TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| Swedish Astronaut in Spacewalk Swedish Astronaut Christer Fuglesang carried out his first spacewalk this mission early Friday morning.His task was to install an 800kg ammonia tank on the International Space Station, a procedure that went well in the weightless environment.The walk took 6 1/2 hours, and was the first of Fuglesang's 2 planned walks this time round. He was last in space 3 years ago, when he carried out 3 space walks. sr.se |
Pensioners To Pay Less Tax Pensioners over the age of 65 will pay less tax, according to the government's new budget proposal. The reform will give those with a guaranteed supplementary pension about an extra 150 US dollars per year.The budget proposal is estimated to cost the government about 500 million USD. sr.se |
Sweden confirms 15 swine flu deaths Sweden's disease control authorities report that three women and eleven men have died from the swine flu since August. The fifteenth victim, a 3-year-old boy who died at the weekend, was not included in the report. thelocal.se |
Swedish envoy in Russian pantyhose probe A Swedish diplomat has left his post in Moscow after police interrogated him about allegedly selling women's stockings smuggled from Belarus, according to Russian television. thelocal.se |
Drunk driver's wet-wipe defence thrown out on appeal A court of appeal has overturned a non-guilty verdict of a 36-year-old drunk driver who was freed when a wet-wipe containing alcohol was used as evidence. thelocal.se |