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Saturday, November 14, 2015

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Paris terror attacks
Sweden remembers France attack victims
People leaving candles and flowers outside the French embassy in Stockholm on Saturday. Photo: Christins Olsson/TT

Sweden remembers France attack victims

The mood was sombre in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon as people gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks, which included one Swedish citizen. 
Paris terror attacks
Swedish police on alert in wake of Paris attacks
The Stade de France football stadium on Friday. Photo: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Swedish police on alert in wake of Paris attacks

Security was stepped up in Sweden on Saturday after more than 120 people were killed in a series of terror attacks in Paris on Friday night. 
    Paris terror attacks
    Vandals attack Swedish government buildings
    Green party co-leader Gustav Fridolin at a conference in Örebro in the summer. Photo: Kikki Nilsson/TT

    Vandals attack Swedish government buildings

    The regional headquarters of Sweden's ruling coalition parties the Social Democrats and Greens (Miljöpartiet) were both vandalized on Saturday morning, in what is thought to be a reaction to the Paris terror attacks. 
      Paris terror attacks
      Swede confirmed dead after Paris terror attacks
      Emergency services in Paris's 10th district on Friday night. Photo: Jacques Brinon/TT/AP

      Swede confirmed dead after Paris terror attacks

      UPDATED: A Swedish citizen was among the victims of the attacks that killed more than 120 people in Paris on Friday, while another was injured, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. 
      Refugee crisis
      Five myths about Sweden's refugee crisis
      Refugees at the Malmö branch of Sweden's Migration Agency. Photo: TT

      Five myths about Sweden's refugee crisis

      Sweden's reputation for openness is being questioned as it steps up border controls. But how much are attitudes really changing? Here's a truth check on some of the more common misperceptions about how the refugee crisis is affecting the Nordic country. 
      US envoy to Sweden held up over political row
      Former ambassador Mark Brzezinski. Photo: Nora Lorek/TT

      US envoy to Sweden held up over political row

      Sweden hasn't had a US ambassador since July, and the replacement could be held up for another year due to a political controversy in the US that one expert compared to a House of Cards episode. 
        Refugee crisis
        Police stop dozens at Swedish border checks
        A woman turning back to Germany at the Swedish border controls. Photo: Stig-Åke Jönsson/TT

        Police stop dozens at Swedish border checks

        UPDATED: Police continued to carry out ID checks on people crossing into Sweden on Friday, a day after border controls were reinstated to cope with an unprecedented influx of refugees. 
        Swedish gym goers hit with 'Bieber torture'
        Canadian heart throb Justin Bieber. Photo: TT

        Swedish gym goers hit with 'Bieber torture'

        A gym in central Sweden has resorted to playing Justin Bieber songs instead of the usual rock and roll, in what's becoming a successful bid to keep the place clean and tidy. 
        Trollhättan school attack
        Swedish school killer 'was wearing make-up'
        The Kronan school in Trollhättan, Sweden. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

        Swedish school killer 'was wearing make-up'

        Swedish police have described the moment they shot dead a 21-year-old swordman who killed two in an attack on a school in Trollhättan in western Sweden in October. 
        Man held over 'assault' on toddler in Sweden
        Stock picture of a Swedish police car. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

        Man held over 'assault' on toddler in Sweden

        UPDATED: A 63-year-old man was in police custody on Friday on suspicion of seriously assaulting a two-year-old boy in Östersund in northern Sweden, a Swedish broadcaster reported. 
          Features
          Opinion
          'I do it for my children, not for feminism'
          Swedish dad-of-two Jonas Medin. Photo: Private

          'I do it for my children, not for feminism'

          Dads should take more advantage of Sweden's generous paternity leave, writes Jonas Medin, a Swedish expat who left the world's most gender equal nation to follow his wife to Switzerland. 
          My Swedish Career
          'The startup scene in Stockholm is amazing'
          Diego and wife Carolina, who works as an Integration Engineer.

