Violence continues in Sweden
Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were reported outside the capital for the first time. Ref. Source 1
Indian drug giant eyes Swedish pharma firm
Local Sweden News
An Indian drugmaker may be getting ready to purchase Swedish pharmaceuticals company Meda, which produces branded generic prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
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Swedish teen gathers evidence of rapist father
Local Sweden News
A 14-year-old Swedish girl felt forced to swap her body for DNA, for fear that social services and police would not believe her when she decided to report her father for repeatedly raping her at her home in southern Sweden.
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Students forced out over traveller violence fears
Local Sweden News
Stockholm University exchange students have been told to leave their accommodation immediately after a community travellers set up an illegal camp nearby, raising concerns for the students' safety.
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Tenant-owners to pay fee to rent out flats
Local Sweden News
Tenant-owner associations are set to be given the right to charge flat owners a fee for renting out their flats, according to proposals agreed between the government and interest organisations.
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Secret service reacts to banana attack on PM
Local Sweden News
A reporter who "pulled a banana" on Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has revealed how he was almost taken down by the country's secret service agents who thought he was armed and dangerous.
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Joyride ice cream truck kills Swedish pedestrian
Local Sweden News
A thief who nabbed an ice cream truck in central Sweden killed a passer-by when the truck rammed into the victim during the ensuing joyride on Friday.
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US plastic dogs to combat goose menace
Local Sweden News
Tired of their local parks being overrun by wild geese, officials in Stockholm suburb Sollentuna have shipped over plastic shepherd dogs from America to combat the problem. But chihuahuas may be more effective.
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