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Sweden to summon former Saab chairman in tax inquiry: report

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish prosecutor wants to question Victor Muller, former chairman of bankrupt carmaker Saab, for an inquiry into suspected tax offences, a Swedish newspaper reported on Wednesday.Full story

Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of young people have torched cars and attacked police in three nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that has dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to defuse youth unemployment and resentment of asylum seekers. Full story

Professor, bank economist to join Swedish central bank

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank on Wednesday appointed a professor of economics and an investment bank chief economist as new members to its monetary policy board, replacing outgoing decision makers Lars Svensson and Barbro Wickman-Parak. Full story

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Swedish yacht capsizes during America's Cup training off California

Pirate Party has electoral breakthrough in Iceland

Drugs found on Bieber tour bus in Sweden

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  Swede harmony: Meet world’s top barbershop quartet

Barbershop vocal harmony goes back to 19th-century America, but now the Ringmasters, four Swedish men in their 20s, have been named the world’s top barbershop quartet. They talk the genre’s resurgence in popularity and sing the melody of the famous NBC chimes.

  Poor Hoda! Facebook fans scold her for regifting

TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb talk about how some viewers have taken umbrage at Hoda giving her niece’s Dr. Seuss book to Jenna Bush Hager for her baby shower.

  Pop duo Icona Pop perform ‘I Love It’

Sweden’s Icona Pop, consisting of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, perform the new dance hit song “I Love It” in Studio 1A. The electronic dance-pop duo’s debut album is on store shelves now.

  Plus-size mannequins in Swedish store go viral

Since a blogger posted a photo of plus-size mannequins at a Swedish department store on her Facebook page, the picture has been shared and liked more than a million times, leading many to wonder when similar mannequins will be available in the U.S. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.

  100 vehicles involved in pileup in Sweden

Around 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup that killed at least three people in Sweden. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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