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May 28, 2012
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Assange readies for UK extradition ruling
National: 28 May 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's battle to avoid extradition from the UK to face sex crimes allegations in Sweden is set to come to a conclusion on Wednesday when the Supreme Court hands down its ruling on the case.
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CIA made Sweden act for Wallenberg: report
Politics: 22 May 12
The American intelligence service CIA prompted an investigation by Sweden into the Wallenberg case in the 1970s, using false witness statements, according to a new Swedish book.
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Obama honours Raoul Wallenberg's legacy
Society: 20 Apr 12
US president Barack Obama praised the "selfless acts" of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg in a special video message released Thursday to coincide with Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Sweden pledges $10bn to IMF bailout fund
Business & Money: 18 Apr 12
Sweden pledged $10 billion to the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) crisis funding, taking the global total to $286 billion with additional pledges from Norway and Denmark, the Fund's managing director announced on Tuesday.
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Brazil close to jet fighter decision: minister
Business & Money: 1 Apr 12
Brazil is in the "final chapters" of making a decision to award a lucrative jet fighter deal, the defence minister Celso Amorim said on Saturday, with Sweden's Saab among those still in the running for the tender.
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Sweden's Kinnaman snags new RoboCop lead
Society: 6 Mar 12
Swedish dreamboat Joel Kinnaman has nabbed yet another lead in a potential Hollywood blockbuster, agreeing to play RoboCop in the MGM remake of the classic action movie.
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Bildt 'worried' over WikiLeaks smear plans
Politics: 23 Feb 12
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said on Thursday he is taking very seriously WikiLeaks' plans to launch a smear campaign against Sweden to stop the potential extradition of founder Julian Assange to the United States.
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Sweden and the US in joint climate venture
Science & Technology: 17 Feb 12
Sweden and the US have joined another four countries in a bid to reduce emissions of soot, ozone and methane gas in the environment to slow down global warming.
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Extradition bid 'not a human rights violation'
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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Extradition 'undermines' legal principles: lawyer
National: 1 Feb 12
Julian Assange, head of WikiLeaks, appeared before the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday, starting the new leg in his battle against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.
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Swedes targeted in 'Anonymous' hack
Business & Money: 27 Dec 11
Dozens of Swedes, including staff at government agencies and telecoms giant Ericsson, had their personal data exposed after a breach at US-based security company, reportedly carried out by activist hacking group Anonymous.
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Jailed Swedes 'innocent': Ethiopian rebels
National: 23 Dec 11
Ethiopian rebels called for the release of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson on Thursday, claiming their conviction on terror charges was "unjust". The United States also expressed concern over the verdict.
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'Lundin may have led Bildt to the heart of darkness'
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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Why Sweden should stay out of the EU budget pact
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Dec 11
European leaders have failed to help solve the current debt crisis, and Sweden shouldn't think of signing on to a plan that amounts to an attempt to remake Europe into a super-bureaucratized dream, argues Swedish liberal commentator Johan Norberg.
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Assange cleared to continue extradition fight
National: 5 Dec 11
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been cleared to apply to the UK Supreme Court in an attempt to block his extradition to Sweden over rape allegations, a London court ruled on Monday.
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Sweden does most for the world's poor: study
National: 8 Nov 11
Sweden has topped the list ranking foreign aid policies among the world's wealthy countries for the third year running, according to an annual study by the US-based Center for Global Development (CDG).
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Vattenfall suing Germany over nuke phaseout
Business & Money: 3 Nov 11
Sweden's state-owned energy giant Vattenfall is reportedly planning to file suit against the German government over the closure of its nuclear power plants.
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WikiLeaks and Julian Assange: a timeline
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Nov 11
A timeline of WikiLeak's rise to prominence and subsequent attempts to clamp down on the site and extradite its founder, Julian Assange, who on Wednesday lost an appeal of his extradition to Sweden to answer questions sex crimes accusations.
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Assange's 'day of reckoning' approaches
National: 1 Nov 11
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange awaits a London court's ruling on whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over rape allegations, experts say that appealing the decision may be difficult, the AFP's Danny Kemp explains.
