Thinner girls at greater risk of cancer: study
The risk of contracting cancer after the menopause is greater for girls who are considered thin at the age of seven than their chubbier counterparts, a new Swedish study published on Wednesday claims. thelocal.se |
Stolen Milles statue found in woods
A bronze statue by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, stolen from a Gothenburg hospital five years ago, has been found in a nearby forest. thelocal.se |
Interpreter loses license for poor Swedish skills
The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet) has stripped an interpreter of his license after learning he had misinterpreted during a murder trial due to his poor Swedish skills. thelocal.se |
PM: mandatory jobs insurance unlikely
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said that the election 2006 promise to make unemployment insurance obligatory is unlikely to be realized during the next mandate period. thelocal.se |
Swedish arms surface in new WikiLeaks logs
WikiLeaks' release of nearly 400,000 classified US files on the the Iraq war at a press conference in London on Friday has revealed the use of hundreds of Swedish weapons in the conflict. thelocal.se |