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French aid ship awaits OK from Myanmar junta

Despite possessing little means to deliver aid quickly and efficiently, the isolationist government of this desperately poor country insists it does not want international aid groups to manage relief operations.

China quake survivors seek higher ground

The government has previously said at least 50,000 people were believed killed in the disaster. Man rescued after 117 hours Survivors were still being found under destroyed buildings five days after the quake.

Subway cars find new life on ocean floor

Any environmentally hazardous materials including PCBs and petroleum lubricants were removed from the cars by the MTA at a cost of $8,000 per car to comply with federal government regulations.

Pirates hijack ship off Somali coast

War-ravaged Somalia is also being hit hard by hyperinflation and food shortages. The arid Horn of Africa nation is awash with weapons, but the transitional government has failed to exert any real control.

Cuba official: U.S. hinders Net service

HAVANA - A top Cuban official said Friday that Raul Castro's government would consider loosening Internet restrictions on ordinary citizens newly allowed to purchase computers — but Washington's decades-old economic embargo makes it impossible. "We ...

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The Swedish Government

CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Sweden - List of government officials and their titles, updated weekly. Also includes the head of the central bank, ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York. » The Constitution of Sweden - The Swedish constitution consists of four parts: the instrument of government, the act of succession, the freedom of the press act and the fundamental law on freedom of expression, and an amendment, the Riksdag act.
» The Elections Act - The Swedish Elections Act, revised 1997, which regulates elections to the Swedish parliament, county and municipal councils as well as to the European Parliament, is provided in English translation by the Swedish Ministry of Justice.
» ICL - Sweden Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
» Invest in Sweden Agency - Government agency supplying help and information to companies interested in investing in Sweden.
» National Agency for Higher Education - Government agency about university issues.
» The National Social Insurance Office - Information about social insurance in Sweden. [PDF]
» Sida - The Swedish international development cooperation agency is the government agency responsible for foreign aid, aiming to help create an environment supportive of poor people's own efforts to improve their quality of life. [Swedish/English/Spanish/French/Portuguese]
» Statistiska Centralbyrån - Produce and make available official statistics relating to different areas of society, which can serve as a basis for decisions, public debate and research. [English/Swedish]
» Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen is responsible for supervising companies in the insurance, credit and securities markets.
» Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) - Summaries of the main national space projects and links to detailed activity information.
» Swedish Parliament - Sveriges Riksdag - Parliament of Sweden. Although the vast majority of the site is in Swedish, detailed information in English is presented on the workings of Sweden's parliament, including its members, debates and decisions, legislation and Sweden in the European Union.
» Swedish presidence of European Union - Official site of the Swedish presidency of the EU in 2001. Information about ministerial meetings, summits and Sweden.
» US Law Library of Congress - Sweden - Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
» World Legal Information Institute - Sweden - Catalog and search facilities for over 500 databases from 55 countries including case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials.