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China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
World
February 1, 2020
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
China faced deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic on Saturday as the death toll soared to 259, with the United…
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
World
November 8, 2019
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
Sweden, often held up as a safe and peaceful utopia, has experienced an unprecedented wave of bombings this year as…
Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty
World
October 14, 2019
Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty
A trio of American economists on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty,…
US-N.Korea talks end in contrasting assessments
World
October 6, 2019
US-N.Korea talks end in contrasting assessments
North Korea and the United States walked away on Saturday with opposing assessments of nuclear talks in Sweden, which Pyongyang…
Climate striker Greta Thunberg wins Swedish rights prize
World
September 25, 2019
Climate striker Greta Thunberg wins Swedish rights prize
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday won the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the “alternative Nobel Prize”, the jury…
Sweden analyzing Assange evidence, holds off on investigation order
World
July 3, 2019
Sweden analyzing Assange evidence, holds off on investigation order
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s prosecution authority will hold off on asking Britain to allow it to question WikiLeaks founder Julian…
Swedes switch to trains due to global warming
World
June 4, 2019
Swedes switch to trains due to global warming
One flight between Sweden’s two biggest cities, Stockholm and Gothenburg, generates as much carbon dioxide, the gas that contributes the…
Swedish Assange hearing to decide on extradition request
World
June 3, 2019
Swedish Assange hearing to decide on extradition request
A Swedish court will hear arguments on Monday to decide whether prosecutors can proceed to request Julian Assange’s extradition from…
Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange
World
May 13, 2019
Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange
Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him…
Why are Norwegians so happy? In a word: ‘koselig’
World
May 3, 2019
Why are Norwegians so happy? In a word: ‘koselig’
(CNN)–Go to your happy place. Go on, close your eyes and picture it. Take a deep breath and hold it…