Swedish News
Swedish referee says he's received death threats after disputed penalty (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish referee Martin Hansson, who awarded a disputed penalty for Liverpool in the Champions League this month, says he has received several death threats from fans after officiating domestic first-division matches this season.
Swedish truck firm set to open Iraqi plant (CNN)
A Swedish truck and bus maker that assembled trucks in Iraq during the Saddam Hussein era has signed "an agreement in principle" with the government to open an assembly plant next year.
Report: Swedish carrier planning iPhone MMS app (CNET)
There's no officially sanctioned way for iPhone users to send pictures and video via the MMS standard, but Telia might soon bring that feature to its Swedish customers.
Swedish soldier fined for leaving sensitive USB (The Star)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP): A Swedish soldier has been convicted of negligence and fined 21,000 kronor ($2,600) for leaving a USB memory stick with military secrets in a public computer.
Swedish Manufacturing Investments Drop in 2009 - Survey (INO News)
(RTTNews) - The Swedish manufacturing industry plans to invest SEK64 billion in current prices in 2009, indicating a decrease of 8% compared to 2008, the latest business investment survey by the Statistics Sweden showed Thursday.
Swedish Ballard expansion nears (Ballard News-Tribune)
Work is moving along on the $31.5 million expansion of the Ballard campus of Swedish Medical Hospital, which includes more than 35,000 square feet of hospital and about 75,000 square feet of office space.
Swedish wrestler banned two years for protest (TSN)
GENEVA - The Swedish wrestler who dropped his medal in protest at the Beijing Olympics has been banned for two years along with his coach for "scandalous behaviour."
Swedish soldier fined for leaving USB with Afghan data in public computer (Canoe Technology)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish soldier has been convicted of negligence and fined the equivalent of $3,200 Cdn for leaving a USB memory stick with military secrets in a public computer.
Swedish Banks Shun Government Plan, Riling Ministers, Companies (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Nordea AB , Svenska Handelsbanken AB and SEB AB, Sweden's biggest banks, are drawing fire from government officials for shunning the state's plan to bolster the financial system by guaranteeing their debt.
WoW causes Swedish kid to collapse (The Inquirer)
A SWEDISH schoolkid's brain went bork, bork, bork after playing the new expansion to the World of Warcraft online computer game. The 15-year-old boy and his friends were exploring the new Wrath of the Lich King content when he suffered what appeared to be a grand mal seizure.
