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Artist Cindy Sherman plays dress-up in Sweden
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Artist Cindy Sherman plays dress-up in Sweden

The inescapable work of US artist Cindy Sherman has perforated Stockholm like a visual scream, both "repelling and riveting", as the Museum of Modern Art (Moderna) shows the darker side to the master of playing dress-up.
Patient records wiped out in system crash
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Patient records wiped out in system crash

A computer system crash may have lost 50,000 patient records from 14 clinics and two major hospitals in southern Sweden. Three weeks later, a Norwegian company is still attempting to recover the documents.
American dad defends Swedish mother
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American dad defends Swedish mother

The American father whose infant son was left unattended outside a restaurant in the United States has defended his Swedish wife's actions, claiming that 'hysterical' passers-by over-reacted.
Swedish research proves Sigmund Freud right
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Swedish research proves Sigmund Freud right

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.
Parents fail to cash in on gender equity bonus
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Parents fail to cash in on gender equity bonus

Swedish parents missed out on over 60 million kronor ($ 9.67 million) last year after almost half of couples entitled to the government's gender equity bonus (Jämställdhetsbonus) neglected to apply, according to recent figures from the Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan).
Top human rights lawyer to defend Assange
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Top human rights lawyer to defend Assange

High-profile human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson will represent beleaguered WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in his extradition fight from Britain to Sweden, the lawyer's office announced on Wednesday.
Hackers disable Swedish prosecutor's website
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Hackers disable Swedish prosecutor's website

The website of the Swedish prosecutor's office pursuing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange came under cyber attack on Tuesday in the latest salvo in a campaign by online supporters who have also struck PayPal and the Swiss Post Office bank.