| Aussie rules in world's tallest volleyball team Billed as the world's tallest volleyball team, Linköping went into this weekend's Swedish title decider knowing its mix of local lads and gigantic Australians would need to put in a towering performance to see off gutsy Falkenberg. Ben Kersley followed the action. thelocal.se |
HQ board quits as trading losses are declared The board of embattled financial concern HQ Bank, including founder Mats Qviberg, have resigned a day after the bank announced a 1.23 billion kronor ($158 million) closure settlement of its trading portfolio. thelocal.se |
Translator fined over child porn cartoons A Swedish translator of Japanese manga comics has been fined by Uppsala district court for possession of drawings depicting children engaged in sexual acts. thelocal.se |
'Pirate Bay earned millions from advertising' The Pirate Bay earned up to 35 million kronor ($5.2 million) in advertising revenue from the file sharing website, film companies maintained on the second day of the appeals court trial on Wednesday, a claim rejected by Fredrik Neij's counsel. thelocal.se |
Sweden raises interest rate by 0.25 percent Sweden's Riksbank raised the country's benchmark repo rate by 0.25 percent on Tuesday, bringing the interest rate up to 1.0 percent. thelocal.se |