The Latest Breaking News from Sweden

First case of more contagious mpox found in Europe in Sweden

Sweden's public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of contagious new variant Clade I outside the African continent

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2024

Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa

Swedish officials say they have registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2024

Men found in burned-out car in Sweden confirmed as missing Britons as case remains unsolved

Family members reported the pair missing after they failed to board their return flight to London

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

Sweden closes investigation into barred Eurovision contestant Joost Klein

Prosecutor says it cannot be proved the Dutch contestant caused ‘serious fear’ in backstage incident involving camera operator

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

Police give update on Dutch Eurovision contestant expelled hours before final

The Swedish Prosecution Authority released a statement

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024

Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm across society

Proposal, which would force public sector workers to report undocumented people, decried as ‘utterly inhumane’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

‘Leve Palestina’: The 1970s song that became an antiwar anthem in Sweden

George Totari’s famous song brought Palestinian resistance music to the West. Now it is undergoing a major revival.

Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2024

China beat Sweden to lift fifth straight Olympic men's table tennis team title

To the list that places death and taxes as the only sure things in life, add the Chinese men's table tennis team claiming gold at the Olympic Games. On Friday at the South Paris Arena, Long Ma, Chuqin Wang and Zhengdong Fan kept hold of the prize their illustrious predecessors…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 10, 2024

Fewer car journeys and more flights: how Covid-19 has changed the way we travel

Four years after the outbreak of Covid-19, the pandemic seems like a distant memory for many. Yet its impacts on our lifestyle today are often profound and long-lasting, with many researchers on a mission to quantify it across sectors.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2024

A shipwreck is filled with Champagne and nobody can try it

Swedish authorities have put their foot down and labeled the sunken ship ‘an ancient relic’

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024