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            <title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Thousands Protest Planned Cuts to Czech Public Broadcasters]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the streets of the Czech capital, Prague, to protest planned cuts to the country's public service broadcasters, which critics fear could curtail freedom of expression and the press.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 16:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[USA routs Finland 5-0 to reach Women’s Ice Hockey World Championship final]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The USA continues to impress at the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship. After a 5–0 win over Finland in the semifinals, the USA is through to the final, where it will face either Sweden or Canada.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 16:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Beats Germany 6-0 to Reach Women’s World Championship Semifinals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finland defeated Germany 6–0 to reach the semifinals of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship. The USA awaits after a crushing 14–0 win over host nation Denmark. Canada also advanced to the semifinals after a 3–2 win over the Czech Republic.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:24:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Czech Foreign Minister Calls Ice Hockey a “Man’s Sport,” Drawing Backlash from NHL Stars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka made disparaging remarks about women’s hockey, angering Czech NHL stars. “I’m ashamed,” Anaheim’s Lukas Dostal wrote on Instagram.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Slovak U20 Player Taken to Hospital After Skate Cuts His Throat in Nyköping Match]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A player for the Slovakian U20 national team has been taken to hospital after being cut in the throat by a skate, local media in Sörmland report.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:28:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Debutants help Grönborg’s Sweden secure second straight win over Switzerland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tre Kronor trailed Switzerland 1–2 but came back to win 4–2. Rikard Grönborg has now begun his second stint as Sweden's national team coach with two straight victories.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jack Berglund Scores Late and Decides Shootout in Rikard Grönborg’s Tre Kronor Return]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[New national team captain Rikard Grönborg saw Tre Kronor beat the Czech Republic 3–2 on penalties in Prague.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Condemns Sweden and Other Countries for Refusing to Play Russia at Ice Hockey World Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin, as expected, criticises the countries - including Sweden - that refuse to face Russia at the Ice Hockey World Championship.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:35:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia’s sports minister calls Sweden’s World Cup boycott stance “childish” after CAS ruling]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is turmoil in the ice hockey world after the CAS ruling allowing Russia to compete in the World Cup. Several countries, including Sweden, refuse to play against the Russian national team. Now Russia is responding. “It is childish,” says Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Victor Stjernborg and Filip Eriksson called up to Tre Kronor for four-nation tournament]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Victor Stjernborg of Skellefteå and Filip Eriksson of Luleå have been called up to Tre Kronor's squad for this week's four-nation tournament.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Men’s Curling Team Wins European Championship Bronze in 6–4 Victory Over Czech Republic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Team Oskar Eriksson bounced back immediately after losing in the semifinals. The Swedish men won the bronze medal match against hosts the Czech Republic, 6–4.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Women Reach First European Curling Final, While Men Lose to Scotland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Team Isabella Wranå is through to the first championship final of her career after a convincing 7–3 win over Latvia in the European Championship semi-final. However, the Swedish men’s curling team lost 7–5 to Scotland in their semi-final.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s men reach European Curling Championship semifinals after 8-7 win over Czech Republic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden’s men’s curling team is through to the European Championship semifinals in Ostrava. Sweden won a thrilling group final against the Czech Republic 8–7 in an extra end.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:59:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Team Wranå reach European Championship semifinals after fourth straight win]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden’s women’s curling team advanced to the semifinals of the European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic, after easily defeating Lithuania 10–4.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Magnus Hellberg Misses Tre Kronor Squad as Three Players Make Their Debuts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Djurgården star goalkeeper Magnus Hellberg is not in new national team captain Rikard Grönborg’s squad for the tournament in Prague and Helsinki.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Draws China, Netherlands and Switzerland in 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[China, the Netherlands and Switzerland are the teams Sweden’s women’s national team will face in the group stage of next year’s Volleyball World Championship in the USA and Canada.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:48:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tens of Thousands Protest in Prague Against Czech Plans to Scrap TV and Radio Licence Fees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Prague on Sunday against the government’s plans to abolish the television and radio licence fee.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:04:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Olympic Gold Turned Isabella Wranå Into a Curling Star and TV Celebrity: ‘Absolutely Crazy’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[She went from hidden gem to Olympic hero, social media phenomenon and TV celebrity. Winning gold in Cortina changed Isabella Wranå’s life. “It was absolutely crazy. Even groups of teenage boys have stopped me and asked to take pictures,” she says ahead of next week’s European Championships.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Czech Communist’s Defection Makes Le Pen’s Far-Right Group Largest in the European Parliament]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen’s far-right group in the European Parliament is now larger than Giorgia Meloni’s - thanks to a Czech communist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nathalie Björn warns Sweden’s World Cup playoff against Scotland will be a fight: ‘There will be no love’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lithuania, the minnows, were easily beaten. Scotland in a decisive playoff for a place at next summer’s World Cup in Brazil will be a completely different challenge. There will be no love at all, says Sweden captain Nathalie Björn.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scotland Stand Between Sweden and a World Cup Place After Beating Czech Republic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden saw off Lithuania in the first playoff round for the World Cup. In the decisive second-round tie, they will face much tougher opposition in Scotland.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden rout Lithuania 10-0 to reach decisive World Cup playoff against Scotland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden are one decisive World Cup playoff away from a summer in Brazil. Blågult (the Swedish national team) crushed Lithuania 10–0 in Solna, winning the two-legged tie 15–0 on aggregate. “We should be happy with the performance,” two-goal scorer Stina Blackstenius told SVT after the match.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zecira Musovic Returns to Goal as Sweden Face Lithuania in World Cup Playoff]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Zecira Musovic returns in goal as the women's national team faces Lithuania in the second leg of their World Cup playoff. The Malmö FF goalkeeper has not played for the national team since becoming a mother in August last year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Budget Dispute Deepens as Sweden Demands Hundreds of Billions in Cuts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite attempts at compromise, the parties remain deeply divided over the EU’s major budget dispute. Sweden is demanding cuts of another “several hundred” billion euros.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Face Lithuania in Solna With 5-0 Lead in World Cup Playoff]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The women's national football team secured a big win, beating Lithuania 5–0 in the first playoff match in Kaunas. Now Sweden face the return leg in Solna, where they will look to finish the job before a decisive playoff in November or December against either Scotland or the Czech Republic.]]></description>
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