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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.Full story

Swedish drug maker Recipharm looks to list or sell stake-source

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS to advise on either a partial sale of the pharmaceutical company or a listing on the Stockholm exchange, a source close to the process told Reuters on Thursday. Full story

Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic

A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics. Full story

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The Swedish tall ship Gunilla visits Charleston for tenth time

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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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Switzerland's players react in the dying seconds before their loss to Sweden in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm
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Switzerland's players react in the dying seconds before their loss to Sweden in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)

Switzerland's players huddle before their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match against Sweden at the Globe Arena in Stockholm
Switzerland's players huddle before their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match against Sweden at the Globe Arena in Stockholm

Switzerland's players huddle before their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match against Sweden at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sweden's players sing their national anthem after their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match victory over Switzerland at the Globe Arena in Stockholm
Sweden's players sing their national anthem after their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match victory over Switzerland at the Globe Arena in Stockholm

Sweden's players sing their national anthem after their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match victory over Switzerland at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)

Swiss President and Defence Minister Ueli Maurer shakes hands with head coach Sean Simpson after their loss to Sweden in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm
Swiss President and Defence Minister Ueli Maurer shakes hands with head coach Sean Simpson after their loss to Sweden in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm

Swiss President and Defence Minister Ueli Maurer shakes hands with head coach Sean Simpson after their loss to Sweden in their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY POLITICS)