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Sweden fires back at Trump with 'facts'
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Sweden fires back at Trump with 'facts'

Sweden has sought to set the record straight after Donald Trump linked immigration to a supposed rise in violence in the Scandinavian country, publishing "facts" to correct "simplistic" and "inaccurate information".
Five things President Trump could mean for Sweden
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Five things President Trump could mean for Sweden

Donald Trump’s presidency has thrown up a number of big questions to consider, not least in Sweden. With that in mind, The Local spoke to experts on politics, the economy, and technology in the Nordic nation about what his tenure could mean.
Swedish PM: Trump 'open-minded' on climate deal
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Swedish PM: Trump 'open-minded' on climate deal

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has revealed some of the details of his first phone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump, and the American has again delivered a signal that his views on the Paris agreement on climate change have altered from those stated during the presidential race.
Swedish paper criticized for 'anti-Semitic' Trump cartoon
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Swedish paper criticized for 'anti-Semitic' Trump cartoon

A Swedish newspaper has been criticized for running a cartoon of Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump in which the two are being carried by an Orthodox Jew, a KKK member and a gun-carrying figure branded with the Israeli flag, with critics calling the drawing anti-Semitic.
Swedish PM still waiting for Trump phone call
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Swedish PM still waiting for Trump phone call

Donald Trump has yet to arrange to speak with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, despite the Swedish leader sending him a congratulatory letter and the US President-elect already calling Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
What Mexicans in Sweden think of Donald Trump
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What Mexicans in Sweden think of Donald Trump

Americans aside, the promise of building a wall means Mexicans are arguably the nationality most likely to be impacted by Donald Trump's presidency. Yet while there has been no shortage of interviews with US citizens living abroad over their feelings on the election, the same isn't the case for Mexicans. With that in mind, The Local spoke to three Mexicans living in Sweden to hear what they think about an outspoken critic of their homeland becoming US president, and how it felt to watch the campaign from afar.
Why Monica Lewinsky is in Sweden right now
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Why Monica Lewinsky is in Sweden right now

On the same day that Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential election, a prominent figure in American political history who will forever be linked to the losing candidate was thousands of kilometres away on Swedish soil.