Government pledges boost for big families
The Alliance government has earmarked hundreds of millions of kronor for a hike in child benefits for families with several children, as well as investment in summer jobs for Sweden's youth. thelocal.se |
HQ shares spike after approval of fund sale
Swedish investment firm Öresund has been has been authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority to buy its investment fund operation HQ Fonder, sparking a rally in the shares of the HQ bank. thelocal.se |
Ambassador gracious in Spanish defeat
"We're disappointed, but such is life," Germany's Ambassador to Sweden, Joachim Rucker, said after watching his team exit the World Cup at the Goethe-Institut in Stockholm with his countrymen - and a sole exalted Spanish family. thelocal.se |
Swedish national library verifies child porn mags
Sweden's National Library has determined it has 21 magazines featuring child pornography following an investigation carried out with help from the police. thelocal.se |
Swedish activists praise Peace Prize winner Liu
Swedish democracy activists praised the choice of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but emphasised he is not the only prisoner of conscience in China that should be released. thelocal.se |