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Drug gang violence in Sweden linked to 60% increase in bomb blasts

A surge in drug-linked gang violence in Sweden led to a 60% increase in bomb blasts in 2019, according to government statistics, as police work to rid the streets of…

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Significant reductions in passengers flying in Sweden as anti-flying movement takes-off

The number of passengers who flew through Swedish airports fell four percent in 2019, Swedish state-owned airport operator Swedavia said on Friday, with the drop led by a decline in…

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Photo Story: Fears of climate change may go a long way back

A father and a son look at the Viking-era Rok runestone near the Lake Vattern and the town of Odeshog, Ostergotland, Sweden. The Rokstone, dated to the 9th century, is…

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Photo Story: Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday attending Fridays For Future climate strike in Stockholm

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday by attending the weekly 'Fridays For Future' climate strike outside the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, 03 January 2020. …

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Photo Story: Greta at ‘Fridays For Future’ protest in Stockholm

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike arranged by the organisation 'Fridays For Future' outside the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, 20 December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/PONTUS LUNDAHL

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Ryanair to close bases in Nuremberg, Stockholm

Budget airline Ryanair announced that it will be closing bases in Nuremberg and Stockholm. The decision was brought about by the delayed delivery of the Boeing 737 Max airplanes. The new…

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Photo Story: The International Horse Show in Stockholm

Lorenzo de Luca from Italy with the horse ‘Amarit d 'Amour’ in action during the jump competition at the Sweden International Horse Show in the Friends Arena in Stockholm- Solna,…

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Swedish prosecutors to discontinue alleged rape investigations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The alleged rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, has been discontinued, a Swedish prosecutor has said. “I want to inform about my…

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Dutch are the most proficient English speakers in the world

The Dutch are the most proficient English speakers in the world, a global study of English skills has found. Swedish education company used an online language proficiency test to rank…

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Greta Thunberg turns down green award, says climate movement does not need any more awards

Greta Thunberg has turned down an environmental award and £40,000 in prize money because "bragging" and "beautiful words" will not cut carbon emissions. The Swedish campaigner revealed in an Instagram…

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Photo Story: Gotland Grand National Enduro Competition

Participants at the start of the Gotland Grand National 2019 Enduro Competition at Tofta airport, Gotland, Sweden, 26 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/SOREN ANDERSSON

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Denmark sets up temporary border control at border with Sweden

Denmark will set up temporary border controls at the Swedish border starting next month, the country’s justice minister Nick Haekkerup said on Thursday. The move comes after two Swedes were…

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Nobel season opens today with Medicine Prize

The announcement of the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday opens an unusual 2019 Nobel season in which two literature laureates will be crowned after a scandal postponed last year's award,…

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First Saab Gripen E fighter handed over to Brazil

The first Saab Gripen E fighter was handed over to Brazil during a ceremony at Saab in Linkoping, Sweden. Brazil has ordered 28 Gripen E and eight Gripen F fighters…

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Microsoft to build data centre in Malmo

Microsoft has struck a deal to build data centers powered entirely by renewable energy in in Staffanstorp outside Malmo in Sweden. It is the third land investment Microsoft has made…

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Denmark to tighten Swedish border controls

The Danish prime minister has pledged to tighten controls at the Swedish border after two bomb blasts in Copenhagen this week. Two Swedish men have been charged over the attacks.…

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UK and Sweden partner on future combat air

British Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and her Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist have signed a landmark agreement to partner on future combat air. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commits both governments…

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Nine Swedes die after plane crashes near Umea, Sweden

Nine Swedes were killed when their plane crashed during a skydiving trip near Umea, a small university city in northern Sweden, authorities said on Sunday. The small plane designed to…

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Photo Story: Outdoor Smoking Ban In Sweden

A view of a cafe welcoming sign warning customers of an outdoor smoking ban, in Stockholm, Sweden, 01 July 2019. An outdoor smoking ban in Sweden in certain public…

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The US formally submitted an extradition request for Julian Assange

The United States government has formally submitted an extradition request to the UK for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange was evicted on April 11 from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London,…

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Swedish Police shoot man at Malmo central station

Swedish police opened fire and injured a man at the central station in Malmo, in southern Sweden, after what was described as “threatening behavior”. Railway traffic to and from the…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Latest : A four-storey building collapsed in Main Street, Mellieħa on Saturday near the former Shoppers Supermarket where construction is taking place next door. An eldery woman who…

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Powerful explosion in Swedish town of Linkoping

Swedish police are investigating the source of a powerful explosion that damaged buildings in the centre of Linkoping, a town in southern Sweden. Swedish public radio reported that a…

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Swedish Court rejected request to detain Assange over 2010 rape case

A Swedish court on Monday rejected a request to detain Julian Assange over a 2010 rape case, dashing the prosecutor's hopes of having him swiftly extradited from Britain. The Uppsala…

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Switzerland and Sweden the top in Europe for skilled foreign workers and students

Switzerland and Sweden are the most attractive locations for highly qualified foreign workers, according to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In a ranking…

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Europe Votes: Sweden, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Sweden : Sweden – The Projections If turnout of 51.07% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts S…

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Sweden files request for Assange’s arrest over rape allegation

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday filed a request for his arrest. The warrant, if granted, would be the…

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Sweden reopens rape case against Assange

A Swedish prosecutor announced on Monday that Sweden will reopen a preliminary investigation into rape allegations against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange. Sweden's prosecutors first ordered Assange’s arrest in 2010 after…

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Stockholm Moderate Party votes to abolish state TV