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Court sets date to rule on Assange extradition
National: 28 Oct 11
A court in London will rule on Wednesday next week on whether or not WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited from Britain to face sex crimes allegations in Sweden.
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Washington DC kids get a taste of Swedish food
Society: 26 Oct 11
Some 45,000 school children in the Washington DC area will get the chance to savour some wholesome Swedish food on Wednesday in an initiative by the Nordic embassies in the US capital.
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'Sweden should ask for US help to free journalists jailed in Ethiopia'
Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 11
Just as Sweden helped win the release of two American journalists captured in North Korea in 2009, the US can hopefully find a way to return the favour in Ethiopia before Sweden considers supporting US anti-terror efforts in the region, argues historian Susanne Berger.
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Nordic royals plan New York get-together
National: 13 Oct 11
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia plan to join other Nordic royals in New York next week for a glittering ball and exhibition of Scandinavian art.
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'We were all Americans, at least for a while'
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Obama picks foreign policy expert to be US ambassador to Sweden
Politics: 9 Sep 11
US president Barack Obama has nominated Washington DC-based lawyer and foreign policy expert Mark Brzezinski to be the next US ambassador to Sweden.
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Maud to advise Hillary on women's business
Politics: 21 Aug 11
Sweden’s Centre Party leader, Maud Olofsson, due to retire from her post later this year, has been asked to sit on newly-formed International Council on Women’s Business Leadership, for U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.
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'Obama cares more about Norway than Reinfeldt'
National: 29 Jul 11
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt tried on Friday to respond to criticism that he has been missing-in-action following last week's terror attacks in Norway.
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Lawyer: Assange a victim of judicial mismatch
National: 12 Jul 11
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange arrived at the High Court in London on Tuesday to open his appeal against a ruling to extradite him to Sweden to face allegations of rape.
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Assange prepares for Sweden extradition fight
National: 11 Jul 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a UK court ruling to extradite him to Sweden to face rape and sexual assault allegations.
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Foreign students grapple with new fingerprint rule
Education: 22 Jun 11
New rules requiring biometric information from non-Europeans wishing to study in Sweden is causing problems for would-be foreign students, according to Swedish universities.
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UK bail conditions 'dehumanising': Assange
National: 16 Jun 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday blasted the conditions of his ongoing detention in the UK as "excessive" six months after he was granted conditional bail in his fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations.
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Swedish 'Snabba cash' actor finds more Hollywood success
Society: 14 Jun 11
Swedish heartthrob Joel Kinnaman has snagged yet another lead in an American feature film, according to Hollywood reports.
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Stephen Lynch - laughing in the face of the inferno
Lifestyle: 8 Jun 11
American funnyman Stephen Lynch, the self-professed "musician trapped in the body of a comedian", is all revved to bring his "Beefy Burrito" back to Sweden, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Swedish government keeps quiet on US agents
National: 24 May 11
The Swedish government has declined to comment on Monday’s revelation in the Swedish press that the Swedish Security Service had exposed two American undercover agents in Sweden in 2009.
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US ran 'secret terror hunt' in Sweden: report
National: 23 May 11
US intelligence agents entered Sweden to spy on suspected terrorists without permission from the Swedish government, according to media reports.
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Sweden terror threat stands despite bin Laden death
National: 3 May 11
The death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Sunday has not affected Sweden's security situation regarding terrorist threats, according to the Swedish Security Service.
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Bildt hails 'better world' after bin Ladin death
Politics: 2 May 11
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt welcomed the news from the US that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Ladin has been killed in Pakistan in a comment on Monday morning.
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Two Swedes among Paris fire victims
National: 19 Apr 11
Two Swedish women studying at the Sorbonne were among the victims of a massive fire that swept through a block of flats in Paris last week.
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BP head Svanberg defends deep sea drilling
Science & Technology: 7 Mar 11
The Swedish chairman of BP, Carl-Henric Svanberg, told a conference in Malmö on Monday that the Deep Horizon oil spill "should never have happened", but that deep sea drilling should continue.
