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China's arms exports soar: Swedish think tank
Business & Money: 18 Mar 13
A Swedish think tank ranked China on Monday as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, overtaking Britain and jumping to its highest position since the Cold War.
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'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.
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Argentina dominates Sweden in football win
Sport: 7 Feb 13
Argentina defeated Sweden 3-2 in an international friendly on Wednesday on a night when superstar strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi were both off target.
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Uppsala: 'It will make you fall in love with Sweden'
Lifestyle: 4 Jan 13
In the The Local’s new series My Sweden, where we profile readers' favourite hangouts, sights, and eateries in their own corners of Sweden, we talk to Harold Martinez, a Venezuelan master’s student in Uppsala, eastern Sweden.
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Foreigners to help plug Jokkmokk brain drain
Lifestyle: 7 Dec 12
Jokkmokk in Sweden's far north is hoping to entice foreigners to make their home on the Arctic Circle by offering cheap housing and a helping hand, all in a drive to help repopulate the area, The Local's Ann Törnkvist discovers.
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UNASUR backs Ecuador on Assange choice
National: 20 Aug 12
The South American nations back the Ecuadorian government in their decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the union said Sunday after a meeting among the neighbouring nations,
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Assange thanks Ecuador, condemns the US
National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange thanked Ecuador for its support in a statement from Quito's embassy in London on Sunday and slammed the US, although made no mention of the sex offences allegations he faces in Sweden.
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Assange in 'fighting spirit': lawyer
National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in "fighting spirit", his lawyer Baltasar Garzon said in a statement outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
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Julian Assange to address world media
National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to face the world's media on Sunday to comment on the latest developments in his fight to evade extradition to Sweden to answer rape and sexual assault allegations.
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Swedish arms exports keep booming
Business & Money: 19 Mar 12
Global arms exports are on the rise and Swedish exports of military equipment are growing at a faster clip than the global average, new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show.
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Venezuela slams Sweden over FARC deportee
National: 30 Apr 11
The Venezuelan foreign minister is counterattacking Sweden in the Venezuelan press over Swedish criticism after it arrested and deported a Swedish citizen to Colombia.
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Sweden seeks clarity on FARC suspect arrest
National: 28 Apr 11
Sweden has demanded an explanation from Venezuela as to why it was not informed about the arrest of one its nationals suspected of links to the FARC rebels or his extradition to Colombia.
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Swede deported over Colombia FARC links
National: 26 Apr 11
A 54-year-old Swedish man has been deported from Venezuela to Colombia on suspicion of being the head of the FARC in Europe.
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FT ranks Borg fourth of EU financial chiefs
Business & Money: 6 Dec 10
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg came in fourth among a ranking of 19 European finance ministers published by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper on Monday.
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Swedish-led team 'rewrites' Amazon history
Science & Technology: 1 Dec 10
The history of the Amazon rainforest's huge biodiversity dates back further than previously thought, according to a discovery by a team led by a researcher at the University of Gothenburg.
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Warplane sales 'destabilising': Swedish think tank
Science & Technology: 10 Nov 10
Stockholm independent research institute SIPRI has warned that combat aircraft sales, which account for a third of the global arms trade, could have a destabilising effect in many parts of the world.
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Liberals slam Left Party for dictatorship aid
National: 5 Jul 10
Liberal Party MP and foreign affairs spokesperson Fredrik Malm has accused the Left Party of funneling millions of kronor in development aid to leftist authoritarian and totalitarian regimes and causes.
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Flawless golf keeps Swedes in World Cup hunt
Sport: 27 Nov 09
Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson produced a scintillating display of golf for the second day running on Friday to keep the country in strong contention for the World Cup title in China.
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Astrid Lindgren's lasting literary legacy
Lifestyle: 17 Sep 09
Astrid Lindgren continues to be synonymous with the highest standards in writing, imagination and imagery, not only because of her books, but also for an award that helps foster excellence in a new generation of children’s authors, Lyida Parafianowicz discovered.
