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UN criticism of Sweden's visitation zones
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UN criticism of Sweden's visitation zones

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is strongly criticizing Sweden for the so-called safety zones, where the police are temporarily allowed to search people without specific suspicion of a crime.
Fredrik Strage to hospital
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Fredrik Strage to hospital

Music journalist Fredrik Strage has suffered a so-called carotid dissection, a rupture in a carotid artery, which increases the risk of stroke, writes Aftonbladet.
Heavyweight prize 100 years – expert's favorite winner
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Heavyweight prize 100 years – expert's favorite winner

Today we find out who will be awarded the 2025 Bragdguldet. Perhaps Sweden's most prestigious sports award is turning 100
Church warns: Do not let nuns from Minsk in
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Church warns: Do not let nuns from Minsk in

Nuns from a Belarusian monastery in Minsk are visiting Sweden – and the Church of Sweden is now warning its congregations not to invite them because they are collaborating with the Russian state.
Swedish media publisher files police report against Zuckerberg
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Swedish media publisher files police report against Zuckerberg

The publishing organization Utgivarna calls Facebook's scam ads "a democratic problem" and is reporting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the police.
World Cup heroes can receive unique Merit Gold: "Mighty"
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World Cup heroes can receive unique Merit Gold: "Mighty"

Six World Cup gold medals out of six possible in Norwegian ski tracks. Then the women's cross-country team can be awarded a unique Bragdguld
Lars Adaktusson makes a comeback in KD
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Lars Adaktusson makes a comeback in KD

The Christian Democrats' former EU parliamentarian Lars Adaktusson is planning a comeback in politics, reports P4 Jönköping. Adaktusson has now reversed his decision to collaborate with the Sweden Democrats, he tells the radio
Investigator: Strengthen the right to legal aid
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Investigator: Strengthen the right to legal aid

Government investigator Anders Hagsgård wants to make it easier to get legal help in court. "No one should have to lose their rights because they lack financial resources," he writes in an opinion piece in SvD
Flu season unusually early this year
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Flu season unusually early this year

This year's flu season has started unusually early in the EU compared to previous years, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) states. However, in Sweden the season has not yet started, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden
Busch rages against M: Refuses to subordinate me
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Busch rages against M: Refuses to subordinate me

Ebba Busch is furious at the Moderates' way of treating the Christian Democrats. It is a way of acting that I refuse to submit to, she says
Busch does not completely close the door to Andersson
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Busch does not completely close the door to Andersson

Christian Democrats party leader Ebba Busch is not closing the door to letting Magdalena Andersson (S) as prime minister in a difficult, deadlocked situation after the election, she tells Svenska Dagbladet.
Nobel Foundation breaks with criticized sponsor
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Nobel Foundation breaks with criticized sponsor

The Nobel Foundation is breaking with the French bank BNP Paribas, which was recently sentenced to pay large damages due to involvement in genocide in Sudan, reports Svenska Dagbladet.
The Court of Appeal sentences Kindberg: "Of course disappointed"
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The Court of Appeal sentences Kindberg: "Of course disappointed"

The Court of Appeal for Lower Norrland sentences Daniel Kindberg, former chairman of Östersunds FK, to a felony for accepting a bribe. Certain parts of the previous sentence are dismissed and Kindberg's sentence is therefore reduced – from two and a half years in prison to one year and eight months
MP: Swedish exports enable mass murder in Sudan
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MP: Swedish exports enable mass murder in Sudan

Since the United Arab Emirates supports the militia in Sudan, Sweden should immediately cease its arms exports to the country, representatives of the Green Party write in a debate article in SvD.
Tidöpartierna: Ban foreign ownership of schools
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Tidöpartierna: Ban foreign ownership of schools

The government and the SD want to investigate a ban on actors outside the EU and EEA from owning Swedish schools, citing security policy.
Kristersson defends kick off at Harpsund
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Kristersson defends kick off at Harpsund

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson sees nothing inappropriate in one of his daughters having a private "kick off" for the student association at Harpsund.
Famous news cartoonist Tecknar-Anders is dead
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Famous news cartoonist Tecknar-Anders is dead

The famous cartoonist Anders Andersö has died, reports Svenska Dagbladet.
Party and celebration at Harpsund criticized
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Party and celebration at Harpsund criticized

Criticism is being directed at Ulf Kristersson after he allowed relatives to use the Harpsund residence for private events. But the Prime Minister has done nothing illegal or wrong, according to the Government Offices – and his staff is watching how the events are reported
Critics Review Håkan Hellström's New Album as Nostalgic and Playful
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Critics Review Håkan Hellström's New Album as Nostalgic and Playful

It smells like the 70s, Magnus & Brasse and Björn Skifs on Håkan Hellström's new album "Svensk rost", think the music critics who for the most part are satisfied with what they hear.
Bridge Safety Measures Implemented After Fatal Accident Near Stockholm
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Bridge Safety Measures Implemented After Fatal Accident Near Stockholm

A permanent median barrier will be placed on the bridge outside Stockholm where two people were killed in a head-on collision this summer.
Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 Awarded to László Krasznahorkai
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 Awarded to László Krasznahorkai

That the Nobel Prize in Literature goes to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai brings joy to the literature and cultural world. With him, ambitious literature is back in focus again, says literary critic Sara Abdollahi
László Krasznahorkai: Exploring the Dark Humor of a Hungarian Literary Master
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László Krasznahorkai: Exploring the Dark Humor of a Hungarian Literary Master

Susan Sontag has called him "the apocalyptic master of contemporary Hungarian literature". It is true that the Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai's books often land in a dystopian darkness
Seven Surprising Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
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Seven Surprising Nobel Prize Winners in Literature

Too young, too unknown and too controversial – The Swedish Academy often provokes strong reactions with its choices of Nobel Prize winners in literature. Here are seven winners who struck the world with amazement
Andrés Orozco-Estrada Named New Chief Conductor of Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Andrés Orozco-Estrada Named New Chief Conductor of Radio Symphony Orchestra

Colombian Andrés Orozco-Estrada, long-time resident of Vienna, takes over as the Radio Symphony Orchestra's new chief conductor. He describes a happy orchestra
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