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Secrecy slows probe of US embassy surveillance
National: 3 Mar 11
An investigation into the legality of a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm has been hampered by a refusal of people involved to answer questions about the operation, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
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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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Extradition ruling 'gang rape': Assange's mother
National: 24 Feb 11
The mother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told Australian media on Thursday that a UK court decision paving the way for her son's extradition to Sweden amounted to "political and legal gang rape".
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Assange to be extradited to Sweden: UK court
National: 24 Feb 11
A UK court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex crimes allegations. His lawyers have said they will appeal the decision.
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Swedes in pact to split Russian leaders: report
Politics: 16 Feb 11
Sweden has participated in a foreign policy cooperation with the United States, Baltic and Nordic countries to drive a wedge between Russian leaders Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, documents released by WikiLeaks show.
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Assange 'offered to come to Sweden': lawyer
National: 9 Feb 11
Lawyers for Julian Assange said on Tuesday their client had repeatedly offered to be interviewed in Sweden over sex crime allegations. The WikiLeaks founder's extradition hearing is scheduled to resume on Friday.
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Death penalty 'unlikely' for Assange: experts
Politics: 9 Feb 11
Claims by lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that extradition to the United States could land him in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp or on death row are "impossible", according to experts.
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Assange: Swedish rape case 'an empty black box'
National: 8 Feb 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived at a UK court on Tuesday to continue his battle against extradition to Sweden on suspicion of rape and molestation, arguing that the claims of his accusers lack substance.
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Assange lawyers: Swedish courts 'unfair'
Politics: 7 Feb 11
Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Monday their client would face a "blatantly unfair" trial in Sweden for the sex crimes allegations against him.
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Assange readies for extradition court battle
National: 6 Feb 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to appear before a British court on Monday to fight his extradition to Sweden following the leak of details on the rape allegations against him.
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Swedish Sedin twins face off in NHL all-star game
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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Sweden denies plans to extradite Assange to US
National: 12 Jan 11
The lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's has accused Swedish authorities of secretly planning to extradite him to the US in a German media report.
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WikiLeaks to release new US cables: Assange
National: 11 Jan 11
Following his appearance in a London court related a request to extradite him to Sweden, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange announced on Tuesday that the website will release new classified US diplomatic cables.
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'Sweden has key role in cyberwar': report
Science & Technology: 2 Jan 11
Sweden has a key role in Europe as the U.S. prepares for future cyber-warfare, classified documents released by WikiLeaks indicate.
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Swedish accusers in 'tizzy' for STDs: Assange
National: 21 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange alleged on Tuesday that the Swedish women who accused him of sexual assault got into a "tizzy" about possibly contracting a sexually transmitted disease from him.
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US 'pressured' Sweden on Afghanistan
Politics: 21 Dec 10
Sweden was pressured by the United States to increase its commitment in Afghanistan, documents released by WikiLeaks reveal.
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Extradition part of 'smear campaign': Assange
National: 17 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called attempts to extradite him to Sweden part of a "smear campaign" after he was granted bail in London.
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Assange granted bail as court rejects appeal
National: 16 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted conditional bail on Thursday after a London court rejected an appeal to keep him in jail as he fights extradition to Sweden to answer allegations of sex crimes.
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UK court to decide on bail for Assange
National: 16 Dec 10
Beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn on Thursday if he will be granted bail as he battles extradition attempts to Sweden over allegations of rape and molestation.
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Assange remains in prison on bail challenge
National: 15 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains in a London prison even after a British court decided to grant him bail on charges of rape and molestation after Swedish prosecutors challenged the ruling.
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Sweden appeal keeps Assange in prison
National: 14 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison despite being granted conditional bail earlier on Tuesday after lawyers acting for Sweden said they would challenge the ruling.
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Bildt pays tribute to diplomat Holbrooke
Politics: 14 Dec 10
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt praised US diplomat Richard Holbrooke, with whom he helped negotiate the 1995 Dayton peace accords, following his death on Monday.
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Second bail hearing for WikiLeaks' Assange
National: 14 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear in a British court on Tuesday in a second attempt to secure bail after his arrest over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden.
