Tag: Sweden
Woman goes down airport baggage chute
An elderly woman misunderstood instructions while checking in at Sweden's main airport and was whisked down a baggage chute after she placed herself instead of her luggage on the belt, media reported.[MORE]
Kluft fails to make long jump final
Sweden's 2004 heptathlon Olympic champion Carolin Kluft has failed to make the cut in the long jump final.[MORE]
Kids with pets grow up to be snorers: study
Thinking of buying a pet for junior? Consider this: children who grow up in the company of cats, dogs or other furry friends are more likely to become snoring adults, according to a new study.[MORE]
Swede who binned medal takes case to CAS
The Swedish wrestler who dumped his Olympics bronze medal on the floor in protest at the judging and was subsequently disqualified has taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).[MORE]
Swede Pettersson wins in North Carolina
Sweden's Carl Pettersson rallied to fire a 68 and win by two shots in the final round of the US PGA event in North Carolina this morning.[MORE]
Waste water common in global urban agriculture: survey
Waste water is widely used to irrigate urban agricultural land in developing countries, a practice that has both advantages and disadvantages, a 53-city study presented at a water conference in Stockholm has shown.[MORE]
2,000 experts talks world water supplies in Sweden
More than 2,000 experts have gathered in the Swedish capital Stockholm to discuss how to ensure that the world has adequate supplies of water in the future. [MORE]
Karlsson, India's Singh lead weather-hit PGA
Robert Karlsson recovered from an early double-bogey to grab a share of the lead with India's Jeev Milka Singh after a weather-hit opening round at the US PGA Championship this morning.[MORE]
Swede Karlsson and Indian Singh set early pace
Robert Karlsson, the tallest player on the European Tour, recovered from a double bogey at the first to surge into an early tie for the lead in the US PGA Championship first round early this morning (Australian time).[MORE]
Norway upsets US as women's football opens Games
Norway produced an opening 2-0 upset win over the US as women's football launched the Beijing Olympics last night.[MORE]
Refugees to move from Iraq desert to Iceland, Sweden
Some of the most desperate refugees stranded in the Iraqi desert will move to Iceland and Sweden under a resettlement program announced by the United Nations refugee agency.[MORE]
ABBA make chart history with Gold
ABBA's Gold - Greatest Hits becomes the oldest album to reach number one in the UK.[MORE]
Korean Shin wins women's British Open
Shin Ji-yai became the third South Korean to win the women's British Open with a flawless final round 66 overnight.[MORE]
Alfredsson clinches third Evian Masters title
Sweden's Helen Alfredsson, who won the inaugural title in 1994, became the first three-time winner of the Evian Masters overnight when she came out top in a three-way sudden-death play-off.[MORE]
Swede Lundberg wins Russian Open
Sweden's Mikael Lundberg fired a closing 68 at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club overnight to win the Russian Open for the second time in four years.[MORE]
Mottram in form in Beijing lead-up
Craig Mottram has continued his preparation for Beijing with victory in the 3000m in Stockholm.[MORE]
Carolina Kluft: New horizons for heptathlon queen
Swedish golden girl Carolina Kluft is determined to bag two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics after renouncing the defence of her heptathlon crown due to lack of motivation.[MORE]
Bolt and Powell to meet in Beijing teaser
Jamaican rivals Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell will clash in a mouth-watering Beijing Olympics 100-metres appetiser in Stockholm on Tuesday ahead of a crucial week of sprint shadowboxing.[MORE]
36 injured in theme park accident
At least 36 people have been injured in a theme park accident in Gothenburg, western Sweden.[MORE]
Safin ousted from Swedish Open
Potito Starace beat Russian Marat Safin in the second round of the Swedish Open overnight to take his second consecutive win over a former world number one at the clay court tournament.[MORE]
ABBA will never reform, ex-member says
Swedish pop group ABBA say they will never regroup despite the success of Mamma Mia.[MORE]
Mamma Mia: ABBA makes rare appearance
ABBA have appeared together in public for the first time in years, at the Swedish premiere of the film Mamma Mia![MORE]
Workers rescued after fire in Swedish mine
Eight workers have been rescued after spending hours trapped in an underground safety chamber when fire broke out in an iron ore mine in northern Sweden.[MORE]
Fire traps eight workers in Swedish iron ore mine
Eight building workers have been trapped in an underground safety chamber after fire broke out in an iron ore mine in northern Sweden, the head of the mining company said.[MORE]
ECB raises lending rate to 4.25 pc
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its main interest rate by a quarter of a point to a seven-year high point of 4.25 percent to choke record inflation as economies slow down.[MORE]
