & Money: 27 Apr 11
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson reported a whopping 224 percent rise in profits on Wednesday, surprising analysts and sending its stock up almost 7 percent in early trading.
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Business & Money: 19 Apr 11
Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Tuesday reported a steep decline in net profits, explained by the impact on sales of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Business & Money: 13 Apr 11
The government expects a budget surplus by the end of the year, although Sweden's 2011 growth rate may not be as strong as previously forecast, according to the spring budget bill released on Wednesday.
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National: 10 Apr 11
As the one-month mark approaches, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan thanked Sweden for “all the warm words and contributions" in support of Japan after its pair of colossal natural disasters.
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Business & Money: 10 Apr 11
The German subsidiary of Swedish state owned energy company Vattenfall announced plans to stop payments to a German environmental fund due to the German government’s review of its nuclear policy.
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Society: 1 Apr 11
An isolated community of “Vikings” has been found in one of the most remote parts of Europe, living on the fringes of civilisation near Sweden's Sarek national park and established in response to ‘feminist dogma’.
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Lifestyle: 24 Mar 11
Several Swedish musicians have agreed to take part in “Jam for Japan”– a Sunday-afternoon jam session being organized to raise money for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, contributor Anita Badejo discovers.
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Science & Technology: 23 Mar 11
Sweden is to follow an EU recommendation to check all Japanese foodstuffs imported after the March 11th earthquake, the National Food Administration announced on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 21 Mar 11
Swedish-made protective suits and inflatable shelters are being used in the rescue operation at the Japanese nuclear plant Fukushima and surrounding areas to restrict contamination.
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Science & Technology: 19 Mar 11
The ongoing catastrophe at Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan has prompted renewed debate over nuclear power in Sweden, with a new poll indicating that a majority of Swedes are opposed to its expansion.
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Society: 18 Mar 11
A Japanese rock group in Sweden when their homeland was struck by disaster has organised a series of charity concerts across Europe to raise money for earthquake and tsunami relief.
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National: 17 Mar 11
Swedish prime minister said on Thursday the government was working on an evacuation plan for Swedes after the foreign ministry further extended its warning against "non-essential" travel to Japan amid a growing nuclear crisis.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 11
Swedish nuclear safety expert Frigyes Reisch from the Royal Institute of Technology speaks with The Local's Gabriel Stein about how the situation in Japan may impact the nuclear energy development in Sweden.
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National: 16 Mar 11
Sweden has no plans in place to follow France and evacuate nationals from earthquake-hit Japan and recommends that all follow the advice of the Japanese authorities.
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Business & Money: 15 Mar 11
Västerbotten county in northern Sweden has received a request from Tokyo to examine the possibilities for the supply of simple Swedish wooden homes and shelters to earthquake and tsunami hit areas of Japan.
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National: 15 Mar 11
Following the detection of heightened levels of radiation in Tokyo and surrounding areas, the Swedish foreign ministry has extended its warning against non-essential travel to Japan.
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National: 12 Mar 11
Many Swedes in Japan are trying to leave the country following Friday's earthquake and tsunami, while the Swedish foreign ministry reported on Saturday it had heard from all the Swedes thought to be in the area worst hit by disaster.
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Business & Money: 21 Feb 11
Charitable giving in Sweden in 2010 may reach record levels, according to preliminary statistics, approaching levels not seen since the year following the tsunami catastrophe in southeast Asia.
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Business & Money: 11 Feb 11
Pär Kjellin, the CEO of a leading Swedish travel package operator, has argued that travel and tourism to countries with authoritarian regimes helps to undermine them.
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Politics: 29 Jan 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has described the challenge facing the countries of North Africa as a "demographic tsunami" as widespread unrest continued on Saturday.
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Politics: 13 Dec 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt believes that everyone should take "very seriously" the message urging more people to commit acts of violence in the audio file that news agency TT received on Saturday.
