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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

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Sweden sex assaults
Swedish teen pop star blogs 'a swine is a swine'
Swedish artist Zara Larsson performing at the We are Sthlm festival. Photo: Alexander Tillheden/We are Sthlm

Swedish teen pop star blogs 'a swine is a swine'

Swedish artist Zara Larsson who performed at a Stockholm teen festival at the centre of a massive police 'cover-up' scandal has slammed a debate linking sex assaults to ethnicity. 
    Knife man 'siege' ends in Stockholm suburb
    Police outside the apartment block on Tuesday morning. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

    Knife man 'siege' ends in Stockholm suburb

    UPDATED: A police negotiation with a man armed with a knife ended hours after he locked himself and another person in an apartment in the north of the city. 
    World goes nuts for 'lonely' Swedish PM pics
    The photo of Sweden's prime minister looking lonely. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

    World goes nuts for 'lonely' Swedish PM pics

    Sweden's prime minister has become the unexpected victim of a global meme, after a lonely-looking picture from parliament went viral with the help of creative Reddit users. 
    Video
    Naked Swedish boss recreates Lennon pose
    A screen shot from the Acne video. 

    Naked Swedish boss recreates Lennon pose

    One of the managers at iconic Swedish brand Acne has told The Local why he stripped off for a moving image which revisits a classic Rolling Stone magazine cover. 
      Swedish human rights worker held in China
      Beijing airport. Photo: AP Photo/Greg Baker

      Swedish human rights worker held in China

      A Swedish man working for a human rights group in China has been detained on suspicion of endangering state security, another advocacy organization said on Tuesday. 
      Qatar bans Scandinavian sex change movie
      Alicia Vikander at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Danish Girl'. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

      Qatar bans Scandinavian sex change movie

      Swedish actress Alicia Vikander has been praised for her performance alongside Eddie Redmayne in 'The Danish Girl'. But Qatar has banned the transgender film following complaints of depravity. 
      Sweden sex assaults
      Teen arrested after police 'cover up' sex attacks
      The We are Sthlm festival in 2015. Photo: Sophia Hogman/We are Sthlm

      Teen arrested after police 'cover up' sex attacks

      UPDATED: A 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault and sexual assault at a music festival in Stockholm, after police were accused of withholding information about a string of attacks there. 
        Volkswagen scandal
        VW will be investigated by Swedish fraud squad
        A Swedish mechanic at a VW factory in Gothenburg. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT

        VW will be investigated by Swedish fraud squad

        Sweden's National Anti-corruption Unit (Riksenheten mot korruption) has announced it is launching an investigation into German car maker Volkswagen, which it suspects of serious fraud. 
          Pizza thieves flushed out after owner hits back
          They must have felt wiped. Photo: Terje Bendiksby/NTB/Fredrik Persson/TT

          Pizza thieves flushed out after owner hits back

          A gang of burglars caught red handed when they tried to break into a pizza restaurant in central Sweden, were forced to hide in the toilet to escape "the owner's wrath". 
          Opinion
          'Networking in Sweden needs more guanxi'
          A woman meets Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg at a conference in Beijing. Photo: Andy Wong/TT

          'Networking in Sweden needs more guanxi'

          Jimmy Zhao, CEO and founder of mentoring app Lunchback, argues that the fast-paced Swedish startup community needs to learn from Chinese traditions when it comes to relationship-building. 
            Features
            My Swedish Career
            'Health, for parents or kids, makes you happy'
            Nargis Rahimi from Shifo. Photo: Private

            'Health, for parents or kids, makes you happy'

            Nargis Rahimi from Tajikistan tells The Local how her family's Stockholm-based startup is using data and tech to boost children's health in developing nations. 
            Southern Swedes cheer top 2016 travel ranking
            Believe it or not this beach is in Österlen in Skåne, southern Sweden. Photo: Conny Fridh/Image Bank Sweden

            Southern Swedes cheer top 2016 travel ranking

            At the end of a week when it dominated headlines for all the wrong reasons, Sweden's Skåne region has been rated the ninth best place on the planet in a viral travel list. 
            IN PICTURES
            'Sky path' flats could transform Stockholm
            Photo: Anders Berensson Architects

            'Sky path' flats could transform Stockholm

            A plan for a new residential area in the heart of Stockholm includes roof terraces, courtyards - and a public 'sky walk'. 
            The Local List
            Six sensational Swedish songs for January
            We're big fans of Miriam Bryant here at The Local. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

