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Thirty two years on from the Chernobyl disaster, the highest ever radiation level measured in wild boar meat in Sweden has been recorded – a whopping 25 times greater than the safe limit for meat consumption. The radioactive animal, shot in Tierp Uppsala County on the eastern coast of Sweden, was found to have a […]
Sweden’s PM Stefan Lofven has not ruled out deploying the military to clamp down on organized crime, local media says. He indicated, however, that other avenues must first be explored before taking such drastic action. Violent crime topped the agenda during a debate between party leaders in the Riksdag Wednesday, with nationalist Sweden Democrats leader […]
Published time: 30 Dec, 2017 04:16 Yet another woman has been assaulted in the Swedish city of Malmo in another case of suspected gang rape, the fourth in just two months. The attacks come as activists started nightly street patrols to reassure the community. Police said they do not yet see any apparent link between […]
STOCKHOLM – China’s Geely Holding, owner of the Volvo car brand, is buying an 8.2 percent stake in Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo from activist investor Cevian Capital, worth around $ 3.3 billion at current market prices. Geely’s expertise in the Chinese market and skills in developing electric and autonomous vehicles should help the truckmaker to […]
Published time: 24 Dec, 2017 20:59 Sweden has exhausted its resources to take in more asylum seekers after the 2015 refugee influx, the country’s finance minister has said, suggesting that migrants and refugees will have better luck elsewhere in the EU. “Integration is not working properly. It didn’t work before the autumn of 2015 either, […]
– Volvo and station wagons go together like Ikea and Swedish meatballs. The V60, Volvo’s smallest wagon offering, is neither the latest nor greatest example of the breed—that would be the larger V90—but it still offers a distinctive combination of practicality and Scandinavian style despite its age. (It was put into production in 2010 and […]
Published time: 10 Dec, 2017 01:38 Edited time: 10 Dec, 2017 02:16 A group of masked youths have attacked a synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Molotov cocktails, amid a global backlash against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. No one was hurt in the incident, local media report. “A burning […]
Published time: 26 Nov, 2017 19:12 Martin Strid, of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD), made the comments while addressing party faithful gathered for the SD’s national conference. Other members have distanced themselves from Strid who now faces expulsion. Addressing the crowd, Strid, according to various local sources said that there is a scale of humanity […]
Published time: 18 Nov, 2017 04:18 Edited time: 18 Nov, 2017 04:22 Stockholm police hope to speed up their response times with the help of special microphones. Due to be installed next year, they will be able to detect and report sounds of shooting or screams as the country experiences its peak crime rates this […]
Anthem Inc. Chief Executive Joseph Swedish will step down from the helm of the health insurer, and the company is set to name a managed-care veteran, Gail Boudreaux, to succeed him. WSJ.com: What’s News US
