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A migration from the west impacted all of Scandinavia, scientists said included British ancestry ‘widespread’ in Scandinavia.

The Viking Age brought surprising genetic diversity to northern Europe, but it didn’t last, according to a new study that sampled 2,000 years' worth of genomes.

Embracing the Scandinavian tradition of 'hygge' the restaurant aims to transport visitors to a winter wonderland in the city

This paper found that about 76% of the genetic ancestry in the early medieval English population we studied originated from what is today northern Germany and southern Scandinavia – continental northern European (CNE).

Lucy Thackray heads to this refined chef’s supper club for a minimalist banquet inspired by Japan, Scandinavia and many other stops around the globe

Reform efforts could also extend to changing the prison environment itself, experts say

The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.

One aspect of May’s federal election has been strangely overlooked: Labor’s win follows a pattern among the main centre-left parties in Europe and comparable countries. Traditional social democratic and labour-based parties are resurgent, and now hold office (on their own or in coalition) across all of Scandinavia and in Germany,…

In countries where integrity, competence and popular legitimacy in leadership are valued -- for example, in Scandinavia, Singapore or Taiwan -- Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt would be considered fairly average. He would merely be another good leader who exudes modesty, humility, capability and authenticity, always in touch with and answerable…