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National: 20 Apr 10
A Swedish think-tank has launched a new web portal enabling aid-workers and peacekeepers to check that the transport firms they contract do not also engage in illegal activities such as khat and arms smuggling.
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National: 1 Mar 10
More than 100 Swedes are reported to be missing after the massive earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday. The foreign ministry has received unconfirmed reports of one Swede among the more than 700 dead.
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National: 18 Feb 10
Swedish tourists who get caught up in natural disasters and other crises abroad will in future have to pay for their own healthcare and trips home, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has said.
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Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: 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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National: 30 Dec 09
Swine flu beat out both the June death of Michael Jackson and the Stockholm helicopter heist in September as the top Swedish news story of 2009, according to a new study.
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National: 21 Dec 09
Swedes have become all the more generous despite – or perhaps because of – the economic crisis. The total amount donated to charity in 2009 will be around 5.2 billion kronor ($715 million).
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Society: 10 Dec 09
A mysterious bottle that washed up on the shores of Ireland with a cryptic Swedish message inside has a local woman wondering if the note may have been authored by a Swede whose children perished in the 2004 tsunami.
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Analysis & Opinion: 10 Nov 09
It's the end of the world as we know it at this year's Stockholm Film Festival, which promises everything a budding apocalypticist could ever need. But there are also plenty of more upbeat cinematic treats in store if global doom isn't your bag, writes David Stavrou.
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National: 4 Oct 09
The contentious tape detailing data traffic from the government offices in connection with the 2004 Asian tsunami is set to be classified for 70 years, according to a new proposal.
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National: 2 Oct 09
Two young Swedes are reported to be missing after the tsunami which swept across the South Pacific islands of Samoa on Tuesday evening.
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Science & Technology: 1 Oct 09
The Swedish and US agencies of homeland security are meeting in Stockholm this week to discuss "preparedness and resiliency against a broad spectrum of threats."
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 09
At a time when the United States has just elected its first black president, Noel McCarthy wishes Sweden would reconsider its constitution in order to enable greater diversity when choosing a head of state.
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National: 16 Dec 08
Swedish charities are predicting a record year for fundraising despite the ongoing financial crisis. Private donations have continued to increase despite credit crunch concerns although some companies are cutting back.
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Science & Technology: 6 Nov 08
Sweden’s military is testing a mobile airport in the north of the country which it hopes to deploy in the wake of natural disasters at home or overseas.
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Aug 08
This week a mix of ministers, water sanitation experts, royalty and corporate leaders are gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm to mull over the world’s biggest global public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people are paying attention, writes John Sauer.
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National: 7 Aug 08
The government has appointed former under-Secretary of State to Göran Persson, Lars Danielsson, as Sweden's consul-general to Hong Kong and Macau. The Social Democrats have accused foreign minister Carl Bildt of engaging in a personal vendetta.
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National: 12 Jun 08
The government’s ability to govern, coordinate, and follow up on crisis preparedness is insufficient, according to a report from the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO).
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National: 30 May 08
Kenyan police have arrested a Swedish man in his 50s accused of the attempted rape ofa 7-year-old girl.
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Politics: 16 May 08
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt is faced with a tricky conundrum as his old rival, former state secretary Lars Danielsson, emerges as the only relevant applicant for the vacant ambassador post in Brussels.
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National: 2 Apr 08
The Swedish state should be responsible for evacuating Swedes from major catastrophes which occur outside of the country like the 2004 tsunami, suggests a new report.
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National: 28 Jan 08
Lottie Knutson gets among the medals for her efforts to help tourists stranded in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami disaster.
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Business & Money: 17 Dec 07
Ryanair has settled out of court its dispute with Göran Persson and Laila Freivalds.
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Politics: 26 Nov 07
Data CDs have been found at government offices that may have important implications for an investigation into the 2004 tsunami crisis.
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Politics: 8 Nov 07
Back-up tapes containing information relating to the last government's much criticized handling of the 2004 tsunami disaster should not be subject to a 70-year secrecy order, top government lawyers have said.
