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May 28, 2012
Zimbabwe
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Swede tells of friend's Africa bungee terror
Society: 9 Jan 12
A Swedish woman who filmed a terrifying video of her Australian friend's bungee-jump gone wrong in Africa was certain that she was witnessing her friend's death.
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Swedish loan expands Zimbabwe's mobile net
Business & Money: 11 Aug 10
Zimbabwe's largest mobile operator, Econet Wireless, has secured a $60-million loan facility from Swedish export credit agency EKN to expand its infrastructure, the firm said Wednesday.
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'Auschwitz wasn't on another planet'
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 10
On the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou reflects on the importance of memory and self-examination, in Sweden and beyond, if we are to avoid recurrences of a catastrophe that was entirely man-made.
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Sweden slams Zimbabwe over PM aide arrest
National: 16 Oct 09
The Swedish EU Presidency has slammed a decision by a Zimbabwe court to send a
close aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to jail, calling it an act of "politically motivated abuse."
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Zimbabwe sanctions not discussed in EU meeting
National: 13 Sep 09
The Swedish development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson has said that EU sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe were not discussed at an EU meeting with President Mugabe on Saturday.
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Sweden refuses SA request to drop Zimbabwe sanctions
Politics: 12 Sep 09
The Swedish EU presidency has resisted pressure from South African President Jacob Zuma to drop sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson will meanwhile head an EU delegation to Harare on Saturday.
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Insider knowledge from Sweden's top political shindig
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jun 09
The Local's new bloggers Louise Ribbing and Anna Wramner tune in to the buzz, whispers and seismic shifts emanating from Almedalen Week, Sweden's annual political wonkfest.
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Mugabe guard roughs up Riksdag member
Politics: 15 Apr 09
A Swedish parliamentarian’s decision to snap a couple of pictures of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe did not sit well with the president’s bodyguards.
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Swedish aid to help Zimbabwe fight cholera
Politics: 19 Mar 09
Sweden has agreed to provide 84 million kronor ($10.5 million) in humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in part to help the country battle its ongoing cholera epidemic.
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A royal mess: Why Sweden can’t have its own Obama
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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Nordic countries demand Mugabe's resignation
National: 19 Dec 08
Sweden has joined with the other Nordic countries in calling for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down.
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Surveillance law vote ‘betrayed tenets of a democratic state’
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Jul 08
Bangladeshi refugee and writer Tasneem Khalil explains why the Riksdag's vote in favour of the surveillance law has him feeling let down by the country to which he fled to escape state-sanctioned domestic spying.
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Bildt slams Mugabe's re-election in Zimbabwe
National: 30 Jun 08
Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt on Monday condemned the re-election of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, urging other African countries to take an active role in re-establishing democracy in the southern African country.
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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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Kenyans dominate Stockholm marathon
Sport: 1 Jun 08
Kenyans Isabellah Andersson and Willy Korir won their respective Stockholm marathon races on Saturday.
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Swedish sun is summer's star attraction
Lifestyle: 28 May 08
He may not be able to back it up with hard science, but David Bartal is willing to wager that Sweden has probably the best sunshine in the world.
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Winning Nobel ‘a bloody disaster’ for British author
Society: 12 May 08
British author Doris Lessing has said that winning the Nobel Prize for Literature was a "bloody disaster", adding she has now stopped writing, the BBC reported Sunday.
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Sweden issues Zimbabwe travel ban
Politics: 18 Apr 08
The Swedish government on Friday advised Swedes to avoid "non-essential" trips to Zimbabwe due to tensions following last month's elections there.
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What is Nobel Week really about?
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Dec 07
As Nobel laureates, foreign media and a host of other dignitaries descend on Stockholm, Charlotte West recalls her conversations with two of last year’s winners about the real significance of Nobel Week.
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Mugabe in attack on Sweden
Politics: 9 Dec 07
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has added Sweden to his list of hate objects. PM Fredrik Reinfeldt says he is honoured.
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Lessing argues for Africa's 'unheard voices'
National: 7 Dec 07
Nobel Literature Prize winner Doris Lessing has used her Nobel lecture to argue that the future of literature lies in knowledge-hungry developing countries, rather than in the apathetic west, writes Charlotte West.
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Reinfeldt 'will not boycott summit over Mugabe'
National: 31 Oct 07
Sweden is opposed to inviting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to an EU-Africa summit in December in Lisbon but will not boycott the meeting if he attends, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Wednesday.
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Reinfeldt 'must boycott Africa summit' over Zimbabwe
National: 13 Oct 07
Pressure is growing on Fredrik Reinfeldt to boycott a meeting between European and African leaders if Robert Mugabe attends. Liberal Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Birgitta Ohlsson has called on Reinfeldt to follow Gordon Brown's lead.
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Doris Lessing wins Nobel
National: 11 Oct 07
British author Doris Lessing - "that epicist of the female experience" - has won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy has announced.
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Sweden scraps aid to China
National: 27 Aug 07
Sweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China and Vietnam among those losing out. The Social Democrats accuse the government of "abandoning Asia."
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Man convicted of spreading HIV
Society: 26 Jul 07
A HIV positive man has been jailed by a court in Gothenburg for having sex with women without telling them about his condition. Two of the women were later diagnosed as HIV positive.
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Sports digest: Dog bite sidelines Björn Borg
Sport: 11 Jun 07
Tennis: A vicious dog puts paid to Borg's return to grass. Athletics: Zimbabwean wins second consecutive Stockholm marathon. Football: AIK fail to rediscover last season's form.
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'Lost' Swedish aid millions are the tip of the iceberg
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jan 07
Swedish foreign aid agency SIDA spent 22 million kronor trying to find out how many people are publicly employed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is not the only example of wasted foreign aid, says Nima Sanandaji.
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Swedes pirating more software
Society: 23 May 06
Sweden has one of the world's lowest rates of pirate copying, but the problem is getting worse, and the software industry loses billions of kronor a year.
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Sweden: Zimbabwe must take responsibility
National: 16 Mar 06
Sweden urges Robert Mugabe's government to mend fences with the West as it joins a UN humanitarian drive to help Zimbabweans reeling from poverty, food shortages and galloping inflation.
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Swedish report highlights worldwide union killings
Smörgåsbord: 1 Oct 05
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Royals and Persson at Pope?s funeral
National: 8 Apr 05
As John Paul II is buried in Rome, Swedish leaders are on hand to pay their respects. Göran Persson said that, despite their differences, he saw the late pontiff as a “great religious leader”.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
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 »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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