Explosion hits building in Sweden’s Gothenburg, four seriously hurt (Update 2)
Four people were seriously hurt in an explosion and fire in a central residential area of the Swedish city of Gothenburg early on Tuesday. The...
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How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe
As Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an unlikely...
Nine found dead in Swedish airplane crash
All nine people onboard were found dead in the crash of an airplane outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said. “It’s a very severe accident,”...
Swedish PM Lofven resigns, speaker to look for new leader
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, handing the speaker of its split parliament the task of finding a new government to deal with...
Sweden take top spot after thrilling 3-2 win over Poland
Sweden topped Group E and sent Poland home from the European Championship on Wednesday with a stoppage time winner to make it 3-2 in one...
Ibrahimovic to miss Euro 2020 due to knee injury
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Euro 2020 due to a knee injury, the Swedish Football Association has announced. The 39-year-old sustained the problem...
Germany and Sweden push for tougher measures
Chancellor Angela Merkel threw her weight behind calls for a fuller lockdown in Germany that would include closing shops after Christmas, telling legislators that vaccines...
Elderly Swedish woman accused of imprisoning son for decades
A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden’s capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and...
Sweden donates €98,000 to Home for Cooperation to weather pandemic
Sweden’s foreign ministry on Tuesday donated €98,000 to Home for Cooperation to support its recovery and sustainability from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
‘Give young boys and girls the same possibility to be the best they can’
On July 29, 2020, FIFA announced its much-awaited COVID-19 Relief Plan, a wide-ranging programme aiming to assist football during these troubling times. As part of...
Coronavirus: ‘No reason to keep Swedes out of Cyprus’
Excluding Swedish tourists from travelling to Cyprus in the summer as the Scandinavian country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic would be a political decision and...
Coronavirus: Swedes have more trust in authorities says ambassador
Swedish ambassador to Nicosia Anders Hagelberg said on Tuesday that Swedish people have more trust in authorities dealing with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, while the...
Coronavirus: two repatriation flights to and from Sweden on Wednesday
Two repatriation flights, one arrival and one departure to and from Larnaca will be operated on Wednesday. According to CNA, a Novair flight from Stockholm...
Family whose son’s ashes were stolen, return to Sweden
The family of a deceased teenager whose ashes were stolen from their rental car on Friday at Governor’s Beach left Cyprus on Sunday to return...
Mother issues plea to thief who stole her deceased son’s ashes from car at Governor’s Beach
A Polish mother living in Sweden on Friday issued a desperate plea for help after her family’s car was robbed in Limassol and a bag...
Trump cheers as rapper A$AP Rocky freed in Swedish assault case
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his friends were released from custody in Sweden on Friday three days into their highly publicised assault trial,...
Britain and Sweden agree to co-operate on fighter plans
Britain and Sweden agreed on Friday to study air combat co-operation over the next decade and opened the door to other potential partners in a...
‘Stop defaming our halloumi’ Cyprus tells Sweden
Cyprus defends its famous cheese against Swedish smear, alludes to ‘trade war’ By Evie Andreou and Lizzy Ioannidou Angry cheese producers, farmers and officials on...
Swedish police shoot man at Malmo central station
Swedish police on Monday shot and injured a man at the central station in Malmo, in southern Sweden, after he exhibited “threatening behaviour”, law enforcement...
Swedes ditch glitzy Xmas ads to guide homeless to shelter
As freezing temperatures grip the Swedish capital, dozens of downtown billboards have swapped commercial ad content for directions guiding the homeless to their nearest shelter....