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.

World news related to Sweden – overview

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• December 10th 2009 – October 20th 2009
• October 19th 2009 – August 10th 2009
• July 28th 2009 – April 28th 2009
• April 17th 2009 – February 18th 2009
• February 17th 2009 – September 5th 2008
• August 17th 2008 – June 14th 2008
• June 14th 2008 – December 14th 2007
• November 1st 2007 – June 30th 2007
• June 9th 2007 – January 15th 2007
• January 8th 2007 – September 6th 2006
• September 1st 2006 – June 21st 2006
• June 20th 2006 – February 28th 2006
• February 26th 2006 – November 18th 2005

Sweden: news

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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Sweden top on migrant welcome

Monday, October 15th 2007, 4:28

Sweden tops a new study that exposes wide variations in the integration of migrants in European countries.
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Tennis: Roddick sends US to final

Sunday, September 23rd 2007, 16:43
related countries: Russia, United States

Andy Roddick's straight-sets victory over Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman takes the United States to the Davis Cup final against Russia.
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Sweden cartoonist in hiding

Monday, September 17th 2007, 18:31

A Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad as a dog goes into hiding.
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Bounty set over Prophet cartoon

Saturday, September 15th 2007, 16:26
related countries: Iraq
related places: Al

Al-Qaeda in Iraq offers a reward for the murder of a Swedish cartoonist over his Prophet Muhammad drawing.
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Sweden acts to cool cartoon row

Friday, September 7th 2007, 17:08

Sweden's prime minister meets Muslim envoys in an effort to defuse a row about a Prophet Muhammad cartoon.
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Sweden 'regrets' Prophet cartoon

Friday, August 31st 2007, 16:28
related countries: Pakistan

Sweden tells Pakistan it regrets publication of a fresh newspaper cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
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Stasi had spy ring in Sweden

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 13:22

Sweden reveals the existence of a list of 50 Swedish Stasi spies who were uncovered after the Cold War.
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Stockholm introduces road charge

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 17:06
related places: Stockholm

Swedish capital Stockholm starts congestion charging in an effort to reduce traffic, noise and air pollution.
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Film director Bergman dies at 89

Monday, July 30th 2007, 16:50

Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman, one of the key figures in modern cinema, dies at the age of 89.
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Ford denies talks to sell Volvo

Monday, July 16th 2007, 6:46

Ford Motor denies reports that it is in talks about selling off its Swedish carmaking division Volvo.
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Tennis: Soderling v Nadal

Saturday, June 30th 2007, 14:51

Play is suspended for rain as second seed Rafael Nadal meets Sweden's Robin Soderling in the third round on Centre Court.
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