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Swedish House Mafia say goodbye with YouTube release of final song
Swedish House Mafia will release a farewell track tonight.The 'Don't You Worry Child' hitmakers - consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso - disbanded in March after playing at the Ultra House Festival in Miami, but now they are set to go out in style with a revamped version of their very first single, 'Leave the World Behind'.The new track will feature ...
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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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No title for Swedish princesss husband
THE future husband of Sweden's Princess Madeleine would not be given a royal title in connection with the June 8 wedding, the court says. A title can be given to a Swedish national, according to palace policy, and Chris O'Neill has duel American-British citizenship. Members of the royal family also do not hold leading positions in business, marshal of the realm Svante Lindqvist said on ...
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Danes invade Sweden for Eurovision final
Denmark is the hot favourite to claim this year's Eurovision title, leading to a mass exodus of patriotic fans across ...
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American prince says no to Swedish citizenship
Royal Court statement said on Friday. O'Neill, a New York-based financier who holds both US and British citizenship, will also continue working, which clashes with the expectations of members of the Swedish royal family who work only for charitable causes and representing the state. Refraining from business and becoming a Swedish national are "principles" of membership of ...
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Manuel Mallia flying to Sweden Tomorrow
General Assembly which will be held on 27 and 28 June in Malta. The spokesperson said that since Mallia will be attending the EBU meeting, he will also make it to the Malmo Arena where Malta's representative Gianluca Bezzina will be singing 'Tomorrow' after going through the semi-final stage on Thursday. A statement issued by the ministry explained that Mallia will in Sweden to ...
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UPDATE Swedish agency detects amphetamine-like compounds in sports supplements not in ‘authentic’ Craze ...
'Authentic' Craze does not contain the amphetamine-like compound in question, says manufacturer Driven Sports, suggesting a recent Swedish lab finding may have been based on 'fake ...
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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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