Provides the latest RSS feeds for Stockholm News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Stockholm News.net http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/cat/57b697f0c9d47333/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:55 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:55 -0400 30 The amount of applause an audience gives after a performance is a "contagious" chain reaction where people are influenced by one another, and do not depend on the quality of the performance, a Swedish study has found. Scientists from the University of Uppsala have found that it takes a few people to start clapping for the applause to spread through a group, BBC reported. It similarly takes just ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293893/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293893/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 That page doesn't exist. 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If you followed a link from somewhere else on The Local and ended up here, ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296648/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:22 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296648/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Stockholm (dpa) - A strike Wednesday disrupted bus service in Stockholm and two other Swedish cities as employers and unions failed to bridge differences over wages and employment conditions.About 1,400 bus drivers and other public transport workers were on strike.The labour dispute also impacted the northern city of Umea and Sodertalje, just south of Stockholm.Stockholm Public Transport ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296649/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:38 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296649/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The Ethical Council of Sweden’s First to Fourth AP Funds has reported on 2008’s progress in its engagement with companies suspected of violating the ethical guidelines which preside over the four Funds’ investments, with success in several cases. When the Ethical Council identifies a breach of convention, it often indicates that a company has failed to acknowledge ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296499/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:29:04 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296499/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The Second Swedish National Pension Fund/AP2 has recorded a sharp fall in its market worth for 2008, amounting to a return of -24 per cent on net assets. The return value, SEK -55.1bn, meant the Fund’s capital assets totalled SEK 173.3bn at the end of December 2008, and had a net inflow of SEK 0.9bn. The capital asset value was SEK 54.2bn lower than in 2007. The drop has been ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296501/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:57 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296501/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Holdings in companies that market cluster weapons are to be sold by the Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2) and Forsta AP-fonden (AP1). The decisions have been made on the recommendation by the Ethical Council of the Swedish National Pension Funds, a convention endorsed by Sweden in May 2008, and the First to Fourth Swedish National Pension Funds have been advised to exclude ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296503/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:32 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296503/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Nordic countries are facing an economic slowdown as stronger inflation and higher interest rates begin to take their toll, says Nordic and Baltic financial services group, Nordea. Economists at Nordea have predicted that these sluggish economies will not pick up until 2010, and warned that there are clear signs that the unemployment rate will rise in the future. Nordea’s ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296913/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:27 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296913/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Reducing operational risk and increasing support for new products were among the key concerns for Nordic institutional investors surveyed as part of a recent White Paper published by BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. The ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296517/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:06 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296517/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Swedish pension fund AP7 will sell all its holdings in companies making cluster bombs and nuclear weapons. The move by AP7, one of seven state-owned pension funds in Sweden, means holdings in Airbus parent EADS and US-based Lockheed Martin Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. will be sold. AP7 manages pension savings worth around 90bn kroner (about $15bn). The move follows news in April ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296507/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:02 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296507/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Swedish pension companies were given favourable evaluations by The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI), in the Q2 2007 traffic light report. No insurance companies received a red light during that period, while pension companies as a whole – including life insurance companies and occupational pension funds – showed a larger margin to the red light ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296914/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:47 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296914/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Sweden’s AP1 – one of the buffer funds assigned by the Swedish Parliament to manage the Swedish people’s pension funds – has posted strong performance figures in both absolute and relative terms for the first half of 2007. The Forsta AP-fonden, which manages assets with a value of SEK 221bn, reported a total return on net assets of 6.3%, which is equal to SEK 1.3 bn ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296915/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:46 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296915/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The European Commission opened an in-depth probe on Wednesday to see if state aid given to Scandinavian Airlines by Sweden and Denmark conformed to EU ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294865/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:48 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294865/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:13am EDT * Sweden sells 260 mln ordinary shares for 75 crowns each * Size of sale equal to 6.4 percent of outstanding shares * Debt office says bond auction volumes unchanged after sale (Adds government comments) By Mia Shanley and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, June 19 (Reuters) - Sweden has sold nearly half its remaining stake in Nordea, the region's biggest bank, raising ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294416/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:13:15 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294416/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 STOCKHOLM, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:57am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 19 (Reuters) - The Swedish Debt Office said on Wednesday government bond auction volumes would remain unchanged following the government's sale of Nordea shares. Sweden sold nearly half its remaining stake in Nordea, the region's biggest bank, raising $3.0 billion which will be used to pay down debt. The lower ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293246/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:57:33 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293246/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 In The Local's new Fashion Fix column on Swedish trends, Englishwoman Victoria Hussey gets up close and personal with shoes - namely "brothel creepers" from WWII that have been making a steady return ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292108/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:00 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292108/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Imported frozen raspberries should be boiled before eaten according to new advice from Sweden's National Food Agency, which warns that the berries may carry the novo virus that is more known for causing winter vomiting ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292107/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:59 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292107/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 H&M posted a steeper than expected fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, citing currency headwinds and a challenging retail climate but said June sales were "off to a good ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292106/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:58 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292106/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The patient died soon after being admitted to the intensive care unit in late May. Hospital staff put the body in a room where friends and relatives can go to say their final goodbyes. But the patient had no relatives and staff simply forgot the body was in the room - until five days later when another deceased patient was brought in. In that period, nobody had come to say their goodbyes to ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291139/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:18 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291139/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London even if sex charges against him are dropped, because he fears moves are already under way to extradite him to the United States, he has ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290808/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:30 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290808/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday said profits fell by 11 per cent in the second quarter due to the strong Swedish krona and increased markdowns as it tried to shift its products. The company said its net profit for the March-May period dropped to 4.66 billion kronor ($720 million) from 5.22 billion a year earlier. Sales for the quarter slipped marginally ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291140/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291140/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Stockholm bus traffic was at a standstill Wednesday as drivers and other staff launched a major strike at midnight, but a group of Conservative youths disrupted the action by replacing a bus route between two of the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290196/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:14 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290196/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Sweden Democrat MP Kent Ekeroth has to pay tax for money sent to his bank account as donations to two far-right websites that he claims to have nothing to do with ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290198/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:13 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290198/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Deputies adopted a proposal from the centre-right government, which said that in "normal circumstances" the Swedish contingent would be around 70. The Swedish military will also provide materiel to the UN mission. "Armed extremist groups and criminal groups have since the beginning of 2012 committed extensive acts of cruelty which have caused great human suffering in ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290197/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:12 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290197/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The following is a press release from Statistiska Centralbyran, or SCB, the Sweden central government authority for official statistics. STOCKHOLM--In May 2013 the number of employed persons aged 15-74 amounted to 4.67 million (34,000). Compared to May 2012, this is an increase of 51,000 persons. The employment rate was 65.3 ( 0.5)%. The number of employed women increased by 34,000 and ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290308/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:42 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290308/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 For some foreigners living in Sweden, a natural "inner Swede" can develop that often doesn't show its face until you're back home again. The Local's Irishman Patrick Reilly lists the top ten ways this inner Swede can change your ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288371/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288371/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The seven most popular far-right websites attract a total of 145,000 unique visitors a day, according to the report, which was prepared by the government-run Swedish Media Council and handed to the government on Tuesday. "I'm surprised to find out that (the sites) have seven times more visitors than the total of all parties in parliament," Ulf Dahlquist, the council's ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288370/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:38 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288370/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The sale of 230 million shares, worth 18.1 billion kronor ($2.8 billion) at Tuesday's market close in Stockholm, will take place on Wednesday. "The state's role is to regulate the banks, not to own them. Banking shares are risky assets," Minister for Financial ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288369/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:37 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288369/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 SABMiller and Sweden’s Kopparberg Brewery had entered into a co-operative agreement for the long-term licence of Kopparberg cider products in selected markets where the Swedish firm does not have an interest, SABMiller said yesterday. All Kopparberg cider products, including Pear and Naked Apple, would be available for distribution. The Australian unit was the first SABMiller operation to ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288296/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:19:13 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288296/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 STOCKHOLM, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:51am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 19 (Reuters) - The Swedish government said on Wednesday it was increasing its sale of shares in Nordea , the region's biggest bank, to 260 million ordinary