            Six sensational Swedish songs for January

            The Local's music critic, Paul Connolly, has picked six songs to help you through this chilliest of winter months. 
            The Local Recipes
            How to make crunchy Swedish winter salad
            Green kale salad with toasted hazelnuts. Photo: John Duxbury

            How to make crunchy Swedish winter salad

            Still in a food coma after the holidays? Culinary writer John Duxbury shares his favourite recipe for a Swedish winter salad, which uses raw kale to create a lovely light meal full of flavour. 
            More news
            Border checks
            Sweden checks change refugee flow around EU
            The Swedish Coast Guard patrolling the waters off southern Sweden. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT

            Sweden checks change refugee flow around EU

            Tougher border controls in Sweden and Denmark appear to be having a knock-on effect on other countries in Europe. 
            Swedish pupil dies in hospital after 'stabbing'
            A stock picture of an ambulance. Photo: Bertil Ericson/SCANPIX

            Swedish pupil dies in hospital after 'stabbing'

            A 15-year-old boy has died from knife wounds after an argument with a younger pupil escalated at a school in southern Sweden, police reported on Monday afternoon. 
            Tests for teen suspect in snake 'gay hate crime'
            A stock picture of a snake not related to the story. Photo: Terje Pedersen/NTB scanpix/TT

            Tests for teen suspect in snake 'gay hate crime'

            A 16-year-old boy charged with stabbing a gay man and putting a snake around his neck has been ordered to undergo psychiatric tests, while another teenager has been sentenced to three months in a youth detention centre. 
            Border checks
            Refugees tried to cross Öresund bridge on foot
            The people were allegedly on their way to the tunnel which connects the Danish side to the bridge. Photo: Anders Wiklund/SCANPIX

            Refugees tried to cross Öresund bridge on foot

            UPDATED: Swedish police say that five asylum seekers stopped while apparently attempting to cross the Öresund bridge on foot may have been trying to avoid Sweden's new ID checks. 
            Sweden's Electrolux gets new CEO after boss quits
            Electrolux workers at a factory in Memphis in the US. Photo: Adrian Sainz/AP/TT

            Sweden's Electrolux gets new CEO after boss quits

            Swedish and international staff working at white goods giant Electrolux are getting a new boss after its US CEO Keith McLoughlin announced his retirement following a turbulent few months for the firm. 
            From our other editions
            New Year's Eve sexual assaults
            Backlash after women told not to go out alone
            Police chief Gerhard Pürstl. Photo: Austrian Police

            Backlash after women told not to go out alone

            Vienna's police chief has caused outrage by advising women in the wake of sexual assaults over New Year not to go out on the streets alone. 
            Swiss artist stages nude protest in Cologne
            Police officers did nothing to stop the naked protest outside Cologne cathedral. Photo: AFP

            Swiss artist stages nude protest in Cologne 

            Swiss artist Milo Moiré took to the streets naked in 4C temperatures outside Cologne cathedral on Friday in a bid to show that women should not be molested under any circumstances. 
            New Year's Eve sexual assaults
            New Year sexual assaults in Frankfurt, police say
            Police conducting spot checks outside Cologne Cathedral on Tuesday. Photo: DPA

            New Year sexual assaults in Frankfurt, police say

            Groups of men sexually assaulted women in Frankfurt on New Year, police report - as the number of complaints of sexual assault in Hamburg has risen to nearly forty. 
            Foreign 'super students' told to leave Denmark
            Marius Youbi left Denmark on Thursday. Screenshot: DR/YouTube

            Foreign 'super students' told to leave Denmark

            One high-performing foreign student left Denmark on Thursday and another is facing the same fate soon. Their crime? Working too much.  
            Passport-sized royal portrait lands cheeky Catalan councillors in court
            The tiny photo of King Felipe VI was considered disrepectful. Photo: AFP

            Passport-sized royal portrait lands cheeky Catalan councillors in court

            One republican-minded town in Catalonia came up with a nifty way around a law that requires the portrait of the monarch to be displayed in every council chamber. 
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            My life as Sweden's tumour man
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            Swede who met Bowie's 'China Girl'
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            'Educated immigrants get stuck in limbo in Sweden'
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            Which Swedish city lays claim to straw goats and Cat Stevens?
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            Is this Swedish ad racist?
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