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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 08:23
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a shooting in Brussels that killed two Swedes, saying the attack targeted Sweden for its membership in a global coalition battling jihadists. -
Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 07:57
Brussels attacker's links to Sweden revealed, Isis claims responsibility for shooting, and train tickets released for Christmas and Easter. Here's the latest news. 
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Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 16:55
Work lights strung up along railings illuminate a dank cavern where workers are preparing to transform a former oil depot into a hot water "thermos" to heat the Swedish town of Västerås. 
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Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 15:19
UK police on Tuesday removed Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest outside the energy sector's annual London get-together. 
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partager lire conserver Reader question: Can I meet Sweden's new work permit threshold by working multiple jobs?Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 14:51
Sweden's work permit salary requirement will on November 1st be raised from 13,000 kronor to more than 27,000 kronor. But here's why you can't boost your earnings by picking up a second job on the side. 
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partager lire conserver Politics in Sweden: How the Israel-Gaza attacks became party politics in SwedenTuesday 17 October 2023 - 14:47
After terror group Hamas' savage attack on a kibbutz in Israel, a foreign policy issue quickly descended into Swedish party politics, explains The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange. But it's not certain that only the political right stands to benefit. 
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Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 14:11
Sweden's intelligence agency said it was keeping its terror alert level unchanged despite the killing of two Swedes in Brussels. 
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Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 12:24
Abdesalem Lassoued, the suspected perpetrator of the Brussels terror attack, said in a video that he had 'killed three Swedes' as 'revenge in the name of Muslims'. Why would Swedish citizens be terror targets, and what precautions are they advised to take? 
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Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 12:07
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has called for better border controls in Sweden and the EU and strengthened police powers at a press conference held in the wake of Monday's terror attack on Swedish football fans in Brussels. 
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Tuesday 17 October 2023 - 10:49
Two Swedes were shot dead and another was injured in Brussels by a man who claimed to be a 'soldier from the Islamic State'. What do we know so far about the Brussels terror attack? 