TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| Swedish Astronaut in Live Interviews Still in space, Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang has been the target of a number of live interviews from home by journalists, celebrities and school children - although NASA was quick to side-step a youngster's question about naked astronauts.The phrasing of "naked" was quickly translated into "without a space suit" in a question from a 14-year-old wondering if one could survive in space without any clothes at all.The Swedish astronaut has successfully completed his second space walk in this his second and final mission and is scheduled to return to the Earth on Thursday. sr.se |
Social Democrat Controversy over Profits in Private Schools What are private schools allowed to do with their profits? Well the questions is controversial within the Social Democratic party. Ahead of the party's kongress in a month's time, as many as 25 local groups want the profits from the private schools regulated, and some wants a ban on using the profits for anything else than reinvesting them in the school. The Social Democratic leadership has now come up with a compromise, which proposes more power to the local councils when someone wants to open a private school, as well as stricter regulation of the quality of the school. As party leader Mona Sahlin says: "it is not the profit that is the problem, but it is the quality for the children that has been too low." The private schools in Sweden are run with the help of public money. sr.se |
Ikea company unveils rapid China expansion Inter Ikea Centre Group, (IICG) a sister company of the Swedish furniture retailer, has announced plans to build two new shopping centres in China, an investment worth $1,2 billion. thelocal.se |
Analysts wary of Spyker bid amid crisis talks Sweden's government held crisis talks with union representatives in Stockholm on Monday as the clock ticks down on Saab Automobile's stay of execution. thelocal.se |
Swede charged over Auschwitz sign theft The Swedish ex-Nazi who admitted to having a role in planning the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the World War II death camp in Auschwitz was indicted by Polish justice officials on Wednesday. thelocal.se |