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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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  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. 

• New brand costs dent H&M's Q4 profits

  Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB is to press ahead with its global expansion plans with the opening of over 300 stores this year, even though it ... 

• 2 Americans, 1 Swede share Crafoord science prize

  Two Americans and a Swede have won this year's Crafoord Prize, a 4 million kronor ($600,000) scientific award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of ... 

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  Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden

  A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment ... 

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  Matisse painting stolen in 1987 recovered in UK

  A Henri Matisse painting stolen in 1987 from a Swedish museum by a thief wielding a sledgehammer has been recovered, an art specialist and a dealer ... 

• Sweden: Foreigner angered over gray Santa outfit

  Police in Sweden had to intervene after a foreign visitor to a spa and conference center grew angry because a visiting Santa Claus was wearing a gray ... 

• Swedish princess to marry next June

  Sweden's royal family says Princess Madeleine's wedding will take place on Saturday, June 8, at the Royal Palace chapel in downtown Stockholm. 

• Ericsson to take $1.2B hit for loss-making venture

  Wireless equipment maker Ericsson says it will take a charge of 8 billion kronor ($1.2 billion) in the fourth quarter related to its loss-making joint ...