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            <title><![CDATA[Sports Club Leader in Västmanland Sentenced to Prison for Child Rape and Sexual Assault]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A man who held a leadership role at a sports club in Västmanland has been convicted of child rape and sexual assault, P4 Västmanland reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:19:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dutch Animal Welfare Foundation Appeals Sweden’s Plan to Hunt 72 Wolves This Winter]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Dutch animal welfare organization has appealed the decision to allow a licensed wolf hunt in Sweden this winter.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:04:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police warn of extremely slippery roads in three Swedish counties as crashes are reported]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, police warned motorists about slippery roads in the counties of Gävleborg, Uppsala and Västmanland.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:14:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden to allow 72 wolves to be shot in winter hunt after last season was halted]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A record-breaking wolf hunt could be held this winter. After this year's hunt was halted, a total of 72 wolves will be allowed to be shot from January, the county administrative boards (regional government authorities) announce.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[African swine fever outbreak in Västmanland cost society SEK 151 million, report says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The major outbreak of African swine fever in Västmanland in 2023 cost society SEK 151 million, according to a report.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:52:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Liberals fall in all regional elections, party secretary calls it a lesson]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Liberals increased in the parliamentary elections. But in all regional elections, the party is falling, as well as in most municipalities. That is a lesson for us, says party secretary Fredrik Brange.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Around 50 rivers and streams are drying up in southern Sweden, expert says worst he’s seen]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It would take around-the-clock rain for a month or two to restore water levels in all the rivers and streams that have dried up, the expert estimates. Fish and mussels are dying from a lack of oxygen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Long test message caused Sweden's emergency alert to miss some phones]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The warning message sent out on Monday afternoon was too long - that's why it didn't reach all mobile phones, Mikael Frisell, Director General of the Swedish Civil Defence Agency, told TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Swedish emergency alert system will be tested Monday in Stockholm and Gotland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[On Monday at 3 p.m., mobile phones in Stockholm and Gotland counties will sound the alarm. This is the first test of the new warning system SE-Alert.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Memorial ceremony and minute of silence held in Fagersta after school attack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At 11:59 a.m., Fagersta fell silent. A minute of silence was held for the victims, their relatives and those affected by the sword attack at Brinell School. In the evening, a memorial ceremony was held.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:24:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stockholm to offer free measles vaccine for adults from September]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Stockholm Region introduces free measles vaccine for adults from September after the measles outbreak at the Urkult festival.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s new warning system SE-Alert to be tested in Stockholm and Gotland on Sept. 7]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden's new warning alarm will be tested in the Stockholm area and on Gotland on September 7, the Civil Defense Agency said in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:56:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New opera Violetta takes the bus heads on major Sweden tour this fall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The performance "Violetta takes the bus" is going on a major tour of Sweden this fall in collaboration with the National Theatre and the opera platform Sad Girls.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:47:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What we know about the school attack in Fagersta that killed a 17-year-old girl and injured two boys]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old girl was killed and two boys were seriously injured when a young man attacked with a sword at a high school in Fagersta on Friday. Here's what we know about the attack:]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:30:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police to Increase Presence at Jönköping Schools After Fagersta Shooting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Police will be present at schools in Jönköping municipality following last Friday's school shooting in Fagersta, reports P4 Jönköping.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:34:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government appoints school shooting commission after Fagersta attack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is appointing a school shooting commission after the attack in Fagersta on Friday. It is too early to rule out further measures, says Minister of Education and Integration Simona Mohamsson (L).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:17:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TikTok account praised school killer in online movement linked to violence, journalist says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A picture of a sword on TikTok has come into focus after the school attack in Fagersta. The account behind the picture was part of an online movement with an extreme fascination with violence, where school attackers are celebrated. I think many who look at this don't really reflect on the fact that they are in the blackest hole of the internet, says journalist Åsa Erlandsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IFK Göteborg surrender late lead in 1-1 draw with Elfsborg]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[IFK Göteborg looked to be on course for three important points against Elfsborg. Then the home team lost the lead late - Leo Östman equalized for 1-1 in the 90th minute.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:59:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[18-year-old suspect in Brinell School attack had previous conviction for assault, reports say]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The school shooting in Fagersta is among the most serious in Sweden. A girl was killed and three people were injured, two of them seriously. This is what we know about the arrested man who is widely identified as the suspect in the crime:]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minute of silence in Västerås before match after Fagersta school shooting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Before the men’s Swedish match between Västerås and Kalmar, a minute’s silence was observed and the players wore black armbands to honor the victims of the school shooting in Fagersta.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Injured boy taken to hospital in friend’s EPA tractor after Fagersta school stabbing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the injured boys in the school shooting in Fagersta was taken to hospital in a friend's epa tractor. "I still don't think I've taken in exactly what happened," says 16-year-old Fredrik Ericson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What we know about the school attack in Fagersta that killed a 17-year-old girl]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old girl was killed and two boys were seriously injured when a young man attacked with a sword at a high school in Fagersta. Here's what we know about the attack:]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Suspect in Fagersta school attack taken into custody]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The man suspected of the school attack in Fagersta has been taken into custody, the Prosecution Authority writes in a press release. He is suspected on probable cause, the higher level of suspicion.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Several Swedish waterways dry up as low water levels strain ecosystems]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rivers that have shrunk to puddles and endangered freshwater pearl mussels that have become stranded and urgently need to be moved - water levels in large parts of Sweden are currently very low. The entire ecosystem has to start over when it dries out, says limnologist Andreas Holmberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: School attacks rarely come as a complete surprise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When the alarm about the school attack came in, several police patrols rushed to the upper secondary school in Fagersta. Ten minutes later, the perpetrator was stopped. They were a bit lucky that there was a patrol so close, says school safety specialist Lena Ljungdahl.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
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