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Work on DNA repair wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

The three scientists who have shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry were unveiled at a press conference in Sweden. Swede Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich

Sport

Holland and Sweden face crucial Euro qualifier fixtures

Teams across Europe are gearing up for the Euro 2016 qualifier matches kicking off on Thursday. It will be a crunch game for the Netherlands on

Sweden

Nobel: neutrinos pair win 2015 Nobel physics prize

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by two scientists for a ground-breaking discovery about neutrinos. The subatomic particles have almost

Sweden

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell creator of Inspector Kurt Wallander has died

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died of cancer at the age of 67. The author revealed he had the illness in a newspaper column last year

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Business Planet

SOLVIT: the go-to service when public authorities don't play by the rules

SOLVIT is a European problem-solving tool that can help entrepreneurs and citizens assert their rights in problem situations arising from incorrect

Economy

Sweden 'increasingly experimenting' with six-hour workdays

An increasing number of businesses in Sweden are said to be experimenting with six-hour working days. Reports say that Toyota service centres in

Denmark

Migrants: Denmark lifts restrictions on trains and ferries

Police are ushering refugees and migrants freely through the Danish ferry port of Rodbyhavn and on their way to Sweden. It comes after days of chaos

Sweden

Sweden: Crown Princess Victoria is pregnant with second child

The heir to the Swedish throne, Crown Princess Victoria, and her husband Prince Daniel are expecting their second child. The couple already have

Culture news

Larssen "Dragon Tattoo" sequel publishing event of the year

The tattooed young hacker Lisbeth Salander is back in the sequel to Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy” but with a twist – a new author – and a

Sweden

Sweden drops two sexual assault cases against WikiLeaks' Assange

Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped two sexual assault cases against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Five years since two women made the allegations

Sweden

Sweden to drop sex assault investigations into Wikileaks founder

Swedish prosecutors will this week drop their investigations into three accusations of sexual assault against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who

Sweden

Deadly knife attack at IKEA store in Sweden

Two people have died and a third is seriously injured after a knife attack at an IKEA store in Sweden. Local police said they had been called to

Sweden

Two killed, one seriously injured, in Ikea knife attack

Sweden

Submarine:Swedish Navy say wreck is not 2014 mystery sub

The Swedish navy says it is “quite certain” that a wreck discovered offshore has no connection with an alert over a suspected submarine incursion

Sweden

Sweden launches inquiry over discovery of suspect Russian sub

Republic of Ecuador

Exclusive: Assange can spend rest of his life in our embassy, says Ecuador president

Sport

Volvo Ocean Race: Crews set sail in final leg

The seven-boat fleet of the Volvo Ocean race set sail for the ninth and final leg of the demanding round the world challenge on Tuesday. The crews

United Kingdom

Swedish prosecutors want to question Assange before July

Sweden

[Pictures] Sweden's Prince Carl Philip weds former reality TV star and model

Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip has wed a former reality TV star and model in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm. The 36-year-old tied the knot with Sofia

Sweden

Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl breaks leg during Sweden concert

Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl has broken his leg after falling off the stage during a concert in Sweden. But the show must gone as they say and

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