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Israel recalls ambassador to Sweden
World | Oct 30, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTJerusalem: Sweden on Thursday became the biggest Western European country to recognize a Palestinian state, and Israel swiftly reacted by withdrawing its ambassador from Stockholm in protest.Coming during increased tensions between Arabs and Jews over
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Obama nominates Indian-American as Ambassador to Sweden
World | Oct 24, 2014, 11:14 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama has nominated a major fundraiser for his presidential campaign Indian-American Azita Raji as the US Ambassador to Sweden. A former investment banker, California-based Raji served as national vice-chair of finance for
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Euro 2016: Austria, Sweden draw 1-1 in qualifier
Football | Sep 09, 2014, 08:39 AM ISTVIENNA : Sweden midfielder Erkan Zengin scored his first international goal to help his team draw with Austria 1-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Monday. Also in Group G, Russia downed Liechtenstein 4-0 to
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Belgium beats Sweden 2-0 in World Cup warm-up
Football | Jun 02, 2014, 08:52 AM ISTStockholm: Goals by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard gave Belgium a 2-0 win over Sweden in a World Cup warm-up game Sunday. After a slow start, the Belgians took advantage of a Swedish defensive mistake
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Facebook expands sever farm in Sweden
Mar 08, 2014, 05:05 PM ISTStockholm: Facebook plans to build a new data center at its server farm in northern Sweden, less than a year after opening the plant, its first outside the United States.The company said Friday that the
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US, Canada and Sweden, Finland to meet in semis
Other Sports | Feb 21, 2014, 11:53 AM ISTSochi, Russia: For hockey fans, it should be a fantastic Friday. The United States and Canada will renew their rivalry in the Olympic semifinals, a rematch of the 2010 and 2002 gold-medal games, both of
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Sweden, Russia women clinch Olympics hockey playoff berths at Sochi
Hockey | Feb 11, 2014, 11:52 PM ISTSochi: The playoff teams are set for the Olympic women's hockey tournament. All that's left is to figure out the seeding. Russia beat Japan 2-1 on Tuesday at the Shayba Arena to clinch a berth
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Sweden beat Canada 3-0 in men's curling at Sochi Olympics
Other Sports | Feb 11, 2014, 09:37 PM ISTSochi: Sweden secured a third straight win in men's Olympic curling by beating Canada 7-6 on Tuesday, intensifying the early-tournament woes of the gold-medal favorites. Canada has won the last two Olympic titles but now
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Sweden beat Germany 4-0 in Olympic women's hockey at Sochi
Hockey | Feb 11, 2014, 08:34 PM ISTSochi: Emma Nordin scored just one minute into the game and Cecilia Ostberg added a goal and an assist to give Sweden to a 4-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday and a likely spot in
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Sweden beats Japan 1-0 in Olympic women's hockey
Hockey | Feb 09, 2014, 06:43 PM ISTSochi: Jenni Asserholt deflected a shot into the net for a first-period goal and Sweden held on to beat Japan 1-0 on Sunday in their opening game of the Sochi Olympics women's hockey tournament. Valentina
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Know about womb transplants in Sweden, first babies to be born next year
World | Jan 15, 2014, 06:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: The womb transplant or uterine transplant is the surgical procedure whereby a healthy uterus is transplanted into an organism whose uterus is absent or diseased.As part of the normal mammalian sexual reproduction process,
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Amazing: World's first ice hotel forced to install fire alarms
World | Nov 30, 2013, 07:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a surprising instance, the authorities of the World's first ice hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, Sweden has been ordered to install fire alarms. The authorities are astonished over this order but
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World Cup playoff: Portugal beats Sweden 1-0 in
Football | Nov 16, 2013, 10:37 AM ISTLisbon, Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a diving header eight minutes from the end to give Portugal a 1-0 win over Sweden on Friday in the first leg of their World Cup playoff. Ronaldo's late
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World Cup playoff: Portugal faces Sweden
Football | Oct 21, 2013, 07:42 PM ISTZurich: It will be Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a place at the World Cup.Portugal and Sweden were the first two teams drawn by FIFA on Monday for the European playoffs, though the pairing
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Sarabjit Singh's Pakistani lawyer gets asylum in Sweden
World | Sep 30, 2013, 08:02 PM ISTLahore: Awais Sheikh, the Pakistani lawyer who defended slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, and his family have taken asylum in Sweden after receiving threats, his colleagues and friends said today. “Mr Sheikh has taken asylum
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US Open: Li, Radwanska win early, avoid rain
Tennis | Aug 29, 2013, 07:14 AM ISTNew York: Li Na got her work done quickly Wednesday at the U.S. Open, so when the rain started falling, she had little to worry about. The fifth-seeded Li defeated Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 6-2
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Machine turns sweat into drinking water in Sweden
World | Jul 22, 2013, 10:33 AM ISTLondon, July 22: Drinking another person's sweat may sound obnoxious, but a machine that takes sweat-laden clothes and turns the moisture into drinking water has been launched in Sweden.The device spins and heats the material
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UNHCR urges Europe to do more for Syrian refugees
World | Jul 19, 2013, 06:35 AM ISTGeneva, July 19: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has urged European countries to do more for Syrian asylum-seekers to share the burden of Syria's neighbouring countries.Guterres noted that the two countries,
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Cleaner steals an empty passenger train in Sweden
World | Jan 15, 2013, 09:05 PM ISTStockholm, Jan 15: Swedish officials say a cleaner stole an empty commuter train from a train depot and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building. The
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Injured Rooney out of England squad to play Sweden
Football | Nov 12, 2012, 08:48 PM ISTLondon, Nov 12: Wayne Rooney is one of five England players who have withdrawn from the squad for Wednesday's friendly against Sweden, putting youngster Wilfried Zaha in contention to make his debut.Rooney's right ankle was