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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:54 AM

Sweden

Type: Country
Name: Sweden
population: 9,043,990
First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents
Plan To Require English In Sweden Opposed
A proposal to mandate the teaching of English in Swedish grade schools is built on a 'false belief,' the secretary of the Swedish Academy says.Peter Englund says the Liberal Party's plan to start English instruction in first grade has no scientific basis, ... [OfficialWire - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents (in Environment)
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European Union
What has been achieved at the EU-Russia summit?
Historical twists and turns are still in many people’s mind as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev came to Stockholm for a one day summit with the European Union and the EU Presidency Sweden. The Swedish media welcomed the Russian Prime Minister with ... [People's Daily Online - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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Geely Automobile
Ford, Geely hashing out Volvo deal in Sweden
Ford has long said that selling off Volvo would be difficult given the way the Swedish automaker and its technologies are so integrated into the Blue Oval’s product development and marketing programs. Earlier this month, Ford announced that Chinese automaker ... [Leftlane - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF)
Sweden to support UNICEF's efforts for children in conflict
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sweden decided Friday to donate an extra 20 million Swedish Kronor (about 3 million U.S. dollars) to UNICEF's efforts to implement Security Council Resolution 1882 on children in armed conflict. 'This targeted measure will ... [Xinhua News Agency - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
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Swedish Police
Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling (Reuters)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.The pair, a man and a woman who have diplomatic status in Russia, ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 10 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Surprise dip in Sweden's unemployment rate
Unemployment in Sweden shrunk unexpectedly in October, dropping to 8.1 percent of the workforce, according to new statistics. Nevertheless, one in four Swedes under age 25 remain out of work.Sweden's labour market continues to wobble (17 Nov 09)Tanya ... [The Local Sweden - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents
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Fredrik Reinfeldt
No Sign of Compromise Before EU Jobs Summit
Swedish Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the European Council Fredrik Reinfeldt holds a press conference at the European headquarters in Brussels. (Georges Gobet/AFP/) BRUSSELSEuropean Union leaders faced a difficult summit on Thursday to appoint ... [Epoch Times - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Three Swedish real estate firms to form rental managing JV
- Swedish construction group Peab AB (STO: PEAB B) and local real estate companies Brinova Fastigheter AB (STO: BRIN B) and Fabege AB (STO: FABG) unveiled today plans to establish a rental management joint venture in January 2010.Peab and Fabege each ... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 13 hours ago]
Entities: Peab A/S, Fabege AB, PEAB AB
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Russia, Sweden set to strengthen ties
.Russia and Sweden have both the desire and opportunities to develop relations in all aspects, including in economic, humanitarian and climate change spheres, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stated at a press conference summing up the Russia-EU summit ... [RBC - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 8 Documents (in Environment)
Russia commits to more emissions reduction
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Russian diplomats said Moscow was prepared to cut back on its environment-polluting emissions during its summit with the European Union in Sweden. ... [UPI - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 3 Documents
Riksbank Governor Ingves Sees Low Interest Rates Until Autumn 2010
(RTTNews) - Swedish central bank Governor Stefan Ingves reiterated on Thursday that the central bank was expecting to keep interest rates at a low level until autumn next year. In its last rate setting meeting on October 22, the policy board of the Sveriges ... [RTTNews.com - 21 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents
More suspects in Swedish helicopter heist
Swedish police say a second pilot is suspected to have played a role in a dramatic heist in a bank robbery two months ago near Stockholm.The pilot, who has not yet been apprehended, is thought to have taken over the controls of the helicopter used in ... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]

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...Atopic eczema affects approximately 15-20 percent of all children and 2-3 percent of the adult population. "We are pleased with the results of the phase II study, which indicates that K201 can provide significant benefits in the treatment of atopic eczema" , says Moberg Derma's CEO, Peter Wolpert...
Moberg Derma Reports Positive Phase II Results For K201 Against Atopic Eczema [BioSpace - 2 hours ago]
...will pick up rapidly once customers get used to new live services, such as traffic flow information, speed-camera databases and up-to-date maps. "In only a few years time, wireless connectivity will be taken for granted" said Malm...
Connected PNDs To Catch On: Report [TWICE - 5 hours ago]
"I don't like being bullied and I don't like seeing other bullied, so when I see it occur - and I've seen it occur in many instances - I always stand up against it" said Taiwo. Countries in Northern Europe proved this out. Many have had anti-bullying programs in place for years...
Bullying a public health problem: researcher [CBC - 6 hours ago]
...1 million children, the World's Children's Prize foundation said Friday. "The 7,136,222 voting children have elected Graca Machel and Nelson Mandela as their first Decade Child Heroes" the World's Children Prize for the Rights of the Child foundation, based in Sweden, said in a statement...
Mandela and wife voted 'heroes' by world's children [France24 - Middle East - 7 hours ago]