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Saab's Gripen looks to land major Brazilian air force order
Politics: 3 Aug 09
Swedish aircraft maker Saab AB is weeks away from learning whether its Gripen NG fighter jet will be chosen by Brazil over models from France and the United States in a much-anticipated deal worth billions.
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Sweden demands answers on FARC arms
National: 27 Jul 09
Sweden called on Venezuela on Monday to explain how Swedish-made weapons sold to the country ended up in the hands of Colombian FARC guerillas.
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FARC guerillas armed with Swedish weapons
Politics: 27 Jul 09
The Colombian rebel group the FARC is in possession of advanced weaponry manufactured by the Swedish firm Saab Bofors Dynamics, according to Colombian news reports.
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Peter Gabriel shares Polar Music Prize with Venezuelan conductor
Society: 12 May 09
British rocker Peter Gabriel along has been awarded the 2009 Polar Music Prize, along with Venezuelan conductor and composer Jose Antonio Abreu, organizers announced on Tuesday.
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The Local and Långholmen - a winning team
Sport: 19 Jan 09
With the new season just around the corner, The Local has teamed up with Långholmen FC, a football club that more than makes up for its short tradition with an ever lengthening list of nationalities.
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Thousands join march against globalization
National: 21 Sep 08
Over 10,000 people joined a march against globalization and environmental destruction at the European Social Forum in Malmö on Saturday. The march passed off without incident.
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US Ambassador: Russian gas no laughing matter
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 08
Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia has brought into renewed focus the need for Sweden to continue the development and promotion of alternative energy sources, writes US Ambassador to Sweden, Michael M Wood.
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Colombian flower power reaches Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Sep 08
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Columbian isn't all about Scarface, FARC and kidnapping, writes David Bartal.
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Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world
Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local.
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Sweden's cocaine use on the up
Society: 20 Jan 08
Use of cocaine in Sweden is on the up, according to police and customs officers, who now want better cooperation with South American authorities.
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How persistent can a failed ideology be?
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Aug 07
Ninety percent of Swedish students aged 15-20 do not know what a gulag was, and some still insist that schools should not teach about the crimes of communism. How long will the elites continue defending a failed ideology, asks Captus's Nima Sanandaji.
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Singing ambassadors rock Stockholm's diplomatic scene
Lifestyle: 24 Jun 07
Move over ABBA, Stockholm's best-kept musical secret and local hit is the diplomatic corps, a group of emissaries from around the globe who meet regularly to sing Swedish folk songs.
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Bildt's blog under fire from journalists
Politics: 11 Mar 07
Some 400,000 visitors have read Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's new blog. But he has come under fire from journalists, who say he should stick to talking directly to them.
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Swedes victims of robbery and rape in Venezuela
National: 6 Mar 07
Twelve Swedish tourists are reported to have been robbed at their hotel in Venezuela. A girl was raped and several of the tourists are thought to have been assaulted.
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Swedish prince "held for questioning" in USA
National: 17 Jan 07
When Prince Carl Philip arrived in the USA on his own last autumn, he is reported to have been held for questioning by passport police, who refused to believe the story that he was a Swedish royal.
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700 million kronor drugs bust in Gothenburg
National: 26 Dec 06
Swedish and Polish police have broken up a vast network that brought illegal drugs from Venezuela to Europe, arresting three people and seizing 1,360 kilos of cocaine.
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Swedes shy away from entrepreneurship
Business & Money: 12 Jan 06
Sweden is way down the list when it comes to the number of people starting their own companies - but is also one of only two European countries that comes close to American investment in technology.
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Swedish report highlights worldwide union killings
Smörgåsbord: 1 Oct 05
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Munch paintings: replacements offered
Lifestyle: 1 Sep 04
Visitors to Oslo's Munch Museum may soon be able to see 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' back on the walls, while the Swedish press muse on the thefts.
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