Swedens
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Sweden’s EQT Launches A$5.25 Billion Bid for AUB Group in Broking Sector Shake-Up
SYDNEY — Swedish private-equity firm EQT AB has launched a takeover bid for Australia‘s AUB Group, valuing the insurance broker at approximately A$5.25 billion (US$3.41 billion), according to company filings…
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At 81, DJ Gloria Fills Sweden’s Dancefloors
She drops the beat and gets her groove on, spinning discs like a pro as her head-to-toe sequins twinkle under the lights — 81-year-old DJ Gloria is filling dancefloors across…
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Sweden’s Soft Hooligans Push Better Vibes At Women’s Euros
Swedish supporters’ group the Soft Hooligans have brought their chants, drums and message of inclusion to Switzerland to support their national team at Euro 2025, to promote good vibes in…
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Verdict Due For Sweden’s ‘Queen Of Trash’ Over Toxic Waste
A court in Sweden will rule Tuesday in the country’s biggest environmental crime trial, where a self-proclaimed “Queen of Trash” and four others stand accused of illegally dumping toxic waste.…
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Sweden’s Klarna discloses 24% revenue surge in much-awaited US IPO filing
[BENGALURU] Swedish fintech company Klarna on Friday (Mar 14) reported a 24 per cent surge in 2024 revenue, as the buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer made public its paperwork…
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Sweden’s Police Struggle To Find Motive For Mass Shooting
Swedish police said Sunday they were still struggling to establish the motive of the man behind the Scandinavian country’s worst mass shooting, five days after the tragedy. A gunman killed…
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‘Bodies On The Ground’: Mass Shooting Shocks Sweden’s Orebro
Linn could not get the thought of “blood everywhere” out of her head after her usually quiet town of Orebro on Tuesday became the scene of the worst mass shooting…
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Sweden’s Riksbank cuts rate again and opens door to half-point move
SWEDEN’S Riksbank cut borrowing costs by a quarter point and raised the possibility of a bigger move in coming months in its bid to spur a listless economy. The central…
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‘Queen Of Trash’ In Dock In Sweden’s Biggest Toxic Waste Scandal
Eleven people go on trial in Sweden on Tuesday accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in the country’s biggest-ever environmental crime case. A once-acclaimed waste management company is accused of…
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Activists, Exiled Opposition Slam Sweden’s ‘Shameful’ Freeing Of Iranian Ex-official
An exiled Iranian opposition group and activists on Saturday slammed as shameful Sweden’s freeing in an apparent swap for two Swedes of a former Iranian official jailed over his role…
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Hungarian Parliament Greenlights Sweden’s NATO Entry, Defying Putin
Sweden’s bid to join NATO has received roaring approval from Hungary’s parliament, marking a huge milestone in the Nordic nation’s journey toward alliance membership and dealing a geopolitical setback to…
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Turkish Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden’s NATO aspirations after a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Turkish lawmakers…
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Turkish Parliament To Vote On Sweden’s NATO Membership
Turkey’s parliament is expected to end more than a year of delays that severely strained its ties with Western allies and approve Sweden’s membership of NATO this week. CNN Turk…
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Turkish Parliament Unlikely To Vote On Sweden’s NATO Bid For Weeks
Turkey’s parliament is unlikely to hold a full vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO before mid-January, parliamentary sources told AFP Thursday. Sweden’s accession to the US-led Western alliance was…
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‘Child Soldiers’ And Blood Feuds: Sweden’s Out-of-control Gang Wars
One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden’s terrifying gang wars.…
