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  Norway wins men's relay at Nordic worlds

  Petter Northug gave Norway its seventh straight relay gold at the Nordic world championships on Friday, using his trademark sprinting ability to beat ... 

• Norway ski federation blasts TV doping allegations

  Norway's ski federation has strongly criticized a Swedish TV report that cast doping suspicions against eight-time Olympic champion Bjoern Daehlie and ... 

• Algerian in Jihad Jane plot faces US extradition

  An Algerian man wanted by American authorities over the abortive "Jihad Jane" plot to assassinate a Swedish artist was arrested while leaving an Irish ... 

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  After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages

  After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of ... 

• Pirate Bay moves from Sweden to Norway, Spain

  Embattled file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is looking for safe havens in Norway and Spain after its Swedish host came under legal pressure to shut it ... 

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  Ikea withdraws meatballs in more than 20 countries

  Swedish furniture giant Ikea became entangled in Europe's widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across Europe amid ... 

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  US, Russia win team sprints at Nordic Worlds

  Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins gave the United States its first gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Nordic World Championships, winning the ... 

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  Kennedy Center opens Nordic Cool cultural festival

  For the next month, the Kennedy Center will glow each night with blue light and shimmers of green, depicting the northern lights and signaling what ... 

• Chambers makes Britain squad for European Indoors

  Dwain Chambers has been selected in Britain's squad for next month's European Indoor Championship, giving the sprinter a chance to improve on the ... 

• Arms vendors turn to cyber security as sales drop

  The world's largest arms vendors are expanding in the cybersecurity sector as austerity measures weigh on sales of traditional weapons, a Swedish ... 

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  World champ at 17: US teen Shiffrin rushes to gold

  The victories and milestones just can't come fast enough for American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin. At 17, she's already a world champion — and the only ... 

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  US teen Mikaela Shiffrin wins world slalom title

  American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest woman in 39 years to win the slalom world title on Saturday, adding a gilded edge to what has ... 

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  Swedish photographer wins World Press Photo award

  Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won the 2012 World Press Photo award Friday for newspaper Dagens Nyheter with a picture of two Palestinian children ... 

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  Austria beats Sweden to win team event at worlds

  Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher helped Austria win the team event Tuesday and earn the host nation its first gold medal at the Alpine ... 

• Ogier wins Rally Sweden ahead of Loeb

  Sebastien Ogier has held off fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb on the final day to win the Rally Sweden. Ogier calls the victory "a big surprise" after ... 

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  Swedish ice pole-sitting contest has 6 winners

  Six contestants have braved butt-numbing cold and boredom to win an annual ice pole-sitting contest in northern Sweden. Two women and four men shared ... 

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  Ogier keeps lead in Rally Sweden

  Sebastian Ogier held on to the lead over the second day of the Rally Sweden, sitting 26.9 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchman Sebastian Loeb after ... 

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  Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden

  Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling ... 

• Ogier races into lead at Rally Sweden

  Frenchman Sebastian Ogier won five stages Friday to take a 31.4-second lead over countryman Sebastian Loeb in the Rally Sweden. Loeb and Jari-Matti ... 

• Sweden suspends wolf hunt after protests

  Sweden has suspended a controversial wolf cull after a legal challenge by animal rights activists. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency had ... 

• Northern indigenous herders fete national day

  The indigenous Sami people of Europe's Arctic region on Wednesday celebrated their national day with dance, songs and lassoing displays amid worries ... 

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  Volvo truck sales and profits plunge in Q4

  Swedish truck maker AB Volvo saw profits tumble in the fourth quarter as sales slumped 17 percent on weakening demand in key markets, the company said ... 

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  Messi-Ibra showdown as Sweden hosts Argentina

  The much-anticipated showdown between Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Argentina's friendly against Sweden on Wednesday may not last more than ...