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Porsche obliged to bid for Scania
German sports car maker Porsche is obliged to place a bid for Swedish truck firm Scania after acquiring more that fifty percent of the voting stock in Volkswagen.
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Violent night in Stockholm
A spate of violent crimes were reported on Monday night in Stockholm. Two stabbings and a serious assault occurred as Sweden prepared for the Eve of Epiphany holiday.
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Marseille close in on Larsson loan
Marseille coach Eric Gerets on Monday said he was confident of landing Swedish veteran Henrik Larsson on loan in the transfer window.
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Sweden to send emergency aid to Gaza
Sweden said on Monday it would send 10 million kronor ($1.3 million) in extra emergency aid to Palestinians in Gaza to help deal with the humanitarian impact of Israel's massive offensive there.
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Swedish city mulls total car ban
The southern Swedish city of Lund is considering a total ban on cars and buses in its historic city centre.
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'Christmas in Sweden is like Groundhog Day'
How many years does it take before Sweden's quirky Christmas traditions start to get irksome? Eight, says Mark Majzner.
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Gambler 'couldn't help' staking bank's money
A 29-year-old Swedish gambler has been charged with aggravated fraud after a security failure allowed him to play, and lose, 700,000 kronor ($90,000) of his bank's money.
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Ukraine gas dispute heads for Stockholm arbitration
The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine could be considered by an arbitration body in Stockholm, according to reports in German and Russian media.
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Post office thief bags underwear and toy phone
A man has been charged with the theft of thousands of letters and packages while employed at a post office sorting terminal in southern Sweden.
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18,000 layoffs in December
Sweden's labour market woes continued in December as 17,960 people were made redundant, according to new figures from the Public Employment Service.
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Debt agency calls for greater compassion
Several civil servants have called for Sweden to take a more compassionate approach to people in debt.
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Birdwatchers flock to Stockholm for rare sparrow sighting
A yellow-browed bunting was spotted near Stockholm on Saturday. The species of sparrow has never before been spotted in Sweden and caused excitement among ornithologists who came from far and wide.
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Swedes stranded in Gaza
Around twenty Swedes stranded in Gaza have been in contact with the Swedish consulate in Jerusalem to seek help leaving the war-torn area.
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Sweden emerges from weekend chill
Temperatures dropped to below -30 degrees Celsius in parts of northern Sweden at the weekend, as the country experienced its coldest weather of the winter so far.
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Safer cigarettes on Swedish shelves in 2010
From 2010 it will become illegal to sell cigarettes in Sweden and across the EU that are not self-extinguishing. The new rules are forecast to save many of the 2,000 lives lost across the continent to fires ignited by cigarettes.
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