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Monday, February 10, 2014

News from Sweden- Telegraph

Since we hear nothing from Sweden in America, we just assume nothing ever happens there. Well, here are some stories of what goes on from the Telegraph

Sweden news

The latest and breaking Swedish news.

Latest Sweden News

Marines spoof Greased Lightning

Swedish marines spoof 2  
A hilarious video has been posted online of Swedish Marines in Afghanistan performing a lipsync of Greased Lightning
30 Jan 2014

Hopes for first womb transplant baby

The Swedish research team practice before an operation to transplant a womb at the Sahlgrenska Hospital in Goteborg, Sweden  
The world's first ever birth from a transplanted womb could be imminent as doctors successfully introduce an embryo into a Swedish woman's body
26 Jan 2014
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Muslim couple arrested in Sweden for 'smacking son when he refused to pray'

A Facebook page, Bring Shal and Family Home, has amassed more than 14,000 followers in five days  
Campaign launched for release of Muslim couple in Sweden who allegedly smacked their 12-year-old son's hand for refusing to pray
23 Jan 2014

'Jihad Jane' sentenced to 10 years in US prison over plot to kill artist

Colleen LaRose aka Jihad Jane in 1997  
Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist targeted for his drawings of Mohammed, says he believes sentence is too harsh and woman 'needs mental care more than anything else'
06 Jan 2014

The Vikings have conquered your children’s wardrobe

Swedish style in the form of Monki, & Other Stories (above), and Acne is suddenly all the rage  
Scandi style is the only option for the self-respecting teen this winter, says Hannah Betts
01 Jan 2014
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Rudolph the reindeer could really have a red nose, say scientists

Watch: Researchers in Sweden using thermal imaging cameras on reindeer as they graze find that animal's nose glows
23 Dec 2013

Living with the reindeer whisperers

Photography Norway’s Sámi tribe are among the world’s last remaining nomads, whose way of life is a mystery to all but their reindeer. Photographer Erika Larsen befriended them
05 Dec 2013
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The Swedes don’t feel the cold like us

It's not the price of energy that is the problem in Britain but the poor insulation of our homes, says Geoffrey Lean
29 Nov 2013
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H&M pledges fair living wage to suppliers

Swedish retailer H&M has spoken about its promise for fair living wages at the Eurpoean Conference on Living Wages in Germany
26 Nov 2013

Bechdel test is damaging to the way we think about film

Film Hollywood's problem with female characters is more complex than the Bechdel test for gender bias would suggest, argues Robbie Collin
15 Nov 2013
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Sweden introduce 'feminism film rating'

Cinemas in Sweden have begun to issue ratings for films depending on how they portray women: whether there are named female characters, who speak together, and whether they discuss something other than a man
06 Nov 2013
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Swedish cinemas launch feminist film ratings

Film A chain of Swedish cinemas has introduced a new method of certification which involves the Bechdel test
06 Nov 2013
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Experienced Swedish climber and skier falls to death on New Zealand's tallest peak

Magnus Kastengren, a 32-year-old Swede, fell 2,000 feet meters while he and a climbing partner were ski traversing near the lower summit of Mount Cook
04 Nov 2013

Swedish parenting has created nation of brats

New book on parenting warns that children in Sweden have been turned into self-centred brats
01 Nov 2013

Chimpanzees 'catch' yawns from humans

Chimpanzees "catch" yawns from humans, scientists have discovered in one of the first examples of cross-species "yawn contagion".
17 Oct 2013
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How Britain helped win the nineteenth century's 'the most important' battle

New research shows how a tiny unit of British rocketeers helped win what has been described as the most important battle of the nineteenth century, the Battle of Leipzig
08 Oct 2013
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Jellyfish cause nuclear reactor shutdown

Moon jellyfish shut down Swedish nuclear reactor by clogging up the pipes.
01 Oct 2013
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Happiest country to be old is Sweden, survey finds

Sweden is best country in the world in which to grow old, a new survey reveals today, closely followed by Norway and Germany, with Britain trailing behind in 13th place.
01 Oct 2013

Football fans fall foul of speeding escalator

Swedish football fans who were hurling abuse at police were caught by surprise as the escalator they were on suddenly sped up causing them to tumble down it.
27 Sep 2013

Ai Weiwei to join Stockholm Film Festival jury

Film Stockholm Film Festival appoint 'thrilled' Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to its jury panel.
23 Sep 2013
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IKEA chairman denies £3 billion family feud

The chairman of flat-pack furniture giant Ikea has denied claims that the founding Kamprad family was locked in a bitter family feud over a possible £3 billion fortune.
21 Sep 2013

Sweden's 'Eton' shut down after bullying scandal

Sweden's leading boarding school has been shut down after two students were allegedly burned with an iron in one of its notorious initiation rituals.
28 Aug 2013

Evidence of Ununpentium may swell Periodic Table

Scientists claim to have proven the existence of a new element.
27 Aug 2013

The best crime is one of passion

Those accusing noir fiction of becoming 'girly’ are missing a trick, argues Anna Maxted
15 Aug 2013
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Scandinavian men safe from testicle-eating fish

Scandinavian men have been told that it's now safe to go back in the water – because claims that a testicle-munching fish have invaded are probably untrue.
13 Aug 2013
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