Overweight inmate sues Swedish prison
An obese inmate at the southern Swedish prison of Karlskrona has submitted an official request for monetary damages because the prison authorities wer...
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Nordic region must lead way in climate change
At their summit in Iceland, environment ministers from the Nordic region stressed in a public statement that “The Nordic Region must show the way and ...
Swedish billionaire buys English village
Stefan Persson, the billionaire owner of Sweden’s clothing retail chain H&M, is set to sign the papers to purchase an entire village in the southe...
Belgians will help Volvo
The regional government of Flanders in Belgium has confirmed that it will acquiesce to Volvo’s recent appeal for help. Volvo Cars CEO Stephen Odell me...
Volvo seeks survival loan from Belgium
After bailout talks with the Swedish government broke down, Volvo Cars has turned to the Belgian government for its help in securing a loan from the E...
Saab entertains buyout bids from three companies
The struggling Swedish automotive producer Saab is up for sale, and three bidders from different countries have emerged as the most likely winners in ...
Swedes arrested in Thailand child sex sting
Police forces in Thailand and Sweden teamed up in a major sting operation aimed at bringing down suspects involved in sex crimes against children in T...
Bear and elk battle it out in Swedish playground
It’s not the kind of fight you’d expect to see at a children’s playground, but a brown bear chased an elk into the park and began to attack it as kids...