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Sweden signs NATO request, Finland formally endorses move

Finland's Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed a bid from the Nordic country's government to join NATO

18 May 2022 1:12 AM

COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV, says study

The study was published in 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS)

27 Feb 2022 1:08 PM

Nobel Physics Prize honours climate work

US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models

05 Oct 2021 10:40 PM

Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries

The winners were announced Tuesday by Goran Hansson, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

05 Oct 2021 4:59 PM

Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian focused their work on the field of somatosensation

04 Oct 2021 11:47 PM

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Return to training with Sweden's Hammarby sparks rumours about Ibrahimovic's future

A report in an Italian newspaper predicted that the 38-year-old will choose against renewing his Milan deal at the end of the season

10 Apr 2020 9:30 AM

Wanted man caught by Sweden police while snoozing in a furniture store

The staff contacted the police after they found the 25-year-old sleeping in the bed department.

21 Nov 2019 1:32 PM

Sweden drops rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Assange

Assange is also fighting extradition to the US, which accuses him of publishing secret documents.

19 Nov 2019 7:05 PM

Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines environmental award

She honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council, a regional body for inter-parliamentary cooperation.

30 Oct 2019 10:00 AM

India-born Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer win Nobel in Economics

Banerjee, 58, was educated at University of Calcutta, JNU and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988.

14 Oct 2019 3:40 PM

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Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize

'Their discoveries have forever changed our conceptions of the world,' the jury said.

08 Oct 2019 6:29 PM

9 killed in plane crash during skydiving trip in Sweden

The police said that all the victims were Swedish, with one person holding dual citizenship.

15 Jul 2019 9:37 AM

India, China, Pakistan increasing size of their nuclear arsenals: report

That represents a decrease of 600 nuclear weapons compared to the start of 2018.

17 Jun 2019 3:03 PM

Champions League football architect Lennart Johansson dies aged 89

Sweden's soccer association said the former UEFA president died Tuesday after a short illness.

05 Jun 2019 2:20 PM

WikiLeaks founder Assange secures legal win, Swedish court denies detention request

The investigation into the alleged rape was suspended in 2017 because of Assange’s continued residence in the Ecuadorian embassy.

04 Jun 2019 6:12 PM

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Swedish prosecutor files request for Assange's arrest over rape allegation

If granted, court order would be first step in process to have Assange extradited from Britain.

20 May 2019 3:37 PM

Assange rape investigation re-opened, Swedish prosecutor will seek extradition

Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson told a news conference she would continue and conclude a preliminary investigation that was dropped in 2017.

13 May 2019 3:52 PM

Air India plane with 179 onboard hits building at Stockholm airport, passengers safe

Pictures from the scene showed the Boeing aircraft parked on the runway with the very tip of its left wing stuck in the side of a building.

29 Nov 2018 9:57 AM

'Threatened' Swedish cops shoot man with Down syndrome, he was holding toy gun

Torrell’s family said that Eric had Down syndrome, autism and was essentially nonverbal.

04 Aug 2018 3:00 PM

South Korea arms sales sparks up amid tensions with N Korea: study

South Korea is a top arms producer among emerging countries in the sector, including Brazil, India and Turkey.

11 Dec 2017 4:34 PM

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