| Hotel fined for guest slur at discrimination seminar A Swedish appeals court has ruled that a Norrköping hotel was guilty of discriminating against a guest who was participating at a conference on ethnic discrimination at the time. thelocal.se |
Boiled coffee cuts breast cancer risk: study Women who drink boiled coffee more than four times per day have a lower risk of contracting breast cancer than those drinking less than one cup a day, a new Swedish study shows. thelocal.se |
WWF warns of Baltic Sea 'Wild West' The Baltic Sea faces the threat of uncontrolled growth of freight traffic and wind energy over the next 20 years, the World Wildlife Fund has warned in a new report, calling on governments to work together to avert a Baltic 'Wild West'. thelocal.se |
Man comes clean over elevator urine puddles A man has expressed remorse to his neighbours over his habit of peeing in the lift in a block of rental flats in Borås in western Sweden over a period of several years in 2000s, and that an elderly man has had to shoulder the blame. thelocal.se |
Sweden unveils new school curriculum Sweden's education minister Jan Björklund on Monday presented a new school curriculum promising clearer goals for teachers and pupils, with the introduction of grades from year six. thelocal.se |