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Sweden re-militarises Baltic island of Gotland Sweden's Baltic Sea island of Gotland is once again home to a permanent military presence.
14 сентября 2016
'Naive' Sweden to beef up anti-terror measures: PM Sweden has been naive about the risk of an attack on its soil and plans to beef up security measures, including surveillance of encrypted communications.
20 ноября 2015
Israel condemns 'impudent' remarks by Swedish FM Israel criticised "appallingly impudent" remarks by Sweden's foreign minister for drawing a parallel between the Paris attacks and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
17 ноября 2015
Millennium sequel hits bookstores as author admits 'total fear' The eagerly-awaited sequel to Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium crime trilogy hit store shelves in 25 countries.
27 августа 2015
Swedish Ikea store stops knife sales after attack The Ikea branch in central Sweden where two shoppers were fatally stabbed -- reportedly with knives taken from the shelves -- will temporarily stop knife sales.
12 августа 2015
Sweden's newest prince to be named Nicolas: palace Sweden's newest royal, born earlier this week to Princess Madeleine and sixth in line to the throne, will be named Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf.
18 июня 2015
©REUTERS IKEA to make home deliveries in all countries with stores Swedish furniture giant IKEA announced that it would expand its online sales service to include home deliveries in all countries where it has stores.
04 июня 2015
Sweden swoons over its Eurovision winner Swedish pop lovers celebrated their country's sixth Eurovision victory with an outpouring of national pride, welcoming heartthrob winner Mans Zelmerlow home.
25 мая 2015
©REUTERS Obesity in pregnancy puts child at diabetes risk: study Women who are obese while pregnant may put their offspring at risk of childhood diabetes, a condition that requires lifelong insulin therapy.
28 апреля 2015
Sweden's Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist. ©Reuters Sweden raises defence budget amid Russia concerns Sweden will raise defence spending by 10.2 billion kronor for the period 2016 to 2020, the government said amid concerns over Russia's military resurgence.
18 апреля 2015
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
17 февраля 2015
Photo courtesy of ampravda.ru Ice Speedway to hit Medeu on Valentine's Day On February 14 and 15, Almaty’s Medeu ice skating rink will host a stage of the Speedway world championship.
31 января 2015
©REUTERS Ikea recalls 169,000 baby mattresses in US The Swedish furniture company Ikea has recalled 169,000 crib mattresses after reports that two children became trapped.
15 января 2015
General view of IKEA's first city centre store. ©REUTERS Ikea ruffles a few feathers with first Korean store Global furniture giant Ikea opens its first store in South Korea, a much-anticipated market entry that has stumbled at a number of commercial and cultural hurdles along the way.
16 декабря 2014
©REUTERS Can you drink too much milk? Study raises questions A study in The BMJ medical journal said Swedes with a high intake of cow's milk died younger -- and women suffered more fractures.
29 октября 2014
Nobel laureate Malala wins World's Children's Prize Girl's rights champion Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history, won the World's Children's Prize.
29 октября 2014
WikiLeaks' Assange 'confident' ahead of Sweden ruling WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he was "confident" his asylum status will be resolved, as he awaits an imminent ruling on his case by a Swedish court.
23 октября 2014
Mystery deepens over reported Russian sub in Sweden Mystery deepened over a Swedish military operation triggered by "foreign underwater activity" off the coast of Stockholm.
20 октября 2014
Gustaf Fridolin, Minister of Education Green Party, Stefan Loefven, Prime Minister Social Democrat, Asa Romson leader of the Greens, Magdalena Andersson, Minister of Finance, smiles during a news conf New Swedish government blames predecessor for 'poor' finances Sweden's new Social Democrat-led government lowered the growth forecast, blaming sweeping tax breaks by the outgoing conservative coalition for a "large hole".
14 октября 2014
Nobel economics winners: Usually American, usually pro-austerity The winner of the Nobel economics prize is notoriously hard to predict, but it's usually an American male opposed to big government and big spending.
11 октября 2014

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