          'The startup scene in Stockholm is amazing'

          Diego de Jódar Montesinos, 35, left his home and company in Madrid for Stockholm on a whim, but since setting up a successful app to help combat the city’s housing crisis, he hasn’t looked back. 
          Four fatherly facts about Sweden's 'equal' dads
          A Swedish dad with his children. Photo: Sofi Rosenkvist/imagebank.sweden.se

          Four fatherly facts about Sweden's 'equal' dads

          Swedes celebrated Father's Day this Sunday. Here are four facts and statistics about being a dad in the famously most gender equal country in the world. 
          The Local Music
          Ten amazing Swedish songs for November
          Rebecca & Fiona, whose track, Sayonara, is one of our songs of the month. Photo: Facebook

          Ten amazing Swedish songs for November

          The Local's music guru, Paul Connolly, offers up his top selection of Swedish tracks for you to stream or download to cheer up your November.  
          The Local Recipes
          How to make popular Swedish sloe snaps
          Swedish sloe snaps, or slånbärssnaps. Photo: John Duxbury

          How to make popular Swedish sloe snaps

          If you have Swedish friends you have almost certainly been made to taste snaps. But have you ever made your own? Food writer John Duxbury shares one of his favourite recipes with The Local. 
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          Euro 2016
          Why Sweden should beat Denmark in Euro playoff
          Zlatan is on fine form ahead of Saturday's clash. Photo: TT

          Why Sweden should beat Denmark in Euro playoff

          Sweden is set to take on Denmark in the first leg of the Euro 2016 qualifiers on Saturday night. Here is why the Swedish footballers should win.  
          Swedish auction toasts most expensive whisky
          Sweden's most expensive whisky ever has been sold. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

          Swedish auction toasts most expensive whisky

          Sweden is known for its expensive alcohol, but this one takes the prize (and price). A 1928 bottle of rare Macallan whisky went under the hammer for 216,000 kronor ($24,982) at an auction. 
          The Local Recipe
          How to make Swedish sweet black bread
          Swedish sweet black bread. Photo: John Duxbury

          How to make Swedish sweet black bread

          Swedes love baking bread, especially as the November days grow colder and darker. Food writer John Duxbury shares his favourite recipe for sweet black bread. 
          Swedes world's most keen on gender equality
          Photo: Imagebank Sweden

          Swedes world's most keen on gender equality

          Sweden has come out on top in a new world ranking of attitudes towards gender equality. 
          Refugee crisis
          Is Sweden closing its borders? (no, it's not)
          Refugees arriving in Trelleborg on the ferry from Germany. Photo: Marcus Ericsson/TT

          Is Sweden closing its borders? (no, it's not)

          Global media attention turned towards Sweden after it implemented border controls on Thursday to cope with rising numbers of asylum seekers. The Local explains what's actually going on. 
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          The Local List
          Nine of the best Vienna Christmas markets
          Freyung Christmas Market. Photo: Vienna Unwrapped

          Nine of the best Vienna Christmas markets

          Despite unseasonally mild temperatures for November, the Christmas spirit descends on Vienna this week with many of its advent markets opening. Use our list of the best markets in the city and surrounding area to cherry pick your festive shopping and socialising in the run up to Christmas.  
          Chinese acquire private Zurich business school
          Lorange Institute's buildings overlooking Lake Zurich. Photo: Lorange Institute of Business Zurich

          Chinese acquire private Zurich business school 

          One of Asia’s top business schools has acquired a management school in the canton of Zurich and plans to train hundreds of Chinese managers starting later this month. 
          Refugee crisis
          Germany sends Syrians back to EU borders
          Syrian refugee Oman holds three-month-old Shima in Passau near the German-Austrian border. Photo: DPA.

          Germany sends Syrians back to EU borders

          Germany is once again sending Syrian refugees back to the EU country where they first arrived, in line with the so-called Dublin regulations, the government confirmed on Tuesday. 
          Drop Facebook and be happy: Danish study
          The study found that people who took a Facebook break felt happier and were less sad and lonely. Photo: Iris/Scanpix

          Drop Facebook and be happy: Danish study

          The Copenhagen-based Happiness Research Institute has a simple formula for increasing your happiness, social activity and concentration, but it might not be something you’re willing to do. 
          Spanish cement company in court over 'sexist' big boob adverts

          Spanish cement company in court over 'sexist' big boob adverts

          A cement company that uses big breasted women, often in bikinis, to sell its product has appeared in court accused of sexist advertising.  
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