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Christine Lagarde to Step Down Early as ECB President on February 7

Christine Lagarde to Step Down Early as ECB President on February 7

More Than 60 People Reported Missing After Deadly Train Collision in Spain

More Than 60 People Reported Missing After Deadly Train Collision in Spain

US GDP Growth Tops Expectations

US GDP Growth Tops Expectations at 3.4% in Third Quarter

US gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the third quarter, according to inflation-adjusted figures from the US Department of Commerce.

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Boliden’s Third-Quarter Profit Before Tax Rises to SEK 5 Billion

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Joanna Wietrzyk apologizes after continuing Hyrox race after pooping herself

Microsoft seeks to raise at

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Microsoft seeks to raise at least $25 billion through bond sales to fund AI investments

U2 to Play Two Shows

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U2 to Play Two Shows in Sweden in 2027 as European Tour Opens in Solna

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Danish retailer Normal reports record profit of 1.2 billion kroner as sales near 18 billion

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Renfe Staff in Spain Plan 24-Hour Strike to Demand Better Rail Safety

Renfe Staff in Spain Plan 24-Hour Strike to Demand Better Rail Safety

Spain declares three days of mourning after train collision kills at least 68 people

Spain declares three days of mourning after train collision kills at least 68 people

Center and Left Parties Urge Social Democrats to Clarify What Government They Want

Center and Left Parties Urge Social Democrats to Clarify What Government They Want

Pakistan Reverses Ban on Taiwanese Airlines Using Its Airspace, Bloomberg Reports

Pakistan Reverses Ban on Taiwanese Airlines Using Its Airspace, Bloomberg Reports

36-Year-Old Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Stockholm’s Bagarmossen District

36-Year-Old Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Stockholm’s Bagarmossen District

US Urges Middle East Countries to Prepare for Possible New Attacks on Iran, Sources Say

US Urges Middle East Countries to Prepare for Possible New Attacks on Iran, Sources Say

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German Actress Elke Sommer Dies at 85, Bild Reports

German Actress Elke Sommer Dies at 85, Bild Reports

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Norwegian Court Halts Meta’s New Terms for Media Companies Amid Content Control Concerns

Norwegian Court Halts Meta’s New Terms for Media Companies Amid Content Control Concerns

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Two Men Sentenced to Six Years for Possessing 13 Thermos Bombs

Stockholm Commuter Trains Hit by Major Delays After Track Fault

Stockholm Commuter Trains Hit by Major Delays After Track Fault

Sardinian Restaurants Ask Families to Put Away Phones at the Dinner Table

Sardinian Restaurants Ask Families to Put Away Phones at the Dinner Table

Arab Parties Emerge as Winners in Israel Election, but No Bloc Has a Path to Power

Arab Parties Emerge as Winners in Israel Election, but No Bloc Has a Path to Power

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Vi tänder ljus på kyrkogården.

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Vi tänder ljus på kyrkogården.

We’re lighting candles at the cemetery.

All Saints’ weekend Swedish.

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Kanon

Daily Swedish Slang

Kanon

Great, excellent

Example:

“Kanon, då är vi överens.”

Great, then we’re agreed.

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Thermos coffee

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Termoskaffe

Thermos coffee

A kaffe-termos is the unofficial Swedish travel companion, on the bus, in the forest, or standing by a frozen lake, coffee is never far away.

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Another Expert Leaves SVT’s Married

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Another Expert Leaves SVT’s Married at First Sight XL After Anna Bennich Exit

Another expert is leaving SVT’s "Married at First Sight XL." Tobias Sahlin has decided to drop out, Aftonbladet reports.

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Speaker Andreas Norlén to hold press conference on government talks this afternoon

Speaker Andreas Norlén to hold press conference on government talks this afternoon

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Gullan Bornemark, beloved Swedish children’s songwriter, dies at 98

Gullan Bornemark, beloved Swedish children’s songwriter, dies at 98

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Swedish Nursery Rhyme Composer Gullan Bornemark Dies at 98

Swedish Nursery Rhyme Composer Gullan Bornemark Dies at 98

Vattenfall Hopes All Ringhals Reactors Will Be Back in Service Before Winter

Vattenfall Hopes All Ringhals Reactors Will Be Back in Service Before Winter

252 Million Hectares of Degraded Land Are Being Restored Worldwide, UN Report Finds

252 Million Hectares of Degraded Land Are Being Restored Worldwide, UN Report Finds

Sweden Democrats’ Identity Dispute Could Strain Ties With Moderates

Sweden Democrats’ Identity Dispute Could Strain Ties With Moderates

How Spain’s Train Disaster Could Shape the Upcoming Election Campaign

How Spain’s Train Disaster Could Shape the Upcoming Election Campaign

China’s Response to Mbappé’s Mao Joke Shows Its Power, Expert Says

China’s Response to Mbappé’s Mao Joke Shows Its Power, Expert Says

Spain declares three days of mourning after train collision kills at least 68 people

Spain declares three days of mourning after train collision kills at least 68 people

Prince Ali Faces AFC Investigation After Criticizing FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Prince Ali Faces AFC Investigation After Criticizing FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Arab Parties Emerge as Winners in Israel Election, but No Bloc Has a Path to Power

Arab Parties Emerge as Winners in Israel Election, but No Bloc Has a Path to Power

PHP vulnerability scare prompts website shutdowns, but no widespread attacks reported

PHP vulnerability scare prompts website shutdowns, but no widespread attacks reported

Sweden’s Christian Democrats propose exploring

Sweden’s Christian Democrats propose exploring deportations to countries other than people’s countries of origin

The Christian Democrats believe Sweden should explore the possibility of deporting people to countries other than their countries of origin. The proposal is included in the party’s “Security Report,” released last week.

Iran Says Three Ships Caught

Iran Says Three Ships Caught Fire in the Strait of Hormuz after Defying Its Instructions

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims that three ships defying its instructions have “exploded and caught fire” in the Strait of Hormuz.

Gullan Bornemark, beloved Swedish children’s

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Gullan Bornemark, beloved Swedish children’s songwriter, dies at 98

Gullan Bornemark, one of Sweden’s best-known children’s songwriters, has died at the age of 98, her son tells SVT. “She was part of the cultural DNA of an incredible number of Swedes,” says podcaster and author Kalle Lind.

Stockholm Stock Market Recovers to

Stockholm Stock Market Recovers to Hover Around Flat as Peace Talk Reports Lift Sentiment

After an hour and a half of trading, the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s OMXS index has recovered and is hovering around the zero line at 10:30 a.m. It is also up on leading European exchanges.

Sweden Democrats’ Identity Dispute Could

Sweden Democrats’ Identity Dispute Could Strain Ties With Moderates

A row over Swedish identity has erupted within the Sweden Democrats. It could damage the party’s relations with the bourgeois parties in the long term, according to political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö.

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