Red Cross chief jailed for fraud
The former communications chief of the Swedish Red Cross has been sentenced to five years in prison for swindling the organization out of millions of kronor. thelocal.se |
Royal wedding brings out the magic
Mattias Frihammar, Ethnologist at Stockholm University, talks to Gabriel Stein about the Royal Wedding this Saturday, the irrational Swede and magic. thelocal.se |
No rule change despite organ donor decline
The number of organ donors in Sweden has declined for the second consecutive year, and is now at an eight year low, new statistics show. Despite the situation the welfare board has no plans to review guidelines for respirator care. thelocal.se |
Vattenfall keeps German plants despite cost cuts
State-owned energy giant Vattenfall is pursuing a cost-cutting plan involving 6 billion kronor ($862.67 million), but it has ruled out the sale of its much-criticised lignite power plants in Germany, according to CEO Øystein Løseth. thelocal.se |
Swedes working in China doubles in five years
The number of Swedish employees working in China has doubled in the last five years, according to a issued by a leading Swedish engineering industry group. thelocal.se |