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Swedish telecoms network equipment company Ericsson to cut 3,900 jobs

Tough times in the telecoms industry mean Swedish mobile phone exchange equipment maker Ericsson is cutting 3,900 jobs - a fifth of its workforce.

Sweden

Strange matter - Three British scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics

Three British scientists have won this year’s Nobel Prize for physics for their work on exotic states of matter.

Sport

Team Europe defy odds and beat Sweden to make World Cup of Hockey final

Team Europe beat Sweden but now face unstoppable Canada in World Cup of Hockey final

Sweden

Six years a squatter - The long legal battle of Julian Assange

Julian Assange’s marathon duel with the law began six years ago.

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Sweden

Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

A Swedish appeals court has decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Sport

'Splashtacular' Stockholm swimrun stuns with three world records

The Swimrun World Championships through the Stockholm archipelago produced world records in all three categories this year.

Sport

Alex Noren beats Scott Hend in European Masters playoff

European Masters at Crans Montana, Switzerland went to a sudden death playoff between Alex Noren of Sweden and the Australian Scott Hend.

Sweden

Sweden grenade attack kills schoolboy - was it gang related?

Police think a grenade attack in Sweden – which killed an eight-year-old boy – could be linked to a gang-related conflict.

Turkey

Sex laws row between Turkey and Sweden leads to rape billboard

A row between Turkey and Sweden over changes in laws on sexual assault of minors led to a billboard appearing in Istanbul's main airport claiming Sweden has the world's highest rate of rapes.

Sweden

Masked intruder attacks Swedish goalkeeper during top flight game

A masked intruder stormed onto the pitch during a Swedish topflight game and attacked one of the goalkeepers.

Sweden

Sweden: Minister quits over drink driving

Sweden’s youngest-ever cabinet minister, Aida Hadzialic, has resigned after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Technology trialled in fight against ticking timebomb of obesity

Sensor technology is at the heart of a project designed to prevent obesity and other eating disorders, before it is too late.

World

The critical role of education in Europe's refugee crisis

The world is witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War ll.

Next Series

Takeaway: the obesity time bomb

Worldwide, some 2 billion people are classed as overweight or obese.

Sport

Japan make it big in Russia at the Tyumen Judo Grand Slam

Japan ran away with the medal table at the Tyumen Judo Grand Slam.

United Kingdom

Is Boris Johnson a clown?

Sci-Tech

Green road: a testing time on Sweden's eHighway

The world's first 'eHighway' is being tested in Sweden on which trucks connect to overhead cables like trams or trains, their engines switching from diesel to electric.

Sport

Euro 2016: Holders Spain and Italy join France in last 16 as Czech Republic score late on to prevent Croatia doing the same

Spain 3-0 Turkey Italy 1-0 Sweden Czech Rep 2-2 Croatia Spain outclass Turkey to reach last 16 Two-time defending champions Spain finally showed their true potential at Euro 2016 after easily brush

Sweden

Sweden Prince Oscar christened in heirloom gown

One of the newest additions to the Swedish Royal Family has been baptised in a ceremony steeped in tradition.

Business Series

H&M's April sales chilled out by unseasonably cold weather

H&M said unusually cold weather in several key markets led to a smaller than expected sales rise in April.

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