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Global demonstrations call for Assange's release
National: 11 Dec 10
A number of demonstrations are set to take place around the world on Saturday to call for the release of beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a London prison, where he awaits possible extradition to Sweden to face rape charges.
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'Integration a fiasco': Gothenburg official
National: 10 Dec 10
Gothenburg municipal officials described Sweden's integration policy as a "fiasco" to the US embassy, according to a document published by WikiLeaks.
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Bildt denies US contact on Assange extradition
Politics: 8 Dec 10
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt denied on Wednesday that there have been contacts between Swedish and US authorities on the possible extradition of beleaguered WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
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Assange remanded by London court
National: 7 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was remanded in custody by London court on Tuesday after he vowed to fight extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.
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Bildt a 'medium-sized dog': US embassy
Politics: 6 Dec 10
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt is compared to a "medium-sized dog" with "limited political skills" in cables sent from the US embassy in Stockholm and released by WikiLeaks.
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Charges against Assange 'not political': prosecutor
Politics: 6 Dec 10
A Swedish prosecutor investigating the rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied speculation from one of his lawyers Sunday that the case is politically motivated.
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Swedish ire stopped CIA 'terror flights'
National: 5 Dec 10
Suspicions that the United States was transporting terror suspects via Sweden on clandestine flights resulted in a diplomatic crisis, according to documents released by WikiLeaks.
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WikiLeaks shifts domains as PayPal cuts donations
Politics: 5 Dec 10
WikiLeaks battled to stay online on Saturday after Sweden issued a new arrest warrant for its elusive publisher Julian Assange, while PayPal axed donations to the whistleblowing website.
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Top Social Democrat to US: party 'lacks ideas'
Politics: 4 Dec 10
The Social Democrats' foreign policy spokesperson Urban Ahlin criticised his party's lack of ideas in meetings with officials from the US embassy, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
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Sweden renews Assange arrest warrant
National: 3 Dec 10
Swedish police have released a new international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks frontman Julian Assange to satisfy the requirements of the police in Britain, where the Australian is reported to be residing.
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Sweden 'tricked' in failed Norway Gripen bid
National: 3 Dec 10
Sweden was deceived by both the United States and Norway regarding the latter’s interest in signing a multi-billion kronor deal to buy Sweden's JAS Gripen fighter plane.
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Swedish police to renew Assange arrest warrant
Politics: 2 Dec 10
Swedish police on Thursday confirmed that a new international arrest warrant will be issued for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, conceding that the first could not be applied in Britain due to a procedural error.
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Swedish supreme court rejects Assange appeal
Science & Technology: 2 Dec 10
Sweden's supreme court will not take up the appeal of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, while Swedish police denied that an administrative error on their part had hampered the Australian's arrest.
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Social Democrat asked US for Afghan aid: report
Politics: 1 Dec 10
The Social Democrats' foreign policy spokesman, Urban Ahlin has denied a report from the US embassy in Stockholm alleging that he asked for American assistance to boost support for the Swedish mission in Afghanistan.
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Swedish diplomat: new WikiLeaks 'regrettable'
Politics: 29 Nov 10
Over 800 secret American documents about relations with Sweden have been released by WikiLeaks, according to Swedish media reports.
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Sweden knew of US surveillance: report
National: 19 Nov 10
Sweden’s former Social Democratic government was informed in 2002 about a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm, secret documents reveal.
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Sweden helps world's poor most: study
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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Sweden to probe US embassy surveillance
Politics: 8 Nov 10
A Swedish prosecutor announced plans on Monday to open a formal investigation into the legality of information gathering activities carried out by the US embassy in Stockholm.
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Sweden named 'best embassy' in US capital
National: 28 Oct 10
The Swedish embassy in Washington, DC has been named the city's best embassy by the readers of the Washington Post newspaper.
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Swedish soldier killed in Afghanistan
National: 16 Oct 10
A Swedish soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday when an armoured vehicle was blown up by a improvised explosive device west of Mazar-i-Sharif.
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'Millennium' star set to rival Tom Cruise in MI:4
Society: 24 Sep 10
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports.