shares from 230 million due to strong investor demand. The finance ministry said in a statement that the revised size of the sale was equivalent to 6.4 percent of ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215289059/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:51:30 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215289059/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 /enpproperty--> Nordic countries have joined an international race to team up with China in exploring science and technology opportunities. "Countries with a tradition of innovation gradually take the lead in social and economic development, which in turn make them internationally competitive," said Huang Xing, China's ambassador to Finland. Information and communication ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215283681/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:26 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215283681/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Manchester United will conclude the preparations for the defence of its Premier League crown with a pre-season match against Swedish side ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282571/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:28 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282571/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 KGLED01.OL ) purchases two warehousing and office buildings in Hgsbo in the municipality of Gothenburg at a total price of around SEK 71.5 million including transaction costs. The initial direct yield is approximately 8.3 per cent. The two properties have a total lettable area of around 13,700 square meters and the rental value amounts to SEK 10.2 million. The biggest tenants are ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282829/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:33:44 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282829/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 (Reuters) - British buyout firm 3i Group Plc (III.L), which is carrying out a major restructuring, confirmed on Tuesday that the head of its UK private equity operation has left and that his counterpart in the Nordic region plans to leave soon. ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281181/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:33 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281181/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Carla Suarez Navarro gained the quarterfinals Tuesday at the grass-court Topshelf Open. Vinci, who titled at s'Hertogenbosch in 2011, breezed into the second round with 6-3, 6-3 decision over Estonian Kaia Kanepi. She next faces last week's Nuremberg, Germany, titlist Simona Halep. Spain's Suarez Navarro, meanwhile, posted a second-round triumph over ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281435/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:25 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281435/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Security The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg can be extradited to Denmark, a Swedish court has ruled. There, he will face several new hacking charges for downloading a large number of files from a Danish police database. Sweden's Nacka District Court ruled on Monday that Swartholm Warg "may be extradited to Denmark in accordance with the warrant from Denmark and he ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215280279/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:11 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215280279/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Extreme-right websites in Sweden are far more popular than websites run by parties represented in parliament, said a report presented to the government on Tuesday.The seven top far-right websites attract a total of 145,000 unique visitors a day, according to the report, which was prepared by the government-run Swedish Media Council."I'm surprised to find out that (the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276419/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:56 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276419/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 , said it would sell up to 230 million ordinary shares in Nordea, worth some 18.1 billion Swedish crowns $2.8 billion (1.7 billion pounds) at current market prices, though such bloc sales are usually done at a discount.It will use the proceeds to reduce the national debt.On completion of the sale, Sweden's current 13.4 percent stake in Nordea - a legacy of the country's banking crisis ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276420/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:55 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276420/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Nordea Bank AB (NDA) and use the proceeds to cut the Nordic nation's public debt. The government plans to reduce its stake in the Stockholm-based bank to 7.8 percent from 13.4 percent and will target Swedish and international institutional investors in an accelerated book building starting today, according to a statement. Based on today's closing price of 78.75 kronor, it would ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215275283/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:56:24 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215275283/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 SACO, Maine -- A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.Kenneth Wilson was in the physics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., when he won the Nobel Prize in 1982 for applying his research in quantum physics to phase transitions, creating a mathematical tool called the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215275284/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:38 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215275284/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Finnish paper and packaging company Stora Enso said on Tuesday it would shed 2,500 jobs, mostly in Finland and Sweden, citing a weak European economy and the company's poor profitability.The cuts were part of a restructuring plan announced in ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215273811/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:14 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215273811/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 STOCKHOLM, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:46am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 18 (Reuters) - Sweden's government said on Tuesday said it was launching a sale of a 5.7 percent stake in Nordea, the Nordic region's biggest bank, as it revisited a long-standing ambition to privatise state assets. The Swedish government, which is Nordea's second biggest owner behind Finnish insurer Sampo, ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215275155/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:49 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215275155/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Volvo Ocean Race (VOR). The team made history as the first Arabian contender in the nine-month, round-the-world, 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race, lead by skipper Ian Walker, a British double Olympic medallist. Walker will head the crew again as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing takes part in three races at the famous Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight off England's south coast, which runs from August 3 to 10. ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215272243/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:46 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215272243/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 A public transport strike appears likely to kick off on Wednesday night after unions and state-transport heads failed to agree on workers' pay and conditions after three days of ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215272244/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:33 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215272244/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 A male Swedish nurse has donned a dress to protest the lack of shorts at a hospital in southern Sweden, saying he had to fight the small battles for gender equality in the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215270882/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:57:52 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215270882/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Ricardo Patino said Ecuador will continue to provide political asylum to Assange, who walked into the embassy one year ago in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations. A spokesman for the Swedish Prosecution Authority ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215270883/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:57:51 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215270883/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Li Shufu poses for a photo at an assembly line of the new Volvo automobile manufacturing plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province. CHENGDU, CHINA -- The assembly line crept along at a glacial pace. For the next few months, the workers at the sprawling plant on the outskirts of the Sichuanese capital of Chengdu will be carefully trained before the first cars ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268981/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:36:42 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268981/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The Red Devils will face AIK in Stockholm on August 6 as part of preparations for David Moyes' first full season in charge. Coming just seven days after United return from their five-country tour of the Far East and Australia, and ahead of testimonials for their own defender Rio Ferdinand and Swansea's Alan Tate, plus the Community Shield meeting with Wigan on August 11, it means their ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215269563/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:33:07 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215269563/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Rostelecom and Tele2 Russia have entered into talks regarding the introduction of mutual mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreements in the near future. ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268405/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:29 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268405/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Swedish vendor Ericsson has called for Jordan's cellcos to introduce 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services to satisfy the growing demand for data consumption. The Jordan Times quotes Tarek Saadi, the head of Ericsson's Middle East operations as saying that: 'It is the right time for introducing these services in Jordan, taking into account the rise in internet traffic.' Plans ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268149/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:25 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268149/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Free £10 bet on football The Red Devils will face AIK in Stockholm on August 6 as part of preparations for David Moyes' first full season in charge. Coming just seven days after United return from their five-country tour of the Far East and Australia, and ahead of testimonials for their own defender Rio Ferdinand and Swansea's Alan Tate, plus the Community Shield meeting with ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268406/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:29:25 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268406/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United will travel to Sweden for a friendly game against AIK in August as part of the English champions' pre-season tour.The club said on Tuesday that the game, which will conclude United's preparations for next season, will take place on Aug. 6th at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.United will also play in Thailand, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong in July ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268408/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:20:53 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268408/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Volvo is seeking a global lead creative agency. But it needs more than a global ad campaign -- it needs to re-establish its credibility and voice in the U.S. ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215267913/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:20:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215267913/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Shimon Peres . "You have to cobble together some kind of theory of a two-state solution, and the longer you let this go, just because of sheer demographics, the tougher it's going to get. I don't see any alternative to a Palestinian state," the former U.S. President said in a speech before the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot Monday night. Clinton said he would donate the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268201/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:40 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215268201/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Criticism of the government's foreign aid policy is mounting as Swedish ambassadors, aid organizations and politicians slam Development Aid Minister Gunilla Carlsson's announcements that development assistance to several countries may be ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215267498/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:07 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215267498/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Stora Enso says it will lay off 2,500 workers, or some 9 per cent of its total global workforce, as part of a major cost-cutting program and streamlining of operations. The Finland-based company says the measures are aimed at achieving fixed ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215267349/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:15:49 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215267349/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 The Local reported earlier this year that while smuggling is not new, the breeds change according to which type of dogs have found favour among Swedes. "There weren't enough chihuahua breeders in Sweden when they became popular," senior adviser ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215266391/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:58 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215266391/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 SBAB is retaining its lending operations to property companies and is merging its business areas for corporate clients and tenant-owner ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215266392/scat/57b697f0c9d47333 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:22:10 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215266392/scat/57b697f0c9d47333