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Euro News - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Loreen of Sweden performs during the dress rehearsal for the final in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena Hall in Malmo. REUTERS/Jessica ...
Man wounded in schoolyard shooting

The Local - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Gothenburg school on Friday evening as one man was injured in a shooting which could be linked to a violent robbery that took place in the area on the same ...
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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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Ride a train north from Stockholm to Lapland, and you'll be transported from one of the most cultured, orderly cities in the world to the eerie, untamed beauty of Arctic wilderness.

Skiing, shopping, camping, Stockholm, hiking, glass and glass factories, good food, festivals, Viking history, art, culture, beaches and beautiful scenery are Sweden's foremost attractions.

The country will appeal to travelers who want to spend time outdoors, who like a slow pace and who will enjoy the sophisticated, cultured experiences Stockholm offers.

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Denmark wins Eurovision song contest 2013

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Denmark has been crowned the winner of Eurovision song contest 2013 that were held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Emmelie de Forest, 20, won the title with 281 points thanks to her splendid rendition of the song 'Only Teardrops', while Azerbaijan stood second 234 points, the BBC reported. UK entrant Bonnie Tyler, 61, who is best known for her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', had high ...
Now iPhone app to help you find your parked car

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Swedish car company, Volvo has developed an iPhone app that would help car owners to find the location of their vehicle through their smartphone. Not only this, with the new system, you can lock or unlock the car via the phone, from far away, News.com.au reported. The system would also give a warning if someone is trying to break into the car, or has bumped into it while trying to park in ...
McDowell wins Volvo Match Play championship

RTE - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Graeme McDowell today became the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria. McDowell, runner-up last year to Ryder Cup team-mate Nicolas Colsaerts, only took the lead for the first time in the final on the 14th hole after several vital par saves on the front nine at Thracian Cliffs. But the top seed then birdied ...
On Good Friday at about 2 am two Russian bombers and an escort of four fighters had come within 30-40 kilometers of Swedish airspace allegedly practicing mock attacks upon two specific targets in the Stockholm area and Southern Sweden. Wow

Pravda - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Dateline Dalarna, Sweden: Sometimes truly extraordinary events occur, events which impact an entire nation's people, though, the word 'surreal' perhaps fits better than 'extraordinary' in describing events here during the last third of April. Of course, too much has too long been overblown, the strongest of adjectives too frequently employed to mask the weakest of ...

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Car rams into Virginia hikers

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A parade in the US state of Virginia has been ended by an horrendous car crash. Over 50 people were injured in an incident where a car ploughed into the crowd whose members had been hiking through the area. More than a dozen people were seriously injured in the crash, which took place during the Trail Days festival in the town of Damascus in northern Virginia. Ambulances ferried the ...
Israel worried that Russian weapons will reach Hezbollah

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Israel has warned Russia about sending arms to Syria. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has spoken on Channel Two television's Meet the Press to condemn shipments of arms from Russia that she said may be used against Israel. She said: "These are not just any weapons, they are tie-breakers, and that's why there is a responsibility with all world powers, certainly Russia, not to supply such ...
Syrians on alert as bombs explode in Damascus

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

At least eight people have been killed and ten others injured in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The incident took place in the north of the city, where cars and buildings were set alight by a bomb. The bomb had been concealed in another car which was parked near a school in the Rukn Eddin neighbourhood. Another explosive device was defused by military experts who had ...

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Workers demand more action from Italian government

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Protesters marching in the tens of thousands rallied in Italy on Sunday to rail against the policies of the new coalition government. Around 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, converged on Rome to wave red flags and placards, urging changes to austerity measures. The union-led crowd called for the new government of centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on job ...
Americans find happiness in household wealth

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Americans are at their most optimistic since 2007 according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment. The preliminary index has shown optimism increased to 83.7 in May as stocks surged and real estate climbed. With record stock prices boosting household wealth and unemployment down in some areas, consumers were able to see their way through the effects of ...
Hackers take on Financial Times web site

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...
Hackers get into important Saudi websites

Sweden News.Net - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...

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