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Immunity levels to coronavirus ‘higher than antibody tests suggest’, according to Swedish study

More people have got immunity to coronavirus than antibody tests suggest, according to new research from Sweden. Scientists found that those with mild COVID-19 or who didn’t show symptoms still…

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Photo Story: Oresund Bridge celebrates its 20th birthday

People enjoy the sunset and the view of the Oresund Bridge from a viewpoint outside Malmo, Sweden. The bridge, which connects Sweden and Denmark, celebrates its 20th birthday. Via…

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Photo Story: Social distancing in Sweden

Office colleagues have some after-work drinks next to the water while social distancing from other tables to reduce the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the pandemic…

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Greta Thunberg criticises the way world leaders behaved after her UN climate change speech in September

Greta Thunberg has voiced her frustration with world leaders who want selfies with her just so they can "look good". The 17-year-old environmental campaigner criticised the behaviour of high-ranking figures…

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Photo story: Hug station for coronavirus times

Lizen Johansson and Josefine Mollerberg at the hug station at The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. The hug station was created so that those working at Minc would have the…

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Poll finds Swedes rapidly losing trust in Covid-19 strategy

Swedes are losing trust in authorities’ handling of the coronavirus, as the man behind the country’s light-touch approach called lockdowns a form of madness and political parties demanded the Swedish…

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Photo Story: Toxic algae bloom along Swedish coast

An image taken with a drone shows an aerial view of a bloom of toxic algae on the Baltic Sea coast at Tyreso, south-eastern Sweden. Via EPA-EFE/PONTUS LUNDAHL

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Greta Thunberg says the world needs to treat climate change with similar urgency of coronavirus

Greta Thunberg says the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency, which means acting “with necessary force”. In an interview with the…

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AB Volvo to cut white-collar workforce by 4,100 jobs as pandemic weighs

Truck- and construction equipment maker AB Volvo plans to cut its white-collar workforce by around 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020, it said in a statement, citing the…

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Norwegian Air, SAS to add more flights as demand picks up

Norwegian Air and SAS are adding more flights to their schedules from July onwards as demand begins to recover following the COVID-19 pandemic, the two Nordic carriers announced. SAS will…

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Sweden identifies man who killed PM Olof Palme in 1986

Swedish prosecutors have named the man who they say killed former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, ending years of mystery. They identified the suspect as Stig Engstrom,…

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Sweden to present findings on Olof Palme assassination

The findings of an investigation into one of the world’s most infamous cold cases, the 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, will finally be made public in Stockholm…

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Healthcare staff in Sweden at risk of mental health issues due to pandemic

Swedish Radio reports that research shows that healthcare staff could be at a high risk of mental health problems caused by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, and accounts heard…

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Swedish health chief admits Sweden should have done more to avoid coronavirus deaths

Sweden should have done more to combat the coronavirus and prevent a much higher national Covid-19 death rate than in neighbouring countries, the man behind the Public Health Agency’s…

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Scania planning major job cuts

Swedish truckmaker Scania, owned by Germany's Traton, plans major job cuts in the wake of the coronavirus, anticipating it currently has 5,000 more staff globally than needed, it said…

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Antibody study in Sweden shows long road to immunity as COVID-19 toll mounts

A Swedish study found that just 7.3 percent of Stockholmers developed COVID-19 antibodies by late April, which could fuel concern that a decision not to lock down Sweden against the…

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Swedish Central Bank warns financial system stable, but risks if pandemic drags on

Sweden's financial system is stable, but the risks to financial stability will increase the longer the pandemic and the social distancing measures to contain it continue, Sweden's central bank said…

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Unusual earthquake in Sweden

Sweden reported its biggest ever earthquake caused by mining on Monday at an iron ore mine north of the Arctic Circle run by state firm LKAB. The quake measured magnitude…

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Business bankruptcies in Sweden in wake of pandemic slowing

The wave of bankruptcies that has followed in the wake of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Sweden looks like slowing in May, credit information firm UC said. UC…

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Sweden says coronavirus likely in country in November as death toll approaches 3,000

Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says he would not be surprised if Sweden - like France - had isolated cases of coronavirus as far back as November last year. "I…

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Sweden’s confirmed Covid-19 cases rise above 20,000

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rose past the 20,000 mark on Wednesday as the Nordic country reported 107 new deaths to put the tally at 2,462…

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Sweden’s method led to far greater number of fatalities than their Nordic neighbours

While countries across the world were going into strict lockdowns, closing businesses and enforcing social distancing, Sweden took a different approach. Unlike some of its Scandinavian neighbours - like Denmark…

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EU approves Swedish support scheme for airlines

In what is being considered as the first major bailout of coronavirus-affected airlines, the European Commission has approved Sweden's 450 million euro support scheme for airlines, with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS),…

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Furloughed staff in Sweden retrain to help hospitals

Furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic, airline and hotel employees in Sweden are retraining to work as hospital and nursing home assistants as the death toll nears 900 in the…

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Sweden registers ‘increase’ in daily rate of coronavirus deaths

Sweden on Tuesday reported another 114 coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 591 in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its…

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Sweden’s pandemic strategy questioned as Stockholm death toll mounts

A spike in novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Stockholm has raised questions about Sweden’s decision to fight the outbreak without resorting to the lockdowns that have left much of…

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Sweden announce cross-party agreed measures to cushion economic hit

The Swedish government recognising how the ongoing virus outbreak is having a major impact on the Swedish economy and many people have become, or risk becoming, unemployed announced a number of measures…

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Swedish PM tells Swedes to take responsibility for those around you

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a rare live television address to the nation on Sunday evening called on all Swedes to play their part in stopping the spread of…

