Fabio Capello confirms captain John Terry will be in the England squad to face Spain and Sweden when it is named on Sunday.

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LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost his battle against extradition Wednesday when Britain’s High Court ruled that he should be sent to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct.  The judgment was handed down by High Court judges John Thomas and Duncan Ouseley with Assange in attendance, wearing a dark suit and a Remembrance Day poppy . Read full article > >

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Told to return to Sweden to face rape allegations.

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Sweden’s Ericsson has agreed to sell its stake in the struggling cellphone maker Sony Ericsson to Sony for $1.5 billion in a final retreat from the mobile handset business.

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STOCKHOLM — The owner of cash-strapped car maker Saab filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a brand crippled by production stoppages, withheld salary payments and mounting debt. Swedish Automobile, formerly known as Spyker Cars, said Saab and its subsidiaries Powertrain and Tools were included in the application for a voluntary and “self-managed” reorganization filed at a local court in southwestern Sweden. Overseas units were excluded. If approved by the court and Saab’s creditors, an initial three-month court-administered reorganization phase would halt any debt collection processes as well as potential bankruptcy filings. Some of Saab’s creditors have threatened to put it into bankruptcy amid its problems in paying suppliers and staff. Read full article > >

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Princess Victoria of Sweden is expecting her first child with husband Prince Daniel, the royal court confirmed Wednesday. Reuters reports that the due date is in March. The couple met in 2002 when Daniel Westling, 37, was hired as a personal trainer for the princess, 34. They began dating the same year and in 2009 Westling proposed. The couple celebrated an elaborate wedding ceremony last June. In other royal news, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall are in London visiting parts of the city that experience violence and looting during the recent riots. The BBC reports that the couple began in Tottenham and have stopped in Hackney, Lambeth and Croydon. The tour came after the government announced that it will spend more than $33 million to help with repairs in Tottenham and Croydon. The Prince’s Trust , one of charities of which the Prince of Wales is president, also announced that it will invest $33 million in the areas hardest hit by the violence. Read full article > >

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Princess Victoria of Sweden is expecting her first child with husband Prince Daniel, the royal court confirmed Wednesday. Reuters reports that the due date is in March. The couple met in 2002 when Daniel Westling, 37, was hired as a personal trainer for the princess, 34. They began dating the same year and in 2009 Westling proposed. The couple celebrated an elaborate wedding ceremony last June. In other royal news, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall are in London visiting parts of the city that experience violence and looting during the recent riots. The BBC reports that the couple began in Tottenham and have stopped in Hackney, Lambeth and Croydon. The tour came after the government announced that it will spend more than $33 million to help with repairs in Tottenham and Croydon. The Prince’s Trust , one of charities of which the Prince of Wales is president, also announced that it will invest $33 million in the areas hardest hit by the violence. Read full article > >

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Beautifully illustrated books continue to be among the best ways to keep up with the latest trends in landscape design. Several new favorites of mine cover a wide range of landscape-related topics — and offer the opportunity to view the world from the comfort of your armchair. •“ Hamptons Gardens ,” by Jack deLashmet (Assouline, 2011, $150), is about the communities of farmers and fishermen that were founded more than 350 years ago on the easternmost reaches of Long Island, N.Y. The Hamptons include about 12 individual hamlets and villages with some of the most expensive real estate in the country. The author, a landscape designer, discusses residents’ desire to maintain gardens on their estates. Well-known landscape architects and designers have practiced their art in this pocket of wealth; the book features the work of Russell Page; Edwina von Gal; Oehme, van Sweden; and Miranda Brooks. Styles range from sustainable native gardens to minimalist, manicured landscapes and meandering meadows. Read full article > >

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Beautiful photography transports readers to garden spots nearby and far away

Beautifully illustrated books continue to be among the best ways to keep up with the latest trends in landscape design. Several new favorites of mine cover a wide range of landscape-related topics — and offer the opportunity to view the world from the comfort of your armchair. •“ Hamptons Gardens ,” by Jack deLashmet (Assouline, 2011, $150), is about the communities of farmers and fishermen that were founded more than 350 years ago on the easternmost reaches of Long Island, N.Y. The Hamptons include about 12 individual hamlets and villages with some of the most expensive real estate in the country. The author, a landscape designer, discusses residents’ desire to maintain gardens on their estates. Well-known landscape architects and designers have practiced their art in this pocket of wealth; the book features the work of Russell Page; Edwina von Gal; Oehme, van Sweden; and Miranda Brooks. Styles range from sustainable native gardens to minimalist, manicured landscapes and meandering meadows. Read full article > >

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Rocker Patti Smith and US string group Kronos Quartet are named the recepients of the 2011 Polar Music Prize, Sweden’s highest musical honour.

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Sweden and Singapore come out top in a World Economic Forum study on the digital competitiveness of nations.

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Sweden is most ICT-wired country

Nineteen-year-old philosophy student Isaac Gerson believes that sharing files is important. He calls it “the most beautiful thing in the world,” according to a TorrentFreak . Instead of “Thou shall not steal,” Gerson’s proposed religion, which has grown out of his Missionary Church of Kopimism, argues that we should steal — and share — more frequently. “The congregation at Missionary Kopimistsamfundet” — Gerson and his followers are based in Sweden — “believe that copying is to be embraced by religion and they hope that very shortly this way of life will be officially accepted by the authorities,” according to a story posted today on TorrentFreak. “To have your information copied is a token of appreciation, say the church, a sure sign that people think you have done something good.” Late last year, Gerson’s church applied to authorities in Sweden to be accepted and recognized as an official religion. Two weeks ago, authorities denied Gerson’s application, arguing that, while the church is a community, one of the listed requirements, “its meetings did not constitute ‘worship,’” according to TorrentFreak. “Undeterred, the church founders have requested a meeting to find out what is required in order to gain official acceptance. They certainly aren’t giving in.” From the church: “In our belief, communication is sacred. Communication needs to be respected. It is a direct sin to monitor and eavesdrop on people. Absolute secrecy is holy in the Church of Kopimism.” And: “To appropriate software (to keep source code hidden from others), is comparable to slavery, and should be banned.” Should you be interested, joining the church is easy. You just have to agree that all files should be shared and free. For more information on Kopimists, read ” How the Kopimists Conquered Internets — and Launched a War ,” an informative blog post from 2006. The term gained a lot of recognition when thepiratebay.org, a popular sharing site, attempted to purchase a man-made island to turn into a sovereign micronation where copyright laws would not exist.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition from the UK to Sweden on sexual assault allegations is to begin on 12 July.

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A man who was arrested in Glasgow in connection with a suicide bombing in Sweden is charged with terrorism offences.

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A 30-year-old man is arrested in Glasgow in connection with a suicide bombing in Sweden in December.

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