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

Brazil 2-2 United States (3-5 pens)

Sunday, July 10th 2011, 20:14
related countries: Brazil, France, United States

The United States beat Brazil 5-3 on penalties to join France, Japan and Sweden in the Women's World Cup semi-finals.
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No sexes please

Thursday, July 7th 2011, 23:57

Sweden's genderless pre-school bans 'he' and 'she'
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VIDEO: First synthetic organ transplant

Thursday, July 7th 2011, 19:14

Surgeons in Sweden have carried out the world's first synthetic organ transplant.
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First synthetic organ transplant

Thursday, July 7th 2011, 16:03

Surgeons in Sweden have carried out the world's first synthetic organ transplant, using an artificial windpipe coated in stem cells.
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Saab can now afford to pay staff

Monday, June 27th 2011, 8:46
related countries: China

The Swedish carmaker Saab announces a big order from a Chinese company, which means it now can afford to pay its staff.
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Saab cannot afford employee wages

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 13:52

Swedish carmaker Saab says it does not have enough money to pay its employees' wages.
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Live - European Team Championships

Sunday, June 19th 2011, 12:31
related places: Stockholm

European and Commomwealth champion Andy Turner wins in the 110m hurdles as Great Britain battle to hang onto a place in the top three in the European Team Championships in Stockholm.
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Live - European Team Championships

Saturday, June 18th 2011, 12:32
related places: Stockholm

Great Britain captain Dai Greene and team-mates Dwain Chambers, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Jenny Meadows are in action on the first day of the European Team Championships in Stockholm.
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Arms trade 'corruption is widespread'

Monday, June 6th 2011, 22:09

Corruption in the global arms industry is systemic and widespread, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Fast Saab

Monday, June 6th 2011, 1:29

Swedish fighter jet guns for global orders
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Saab resumes its car production

Friday, May 27th 2011, 13:20

The Swedish carmaker Saab resumes car production after almost seven weeks at a standstill due to financial difficulties.
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Congo rape study 'questionable'

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 17:24
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: A

A new study on rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo is based on out-of-date and questionable figures, a Swedish academic tells the BBC.
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Denmark to restore border control

Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 16:07
related countries: Denmark, Germany

Denmark, part of the Schengen zone of border-free travel in Europe, is to re-impose some controls amid pressure from the right.
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Manila jails Swedes for cybersex

Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 8:44
related countries: Philippines

Two Swedish men are jailed for life in the Philippines for running a cybersex business that featured naked women performing for internet clients.
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Saab 'to resume car production'

Monday, May 2nd 2011, 15:26

Swedish carmaker Saab plans to resume production within a week after its parent Spyker Cars secured a 30m (£27m) euro loan.
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Swedish film wins Tribeca prize

Friday, April 29th 2011, 10:10

A Swedish film about two teenage girls whose friendship turns to rivalry wins a top award at the Tribeca film festival in New York.
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Hennes & Mauritz sales fall by 5%

Friday, April 15th 2011, 6:54

Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz says that sales have fallen by 5% in March from the same time a year earlier.
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Sweden is most ICT-wired country

Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 21:25
related countries: Singapore

Sweden and Singapore come out top in a World Economic Forum study on the digital competitiveness of nations.
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VIDEO: Is this the unluckiest honeymoon couple?

Thursday, April 7th 2011, 15:37

When Stefan and Erika Svanstrom and their baby girl Elinor left Sweden for a four-month honeymoon they did not expect to encounter a host of natural disasters.
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Swedish queen hurt evading press

Wednesday, April 6th 2011, 15:13

Sweden's Queen Silvia has been injured while trying to escape the attention of a photographer in New York.
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Bombing suspect on terror charges

Monday, March 14th 2011, 19:11
related places: A

A man who was arrested in Glasgow in connection with a suicide bombing in Sweden appears in court on terrorism offences.
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