Sweden
Lower peak seen for Swedish unemployment after coronavirus
Fewer Swedes will lose their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic than previously feared as the economy makes a relatively…
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rise above 100,000
Sweden registered 2,203 new coronavirus cases in the last four days, Health Agency statistics showed, taking the total to 100,654 since the…
Croatia win against Sweden
Croatia celebrated their first Nations League top-tier Group 3 win after a late goal by substitute Andrej Kramaric gave them a 2-1…
Photo Story: Fridays For Future protest at the Swedish Parliament
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (C) fronts a Fridays For Future protest at the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm, Sweden, 09 October…
American poet Louise Gluck wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
American poet Louise Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual…
Scientists who helped identify Hepatitis C virus win 2020 Nobel Medicine Prize
Two American and one British-born scientist won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work in identifying the Hepatitis C…
Sweden lifts pandemic ban on nursing home visits
Sweden ended a six-month ban on visits to nursing homes on Thursday, delighting residents and their relatives but also prompting fears of…
H&M to close hundreds of stores as online shift accelerates
H&M plans to close hundreds of stores next year as the coronavirus crisis drives more shoppers online, the world's second biggest fashion…
Swedish government faces battle to stay in power as labour talks fails
Sweden's minority government faces a potential rebellion by three small parties that keep it in power over plans to ease rules in…
New ‘Estonia’ ferry disaster documentary claims to have found hole in ship’s hull
An undated handout grab photo from a new documentary series about the M/S Estonia disaster in 1994 made available by DPlay on…
Nobel Prizes to go ahead amid pandemic
The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in Stockholm surrounded by royalty and Sweden’s glitterati,…
Worrying resurgence of coronavirus infections in Sweden
Some areas of Sweden are seeing a worrying resurgence of coronavirus infections because many people seem to have set aside months of…