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Insight: Evidence grows for narcolepsy link to GSK swine flu shot
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Emelie Olsson is plagued by hallucinations and nightmares. When she wakes up, she’s often paralyzed, unable to breathe properly or call for help. During the day she can barely stay Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Sweden runs out of garbage, forced to import from Norway – MNN – Mother Nature Network
Sweden, a recycling-happy land where a quarter of a million homes are powered by the incineration of waste, is facing a unique dilemma: The nation has run out of much-needed fuel. Original post on mnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Pirate Bay Founder Held In Solitary Confinement – Write Him a Letter Today
In late August Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was arrested in Cambodia. After being held by authorities there he was swiftly deported to Sweden. Once in his homeland he was hit with charges connected to an alleged hacking offense but since then the news trail has gone largely cold. Speaking with Gottfrid’s mother Kristina, TorrentFreak has learned that her son is being kept in solitary confinement, locked up for 23 hours a day. But he is allowed to read and hopefully, very soon, that will include your letters. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Lunch lady slammed for food that is ‘too good’
A talented cook at a school in central Sweden has been told to stop baking fresh bread and to cut back on vegetable buffets because it was unfair that students at other schools didn’t also have access to the unusually tasty offerings. Original post on thelocal.se Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Mother-to-daughter womb transplant ‘success’ in Sweden
Two Swedish women may be able to bear children using the wombs which carried them, doctors say, hailing the world’s first mother-daughter uterus transplants. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
No DNA link to Assange in condom central to sex assault case
A ripped condom given to Swedish police by one of Julian Assange’s accusers does not contain the WikiLeaks founder’s DNA, forensic scientists have reportedly found. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Exceptional upward mobility in the U.S. is a myth, international studies show
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–The rhetoric is relentless: America is a place of unparalleled opportunity, where hard work and determination can propel a child out of humble beginnings into the White House,… Original post on umich.edu Comments on reddit.com
Sweden, while publicly protesting, aided US invasion of Iraq – report
A Swedish intelligence agency gave crucial information to the US about targets for a bombing raid in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a Swedish newspaper reports, citing previously classified documents from the US military’s Central Command. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Julian Assange demands U.S. end WikiLeaks ‘witch hunt’ – CNN.com
Julian Assange demanded that the United States drop its Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Police Warn Internet Users Not To Pay Fines To File-Sharing Fraudsters – TorrentFreak
Police in Sweden are warning Internet users not to send money to criminals trying to extort money from alleged file-sharers. The sophisticated scam began when unsuspecting cell phone users browsed an infected website which somehow extracted information from their devices. This was followed up by a mailed allegation of copyright infringement and a cash demand for between 90 and 195 euros to be paid into a foreign bank account. Swedish Antipiratbyran say the scheme is nothing to do with them. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
US, UK Betray Basic Values To Get Assange At Any Cost – Techdirt
While I’ve covered numerous aspects of Wikileaks, I’ve shied almost entirely away from the arrest of Julian Assange and the extradition fight to have him sent to Sweden, as well as the questions involving asylum in Ecuador. For the most… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
WikiLeaks: Our Site’s Been Hit By Weeklong Denial-Of-Service Attack
LONDON (AP) — The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it’s been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week. In a statement released late Saturday the group said the assault intensified around the beginning of August and has since expanded to include attacks against affiliated sites. Denial-of-service attacks work by overwhelming websites with requests for information. WikiLeaks has said it’s been flooded with 10 gigabits per second of bogus traffic from thousands of different Internet addresses. Josh Corman, with online content delivery company Akamai, characterized that as Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
For Paternity Leave, Sweden Asks if Two Months Is Enough – WSJ.com
Sweden’s paternity-leave benefits are the most generous in the world. A debate is under way nationwide over whether to extend them even further. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
In Sweden, Taking File Sharing to Heart. And to Church. – NYTimes.com
A Swedish government agency has registered as a bona fide religion a church whose central dogma is that file sharing is sacred. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Pirate Bay Founder Submits Emotional Plea for Pardon – TorrentFreak
After being convicted for his role in operating The Pirate Bay, site co-founder Peter Sunde should soon serve eight month jail sentence in a Swedish prison. Serving this sentence would be a disgrace to the justice system and a personal disaster, says Sunde, who submitted an emotional plea for pardon to the Swedish authorities this week. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on digg.com
Sweden to give illegal immigrants healthcare – The Local
The Swedish government, together with the Green Party, on Thursday presented a framework agreement that will allow undocumented immigrants in Sweden to access state subsidized healthcare. Original post on thelocal.se Comments on reddit.com
WikiLeaks founder wants guarantee he won’t be sent to US – Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing secret documents if he goes to Sweden to face criminal allegations. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Julian Assange seeking asylum in Ecuadorean embassy in London – Media – guardian.co.uk
WikiLeaks founder walked into the embassy and asked for asylum under the United Nations human rights declaration Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Young File-Sharers Respond To Tough Laws By Buying a VPN – TorrentFreak
A new survey has revealed that young people are responding to tough legislation and increasing levels of online spying by investing in VPN services. The study, carried out by the Cybernorms research group at Sweden’s Lund University, found that when compared to figures from late 2009, 40% more 15 to 25-year-olds are now hiding their activities online. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church – TechWeekEurope UK
Sweden has accepted that a church which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the Hollywood studios Original post on techweekeurope.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
In Sweden, cash is king no more – Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it’s come farther than most on the path toward getting rid of them. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
We’re just not ready to be Swedes, Dave – Telegraph
David Cameron may want to copy Sweden’s ample child care benefits to get more women into top jobs, but that wouldn’t work in Britain. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Cable Reveals Extent Of Lapdoggery From Swedish Govt On Copyright Monopoly – Falkvinge on Infopolicy
Today, Sweden Rallies Against ACTA And For Freedom Of Speech. We Can Win This. – Falkvinge on Infopolicy
Pirate Bay Founders’ Prison Sentences Final, Supreme Court Appeal Rejected – TorrentFreak
A few moments ago Sweden’s Supreme Court announced its decision not to grant leave to appeal in the long-running Pirate Bay criminal trial. This means that the previously determined jail sentences and fines handed out to Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundström will stand. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Minister: ‘Sweden needs the American dream’ – The Local
More individualism is the key to finding new talent, suggests Swedish EU-minister Birgitta Ohlsson, who wants to see more of the American dream in Sweden. Original post on thelocal.se Comments on digg.com
Forced Sterilization for Transgender People in Sweden – Mother Jones
A barbaric Swedish law reminds us that reproductive rights are more than just contraception and abortion. Original post on motherjones.com Comments on reddit.com Other motherjones.com posts Other posts in News
Surgeons Implant Synthetic Trachea in Baltimore Man – NYTimes.com
In only the second procedure of its kind, surgeons in Sweden replaced the cancerous windpipe of a Baltimore man with one made in a laboratory. More