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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
Author Criticizes Swedish Government's AI Initiative Over Copyright Issues
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Author Criticizes Swedish Government's AI Initiative Over Copyright Issues

The Government is investing millions in training language models – but provides no compensation to the creators. It is like giving away Swedish authors' works, thinks The Swedish Writers' Union
Green Party Reports Swedish Government for Inaction on Genocide Prevention
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Green Party Reports Swedish Government for Inaction on Genocide Prevention

Green party reports the government to the Constitutional Committee for not acting sufficiently to prevent genocide and violating international law, reports Svenska Dagbladet.
Ebba Busch Calls for Stricter Measures Against Disruptive Demonstrators
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Ebba Busch Calls for Stricter Measures Against Disruptive Demonstrators

The Christian Democrats want individuals who repeatedly disturb at demonstrations to be able to receive contact bans and be shut out from public places. The limit has been reached
Daniel Kindberg Joins Ukrainian Army Amid Legal Battle
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Daniel Kindberg Joins Ukrainian Army Amid Legal Battle

From football in Östersund to war-torn Ukraine the step may seem long. But not for ÖFK's former chairman Daniel Kindberg
Acko Ankarberg Johansson Steps Down from Swedish Government
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Acko Ankarberg Johansson Steps Down from Swedish Government

Acko Ankarberg Johansson (CD) is leaving her post as Minister for Health Care and is also leaving the Riksdag – despite the fact that she a week ago candidated for another term. She dismisses the speculations surrounding the unexpected departure as "incorrect" in a comment to Altinget
Major Fire in Upplands Bro Leaves Dozens Homeless
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Major Fire in Upplands Bro Leaves Dozens Homeless

About thirty people are homeless after the large row house fire in Upplands Bro. Eleven residences were destroyed in the fire
Critics Disappointed by Hov1's Farewell Concert in Stockholm
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Critics Disappointed by Hov1's Farewell Concert in Stockholm

Hov1's farewell concert in Stockholm did not become anything special but a performance like all others, think the newspapers' music critics who are disappointed. "Sometimes it becomes too clumsy and stiff", writes Aftonbladet's Markus Larsson
Värmdö Demands Action After Fatal Bridge Accident
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Värmdö Demands Action After Fatal Bridge Accident

Värmdö municipality demands that the Swedish Transport Administration acts after Thursday's fatal accident where two people were killed, reports Svenska Dagbladet.
Monica Lingegård Ousted as SJ CEO by Board Decision
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Monica Lingegård Ousted as SJ CEO by Board Decision

SJ's CEO Monica Lingegård is being forced against her will to leave the state-owned train operator. It is clear that I would have liked to continue, she says to Svenska Dagbladet (SvD)
SVT Journalists Who Signed Gaza Petition May Face Reporting Restrictions
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SVT Journalists Who Signed Gaza Petition May Face Reporting Restrictions

Yesterday, Sveriges Radio announced that the employees who signed the so-called Gad petition may be stopped from covering Gaza. SVT is considering following the same line, writes Dagens Media
Oasis Reunites for World Tour 15 Years After Split
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Oasis Reunites for World Tour 15 Years After Split

15 years after the split, the britpop band Oasis reunites for a sold-out world tour starting in Cardiff, England. How has their legacy survived a new musical world order and a sibling rivalry from hell?
Swedish Publishers Consider Legal Action Over AI Use of Pirated Books
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Swedish Publishers Consider Legal Action Over AI Use of Pirated Books

Swedish pirated books are used to train AI models abroad. Now, the Swedish Publishers' Association is considering legal action, writes SvD
Sweden Democrats Propose Repeal of Gender Affiliation Law
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Sweden Democrats Propose Repeal of Gender Affiliation Law

The Sweden Democrats want to work to repeal the law on gender affiliation, stop investments in gender in preschools and investigate the issue of providing compensation to those who have been mis-treated for gender dysphoria during the next term of office, representatives of the party write in a debate article in Svenska Dagbladet.
Social Democrats Sell Lottery Business Amid Criticism and New Tax
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Social Democrats Sell Lottery Business Amid Criticism and New Tax

The Social Democratic Party is selling its criticized lottery business, Kombispel. It is due to the government's new opposition tax, says the Social Democratic Party's party secretary Tobias Baudin
Gas Leak at Northvolt in Skellefteå Sends One to Hospital
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Gas Leak at Northvolt in Skellefteå Sends One to Hospital

Swedish Universities Seek Stronger Academic Ties with China
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Swedish Universities Seek Stronger Academic Ties with China

Sweden should increase its academic collaborations with China to focus on sustainable development and competitiveness, write rectors from four of the country's largest universities in a debate article in Svenska Dagbladet.
Morrissey Cancels Concert and Skansen Appearance Due to Exhaustion
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Morrissey Cancels Concert and Skansen Appearance Due to Exhaustion

Simona Mohamsson Faces Leadership Challenge Over Sweden Democrats Stance
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Simona Mohamsson Faces Leadership Challenge Over Sweden Democrats Stance

The nominating committee presents Simona Mohamsson as a candidate to take over the party leader role for The Liberals. After several heavy names are said to have declined, the 30-year-old is faced with a major challenge
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