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Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's leadership abilities were criticised by the media on Friday after a scandal forced the resignation of his influential top aide.
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National: 15 Jun 07
Sweden's government failed to realize that thousands of Swedes were caught up in the 2004 Asian tsunami until it received a tearful call from its ambassador in Bangkok, more than 24 hours after the event.
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Politics: 14 Jun 07
The Catastophe Commission established to look into the government's handling of the tsunami disaster in 2004 has reinforced its previous view that staff at government offices were too passive during the initial stages of the crisis.
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National: 14 Jun 07
It might be only one week to Midsummer, but nobody seems to have told mother nature. Snow has returned to parts of central Sweden, with five centimetres falling in some places.
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Politics: 14 Jun 07
Sweden's Catastrophe Commission is due to present new findings relating to government handling of the December 2004 tsunami. But former state secretary Lars Danielsson is questioning the Commission's methods.
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National: 9 Jun 07
Back-up tapes investigated by a Commission into the Swedish government's handling of the tsunami crisis once again call into question the story given by the most senior aide to the then Prime Minister Göran Persson.
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Politics: 3 Jun 07
Top civil servants will face stern criticism for giving incorrect answers to the parliamentary inquiry over Sweden's handling of the 2004 tsunami catastrophe, according to reports.
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Politics: 24 May 07
The government has announced the appointment of Jonas Hafström as Sweden's new Washington ambassador, prompting opposition criticism that the Moderates have failed to implement changes to the appointments system.
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National: 2 Apr 07
In 2005, the anti-gay, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, anti-Catholic Westboro Baptist Church added Sweden to its list of foes. And according to the Royal Court, Fred Phelps and his small sect have not gone away.
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National: 25 Mar 07
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have begun their almost week-long state visit to Japan - on the same day that an earthquake struck off the Honshu coast.
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Politics: 21 Mar 07
Security guards at government offices have been given permission to break their vow of professional silence to speak out about the the period surrounding the tsunami crisis in 2004.
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National: 16 Mar 07
The Swedish Security Service is satisfied that nobody has tampered with security copies of e-mails sent at the time of the tsunami catastrophe in December 2004.
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Politics: 9 Feb 07
Sweden's Catastrophe Commission has stated that, if requested, it will not reveal the identity of witnesses willing to shed light on the previous government's handling of the tsunami disaster.
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Politics: 4 Feb 07
Lars Danielsson, the aide to former prime minister Göran Persson blamed in the media for the ex-government's slow reaction to the South Asian tsunami, has spoken of the pressure his family has been under.
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Politics: 1 Feb 07
All of Sweden's main parties have pledged their support for a renewal of investigations surrounding the previous government's handling of the tsunami crisis.
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Politics: 30 Jan 07
Johan Hirschfeldt, chairman of the Catastrophe Commission, which investigated the former government's handling of the South Asian tsunami, has called for the commission to be recalled.
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Politics: 29 Jan 07
New information has emerged that contradicts Lars Danielsson's account of the government's handling of the tsunami crisis.
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Politics: 14 Jan 07
Someone made sure that emails sent from Government Offices in the aftermath of the tsunami were not revealed to the catastrophe committee. A further inquiry hopes to establish who and why.
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Politics: 13 Jan 07
It was the apartment that caused her resignation as justice minister, after she bought it in contravention of government policy. But Laila Freivalds can comfort herself with a profit of 5 million kronor.
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Politics: 7 Jan 07
Foreign minister Carl Bildt has called for clearer rules governing the assistance that can be given to Swedes who find themselves caught up in disaster situations abroad.
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National: 3 Jan 07
Laila Freivalds was forced to step down as justice minister in 2000 when her property dealings ran counter to government policy. Now its payback time.
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National: 26 Dec 06
Sweden was represented by the consul general in Phuket at the opening of a memorial garden to the unidentified victims of the tsunami.
