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Sweden to boost military spending amid growing tension with Russia

Russia's been accused by Sweden of entering its airspace and territorial waters without permission.

Sweden

Thousands of sensitive documents stolen in Swedish data hack

Swedish security firm Gunnebo said the incident was "extremely regrettable".

Sweden

Sweden bans Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

Swedish regulators have banned the use of telecommunications equipment from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE in its upcoming 5G network.

Sweden

Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics

American economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Science

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Sweden

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists for space discoveries

A University of Oxford academic scooped one half of the prize for his work on black hole formation theory while a pair of scientists won the other for their discovery of a supermassive object.

Sweden

Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

This year's prize comes at a particularly significant time for those working in the medical field, given the additional spotlight brought by COVID-19.

Travel News

This man left the city to live a simpler life in a Swedish forest

Kalle Flodin moved to his remote forest cabin two years ago to escape city life and now spends days hanging out with his pet husky and living the ultimate ‘socially distanced’ life.

Sweden

Swedish military exercises on Baltic island 'a signal to Russia'

Concerns about Russia’s intentions in the region have risen since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Estonia

Europe's worst shipping disaster 'caused by submarine collision'

Ministers promise to investigate after a documentary team discovers large hole on the hull of the MS Estonia, which sank in 1994 claiming 852 lives

Europe News

Sweden spared second COVID-19 wave - but for how long?

How did a country with a so-called “light-touch” approach to the fight against the virus - where restaurants, bars and gyms have remained open throughout the crisis - deal with the pandemic?

Denmark

Far-right set to stoke tensions in Sweden with new anti-Islam protests

Danish right-wing party Stram Kurs is set to stir up tensions by holding fresh anti-Islam protests in neighbouring Sweden this weekend.

Sweden

Dane admits killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall for first time

Up until now, Peter Madsen had maintained that Kim Wall's death on his homemade submarine was an accident.

Sweden

Anti-Islam protests in Sweden and Norway spark debate on free speech

What are the limits of free speech and freedom of expression? That's a question authorities in Sweden and Norway are still trying to answer after anti-Islam protests.

Sweden

Two freight train collision near Gothenburg spurs emergency operation

One of the trains was loaded with dangerous materials, including flammable gas and a corrosive substance.

Sweden

Hundreds clash with police in Malmö following islamophobic acts

A leader of a Danish far-right movement was banned from Sweden for two years after attempting to burn a Quran.

Sweden

Is Sweden world's first nation to have more female priests than male?

Female priests outnumbered males in Sweden 50.1% to 49.9% in July, and there are already more women in the country studying to become priests than men.

Sweden

Swedish footballer chases, catches thief after woman's bag is stolen

Manchester United player Victor Lindelof doesn't only win back possession on the football pitch

Sweden

Girl, 12, shot dead during drive-by gang violence in Sweden

The 12-year-old is not believed to have been a target of the shooting, and instead died after being caught in the crossfire at the fast-food restaurant.

World News

Coronavirus: Where are infection rates surging in Europe?

Sweden, Bulgaria, and Portugal have crude incidence rate of over 40 cases per 100,000 population, the latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show.

Sweden

Analysis: Is fragile support for Sweden's COVID-19 plan fracturing?

The number of respondents who said they had “very or quite high confidence” in the government’s ability to handle COVID-19 plummeted from 63% in April to 45% in June.

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