News: Sweden

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sweden in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Sweden: news

Police probe plane alert 'hoax'

Sunday, September 26th 2010, 10:21
related countries: Canada, Pakistan
related places: Toronto

Canadian police investigate whether a Pakistani plane flying from Toronto was diverted to Sweden because of a hoax call.
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Man freed after Sweden jet alert

Saturday, September 25th 2010, 16:24
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Stockholm

A man is released following police questioning in Sweden after a Pakistan-bound plane from Canada lands there amid fears that a bomb is on board.
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Protests against Sweden far-right

Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 1:35
related places: Stockholm

Thousands protest in Stockholm and Gothenburg against the election to Sweden's parliament of 20 members of a far-right party.
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Far-right breakthrough

Monday, September 20th 2010, 16:03

How did this happen in "tolerant" Sweden?
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Swedish far-right enters assembly

Monday, September 20th 2010, 9:16

Sweden's far-right wins parliamentary seats for the first time, denying the governing centre-right alliance an overall majority.
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Sweden re-elects centre-right alliance

Monday, September 20th 2010, 1:21

Sweden's governing centre-right alliance has been re-elected, but is short of an overall majority, official preliminary results show.
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Sweden narrowly re-elects right

Sunday, September 19th 2010, 22:42

Sweden's centre-right alliance wins re-election but loses its overall majority as the anti-immigrant far-right enters parliament for the first time.
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US slips in competitiveness poll

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 22:03
related countries: Singapore, United States

The United States has been overtaken by Sweden and Singapore in the World Economic Forum's competitiveness survey.
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European police in pirate raids

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 16:00

Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown
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Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened

Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 10:50

Sweden's director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
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AC Milan sign Ibrahimovic on loan

Sunday, August 29th 2010, 10:42

AC Milan agree deal to sign Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a season-long loan from Barcelona.
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Test 'can predict C-section need'

Saturday, August 28th 2010, 23:17
related places: A

A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.
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Sweden justifies Assange warrant

Sunday, August 22nd 2010, 15:08

Swedish prosecutors defend their decision to issue then withdraw a warrant against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on rape charges.
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Wikileaks rape warrant cancelled

Saturday, August 21st 2010, 16:02
related places: An

An arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on rape accusations is abruptly cancelled by Swedish authorities just hours after it was issued.
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Wikileaks founder accused of rape

Saturday, August 21st 2010, 11:22

Swedish officials say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation.
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No refuge

Saturday, August 14th 2010, 11:10

Plight of Iraqis facing deportation, instead of asylum, in Sweden
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Driver faces world-record fine after Swiss speeding

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 22:49
related countries: Switzerland

A Swedish man who was caught by Swiss police driving at 290km/h is facing a world-record speeding fine of SFr1.08m ($1m; £656,000).
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Sorry Scotland beaten in Sweden

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 20:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Craig Levein suffers his first defeat as Scotland coach as Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspires Sweden to a comfortable win.
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Gay powers past Bolt in Stockholm

Friday, August 6th 2010, 19:20
related countries: Jamaica
related places: Stockholm

Tyson Gay hands Usain Bolt only his second professional 100m defeat with the American winning in 9.84 seconds at Stockholm's Diamond League meeting.
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Baltic divers come up with 'world's oldest champagne'

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 15:43
related countries: France

Swedish divers find 30 bottles of champagne in a shipwreck believed to date from before the French Revolution in 1789.
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Empty pockets

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 13:46

Sweden weighs benefits of ditching cash
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Volvo calls for emission openness

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 15:04

The Swedish carmaker Volvo calls for greater openness about all harmful emissions from cars, not just CO2.
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Swedish feminists burn cash to protest against unequal pay

Tuesday, July 6th 2010, 14:06

A Swedish feminist party burns cash in protest against unequal pay for women ahead of September elections.
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Sweden's princess weds commoner

Saturday, June 19th 2010, 20:28
related countries: Seychelles

Stockholm is set for one of its biggest ever public celebrations as Crown Princess Victoria weds her former personal trainer.
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Royal wedding

Saturday, June 19th 2010, 20:24
related countries: Seychelles

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria marries trainer
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Sweden backs new nuclear plants

Friday, June 18th 2010, 9:46

Sweden's parliament decides to replace old nuclear plants with new ones, 30 years after Swedes rejected atomic power.
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Immigrant youths riot in Sweden

Wednesday, June 9th 2010, 15:31
related places: Stockholm

Youths in a mainly immigrant suburb of Stockholm rampage for a second night after being refused entry to a school dance.
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Iraqi Airways drops routes

Wednesday, May 26th 2010, 0:24
related countries: Iraq, Kuwait, United Kingdom
related places: London

Iraqi Airways drops flights to London and Sweden after a row with Kuwait over reparations, and the airline may be wound up.
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Sweden expels top Syrian over 'abduction'

Wednesday, May 12th 2010, 9:35
related countries: Syria

Sweden expels a high-ranking Syrian diplomat for allegedly planning to abduct the diplomat's daughter, Swedish media report.
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Swedish prophet artist attacked

Tuesday, May 11th 2010, 20:05

A Swedish cartoonist who depicted Prophet Muhammad as a dog is attacked as he delivers a speech on artistic freedom.
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Greek man sues over being 'Turkish yoghurt model'

Friday, April 9th 2010, 19:57
related countries: Greece, Turkey

A Greek man is suing a dairy in Sweden for $6.9m for using his image on pots of Turkish-style yoghurt, Swedish media report.
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