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Swedish Government launches €27 billion rescue plan for its economy

The Swedish government on Monday presented a package of measures worth more than 300 billion Swedish crowns ($30.94 billion) to support the economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.…

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At Stockholm road safety summit, UN officials join global call to end ‘scourge’ of preventable deaths

Road traffic accidents take some 1.35 million lives every year and cost most countries three per cent of their gross domestic product, the top UN health official said on Wednesday…

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Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Instagram she has applied to register her name and that of the Fridays For Future movement she founded in 2018, which has gone…

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Drug gang violence in Sweden linked to 60% increase in bomb blasts

A surge in drug-linked gang violence in Sweden led to a 60% increase in bomb blasts in 2019, according to government statistics, as police work to rid the streets of…

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Photo Story: Fears of climate change may go a long way back

A father and a son look at the Viking-era Rok runestone near the Lake Vattern and the town of Odeshog, Ostergotland, Sweden. The Rokstone, dated to the 9th century, is…

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Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to ‘Sharon’ after game show error

Greta Thunberg has changed her name to Sharon on Twitter, in honour of a game show contestant who appeared to have no idea who she was. While appearing on BBC's…

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Photo Story: Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday attending Fridays For Future climate strike in Stockholm

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday by attending the weekly 'Fridays For Future' climate strike outside the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, 03 January 2020. …

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Photo Story: Greta at ‘Fridays For Future’ protest in Stockholm

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike arranged by the organisation 'Fridays For Future' outside the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, 20 December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/PONTUS LUNDAHL

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Photo Story: The International Horse Show in Stockholm

Lorenzo de Luca from Italy with the horse ‘Amarit d 'Amour’ in action during the jump competition at the Sweden International Horse Show in the Friends Arena in Stockholm- Solna,…

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Greta Thunberg turns down green award, says climate movement does not need any more awards

Greta Thunberg has turned down an environmental award and £40,000 in prize money because "bragging" and "beautiful words" will not cut carbon emissions. The Swedish campaigner revealed in an Instagram…

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Photo Story: Gotland Grand National Enduro Competition

Participants at the start of the Gotland Grand National 2019 Enduro Competition at Tofta airport, Gotland, Sweden, 26 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/SOREN ANDERSSON

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Denmark sets up temporary border control at border with Sweden

Denmark will set up temporary border controls at the Swedish border starting next month, the country’s justice minister Nick Haekkerup said on Thursday. The move comes after two Swedes were…

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No success in U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks

Working-level nuclear talks between North Korea and the United States have broken off, North Korea’s chief negotiator said. “The negotiations have not fulfilled our expectation and finally broke off,” the…

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First Saab Gripen E fighter handed over to Brazil

The first Saab Gripen E fighter was handed over to Brazil during a ceremony at Saab in Linkoping, Sweden. Brazil has ordered 28 Gripen E and eight Gripen F fighters…

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H&M stops buying Brazilian leather over Amazon rainforest fires

Fashion retailer H&M said Friday it is suspending leather purchases from Brazil to make sure it is not supporting cattle farming that may be contributing to the fires in the…

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Microsoft to build data centre in Malmo

Microsoft has struck a deal to build data centers powered entirely by renewable energy in in Staffanstorp outside Malmo in Sweden. It is the third land investment Microsoft has made…

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Denmark to tighten Swedish border controls

The Danish prime minister has pledged to tighten controls at the Swedish border after two bomb blasts in Copenhagen this week. Two Swedish men have been charged over the attacks.…

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UK and Sweden partner on future combat air

British Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and her Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist have signed a landmark agreement to partner on future combat air. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commits both governments…

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Photo Story: Outdoor Smoking Ban In Sweden

A view of a cafe welcoming sign warning customers of an outdoor smoking ban, in Stockholm, Sweden, 01 July 2019. An outdoor smoking ban in Sweden in certain public…

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Swedish Police shoot man at Malmo central station

Swedish police opened fire and injured a man at the central station in Malmo, in southern Sweden, after what was described as “threatening behavior”. Railway traffic to and from the…

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Powerful explosion in Swedish town of Linkoping

Swedish police are investigating the source of a powerful explosion that damaged buildings in the centre of Linkoping, a town in southern Sweden. Swedish public radio reported that a…

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Switzerland and Sweden the top in Europe for skilled foreign workers and students

Switzerland and Sweden are the most attractive locations for highly qualified foreign workers, according to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In a ranking…

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Europe Votes: Sweden, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Sweden : Sweden – The Projections If turnout of 51.07% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts S…

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Sweden files request for Assange’s arrest over rape allegation

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday filed a request for his arrest. The warrant, if granted, would be the…

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Sweden reopens rape case against Assange

A Swedish prosecutor announced on Monday that Sweden will reopen a preliminary investigation into rape allegations against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange. Sweden's prosecutors first ordered Assange’s arrest in 2010 after…

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More SAS flight cancellations for Monday, Tuesday due to pilot strike

Scandinavian airline SAS has canceled a further 1,213 flights for Monday and Tuesday after pilots began their strike on Friday. Mediators say there are no signs of fresh negotiations and…

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ECB looking into Swedbank’s Estonian operations

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking into Swedbank's Estonian operations, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported on Wednesday, citing an undisclosed source. Sweden is not part of the eurozone but…

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Swedbank Chairman resigns over money laundering scandal

Lars Idermark, resigned as Swedbank Chairman, just a week after the bank’s chief executive was ousted over her handling of a money laundering scandal. In his resignation letter, Idermark said…

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No probe into Swedbank over Browder complaint

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority said on Monday it had decided against opening a probe into Swedbank in relation to a criminal complaint over money laundering allegations brought by…

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