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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…
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
World
April 18, 2019
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
For the first time in three years, North Korea evaded the wooden spoon: The country is no longer ranked last…
Julian Assange has been arrested
World
April 11, 2019
Julian Assange has been arrested
(CNN)–WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, police announced Thursday. The Metropolitan Police said…
Hodeidah grain stores ‘at risk of rotting’: UN
Middle East
February 11, 2019
Hodeidah grain stores ‘at risk of rotting’: UN
DUBAI (Reuters) – The UN special envoy to Yemen on Monday said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in…