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Sweden in political crisis over botched outsourcing deal

Sweden is in the grip of a political crisis as Prime Minister Stefan Lofven reshuffled his minority cabinet in a bid to avoid calling an early election.

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Stockholm Arlanda Airport renovates its disused control tower into the ultimate room with a view

A disused control tower at an airport in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, has been transformed into a luxurious apartment with panoramic views.

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Sweden's largest music festival cancelled over sex attacks

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A new life for Omar: Syrian torture victim thrives in Sweden

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Number of radicalised Islamists in Sweden has risen from 'hundreds to thousands'

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Sweden storm into America's Cup Challenger final

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The Museum of Failure: when products are so bad, they're good

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Refurbished nuclear shelters and volunteer armies: EU faces Russian threat

The Insiders team takes an in-depth look at European defence and security in the face of cyber warfare, Russian interventionism and Donald Trump's luke warm support of NATO.

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This Scottish duo plans to literally walk around the world

On the morning of Tuesday, March 7 29-year-old Paul Whatley and his dog Brett left their home town of Dunbar in Scotland to engage in the adventure of a lifetime: walking around the…

My Europe Series

Gotland: Western sentinel in the Baltic sea

It's also ranked as a top tourist destination for its Viking Age charm... But right now this Swedish island close to Russia is beefing up its military forces and ties with NATO.

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Cannes Palme D'or

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"The Square" wins Palme d'Or

Swedish art satrire, "The Square" wins top prize as Cannes Film Festival

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The small Swedish town with a big international Gay Pride appeal

Hundreds of waving rainbow flags and groups of people dancing through the streets to Madonna can mean just one thing: Gay Pride has come to town.

United Kingdom

Assange hails ''important victory'' after Sweden drops rape investigation

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has hailed Sweden’s decision to drop a rape investigation against him as an ‘‘important victory’‘.

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Sweden drops charges against Assange, but Wikileaks founder "does not forgive or forget"

Sweden has dropped rape charges against Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange.

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EU civil protection stage "real scale" emergency response exercise

Fake blood to paint typical injuries in a natural disaster.

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Swedes to lift systematic border controls

Sweden lifts border checks as migrant tide becomes a trickle

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Swedish mosque damaged in suspected arson attack

Man arrested after Stockholm mosque burned

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Sweden: revellers have a spring in their step on Walpurgis Night

Every April 30, thousands of people gather in parks and other open spaces across Sweden to celebrate Walpurgis Night, or Valborg, the day that marks official arrival of…

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The Swedish melting pot where women work for a better future

Yalla Trappan, a Swedish social enterprise that combines work, inclusion and women’s empowerment started with just six women when it was founded seven years ago.

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