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Freight train wheels start wildfire in central Sweden

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 10:44
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Firefighters spent Monday and Tuesday battling flames caused by sparks from the wheels of a freight train passing through in

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A rain-swollen river washed away the road and felled trees in Kristinehamn, western Sweden, on August 22, 2014. (Johan Nilsson/AFP/Getty Images)
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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 10:27
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Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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