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Argentine illustrator wins child literature prize
Argentine illustrator and writer Marisol Misenta, better known as Isol, won the 5 million kronor ($780,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for ...
Google clashes with Swedes over 'ungoogleable'
Sweden's language watchdog has accused Google of trying to control the Swedish language in a dispute over the definition of the colloquial term ...
Northug clinches overall cross-country WCup title
Petter Northug of Norway clinched the overall cross-country World Cup title Sunday with a convincing victory in the final race of the season.
Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94
Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana ...
H&M profits fall amid tough economy, bad weather
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB reported Thursday a 10 percent fall in its first-quarter net profit, to 2.46 billion kronar ($380 ...
Ericsson, STMicroelectronics to cut 1,600 jobs
Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson and Switzerland's STMicroelectronics say they will lay off up to 1,600 workers globally as part of a plan ...
Ericsson, STMicroelectronics to end joint venture
Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson and Switzerland's STMicroelectronics say they will lay off up to 1,600 workers globally as part of a plan ...
China becomes world's fifth largest arms exporter
China has bypassed Britain as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, a Swedish think tank said Monday. The volume of Chinese weapons exports rose ...
Princess whose forbidden love gripped Sweden dies
She was one of the better kept secrets of Sweden's royal household: a commoner and divorcee whose relationship with Prince Bertil was seen as a threat ...
SAS airline three-month loss down to $100 million
Scandinavian airline group SAS says it narrowed its net loss in the November-January period to 630 million kronor ($100 million) from 2.5 billion ...
Marriott to help Ikea launch budget hotels
Ikea says Marriott International Inc. will help it open its new budget hotels across western Europe during the next five years. The Swedish company, ...
Moreira wins 3,000 meters at European indoors
Sara Moreira of Portugal won the women's 3,000 meter race at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday, dominating much of the race.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
World champ at 17: US teen Shiffrin rushes to gold
Mikaela Shiffrin might as well be dancing or flying. That's what skiing is like for the American teenager these days. The victories and milestones ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Danish critic of Islam says gunman shot at him
A gunman tried to shoot a Danish writer and prominent critic of Islam on Tuesday, but missed and fled after a scuffle with his intended victim, police ...
Sweden orders retrial for convicted serial killer
Once considered Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall confessed to more than 30 murders over three decades, and was convicted of eight of them.