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NEWS ABOUT: Sweden

Sweden stories: 57 news summaries

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 Tourists Seek Mythical  
 Lesbian City in Sweden 

Men looking for city of 25,000 women badger Swedish tourist authorities

Oct 8, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors of a city of 25,000 lesbians have led hordes of men to contact Swedish tourist authorities and swamp the nation's Internet providers. Chinese media especially have spread the tale of “Chako Paul City,” supposedly founded in 1820 in northern Sweden by a man-hating widow who banned... More »

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China • tourism • lesbians • Sweden • Lesbian

 Scandinavia Battles 
 Genital Mutilation 

African, Middle Eastern immigrants arrested after mutilations abroad

Sep 19, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scandinavian countries are hitting perpetrators of genital mutilation with heavy fines and prison sentences, even when the act is committed in other countries, Global Post reports. African and Middle Eastern immigrants who take their daughters abroad for genital mutilations—which are considered normal and even necessary in some cultures—are... More »

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Africa • Norway • genital mutilation • female genital mutilation • Sweden • Denmark • Scandinavia

 Road Noise Drives 
 Blood Pressure Up 

Stress, sleep interruptions may be at fault: researchers

Sep 10, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - People who live close to noisy roads may face a greater threat of developing high blood pressure than residents of quieter areas, researchers in Sweden say. People experiencing average daily noise exposure above 60 decibels have a more than 25% higher risk of hypertension, a study shows. The researchers link... More »

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hypertension • traffic • public health • blood pressure • medical research • Sweden • health research • health study

 US Troops Stormed  
 Afghan Hospital: Charity 

Civilian deaths, intrusive searches prompt rising resentment

Sep 7, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(AP) - A Swedish charity today accused American troops of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. Soldiers were said to have forced their way into the charity's hospital without permission, violating the neutrality of a medical facility. The allegation... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • charity • US Army • hospital • Sweden • search • militant

Swedish Dad Aims to Make His Own Breast Milk

Man hopes to be able to suckle future kids; plans to pump his breasts for months

Sep 3, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Swedish father is attempting to defy convention—and millions of years of mammalian evolution—by producing his own breast milk, the Local reports. Ragnar Bengtsson, whose 2-year-old son won't be taking part in the experiment, plans to stimulate his breasts with a pump at 3-hour intervals every day... More »

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baby • Sweden • breast feeding • breast milk • father • breast pump

 Road Rarity: 
 Samoan Drivers 
 Moving to Left Side 

Drivers will stick to left as country becomes first in 40 years to change

Aug 14, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s upheaval in Samoa as a cultural shift changes the country’s direction—on the road. On September 7, Samoa is set to become the first country in 40 years to switch the side of the road used for driving, writes Tom Vanderbilt in Salon. The Pacific island nation... More »

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traffic • Sweden • political demonstrations • protesters • drivers • Samoa

 Ship Vanishes From 
 English Channel 

Secret cargo of drugs or arms may be behind maritime mystery

Aug 12, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian navy has deployed warships and submarines in search of a cargo ship that mysteriously disappeared from European waters, the Telegraph reports. The Russian crew of the Arctic Sea, which was transporting a load of timber worth nearly $2 million, reported being attacked by pirates in Swedish waters on... More »

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Russia • drugs • piracy • English Channel • Sweden • mystery • Russian Navy

Domesticated Swedes Make Best Husbands

Brits, Americans land
in top 5 on 'egalitarian index'; Aussies last

Aug 3, 09 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swedish men make the best husbands, while Australian men, preferring beer and sports over housework, rank lowest on an “egalitarian index” outlined in a study of 12 developed nations. Domestic roles carry less stigma in egalitarian societies, one researcher tells the Telegraph, “so the likelihood of forming a... More »

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Australia • women • men • study • marriage • United States • Norway • Oxford University • Sweden • Britain • marriage equality • household chores

Music Industry Hunts for Cash in Pirate Bay Sale

Trade group wants its chunk of $7.8M acquisition

Jul 16, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The music industry wants its money back from those copyright vigilantes at Pirate Bay, and now it sees a decent chance to get it, reports CNET. An industry trade group plans to go after the $3.6 million in damages awarded by a Swedish court now that a software company... More »

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music industry • copyright • acquisition • Sweden • BitTorrent • The Pirate Bay • punitive damages