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Croatian Parliamnebt ratifies arbitration agree... [Government of the Republic of Croatia - 3 hours ago]
Prime Minister Kosor says arbitration deal solv... [Government of the Republic of Croatia - 3 hours ago]
Electronic Game Card, Inc. Files 10-Q for Perio... [Stockwatch - 3 hours ago]
Vittana: Student Loans and a New Generation of ... [WRI - 4 hours ago]
Hostelworld.com launch new series of 'How to' t... [PR-USA.net - 4 hours ago]
Malta scores poorly in EU waste management repo... [di-ve.com - 4 hours ago]
Editor's Note No. 139 - Linkages Update No. 139... [IISD - 5 hours ago]
Its curtains on International Childrens Film Fe... [The Hindu - 5 hours ago]
Uranium International Corp. Enters Into Formal ... [Financial Services - 5 hours ago]
Amazon's e-reader doesn't exactly kindle my pas... [Globe and Mail - 5 hours ago]
Medvedev congratulates van Rompuy, Lady Ashton [Itar Tass - 5 hours ago]
Scholarships fuel fury in Namibia [South China Morning Post - 5 hours ago]
Connected PNDs To Catch On: Report [TWICE - 5 hours ago]
Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border de... [Yahoo! News - 6 hours ago]
Croatian jumps EU hurdle with Slovenia border deal [Deutsche Welle - 6 hours ago]
Zim’s tourism industry bounces back on economic... [Financial Gazette - 6 hours ago]
Bullying a public health problem: researcher [CBC - 6 hours ago]
Nokia, Sony Ericsson eye layoffs [International Business Times - 6 hours ago]
Verizon Expands 3G Network in St. Lawrence County [Softpedia - 6 hours ago]
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen opens new term... [anna aero - 7 hours ago]
At last the good news! Capacity at European air... [anna aero - 7 hours ago]
CLIMATE CHANGE: The Danish Example [Inter Press Service - 7 hours ago]
Russia, EU sign early warning memorandum on gas... [Russia Today - 7 hours ago]
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Fredrik Reinfeldt, Carl Bildt, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, [more]
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European Union, Government of Sweden, Pirate Party, [more]
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Blogs

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Nordic Music Week: Optimism Galore And Found Songs [Techdirt - 2 hours ago]
from the good-times deptLast week, I had the pleasure of attending the Nordic Music Week event held in Stavanger, Norway. It was a smaller event, mainly involving ...
Poland: Online Campaigning for the Rights of Em... [Global Voices Online - 3 hours ago]
‘Security. Is IKEA OK?' On Nov. 3, I noticed that a new Twitter account was following me on that microblogging site, and its name intrigued me: @czyIKEAjestOK [is ...
EU: The Next Generation (Blast Furnace Canada B... [Progressive Bloggers - 3 hours ago]
After what was thought to be a potentially crisis meeting for the current rotating chair of the EU Council Presidency, Sweden's PM Frederik Reinfeldt, the 27 heads ...
Highlights of Day 2 at GSMA Mobile Asia Congres... [Communities Dominate Brands - 10 hours ago]
I gave my review and comments on Day 1 of the GSM Association's big Mobile Asia Congress that was held ere in Hong Kong this week. I gave Twitter updates also about ...
Swedish Pickle: Study says GM lost $5,000+ on e... [Autoblog - 11 hours ago]
Filed under: Car Buying, Saab, Earnings/Financials 2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X - Click above for high-res image gallery When the automotive history of the last ten or ...
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Audio/Video

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War-time underwater mines swept to clear way fo... [Russia Today - YouTube - 8 hours ago]
Fast track: Mending fences at Russia-EU summit [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/18/2009]
Michael Phelps says he needed a 'wake-up call' [ITN News - YouTube - 11/12/2009]
The Amazing Race - Brian and Ericka's Free Ride [CBS - YouTube - 11/08/2009]
Swedish bunny-boom [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/04/2009]
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