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National: 26 Dec 06
Sweden is one of a number of countries raising concerns that money donated to aid the identification of victims of the 2004 tsunami could have been misused.
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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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Politics: 4 Dec 06
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg has cancelled his plans for a family Christmas trip to Thailand - on the advice of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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Politics: 30 Nov 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has underlined his intention not to give a job to former Göran Persson aide Lars Danielsson. "One may not lie to Parliament. Write that in capital letters and underline," Bildt said.
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Politics: 29 Nov 06
Göran Persson's controversial former foreign policy advisor, Lars Danielsson, is receiving no wage from the foreign ministry and has been given no work to do. Unions say Danielsson's talents are being wasted.
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Politics: 23 Nov 06
Former development minister Carin Jämtin should be made leader of the Social Democrats, Sweden's largest paper Aftonbladet has argued in a leader column.
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Politics: 16 Nov 06
The Swedish government has told the police that tapes that could contain information relating to the former government's actions during the 2004 tsunami appear to have gone missing.
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Politics: 15 Nov 06
Tapes containing emails from government offices at the time of the tsunami catastrophe have mysteriously disappeared, it has been reported. Of a supposed 154 tapes only 119 can be found.
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National: 11 Nov 06
Lars Danielsson, former aide to Göran Persson, will not be given a job as an ambassador, foreign minister Carl Bildt has said.
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National: 23 Oct 06
A leading civil servant tried to have security tapes containing emails relating to the tsunami catastrophe destroyed, it has been reported. But administrators saved copies of the deleted emails.
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Politics: 14 Oct 06
The week's revelations about ministers' unpaid TV licences, cash-in-hand nannies and private finances was the favourite theme for most of Sweden's leader writers on Saturday morning.
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National: 13 Oct 06
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announced at a hastily-arranged press conference on Friday that tapes containing details of emails sent after the tsunami have been found in the Government Offices.
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Politics: 6 Oct 06
Records of telephone calls made from Sweden's Government Offices during the tsunami were deleted six months early, it has been revealed.
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Politics: 13 Sep 06
Respected by some as a skilled statesman and criticised by others as a power-loving politician, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, who has been in power for a decade, is an innately political animal.
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Politics: 30 Aug 06
Göran Persson's most senior aide quits after a report accuses him of obstructing an official inquiry into the tsunami catastrophe.
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Politics: 29 Aug 06
Göran Persson's closest aide, Lars Danielsson, obstructed an official investigation into the government's handling of the tsunami crisis. He did not lie, but he failed to cooperate as he should, the Justice Ombudsman says.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Aug 06
They might have a homespun image, but the Centre Party has a hard-nosed view of how Sweden's economy needs to change. And economic spokesman Roger Tiefensee tells James Savage that the Alliance is focused on winning.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Aug 06
By the end of September, the four parties of the Alliance could well be ruling Sweden. But how can they ensure success, and how will they govern together if they win? David Stavrou finds out.
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Society: 21 Jul 06
A Swedish tourist has told of the agonizing 24 hours he spent looking for his two sons after Monday's tsunami. "They were very lucky," says Peter Damareau.
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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: 18 Jul 06
A Swedish man was among more than 300 people killed in a tsunami which hit the Indonesian island of Java, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Tuesday. But two Swedish boys missing since Monday have been found.
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Smörgåsbord: 17 Jul 06
Two Swedish children are missing in Indonesia after a tsunami strick the island of Java, the foreign ministry has said. The children's father is in hospital.
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Society: 14 Jul 06
Aid work after the Asian tsunami on December 26th, 2004, could have been better, according to the largest humanitarian assessment completed to date.
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National: 12 Jun 06
The royal household spent 12 million kronor on travel and official entertaining in 2005, according to accounts released on Monday. The king received 23 ambassadors and held 3 banquets.
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Society: 29 May 06
Classmates of the 12-year old Stockholm girl stabbed to death at the weekend have been consoling each other and receiving support as they returned to school.
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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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