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Sports Briefing | Hockey Sweden Tops Finland and Advances to World Hockey Championship Final
Sweden reached the final of the world championships by beating its fellow co-host and rival Finland, 3-0. Dallas Stars forward Loui Eriksson scored ...
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Eurovision prize goes to Denmark but real winner is Swedish host
Eurovision song contest, which aims to draw nations together while simultaneously giving them an opportunity to punch one another in the kidneys, saw the hot favourite, Denmark's Emmelie de Forest, win with 281 points for her song Only Teardrops, well ahead of runners-up Azerbaijan.Ukraine came third and Greece was fourth with the rabble-rousing Alcohol Is Free. Sung by Koza Mostra, a ...
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Sweden Switzerland in world hockey finals
Swiss players celebrate scoring during a semifinal game Switzerland vs. USA at the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Stockholm on May 18, ...
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Sweden down Finland to reach ice hockey final
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Hosts Sweden will play surprise package Switzerland in the final of the world ice hockey championships after each side registered a 3-0 semi-final victory over Finland and the United States respectively.Sweden's Dallas Stars left winger Loui Eriksson scored two goals and an assist, while goalkeeper Jhonas Enroth produced 30 saves in the team's win over Finland.The ...
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Three shot in jewelry store holdup Swedish police seek three suspects
Three people were shot during a jewelry store robbery in the southern Swedish city of Angelholm, police said. Three men wearing dark motorcycle helmets entered a jewelry store on a busy street Saturday and opened fire. Three people were injured but police said none of the wounds were life-threatening. The bandits fled the scene on a yellow or orange moped, which they drove to a waiting black ...
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Sweden beats Finland in hunt for hockey gold
Sweden advanced into the world ice hockey championship's gold medal match with a 3-0 win over their Nordic neighbours, longstanding rivals and ...
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Sweden remains committed to green goals
Sweden wants its national electricity grid to be entirely free of oil dependence by 2025 and recent developments in the offshore wind energy sector seem to be a step in the right direction.
Sweden is a country with a strong commitment to renewable energy and environmental sustainability. The national capital, Stockholm, despite being the largest city in the country and home to almost a quarter of the population, is one of the cleanest of all European capitals. Read more
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