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October 6, 2010
A campaign launched with the intention of attracting blood donors in Gothenburg has been scrapped after recipients reacted in horror to its "threatening and frightening" message. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
A Swedish police chief has courted controversy after he dressed up and told a joke about a black prostitute in front of a group of 125 colleagues. READ (52 COMMENTS) »
An estimated 5,000 Swedish women have French-made breast implants containing substandard silicone gel, according the Swedish Medical Products Agency. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
A 32-year-old cyclist who suffered minor injuries when hit by a car last autumn has been fined for cycling on the road while the motorist alleged to have hit him was cleared by the court. READ (46 COMMENTS) »
A Swedish man has been acquitted of public urination charges, opening the door for thousands of others to avoid fines for heeding the call of nature in public. READ (35 COMMENTS) »
A 50-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning after attacking a man with an axe in the back of the head in central �rebro. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Officials from V�rmd� municipality near Stockholm were forced to think twice recently after receiving a funding request signed with a paw print. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
An elk leapt into a lake in central Stockholm on Monday in a bid to evade police officers who had spent several hours pursuing the disorientated animal through the city. READ (16 COMMENTS) »
A Swedish man returned from an extended vacation to find a massive hole in his living room wall. Charges have now been filed against the man�s neighbour, who said the �media elite� made him do it. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
A man has expressed remorse to his neighbours over his habit of peeing in the lift in a block of rental flats in Bor�s in western Sweden over a period of several years in 2000s, and that an elderly man has had to shoulder the blame. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
To the average cinemagoer, the film industry is a far-away land, as full of fantasy and intrigue as the storylines of the big screen. But Swedish audiences are getting closer to creating a new world of movies with the might of new media. Read more »
Sweden — with its midnight sun, northern lights and areas with certainty of snow — is attracting filmmakers from all around the world. Besides an exotic environment, Sweden has other advantages as a shooting location. But some argue for further incentives if we are to continue successfully attracting international productions. Read more »
Freshers’ flu, lectures and little sleep »
" One night there was the freshers’ pub crawl, too much walking between the places though! It’s been a while since I last published a post and the reason for that is that I’ve been so busy! I came to Cardiff nearly two weeks ago and it all started right then. Freshes’ week had just begun so..." READ »
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