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'Chlamydia blog' mum deprived of benefits
National: 21 Sep 10
Annica Holmquist, the 55-year-old whose battle with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency caused an election campaign stir after her plight was described on her daughter's blog, will lose her benefits, despite assurances of a "solution".
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Reinfeldt rocked by 'chlamydia letter'
National: 19 Sep 10
Sweden's government came under fire this week for its sick leave reforms after the Chlamydia Letter blogger (pictured) told the story of her 55-year-old mother who had her benefits withdrawn despite suffering from a rare disfigurement syndrome.
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Swedish MMA star Malik Mawlayi's history of violence
Lifestyle: 10 Sep 10
From a childhood spent in war torn Afghanistan to the gyms of Malmö and the rough and tumble world of mixed martial arts (MMA), Sweden’s Malik Mawlayi has learned to cope with violence, explains James Goyder.
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Assange: 'I'm the only victim' in rape scandal
Science & Technology: 8 Sep 10
Julian Assange has alleged the United States pressured Swedish intelligence to deny WikiLeaks "safe-haven", claiming in an interview that the rape charges against him are part of "a clear set-up".
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Iceland MP: Assange should resign
National: 8 Sep 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should step aside as a spokesman for the website in light of rape allegations against him in Sweden, an Icelandic parliamentarian and close associate of the site said on Tuesday.
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Assange claims of dirty tricks 'absurd' - Pentagon
National: 23 Aug 10
The Pentagon has rejected as 'absurd' claims by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that it may be behind a rape accusation that prompted Swedish prosecutors to issue a warrant for his arrest which was later withdrawn.
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Assange: Pentagon could be behind rape claim
National: 22 Aug 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has speculated that the Pentagon could be behind a rape accusation that prompted Swedish prosecutors to issue a warrant for his arrest which was later withdrawn.
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Top outgoing UN Swede slams Ban Ki-moon
National: 22 Jul 10
Aides to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were in damage control mode on Wednesday after a blistering attack on his leadership by the outgoing Swedish head of a UN unit battling internal fraud.
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US authorities bust Swedish cocaine ring
National: 30 Jun 10
A Swedish man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of being behind a ring of cocaine smugglers planning to ship 12 kilogrammes of the drug to Sweden hidden in car interiors.
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Bildt defends embattled US General McChrystal
Politics: 23 Jun 10
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has defended embattled US Commander in Afghanistan Stanley McChrystal on his blog on Wednesday amid the ongoing fallout over remarks McChrystal allegedly made in a Rolling Stone interview.
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Hockey star Bäckström in multi-million dollar deal
Sport: 18 May 10
Swedish hockey player Nicklas Bäckström has signed a 10-year $67 million contract with his NHL team, the Washington Capitals, after completing the best season of his career.
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Thinner girls at greater risk of cancer: study
Science & Technology: 16 Apr 10
The risk of contracting cancer after the menopause is greater for girls who are considered thin at the age of seven than their chubbier counterparts, a new Swedish study published on Wednesday claims.
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Turkish ambassador arrives back in Sweden
Politics: 30 Mar 10
Turkey's ambassador Zergün Korutürk returned to her post in Stockholm on Tuesday, two weeks after she was recalled over the Swedish parliament's recognition of the Ottoman Turk massacre of Armenians as genocide.
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US retreats on Swedish glass deal: report
National: 26 Mar 10
Glass maker Orrefors has reacted with astonishment to US media reports that Hillary Clinton has bowed under pressure to rebid a major contract won by the Swedish firm.
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Turkish ambassador returns to Sweden
Politics: 25 Mar 10
Turkey has announced that its ambassador will return to Sweden, despite a vote by parliament in Stockholm to recognize as genocide the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
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Ikea offers repose in Paris metro marketing campaign
Business & Money: 17 Mar 10
Swedish furniture chain Ikea has adopted an unorthodox method to get its products into the mind's eye of discerning Parisians - by lining metro station platforms with living room furniture.
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US rage as Clinton opts for Swedish crystal
Society: 16 Mar 10
In a deal that has met with criticism in the United States, Swedish glass maker Orrefors Kosta Boda has landed a $5.4 million contract to supply fine crystal stemware to US embassies worldwide..
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