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Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination
PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...
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Three shot in jewellery heist on busy street
On Saturday afternoon, police were searching for three robbers who reportedly fled the scene on a yellow or orange moped. Those wounded in the incident were taken to a hospital ...
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Football - Swedish ticket agency to make donation to player fund
A Swedish ticket agency accused of profiting from a charity soccer match for a deceased player has said it will make a donation to a fund set up in his ...
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VIDEO Sweden gears up for Eurovision contest
The Swedish city of Malmo is gearing up to host the Eurovision Song Contest final with 26 countries set to perform for millions of TV viewers. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest is the favourite to win with Only Teardrops. Singer Bonnie Tyler will make her Eurovision debut on Saturday when she performs UK entry Believe In Me. Emma Blackburn ...
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Sweden Eurovision Song Contest
Loreen of Sweden performs during the dress rehearsal for the final in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena Hall in Malmo. REUTERS/Jessica ...
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Man wounded in schoolyard shooting
Gothenburg school on Friday evening as one man was injured in a shooting which could be linked to a violent robbery that took place in the area on the same ...
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Teen girl admits to Instagram slut-shaming
The two minors will be prosecuted for aggravated defamation and could be ordered to pay out a total of 700,000 kronor ($104,000) in damages to victims, reported local newspaper ...
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Fierce hockey rivals go head to head
Bratislava in 2011 which gave the Finns only their second world title. "I'm really happy," Sweden coach Par Marts said after winning the quarter-final. "They (Canada) are a tough team to beat. But everything worked well today." "We knew we had to play our best game of the tournament. I'm happy for Swedish hockey because you have to play for the medals ...
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Canucks Swedish defenceman Alex Edler suspended two games for knee-on-knee hit on Eric Staal
Sweden's Alexander Edler (C) has been suspended for the rest of the World Championships for this hit on Canada's Eric Staal (L) during the quarterfinal match May 16, 2013 in ...
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Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA
ABBA's songwriting duo Benny Andersson and Bjoern Ulvaeus have penned a special Eurovision anthem to open the three-hour live broadcast on ...
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Sweden hosts Eurovision extravaganza
The Swedish city of Malmo is gearing up to host the Eurovision Song Contest final with 26 countries set to perform for millions of TV viewers. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest is the favourite to win with Only Teardrops. Singer Bonnie Tyler will make her Eurovision debut on Saturday when she performs UK entry Believe In Me. Tyler, best known for her 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, claims ...
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Small number of autism cases linked to depression medications
In utero exposure to the medications that treat depression may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders in less than 1 percent of cases. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller talks with friends during a fund raiser for the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in St. Louis on May 16, 2013. UPI/Bill ...
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Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity
Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ...
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Nobel Prize Winner Participates at Vatican Conference
Development Biologist Says He Hopes to Bring Stem Cell Research to PublicBy Ann SchneibleVATICAN CITY, April 12, 2013 (Zenit.org) - In order for adult stem cell research and therapy to progress, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Gurdon, it is essential to promote awareness and understanding of this complex science.Dr. Gurdon was one of the keynote speakers of today's session of the Second ...
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Leinster Ease Past Stade to Clinch Europes Second Trophy
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Ice Hockey - Swedens Edler banned for hit on Canadas Staal
Sweden's Alexander Edler was suspended for the rest of the ice hockey world championships on Friday for a knee-on-knee hit that injured Canada captain Eric ...
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Swedish Defenseman Banned for Hit on Canadas Staal
(Reuters) - Sweden's Alexander Edler was suspended for the rest of the ice hockey world championships on Friday for a knee-on-knee hit that injured Canada captain Eric Staal. Edler collided with Staal in the first period of Thursday's quarter-final in Stockholm, leaving the Canadian forward on the ice in visible pain and clutching his right knee. Staal, captain of the National Hockey ...
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Swedens Alex Edler suspended for remainder of hockey worlds
Canada's Eric Staal left the arena on crutches and wearing a brace after being injured Thursday at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden. (Anders Wiklund/Associated ...
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Stockholm Pride Helps You Protest Russian Bigotry With Sneaky Twitter Campaign
Last August, citing fears of "public disorder," Russian courts banned gay pride parades in the Moscow for the next 100 years. With help from M&C Saatchi Stockholm, you can join Swedes in protesting this ridiculous ruling. Urge Russians to attend Stockholm Pride, where everybody is welcome. Visit ...
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American Craft Beer Getting Bigger in Sweden Canada Thanks to Ag Department
American-made craft beer is entering its heyday in America – and with a little help and a little time, dozens of other countries might be buying that same craft beer, ...
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Scandal ousts Stockholm economics school head
Stockholm School of Economics, one of Sweden's most prestigious universities, has been forced out in response to a scandal over his hiring of a high-ranking official who'd been convicted of insider ...
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For Swedens gay Eurovision fans its about the music
MALMOE, Sweden (AFP) - When Finnish singer Krista Siegfrids ended her Eurovision Song Contest rehearsal performance last week by kissing one of her female dancers, few members of the audience raised an eyebrow.Eurovision has been a staple of gay culture for decades in western Europe, where gay bars and nightclubs traditionally screen the event and drag queens often pay tribute to the kitsch ...
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Sweden next in line for housing market crash
The bank has analyzed housing prices across Europe and looked at boom-bust cycles in the US in the past 15 years. "The property booms in Finland and in Sweden seem to be nearing their end, and we should soon see a price correction," Commerzbank said in a statement on Friday, according to the NyhetDirect news service. "Both countries have seen housing prices increase rapidly ...
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Swedens drug testing industry plummets
Sweden's once flourishing pharmaceutical testing industry has been decimated in recent years, suffering an 85-percent drop according to new figures that industry experts describe as "deeply ...
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Get set... get ready.... get betting Five Eurovision songs to watch
For those willing to take a punt on someone else, here are some of the other songs people are talking about in ...
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Much thought put into new crematorium for Stockholm
A new crematorium being built on a famous UNESCO World Heritage Site had an imposing reputation to live up to, for it is being built in a woodland cemetery planted and designed by two of Sweden’s greatest architects.
Stockholm is a city renowned for developing beautiful buildings, the city is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world with its historical architecture preserved and blended in with the modern, displaying the legacy and the current status of the city as the heart of what was once a kingdom and is now Sweden. It is no wonder then a new crematorium being built in the city will combine state-of-the-art design with seamless beauty. Read more
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