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Three nights’ rioting in deprived areas of Stockholm shocks placid Sweden
rioting in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that has dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to defuse youth unemployment and resentment of asylum ...
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Nobel Prize Winner Participates at Vatican Conference
Development Biologist Says He Hopes to Bring Stem Cell Research to PublicBy Ann SchneibleVATICAN CITY, April 12, 2013 (Zenit.org) - In order for adult stem cell research and therapy to progress, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Gurdon, it is essential to promote awareness and understanding of this complex science.Dr. Gurdon was one of the keynote speakers of today's session of the Second ...
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Stockholm riots challenge image of happy generous Sweden
- Hundreds of young people have torched cars and attacked police in three nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that has dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to defuse youth unemployment and resentment of asylum seekers. On Tuesday night, a police station in the Jakobsberg area in northwest Stockholm was attacked, two schools were ...
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Sweden to summon former Saab chairman in tax inquiry -report
STOCKHOLM | Wed May 22, 2013 5:28pm EDT STOCKHOLM May 22 (Reuters) - A Swedish prosecutor wants to question Victor Muller, former chairman of bankrupt carmaker Saab, for an inquiry into suspected tax offences, a Swedish newspaper reported on Wednesday. Swedish prosecutors on Tuesday questioned Saab's former Chief Executive Jan-Ake Jonsson and two other executives as part of its tax ...
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European center to coordinate hunt for asteroids near Earth
The European Space Agency says a new research hub will strengthen Europe's contribution to the global hunt for asteroids that may strike Earth. Located at the European Space Research Institute near Rome, the center will take part in the search for Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs, asteroids or comets that orbit the sun and whose orbits come close to that of Earth. The NEO Coordination Center ...
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Riots In Sweden. Thats Right. Sweden
AFP / Getty Images Sweden is one of the wealthiest, most stable and smooth-running countries in the world. Which would explain why the country's 9.5 million residents may be shocked by the events of the last few days. For the last three nights, hundreds of youths have been rampaging through parts of the capital, Stockholm, torching cars, setting fires, and throwing rocks at police and ...
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Monsters University CD features Swedish House Mafia singers
The soundtrack for Hollywood's "Monsters University" features music from Randy Newman, and Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia, Disney said. The hard rock band Mastodon also contributed to the album, which is set for release June 18. Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, "Monsters University" hits theaters June 21 with the short film ...
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Stockholm riots rage for 3rd day after police shooting
Youths in poor, mostly immigrant-populated Stockholm suburbs continue to torch cars and riot after police shot dead last week a local man reportedly wielding a ...
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The Daughter of Uzbekistans President Personally Negotiates Bribes With Swedish Telecom Company
Gulnara Karimova at Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia on April 2, 2011. (AP) Documents leaked to Swedish investigative journalists and reviewed by RFE/RL appear to offer fresh evidence of a link between Swedish telecom giant TeliaSonera and Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan. The documents, part of ...
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Stockholm riots a view from the street in Husby
Stockholm's Husby by day proved a different story from the past few nights. While the damage was still visible - broken windows, burnt walls, and scorched car parks - the people were calm as locals carried on with business as usual. Police officers were on hand in the central square to provide information and support for residents. "The people who live here don't deserve ...
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Assange accuser calls for Swedish pressure
One of the two Swedish women who have accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes has urged Sweden's government to put pressure on Ecuador to hand him over to the Swedish justice system."Sweden must put pressure on Ecuador to get Assange handed over to Sweden," Elisabeth Massi Fritz, a lawyer for one of the two accusers, wrote in a statement."There has been much ...
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Stockholm hit by third day of rioting
Rioting spread across Stockholm's suburbs on Wednesday in the third day of unrest to hit the Swedish capital, as Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt blamed the violence on "hooliganism" and appealed for ...
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Riots in Sweden the Nordic Welfare Myth
With growth rates above the European average and unemployment below EU levels, Sweden's economy is often regarded as something of a beacon. Although the export-oriented country has been hit by the slowdown in the euro zone, domestic demand has remained healthy and strong fiscal discipline has helped it to avoid the fate of some of its southern European partners. News that the country's ...
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Riot in Stockholm spreads to more suburbs
Firefighters extinguish a burning car, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late on May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by ...
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Bergman auction canned after suspected theft
Bukowskis auction house in Stockholm on May 28th. But Bukowskis chief curator Carl Barkman said the auction had been scrapped after "irregularities concerning the origin of the items." Police officer Lars Alm said one of Bergman's sons, Daniel, had filed a complaint after seeing an article about the auction in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. "He was very surprised ...
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Opinion As damage control goes the Senate expense scandal was a train wreck
Should Alberta's Wildrose party ever choose to launch a federal wing, Tuesday's tragicomedy on Parliament Hill will serve as a helpful point of germination. And should the Conservative party over the next two years devolve into a mess of internecine warfare and wrangling over succession, followed by a crushing defeat at the polls, this may be seen as a turning point.This was the day ...
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Swedish man dead since 2011 found in apartment
Swedish police are blaming broken social networks for allowing a man to lie dead in his apartment for more than two years. The body of a man in his 50s was discovered by workmen who entered an apartment in southern Sweden to change the plumbing, The Local.se reported Wednesday. "There is no social control anymore," police spokesman Claes Bjornefelt said. "This man wasn't ...
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Third night of rioting in Swedish capital
Groups of youth have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural centre in a third night of rioting in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting have spread to other low-income areas of the capital. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said seven people were briefly detained and one person was arrested on suspicion ...
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Youths riot in Sweden for third night
A car set on fire burns, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista. Sweden's capital has been hit by some of its worst riots in years after youths scorched dozens of cars, attacked a police station and threw stones at rescue services in its poor immigrant suburbs for a third night running. Photograph: Fredrik ...
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Third night of rioting hits Stockholm suburbs
Youths set fire to cars and buildings as rioting continued for a third night in the suburbs of Stockholm. Violence was reported in a number of areas.Emergency workers were also pelted with stones. Eight people are understood to have been arrested. The spate of unrest comes after police fatally shot a man in the largely immigrant suburb of Husby. He had reportedly threatened to kill officers ...
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Swedish riots spread in capital
Gangs of youths have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural centre as riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish capital.Police said seven people were briefly detained and one person was arrested on suspicion of arson of a cultural centre housed in a 19th century building.A spokesman said 30 ...
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Swedens capital Stockholm hit by worst riots in years
The riots in one of Europe's richest capitals have shocked a country that prides itself on a reputation for social justice, and fuelled a debate about how Sweden is coping with both youth unemployment and an influx of ...
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Stockholm man lay dead in flat for two years
Stockholm found the body of man who may have lain dead in his flat for over two years, with the police blaming the belated discovery on society's broken social ...
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Fashion award turns Rookies into players
Swedish designers who fight for brand-name recognition in the notoriously hard-to-crack fashion business tell The Local's Victoria Hussey about the importance of the ...
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TeliaSonera International Carrier launches IPX network
TSIC 's global fibre backbone with 200 points of presence (PoPs) worldwide, which it calls one of the largest s launched to date. Available to both TeliaSonera group and external operators, at launch the ...
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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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