Lowered Threat Level Won't Impact Almedalen Security Efforts
The terror threat level is lower than last year, but it does not affect the security work ahead of Almedalsveckan. It is intense, says the commanding officer Fredrik Persson.
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Key Witness in Olof Palme Case, Leif Ljungqvist, Passes Away at 82
One of the key witnesses in the Palme investigation, Leif Ljungqvist, has died. He uttered the now classic words in his alarm call: "It's murder on Sveavägen".
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Butja, Kramatorsk, Mariupol – attacks that shocked
It has been three years since Russia launched its large-scale war against Ukraine – and the daily attacks keep Ukrainians in fear. Ruthless attacks have shocked the world with their brutality. Here are some of the most notorious atrocities during the war since 2022.
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Butja, Kramatorsk, Mariupol – attacks that shocked
It has been three years since Russia launched its large-scale war against Ukraine – and the daily attacks keep Ukrainians in fear. Ruthless attacks have shocked the world with their brutality. Here are some of the most notorious atrocities during the war since 2022.
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Superti's song went viral after the Örebro shooting
"Can someone tell Olof Palme that safe Sweden is just a memory", sings Simon Superti in "Bullerbyn is dead" - a song that has come to reflect the sorrow after the shooting in Örebro. I'm extremely proud to be able to gather people in some way, he says.
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Criminologist: The Örebro Murders Have Historic Magnitude
One of the worst murders in Sweden's history – and something that will likely leave equally deep impressions as the murder of Olof Palme and the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan. It is the first time something of this magnitude occurs in Sweden, notes criminologist Sven Granath.
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Kjell-Olof Feldt Dead – Became 93 Years Old
Former Social Democratic Finance Minister Kjell-Olof Feldt is dead. He fell asleep on Wednesday, according to his son to TT.
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Birgitta Dahl - a fierce champion of equality
As an unmarried mother of small children, Birgitta Dahl broke new ground when she was elected to the parliament in 1969. Behind her, the militant social democrat leaves a career marked by the struggle for equality and the environment.
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Birgitta Dahl Dead
The Social Democrat Birgitta Dahl has passed away after several years of illness. She held ministerial posts in Olof Palme's and Ingvar Carlsson's governments and was Speaker of the Parliament 1994-2002.
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Mats Sundin can receive a major literary award
Mats Sundin is among the nominees for the Adlibris Prize of the Year. The ice hockey icon can be awarded for his autobiography "Tur & retur".
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Millionaire murdered in bed – son slept next to him
Poker millionaire Andreas Oscarsson was found shot dead in his bed at home in the boy's room in Trollhättan. Close to him, his two-year-old son was sleeping deeply. Despite an extensive investigation, the case has remained unsolved for 15 years. Someone out there knows, says retired police officer Sten-Rune Timmersjö.
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