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            <title><![CDATA[Record share of homes selling for more than 10 million kronor in October]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Housing prices rose by just over three percent in the last quarter. One segment is accounting for an increasingly large share of the market: homes selling for more than 10 million kronor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s E-Health Agency cites poor competition and closed systems in review of medical record failures]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lack of competition and closed systems. The E-Health Agency, which has investigated problems with healthcare record systems, sees several structural shortcomings behind, for example, the failed introduction of Millennium.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NCC’s order intake rises for fourth straight quarter amid brighter economic outlook]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:21:02 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[Threats and Violence at Stockholm Schools Surge, Teachers’ Union Demands Action]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The number of threats and violent incidents in Stockholm’s schools has risen sharply this autumn. The Swedish Teachers’ Association is demanding swift action, or it will report the city of Stockholm to the Swedish Work Environment Authority.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:29:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Centre Party Drops Its Red Line on Cooperation With Left Party in Västra Götaland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Centre Party (C) is dropping its red line against cooperating with the Left Party (V) in Västra Götaland County (regional government), reports Göteborgs-Posten (GP).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:26:33 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[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[SEK 600 Million Care Agency Unclear as Queue Cuts Fail to Materialize]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government and the Sweden Democrats have invested more than SEK 600 million in a national healthcare agency. But it is unclear whether it has helped any patients get care faster or cut queues.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[First-time voters in Sweden stand out as a gender-polarized group]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Maya, 19, is concerned about the climate and dissatisfied with the government. Anton, 18, wants better healthcare. This year, more people will be able to vote for the first time - and on one point they stand out.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:10:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Around 15 Sis staff dismissed over gang links at Västra Götaland home]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Around 15 people who worked at a Sis home in Västra Götaland have been dismissed with immediate effect over gang links, Expressen writes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unemployment lowest in Gällivare and Kiruna, highest in Skåne as labour market recovery slows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Unemployment is lowest in the mining towns of Gällivare and Kiruna, and highest in Skåne. Even in the traditional growth engine, Stockholm County, unemployment is higher than in the country as a whole.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arja Saijonmaa combines new documentary film and live concert this autumn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This autumn, Arja Saijonmaa invites you to a performance combining a new documentary film with a live concert.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four men arrested after suspected murder in Mariestad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Four people are in custody after the suspected murder of a man in Mariestad this weekend, local media reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:40:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More first-time voters head to the polls as young women and men split politically]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Maya, 19, is concerned about the climate and dissatisfied with the government. Anton, 18, wants better healthcare. This year, more people will be able to vote for the first time - and in one respect they stand out.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:05:57 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[Sweden suffer first loss as Italy win in straight sets at European Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World champions Italy proved too tough for the Swedish women's volleyball team in the European Championship. The Olympic and world champions won in straight sets at Scandinavium in Gothenburg. But despite the loss, Sweden's hopes of reaching the playoffs are still alive.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:27:25 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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            <description><![CDATA[Robotic lawnmowers, fly larvae and traffic cause many injuries and great suffering for hedgehogs. Right now, there is high pressure on several wildlife rehabilitators who are fighting to save injured and sick animals. A typical injury is a large, ugly and difficult-to-heal wound where fly larvae eat away at the tissue, says veterinarian Therese Hård.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[A person has been beaten to death in Mariestad, police write on their website.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Haak faces club teammate Sarah Fahr as Sweden meet Italy at European Championship]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden beat Slovakia 3-2 to move closer to European Championship playoffs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Championship playoffs are approaching for the Swedish women's national volleyball team. Blue and yellow took their second straight victory - this time against Slovakia by 3-2 in sets. "It's absolutely incredible, so powerful," says Linda Andersson to SVT.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: This is how vaccine skeptics think]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish vaccine skeptics can be divided into two groups, says ethnologist Mia-Marie Hammarlin, who has researched what lies behind people's resistance to vaccines.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:13:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[One dead in rally accident outside Tidaholm, police say]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A man in his 30s has died in an accident in connection with a rally competition outside Tidaholm, police wrote on their website.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:01:35 GMT</pubDate>
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