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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

Swedish judge bails Arab singer

Tuesday, November 4th 2008, 19:38
related countries: Syria

A Swedish court frees Syrian singer George Wassouf from jail, but he still faces an investigation for possession of drugs.
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Arab singer held on drugs charges

Sunday, November 2nd 2008, 22:37
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

The Syrian-Lebanese singer, George Wassouf, is arrested in Sweden on suspicion of drug offences, police say.
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Swede 'held in cabin for years'

Friday, September 5th 2008, 12:29
related places: A

A woman may have been locked up in a cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, local newspapers report.
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Summit targets world water issues

Sunday, August 17th 2008, 1:20
related places: A

A summit this week in Sweden will tackle the key issue of water, including sanitation, climate change and drinkable supplies.
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Sony sees sharp fall in profits

Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 8:36

Profits at electronics giant Sony plunge by almost 50%, hurt by losses at its mobile phone venture with Sweden's Ericsson.
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Worry 'ups men's diabetes risk'

Monday, July 28th 2008, 0:15

Anxiety, depression and sleepless nights increase the risk of diabetes in men, a study by Swedish researchers suggests.
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Powell sees off Bolt in Stockholm

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 19:54
related places: Stockholm

Asafa Powell beats Usain Bolt in the battle of the world's fastest men in the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm.
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Powell sees off Bolt in Stockholm

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 19:54
related places: Stockholm

Asafa Powell beats Usain Bolt in the battle of the world's fastest men in the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm.
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Abba quartet reunites for Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia film

Saturday, July 5th 2008, 14:07

Abba quartet reunites for Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia film
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Drunken Swede tries to row home - from Denmark

Tuesday, July 1st 2008, 0:19
related countries: Denmark

A 78-year-old man falls asleep as he tries to row home to Denmark from Sweden after a night drinking, police say.
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Discrimination row after child denies classmates party invites

Sunday, June 29th 2008, 3:45
related places: An

An eight-year-old boy causes a controversy in Sweden by failing to invite two of his classmates to his birthday party.
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UN aid workers freed in Somalia

Saturday, June 28th 2008, 15:37
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somali gunmen free two UN aid workers from Denmark and Sweden - just hours after seizing them, officials say.
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Sweden approves wiretapping law

Thursday, June 19th 2008, 11:14

Sweden passes new laws on surveillance, labelled Europe's most far-reaching eavesdropping plan.
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Russia secure quarter-final place

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 20:39
related countries: Greece, Spain

Russia book a quarter-final with the Netherlands after a stylish 2-0 win over Sweden.
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Jazz champion Svensson dies at 44

Monday, June 16th 2008, 5:14

The Swedish jazz pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson dies in a scuba diving accident at the age of 44.
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Euro 2008: Spain seal spot in quarter-finals

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 20:53
related countries: Spain

Spain book a Euro 2008 quarter-final spot after beating Sweden thanks to David Villa's injury-time winner.
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Aragones impressed by Spain drive

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 19:30
related countries: Spain

Spain coach Luis Aragones says his side were rewarded for their perseverance in the 2-1 win over Sweden.
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Euro 2008: Swedes beat holders Greece

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 20:38
related countries: Greece

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's moment of magic earns Sweden victory over holders Greece in their opening game of Euro 2008.
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Golf: Sorenstam to retire

Tuesday, May 13th 2008, 18:41

Sweden's Annika Sorenstam announces she will retire at the end of the season.
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Denmark 'most networked economy'

Wednesday, April 9th 2008, 10:01
related countries: Denmark, Switzerland

Denmark tops the table of most networked economies, followed by Sweden and Switzerland.
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Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins

Friday, April 4th 2008, 12:35
related places: Stockholm

Swedish archaeologists find a rare hoard of Viking-age silver Arab coins near Stockholm's international airport.
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Pernod Ricard wins Absolut race

Monday, March 31st 2008, 7:46
related countries: France

French alcohol giant Pernod Ricard is to buy Vin & Sprit, maker of Absolut vodka, from the Swedish government.
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Swedish court rules against ads

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 2:17

Sweden's Supreme Court rules that advertising breaks in films shown on TV violate the filmmakers' copyright.
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Grappling with global terror conundrum

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 11:50
related places: Stockholm

Roger Hardy reports from Stockholm as experts debate how to fight "global insurgency."
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Six held in Nordic 'terror raids'

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 15:03
related countries: Norway

Police in Sweden and Norway make six arrests in a co-ordinated operation targeting terror suspects.
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Chile-born tenor jailed for rape

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 17:51
related countries: Chile

Chilean opera singer Ernesto Beltran is sentenced by a Swedish court to two years in jail for rape.
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Briton jailed over HIV infections

Saturday, February 2nd 2008, 3:02
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man is jailed for 14 years in Sweden after infecting two under-age girls with HIV.
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Swedish defence secrets blunder

Friday, January 4th 2008, 19:35

Sweden's military reports a security breach as an employee leaves a memory stick with secrets on a public computer.
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Sweden denies Mogadishu conflict

Friday, December 14th 2007, 18:44
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Sweden rejects asylum seekers from Mogadishu, Somalia, saying there is no armed conflict there.
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Sweden aide quits over bar furore

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 15:30

Sweden's top civil servant quits following reports of an apparently drunken evening in a bar with a TV reporter.
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France holds Swedish betting boss

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 8:44
related countries: France

Online betting firm Unibet says its boss has been detained by police over an alleged breach of French gambling laws.
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