Sweden

Election Watch – Sweden’s far-right on course for political legitimization

Swedes are heading to vote in a new government on September 9 and it’s shaping up to be historic. Like elsewhere in Europe in recent times the prospect of a sharp…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The news around the world, including Malta are dominated with the tragedy that took place on Tuesday in Genoa, Italy. Earlier, the last news cycle started off with…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning As expected the death of Shannon Mak is the lead story on Malta's Newspapers. Various happenings take different priorities around the world. As we go through 40…

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Young man with Down Syndrome shot dead by Swedish Police after interpreting his possession of a toy gun as a ‘threatening situation’

BBC / Expressen: A young man fatally shot by Swedish police while carrying a toy gun in Stockholm had Down's syndrome and a form of autism, local media report. Officers opened…

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Crowns worn by Swedish royals stolen from Cathedral

Police in Sweden are searching for robbers who stole two crowns worn by King Charles IX and his wife Queen Christina from Strängnäs Cathedral. The two thieves launched their operation…

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It’s not just Greece as England, Sardinia, USA and Sweden amongst other are hit by heatwaves, thunder and fires.

An orange alert has been issued in Sardinia due to an outbreak of wildfires across half of the island, with Greece and Sweden already battling devastating fires. Friday parts of…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The saying 'a week is too long in politics' keeps being challenged. While the past few weeks we saw this saying being challenged in the international world, yesterday…

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International brigade of firefighters assisting Sweden’s wildfires

Poland has sent a convoy of fire trucks to Sweden this weekend, joining several other EU states helping the country to battle wildfires caused by hot weather and low levels…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the morning briefing for today. Malta's newspapers report that Bojan Cmelik a Serbian national with no fixed address this morning was accused of attempting to kill businessman…

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World Cup England vs Sweden

Goal.Com : Harry Maguire and Dele Alli headers, along with crucial Jordan Pickford saves, ended Sweden’s run and put England into their first World Cup semi-final since 1990. Gareth Southgate ended…

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World Cup – Sweden v Switzerland

Sweden booked their place in the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals for the first time in almost a quarter of a century after Emil Forsberg forced a slender 1-0 win over…

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World Cup Round Up

South Korea 2 Germany 0 Korea Republic's historic 2-0 win over Germany in Kazan may not have been enough for the Taeguk Warriors to progress to the Round of…

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World Cup Round Up – Day 10

Belgium 5 Tunisia 2 Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard each scored twice and substitute Michy Batshuayi added a deserved fifth as Belgium cruised past Tunisia to edge closer to…

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World Cup Round Up Day 5

Sweden 1 Korea Republic 0 Following an absence of 12 long years, Sweden marked their return to the World Cup in style in the opening match of Group F. The…

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Uzbek man sentenced to life imprisonment by Swedish Court after terrorist attack in Stockholm in 2017

A Swedish court sentenced Rakhmat Akilov, a failed Uzbek asylum seeker, to life in prison on Thursday for killing five people and injuring another 10 when he slammed a stolen…

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Sweden, Finland, US sign security agreement

The defence ministers of Sweden, Finland, and the US met in Washington to sign a trilateral letter of intent to reinforce their security cooperation. Peter Hultqvist of Sweden, Jussi Niinistö…

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European fintech eyeing stock market listing

Europe’s biggest fintech IPO is looming after Swedish fintech start-up iZettle announced plans to join the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange later this year. The company is seeking to raise SEK2…

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