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'Being cash-free puts us at risk of attack': Swedes turn against cashlessness
It is hard to argue that you cannot trust the government when the government isn’t really all that bad. This is the problem facing the small but growing number of Swedes anxious about their country’s rush to embrace a cash-free society. Most consumers already say they manage without cash altogether, while shops and cafes increasingly refuse to accept notes and coins because of the costs and risk involved. Until recently, however, it has been hard for critics to find a hearing.
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Swedish Billboard is quite Literally for the Birds
How one company turned a building facade into a bustling bird buffet.
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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad left $23 billion to charity
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad amassed 362 billion kronor ($46 billion) in wealth before he died. According to his will, half of that money will go to charity in Sweden, with the rest divided among his children.
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Sweden vows to ban ALL religious schools to tackle segregation
Sweden could be set to ban all religious schools, following a proposal from the leading party ahead of this year's election. The Social Democratic party, which currently leads a minority government, has pledged to ban all religious free schools to tackle segregation in the country. Ardalan Shekarabi, Sweden's minister for Public Administration said that 'teachers, not priests and imams should be in charge of schools'.
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North Korean Foreign Minister to Visit Sweden
North Korea's foreign minister is due to visit Sweden Thursday, a surprise move that can be seen as a first step toward a meeting in the Scandinavian country between U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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An inside look at how Sweden is building the world’s second-longest tunnel
Bridges would be easier, but it doesn't want to disturb the surroundings.
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Sweden has 65,000 bunkers. Here's why it's building even more.
Burrowed beneath a small park in Stockholm is a forgotten relic of the past that may help in the future. The only clue to its existence is a green metal door, 8 feet high by 5 feet wide, hewn into the rock next to a busy, snow-dusted sidewalk. Heaving it open reveals an airlock that leads to a fully operational nuclear bunker. Facilities like this are a vital part of Sweden's history — and recent threats from Russia mean they could become important again in the years to come.
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Crazy new Swedish bill makes sharing music and TV as bad a “crime” as manslaughter (yes, really)
A new crazy bill in front of the Swedish parliament makes ordinary sharing of TV, music, and movies as severe a “crime” as some types of homicide. The Swedish IT industry and net community is in shock and disbelief, while the copyright industry lobbyists are cheering.
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The emails that reveal what was really going on between Britain and Sweden in the Julian Assange case
Documents released under Freedom of Information requests to Italian magazine La Repubblica confirm the very close relationship between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Sweden in the Julian Assange case. The files contain hundreds of mostly redacted emails sent over a five-year period. But according to one authoritative source, the number of CPS documents relating to the case may be much greater than has so far been disclosed.
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Human Skulls Mounted on Stakes Found at 8,000-Year-Old Burial Site in Sweden
Researchers in Sweden have uncovered evidence of a behavior never seen before in ancient hunter-gatherers: the mounting of decapitated heads onto stakes. The grim discovery challenges our understanding of European Mesolithic culture and how these early humans handled their dead.
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Uzbek asylum seeker pleads guilty to terrorism over Stockholm truck attack that killed five people
AN UZBEK ASYLUM seeker who confessed to wanting to mow down “infidels” in an April 2017 Stockholm truck attack that killed five people pleaded guilty to terrorism charges today as his trial opened. Rakhmat Akilov appeared in the Stockholm courtroom, handcuffed amid tight security, wearing green prison clothes and with a shaved head and a beard, accompanied by his lawyer Johan Eriksson.
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Sweden tried to drop Assange extradition in 2013, UK prosecutors' emails show
UK prosecutors tried to dissuade Swedish counterparts from doing so, exchange shows
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Winter Olympics: Sweden's Charlotte Kalla Wins First Gold Medal of Pyeongchang 2018
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla wins the women's skiathlon to secure the first gold medal of Pyeongchang 2018.
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Swedish PM does not rule out use of army to end gang violence
Sweden will do whatever it takes, including sending in the army, to end a wave of gang violence that has seen a string of deadly shootings, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in Wednesday.
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Hundreds protest in Sweden after series of violent gang rapes
Hundreds took to the streets of Malmo in southern Sweden to protest after three teenage girls were brutally gang raped - and police told women to stay indoors. The most recent incident involved a 17-year-old girl who was raped by an unknown number of assailants in a children's playground in the early hours of Saturday. The following day, Malmo police issued a warning to local women not to go outside alone at night, and to walk in pairs or use taxis.
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How The US Pushed Sweden to Take Down The Pirate Bay
A series of documents released by the US Department of State have revealed how Sweden was pressed to take action against The Pirate Bay. According to US officials, this directly led to law enforcement's decision to shut down the torrent site more than ten years ago. Sweden, meanwhile, avoided a spot on the feared US Trade Representative's 301 Watch List.
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How Yung Lean Outlived His Viral Moment
Yung Lean’s career arc could double as a blueprint for young artists looking to grow past viral internet moments.
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‘Trainy McTrainface’ becomes official name for Swedish train
This is what happens when a transport company turns to the public to name their new trains—and follows through.
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Copyright Trolls Hit Thousands of Swedish 'Pirates' With $550 'Fines'
In 2016, mass ‘copyright-trolling’ hit Sweden for the first time. An organization calling itself Spridningskollen (Distribution Check) claimed its new initiative would save the entertainment industries and educate the masses. Following a huge backlash, however, the operation shut up shop and retreated, tail between its legs. But for those who expected the trolls to disappear altogether, bad news was just around the corner.
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'Minecraft' Is Helping Preserve the Ancient Language of Elfdalian
Elfdalian fights for recognition in its home country but finds a second life on the internet.
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