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Sweden PM: US, EU must admit more Iraq refugees
May 27 2008, AP

Sweden’s prime minister urged the United States and European countries to step up and admit more Iraqi refugees and said Tuesday that his Scandinavian country has shouldered too much of the burden.In an interview ahead of a U.N. conference on Iraq,...

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Sweden: banks may have to join guarantee scheme
AP, Stockholm
Sweden’s financial markets minister is warning that the government’s bank guarantee scheme could become compulsory for the Nordic country’s main banks...
EU, Sweden, Bank, Bailouts
made popular Nov 15 2008
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Reduced sentence for Swedish man in al-Qaida scam
AP, Stockholm
A man who falsely told the FBI that his son-in-law visiting the United States had links to al-Qaida and supported the “Muslim world’s revenge on U.S....
EU, Sweden, al, Qaida
made popular Nov 13 2008
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Slussen gears up for a makeover
Naresh Chauhan, Shimla
Projects requiring construction work in busy areas is one helluva challenge. And a Danish-Swedish collaboration has just went headlong into that challenge. They are all...
Slussen, BIG Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
made popular Nov 12 2008
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2 world records set at short course swim meet
AP, Stockholm
American swimmer Peter Marshall and South African Cameron van der Burgh have set world records at a World Cup short course meet in Stockholm.
SWM, Sweden, World, Records
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Volvo to cut nearly 1,000 jobs in Sweden, US
AP, Stockholm
Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo AB Tuesday said it will lay off nearly 1,000 staff at its powertrain unit in Sweden and the United States as the global financial...
EU, Sweden, Volvo, Layoffs
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Sweden's Carnegie CEO: law broken unintentionally
AP, Stockholm
Twenty-four hours after the Swedish state announced it would take control of troubled investment bank Carnegie for illegal trading, the company’s chief executive...
EU, Sweden, Carnegie, Business
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Volvo to cut 1,000 jobs in Sweden, North America
AP, Stockholm
Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo AB says it will lay off 1,000 staff at its powertrain unit in Sweden and North America.
EU, Sweden, Volvo, Layoffs
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Swedish inflation rate for Oct. down to 4 percent
AP, Stockholm
Sweden’s annual inflation rate fell back to 4.0 percent in October from 4.4 percent in September, mainly due to lower fuel prices, the national statistics agency...
EU, Sweden, Inflation, Business
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Swedish state takes control of Carnegie
AP, Stockholm
The Swedish state will take control of troubled investment bank Carnegie and sell it off after the country’s financial regulator revoked its banking license due...
EU, Sweden, Carnegie, Business
made popular Nov 10 2008
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Sweden's debt office takes control of Carnegie
AP, Stockholm
Sweden’s financial regulator says it has revoked the banking license from troubled investment bank Carnegie and that Sweden’s national debt office will take...
EU, Sweden, Carnegie, Business
made popular Nov 10 2008
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Carnegie to raise $152M in new share issue
AP, Stockholm
Troubled Swedish investment bank Carnegie AB says it plans to raise 1.2 billion kronor ($152 million) in a new share issue.
EU, Sweden, Carnegie, Business
made popular Nov 10 2008
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Swedbank names Michael Wolf as new CEO
AP, Stockholm
Swedbank AB on Wednesday named Michael Wolf as its new chief executive.
EU, Sweden, Swedbank, Business
made popular Nov 5 2008
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SAS posts $260 million loss in third quarter
AP, Stockholm
Scandinavian airline group SAS AB said Wednesday it swung to a loss of 2.01 billion kronor ($260 million) in the third quarter, citing weakening demand for air travel...
EU, Sweden, Earns, SAS
made popular Nov 5 2008
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Bomb explodes at Swedish hotel, 1 injured
AP, Stockholm
Swedish police say a bomb has exploded at a hotel in the city of Vasteras, seriously injuring one person.
EU, Sweden, Hotel, Explosion
made popular Nov 4 2008
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Swedbank to appy for Swedish stability plan
AP, Stockholm
Swedbank AB on Tuesday became the first of the Nordic country’s four main banks to announce plans to ask for guarantees under the government’s bank bailout...
EU, Sweden, Financial, Meltdown
made popular Nov 4 2008
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Swedish debt office: state finances deteriorating
AP, Stockholm
