TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| 'Weightlessness is as fun as it was the first time': Fuglesang The Discovery space shuttle's seven-person crew, including Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, has started their second day on the job, following the successful blast off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. thelocal.se |
Social Dems Want More Taxes The Social Democrats want more taxes. Writing in an op-ed in newspaper Dagens Nyheter, party leader Mona Sahlin called the ruling right block’s tax breaks "irresponsible." By increasing taxes on high wage earners and introducing new taxes on wealth and expensive properties, she says, the Social Democrats will create more jobs and protect the quality of welfare services. sr.se |
Police fire shots at suspected teen arsonists Police in a Stockholm suburb responding to a suspected case of arson on Tuesday night fired shots at a car carrying three teenagers who tried to run the police officers down as they attempted to flee. thelocal.se |
Minaret ban favoured by one in four Swedes: poll One in four Swedes is in favour of prohibiting the building of more minarets in the country, a new poll shows. thelocal.se |
Geely to run Volvo as an independent brand Volvo will remain intact if Chinese carmaker is successful in its bid to purchase the Swedish brand from US auto manufacturer Ford, according to Geely's top executive, who was quoted by the state-run Chinese media on Friday. thelocal.se |