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Image for Swedish prosecutors hold second man over deadly school attack
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Swedish prosecutors hold second man over deadly school attack

STOCKHOLM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have apprehended a second person suspected of invo...

26th August, 2026

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Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-...

22nd August, 2026

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One killed, three injured when man attacks Swedish school with sword

By Philip O'Connor, Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson FAGERSTA, Sweden, Aug 21 (Reuters) - An 18-year...

21st August, 2026

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Sweden's right-wing government lags in poll, but gap narrows

STOCKHOLM, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's ruling right-wing coalition government is lagging centre-left...

13th August, 2026

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Sweden's far-right leader Akesson brought fringe party to brink of power

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, July 23 (Reuters) - It's no coincidence that it sounded like the start...

23rd July, 2026

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Sweden's Vattenfall picks Rolls-Royce SMR for nuclear power project

OSLO, June 15 (Reuters) - Swedish utility Vattenfall said on Monday it has selected Britain's Rolls-...

15th June, 2026

Image for Studsvik seeks state support to build 1,400 MW nuclear power in Sweden
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Studsvik seeks state support to build 1,400 MW nuclear power in Sweden

By Nora Buli OSLO, June 12 (Reuters) - Swedish nuclear services company Studsvik on Friday applied f...

12th June, 2026

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Fewer Swedes want to join euro, poll shows 

STOCKHOLM, June 10 (Reuters) - Support in Sweden for adopting the euro has declined over the past ye...

10th June, 2026

Image for Sweden's Blykalla applies for state funds to build nuclear reactor park
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Sweden's Blykalla applies for state funds to build nuclear reactor park

STOCKHOLM, June 5 (Reuters) - Swedish nuclear reactor developer Blykalla said on Friday it had appli...

5th June, 2026

Image for Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers
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Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers

By Simon Johnson and Tom Little ROSERSBERG PRISON, Sweden, June 2 (Reuters) - A surge in gang-relate...

2nd June, 2026

Image for Sweden's EQT sets $24.5 billion target for infrastructure fund
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Sweden's EQT sets $24.5 billion target for infrastructure fund

May 31 (Reuters) - EQT has set the target size for its Infrastructure VII fund at 21 billion euros (...

31st May, 2026

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Sweden moves ahead with plans for new foreign intelligence agency

STOCKHOLM, May 5 (Reuters) - The Swedish government said on Tuesday it was moving ahead with plans f...

5th May, 2026