Sweden’s state finances are deteriorating due to the global financial crisis, with recent budget surpluses likely to swing to deficits in coming years, the...
EU, Sweden, Budget, Business
made popular Nov 4 2008
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Sweden's Skanska: 3Q profit down, reviewing costs
AP, Stockholm
Swedish construction firm Skanska AB on Tuesday reported a 3 percent drop in third-quarter net profits, mainly from lower sales and higher interest costs. It warned it...
EU, Sweden, Earns, Skanska
made popular Nov 4 2008
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Kaupthing Sweden sells pension unit to employees
AP, Stockholm
The Swedish branch of troubled Icelandic bank Kaupthing said Monday it has sold its pension unit Kaupthing Pension Consulting to a group of employees.
EU, Sweden, Kaupthing, Business
made popular Nov 3 2008
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Swedish nuclear plant posted cleaners as guards
AP, Stockholm
Sweden’s nuclear watchdog has criticized the managers of an atomic power plant for posting cleaners and janitors to guard the facility when alarm system sensors...
EU, Sweden, Nuclear, Business
made popular Oct 30 2008
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Ahtisaari calls Middle East issue a disgrace
AP, Stockholm
Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari says it is a disgrace that the Middle East conflict remains unresolved.
EU, Sweden, Nobel, Peace
made popular Oct 25 2008
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Poland plans to help Iceland in financial crisis
AP, Warsaw
Poland said Friday it plans to join what it said would be a $6 billion aid package for Iceland along with Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries to help...
EU, Poland, Iceland, IMF
made popular Nov 7 2008
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SAS posts $260 million loss in third quarter
AP, Stockholm
Scandinavian airline group SAS AB said Wednesday it swung to a loss of 2.01 billion kronor ($260 million) in the third quarter, citing weakening demand for air travel...
EU, Sweden, Earns, SAS
made popular Nov 5 2008
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SAS shares soar amid speculation of Lufthansa bid
AP, Stockholm
Scandinavian airline group SAS AB said it was in talks concerning the group’s future structure after company shares soared Friday amid speculation that German...
Sweden, SAS, Business, Scandinavian
made popular Sep 12 2008
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Trading in SAS shares halted in Stockholm
AP, Stockholm
Scandinavian airline group SAS AB said Friday it was in talks about “structural possibilities” for the group but didn’t comment on speculation that...
Sweden, SAS, Business, Scandinavian
made popular Sep 12 2008
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Scandinavian SAS swings to 2Q loss; more job cuts
AP, Stockholm
Scandinavian airline SAS AB reported a second-quarter loss Thursday because of high fuel costs and weaker demand, and warned of further job cuts and fleet reductions.
Earns, Sweden, SAS, Business
made popular Aug 14 2008
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Norway holds on to the power of wind
Deepa, mumbai
Many a times it happens so that we overlook our own gold mines and desire to look into other’s resources. The same hold true for Norway too. This beautiful...
Norway, windmills, Scandinavian, wind parks
made popular May 12 2008
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Sperm Ban Means Some in Short Supply
AP, London
For American parents looking for donor sperm to produce blond, blue-eyed Scandinavian babies, the search just got a little trickier. A ban on sperm from all European...
NorthAmerica, Europe, Canada, Denmark
made popular Sep 20 2007
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Hungry for Herrings
Kanchan, New Delhi
Imagine a fish that is to be eaten raw but is actually cured ! I’m referring to the herring . This fish renders itself edible because of enzymes secreted by its...
Herring, Dutch, Fish, Sushi
made popular Jul 28 2006
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Westerners out to hurt Muslims' feelings
Anil, Delhi
Westerners have generally failed to respect the religious sentiments of other communities. The recent example is the antics of some drunk Norwegian tourists in Egypt....
Hamid Mir, Jyllands-Posten, Politiken, Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin
made popular May 5 2006
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Sri Lankan peace elude
Anil, Delhi
Tension continue to run high in north- east Sri Lanka after three claymore blasts killed two policemen, a paramilitary guard and a civilian on April 21. Soon after, a...
Sri Lanka, Tamil minority, claymore mine, LTTE
made popular Apr 22 2006
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England’s Nick Dougherty is seen, on the first tee in the final round of the SAS Scandinavian Masters at the Arlandastad Golf Club north of Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday August 17, 2008. Dougherty came second.

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