(Newser) - It’s quaint, relatively cheap, breakfast is included in the price, and oh yes, everyone’s naked. Welcome to Hylteberga gård, one of the first naturist bed and breakfasts in Europe. Helena Frith Powell of the UK Times took a holiday there, and found it a tad …... More »

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travel • Sweden • public nudity • nudist • naturism • nudism

 Swedish Firm Nabs 
 Pirate Bay for $7.7M 

Buyers to remodel site so content providers 'get paid'

Jun 30, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Swedish software company has purchased file-sharing site Pirate Bay for $7.7 million after the site was fined $3.6 million, the Register reports. “We would like to introduce models which entail that content providers and copyright owners get paid for content that is downloaded via the site,... More »

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file sharing • Sweden • website • The Pirate Bay • sale

(Newser) - As the movement toward greener, more natural burials gains steam, a Swedish biologist who specializes in soil production thinks she's got the best method, reports the Walrus magazine. It's called promession, and it's a doozy: Corpses are frozen with liquid nitrogen, then shattered into tiny pieces on a vibrating table.... More »

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environment • death • Sweden • green • burial • compost • decomposition • promession

(AP) - Saab, the struggling Swedish company owned by GM, was rescued today by a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a tiny luxury automaker that produces only a dozen vehicles a year. GM said the sale would include an expected $600 million funding commitment from the European Investment Bank, guaranteed by... More »

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Sweden • Saab • Koenigsegg • European Investment Bank

(Newser) - Swedes got a scare this weekend after an artist wrapped bunches of carrots with black tape to make them look a bit like dynamite, attached clocks and wires and placed them around the southern city of Orebo. Police received several concerned calls from the public about the "Bunny Project:... More »

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rabbits • police • art • Sweden • artist • bunker busting bombs • carrots • Bugs Bunny

EU Parliament Next Stop for Pro-Piracy Party

Swedish group's membership up 215% after Pirate Bay case

May 22, 09 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swedish pirates could soon be invading the European parliament, the Times of London reports. The Pirate Party, a political group whose sole aim is encouraging Internet copyright infringement, is poised to win several seats in next month’s elections. “The plan is Sweden, Europe, the world—in that order,... More »

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European Union • file sharing • Sweden • The Pirate Bay • patent • copyright infringement

 Sri Lanka Restarts 
 Airstrikes, Bars Diplomat 

Swedish foreign minister refused entry days before trip

Apr 28, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Sri Lankan army bombarded the tiny coastal strip where ethnic Tamil rebels are mounting their last stand, the Guardian reports—a day after the government said it would end airstrikes. Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in the region. The eruption comes as Sweden’s foreign minister, scheduled... More »

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civilian casualties • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • Sweden • civilians • Carl Bildt

(Newser) - One of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case is demanding a retrial, claiming that the judge is in cahoots with copyright-protection organizations, the Local of Sweden reports. Judge Tomas Norstrom acknowledges being a member of such groups but denies any conflict of interest. Last week, he found... More »

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entertainment • copyright law • copyright • file sharing • judge • Sweden • The Pirate Bay • copyright infringement • conflict of interest • Tomas Norstrom

(Newser) - Last week’s guilty verdict against the Swedes behind the Pirate Bay filesharing site not only hasn’t shuttered the operation—it’s boosted support for the cause of free information, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The affiliated Pirate Party, which advocates for copyright reform, has doubled its membership just... More »

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Internet • political party • piracy • copyright • Sweden • BitTorrent • The Pirate Bay • ruling • Internet privacy

 Pirate Bay Founders Get 
 Jail, Fines for File Sharing 

File-sharing site team gets year in jail, must pay $3.6M to firms

Apr 17, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a big win for the movie and music business, four men behind the file-sharing service The Pirate Bay, including its two founders, have been found guilty of making copyrighted files available for downloading, CNET reports. A Swedish court sentenced each to a year in jail; the men must also... More »

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entertainment • Sweden • BitTorrent • The Pirate Bay • torrents • copyright infringement

 Sweden Legalizes Gay Marriage 

Parliament passes law 261-22

Apr 2, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sweden’s Parliament legalized gay marriage yesterday, becoming the fifth European country to do so, CNN reports. Registered partnerships were already permitted in the country, but the new law will allow same-sex couples to officially tie the knot starting May 1. The only party to oppose was the Christian Democrats,... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Sweden • parliament

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