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Far-right shadow looming over Swedish EU presidency

There are concerns in the European Union that Sweden's ambitions for its presidency of the Council of the European Union won’t materialize into concrete progress

The Independent UK

Sweden makes regulatory push to allow new nuclear reactors

Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power stations to boost electricity production in the Nordic country and bolster energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

No-Lockdown Sweden Seemingly Tied for Lowest All-Causes Mortality in OECD Since COVID Arrived

Focusing on all-causes mortality, and not just on COVID mortality, helps account for various potential indirect effects of lockdowns.

Reason

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Sweden sees bigger Russian threat to telecoms, power network

Sweden’s SAPO domestic security agency has warned that it expects Russia to increase activities threatening Swedish security in fields including telecoms and the power network

The Independent UK

NATO chief confident Nordic pair will join despite holdups

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he's confident that Finland and Sweden will join the military alliance

The Independent UK

Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract this condition,…

France 24

Alexander Isak admits guilty feelings since becoming Newcastle's record transfer

Alexander Isak joined Newcastle for a club-record £56million fee in he summer but the Sweden international missed 13 matches through injury before his comeback on Saturday

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Sweden aims to reactivate civil conscription to shore up defences

Gov’t says scheme to focus on boosting capabilities of municipal emergency services to respond in a state of emergency.

Al Jazeera

Sweden in talks with the United States on closer military ties

Sweden and the United States have begun negotiations to form deeper security ties in the form of a defence cooperation agreement (DCA), the Swedish government said in a statement on Monday.

Reuters

NATO chief: Sweden has done what's needed to join alliance

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says it's time for Sweden to join the military alliance because it has done what's necessary to secure Turkey's approval for membership

The Independent UK

Sweden signals all Turkish demands for NATO entry cannot be met

In the latest sign that Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization isn’t imminent, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Turkey is asking for too much of the Nordic country in exchange for ratifying its membership.

Tribune News Service

Racism has become part of everyday life for minorities in Sweden

It didn’t take long for Chinedu to feel unwelcome in Sweden.

Tribune News Service

Sweden Says Türkiye Asking Too Much over NATO Application

Sweden is confident that Türkiye will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday. "Türkiye both confirms that we have done what we said we would do, but they also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday.

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Daily Mirror

British officials blew £7k hiring celebrity lookalikes for Queen's birthday bash

The British Embassy bash in Sweden – which took place as the cost of living crisis gripped the UK – featured ‘stars’ such as David Bowie and Baby Spice

USA Today Sports Media Group

United States vs. Sweden live stream, TV channel, start time, how to watch 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship:

The United States and Sweden will have a chance to come away with a medal at the 2023 World Junior Championship on Thursday afternoon.

Reuters

Sweden to require negative COVID tests for travelers from China

Sweden will require travelers from China to show they have tested negative for COVID before they can enter the country, the Nordic country's government said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Fury after delivery driver leaves 22lb Hello Fresh parcel on top of sleeping baby

The child's mother had left her sleeping baby in a pram outside her house in Swedenwhen the large Hello Fresh package was dumped on top of the infant

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The Conversation

Many Turkish people who migrated to European countries are worse off than those who stayed at home

Many people migrate to another country to earn a decent income and to attain a better standard of living. But my recent research shows that across all destinations and generations studied, many migrants from Turkey to European countries are financially worse off than those who stayed at home.

Daily Mirror

'I went abroad for Christmas - it ended with Christmas tree dances and scary gnomes'

Christmas in Sweden is not only celebrated on the wrong day, but is filled full of traditions harking back hundreds of years and what is arguably a roast besting feast

Radio France Internationale

Stockholm takes up EU presidency in the shadow of Sweden's shift to the right

Sweden took over the EU's rotating presidency for six months on 1 January 2023. The authorities have promised to uphold fundamental European values. But this may prove difficult with the far-right, anti-European, anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats party a crucial part of the conservative government.

Reuters

Colombia's plan to replace fighter planes hits a snag

Initial negotiations between Colombia, France's Dassault Aviation and Sweden's Saab AB to replace part of the South American country's aging air force fleet have collapsed, the defense minister said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ekstrom Edges Loeb to Take Opening Dakar Rally Prologue in Saudi Arabia

Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom drove his Audi hybrid to victory in the 13km-long prologue of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Ekstrom edged out France's nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb (BRX) by a second. "It's always nice to start in a good way, but, of course, the day…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pelé is still a ‘dream come true’ for Bob Rigby

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in Delaware County, was a substitute teacher while playing at Veterans Stadium for the Atoms, and…

Chicago Sun-Times

Andersonville mural features 17th century ship that was the pride of the Swedish navy (just very briefly)

The painting outside the Swedish restaurant SVEA on Clark Street features the Vasa, a tall-mast warship that sank in 1628 only minutes after launching.

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