At the annual meeting of the Moderate Party's Stockholm Country division, members overwhelmingly voted to in future campaign to close down Swedish state TV broadcaster SVT, the radio broadcaster Sveriges …

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Eight European countries with ambitious strategy to tackle climate change

Eight European countries - France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden - have called for an ambitious strategy to tackle climate change – and to spend a…

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Photostory: SAS pilots strike ends

President and CEO of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Rickard Gustafson speaks during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Frosundavik, Stockholm, Sweden. After a seven-day pilot strike in Sweden, Denmark…

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SAS pilots strike enters seventh day

Scandinavian airline SAS and unions are locked in mediation talks as a pilot strike that has grounded almost 400,000 passengers entered its seventh day on Thursday. SAS has cancelled more…

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More SAS flight cancellations for Monday, Tuesday due to pilot strike

Scandinavian airline SAS has canceled a further 1,213 flights for Monday and Tuesday after pilots began their strike on Friday. Mediators say there are no signs of fresh negotiations and…

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Assange extradition could take years

Human Rights lawyer, Shoib M Khan says it is likely that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will end up in the States. But he added that it could take months or…

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ECB looking into Swedbank’s Estonian operations

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking into Swedbank's Estonian operations, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported on Wednesday, citing an undisclosed source. Sweden is not part of the eurozone but…

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Entrapment – The Russian shadow over banking’s Nordic noir and money-laundering scandals – FT

When Nordic banks started to flood into the Baltic countries at the turn of the century, it seemed a golden opportunity to establish a lucrative new business in a hyper-competitive…

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Swedbank Chairman resigns over money laundering scandal

Lars Idermark, resigned as Swedbank Chairman, just a week after the bank’s chief executive was ousted over her handling of a money laundering scandal. In his resignation letter, Idermark said…

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No probe into Swedbank over Browder complaint

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority said on Monday it had decided against opening a probe into Swedbank in relation to a criminal complaint over money laundering allegations brought by…

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Swedish police raid Swedbank on suspicion of laundering illicit money from Russia

Swedish police on Wednesday raided the headquarters of Swedbank, the latest Scandinavian banking giant to come under suspicion of laundering billions of dollars in illicit funds from Russia. WSJ reports…

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Swedbank lambasted by Swedish Minister

Per Bolund, Sweden’s financial market minister, criticised Swedbank after the bank released a short and highly redacted report into a money laundering scandal. See full report here Bolund’s comments to…

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Internal 2018 Swedbank report shows billions in ‘suspicious’ Baltic transfers

Swedish state television SVT reported that in September, an internal Swedbank report showed that between 2007-2015 some $10 billion of transactions between suspicious customers of Swedbank and Danske Bank in…

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Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen climate activist, nominated for the Nobel

The 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work leading a youth campaign to halt climate change. Her name…

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Sweden’s far-right party abandons Swexit policy

After a year of campaigning for “Swexit”, the far-right Sweden Democrats have reversed their position on the country’s EU membership. In an op-ed in Aftonbladet, party leader Jimmie Åkesson said…

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Sweden parliament elects Lovfen as Prime Minister after elbowing out far-right

Sweden ended a four-month political vacuum Friday when lawmakers elected Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to a second term, after he elbowed out the far-right to save one of Europe’s few…

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Sweden government deadlock solved as ruling coalition reaches agreement with minority parties

Sweden’s ruling coalition has struck a deal with two minority parties to maintain power and ensure that the far-Right Sweden Democrats cannot gain political influence after 124 days of deadlock. Annie…

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Patient in Sweden admitted with suspected case of Ebola

A patient in Sweden has been admitted to hospital with a suspected case of the highly infectious Ebola disease. Doctors have placed the man in isolation, but say his condition…

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Sweden’s political deadlock persists as parliament rejected candidate for Prime Minister

Sweden’s parliament has for the first time in modern history rejected a candidate for prime minister as political deadlock persists more than two months after inconclusive elections. Ulf Kristersson, leader…

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No new government yet in Sweden

Swedish Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven said Monday he has failed to form a new government, leaving no clear candidate for prime minister nearly two months after an inconclusive election.…

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Bridge and ferry connections between Sweden and Denmark closed on police orders

The bridge closure was part of a search for a Swedish vehicle whose occupants are suspected of "serious crimes", according to Copenhagen Police. "In connection with an ongoing investigation, Copenhagen…

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Swedish Prime Minister loses vote of confidence

Sweden’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, meaning he will have to step down though not immediately. Stefan Lofven, the leader of the Social Democratic Party,…

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29 year old Spanish doctor charged with sexually abusing 52 children including several counts of aggravated rape

A Spanish doctor faces trial in Sweden, charged with sexually abusing 52 child patients, including several counts of aggravated rape, between 2015 and 2017. The 29-year-old is accused of having…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The reunification of mother and child in Malta is perhaps the best news one could lead with this Morning. In other news, we have the latest results of…

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Election Watch – Sweden – Results (UPDATED)

Update: With votes in all but two of 6004 districts counted, the distribution of the 349 seats in the new parliament will look as follows (previous number of seats in…

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Election Watch – The Implications of Sweden’s vote

Sweden’s national election on Sunday is not a traditional political fight between left and right. The country is at a crossroads, and the question is: Will Sweden remain an open society? Swedes…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The news of the possible death of 'ambassador' and Professor Joseph Mifsud makes it Maltese and International headlines in view of the alleged links between Trump's campaign office…

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Election Watch – Sweden

Euronews: Voters in Sweden will decide their new leaders on Sunday in a vote that could change the face of the historically left-leaning country. A party with neo-Nazi origins is…

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