Vastra Gotaland

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Name: Vastra Gotaland
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

App aims to hasten skin cancer treatment

Lyssna: "It can really be a life saver" Throughout Europe today, it is Melanoma Monday. Sweden is at the top of the list in Europe when it comes to deadly skin cancer – about 500 people in this country died of it last year, and this is the day when ... [Published Radio Sweden - May 13 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Swedish woman's hair set ablaze in checkout line

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 2 (UPI) --The incident happened Wednesday inside a Eurocash store at a shopping center near the Sweden-Norway border, The Local.se reported.Local media reported the two women began arguing while waiting in line to checkout. One ... [Published UPI - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Off-duty officer shot at from parked car

Police have launched an attempted murder investigation , after someone shot at a police officer in the early hours of Sunday morning, reports Swedish Radio Gothenburg. The office had finished his shift and gone home on a motorbike. At around 3 AM he ... [Published Radio Sweden - Apr 21 2013]
First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

'Clean Shipping Index' verification

CHINA shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has passed the Clean Shipping Index verification, ranking it fourth among verified carriers and citing it for making a further step in environmental protection and energy saving, reports Xinhua.AdvertThe Clean Shipping ... [Published Turkish Maritime - Apr 20 2013]
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 2 reports

Swedish man accused of attacking neighbor with axe

FALKOPING, Sweden, April 15 (UPI) --The incident happened Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Falkoping, central Sweden, the Swedish news agency TT reported.The victim, a 27-year-old man, was barbecuing in his backyard when his neighbor, a 28-year-old ... [Published UPI - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Mar 29 2013 - Updated Mar 29 2013 - 1 reports

Store publishes photo of suspected shoplifter

An Ica food store in Västra Götaland published a picture of a suspected shoplifter on its Facebook page, reports the tabloid Aftonbladet. The pictures were captured on a surveillance camera Thursday night. The store published the photos on their Facebook ... [Published Radio Sweden - Mar 29 2013]
First reported Mar 17 2013 - Updated Mar 17 2013 - 1 reports

Sweden Democrats could expel ex-nazi member

The Sweden Democrats are set to decide whether to expel a number of politicians from the party, including the party's highest official in Gothenburg, Patrik Rehn. News agency TT reports that Rehn has the support of a number of party districts and 12 ... [Published Radio Sweden - Mar 17 2013]
First reported Mar 16 2013 - Updated Mar 16 2013 - 1 reports

Skating women injured in ice boat collision

Two women skating on a lake in western Sweden were hit by an ice boat at lunch time Saturday, with one injuring a leg and suffering a head wound, according to local police. News agency TT reports the police now suspect the young, male driver of the ... [Published Radio Sweden - Mar 16 2013]
First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 1 reports

Heavy wind warning for southwest

The weather authorities SMHI have issued a Class 2 wind warning for the southwest provinces of Västra Götaland, Halland, and Skåne, with wind speeds up tp 25 meters per second (56 miles per hour).  SMHI also warns that as a low pressure area moves in ... [Published Radio Sweden - Jan 30 2013]
First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 28 2013 - 1 reports

Shifting weather means more accidents

An accident on the E4 between Helsingborg and Örkelljunga, Photo: Bengt Bang/Lyssnarbild The traffic authorities are warning about icy roads during the current shift in the weather from below to above the freezing point. The TT news agency reports ... [Published Radio Sweden - Jan 28 2013]

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"The woman who lit the other woman's hair on fire fled the scene before being arrested. But we have video of the entire incident from a surveillance camera" a spokesman for the Vastra Gotaland police department told local Norwegian newspaper Fredriksstad Blad
"Unfortunately, I can't say [what caused the altercation]. But with two women in a store on May 1st, anything can happen" police spokesman Sven Persson told Norwegian broadcaster NRK
...At around 3 AM he parked his bike, when a dark-coloured car pulled up by his home with two people on board. "The passenger in the car discharged his firearm at the policeman, who was not hit" says police spokesman Stefan Gustafsson. "He is naturally shocked, but not physically injured."
"This family, who is known to police, clearly didn't think it was appropriate to grill" Ljung told the TT news agency

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Woman's hair set on fire in shopping queue dispute [Published The Local Sweden - May 02 2013]
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'Clean Shipping Index' verification [Published Turkish Maritime - Apr 20 2013]
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Sweden Democrats could expel ex-nazi member [Published Radio Sweden - Mar 17 2013]
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