Even a labor group currently at odds with Caracas opposes foreign interference in the matter of the presidency, reports Ivar Andersen. By Ivar Andersen In Stockholm Inter Press Service More than 60 countries have recognized Juan Guaidó as...
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From St. Paul, Minn., to Stockholm, Sweden, students skipped school Friday to demand decisive action on climate change. Demonstrations were called in more than 100 countries and territories.(Image credit: Ben Margot/AP)
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - The Swedish Security Service has designated the activities of China and Russia as one of the main factors that jeopardise national security, while also admitting that xenophobia and radical nationalism were on the rise in the...
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Birgitta Karlström Dorph was on a secret mission in South Africa between 1982 and 1988, writes Ida Karlsson. By Ida Karlsson in Stockholm Inter Press Service Between 1982 and 1988 Birgitta Karlström Dorph was on a secret mission in South...
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Several European aviation authorities have recently banned Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from their airspaces in wake of Sunday's deadly crash of a passenger plane of the same model in Ethiopia.
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A black smoke seen over Stockholm is of unknown origin. However, social media users have suggested that it could be coming from a bus on fire.
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - Sweden intends to propose the establishment of an ad hoc international tribunal that would be responsible for investigating crimes committed by the members of Daesh*, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Wednesday.
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Bill Weld announced his presidential exploratory bid last month with a flourish, capturing headlines by calling Donald Trump “a schoolyard bully” and dismissing Washington Republicans for exhibiting “all the symptoms of Stockholm syndrome.”...
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Rising UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker wants to go to enemy territory for his next fight. Johnny Walker wants a big step-up in competition in his next fight.
The rising UFC light heavyweight is interested in a bout against former title...
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Stockholm (AFP) – A court in Sweden on Tuesday fined a 17-year-old for threatening Swedish footballer Jimmy Durmaz during the World Cup after he committed a foul that paved the way for a German victory.
Durmaz was subjected to thousands of...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - North Korea's debt to Sweden in 2019 has reached its highest level of 2.8 billion Swedish kronas ($302 million), Sveriges Radio reported on Saturday, citing Stefan Karlsson, the chief analyst of the Swedish National Export...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - A second person was detained in the Swedish capital this week on suspicion of spying, according to a court filing seen by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
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There was a 1.1% increase in global military spending in 2017, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The global rise was driven partially by a $9.6 billion hike in U.S....
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist said Friday he did not support the idea of creating a unified pan-European army, which was earlier proposed by some European politicians.
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom stressed the need to continue disarmament talks amid increasing global nuclear threat and suggested holding such negotiations in Sweden.
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An unidentified man is suspected of triggering a bomb in the southern suburbs of Stockholm, according to media reports. The inhabitants of neighbouring houses have reportedly been evacuated.
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As the sun sets on plans to transform a historic park in Stockholm with the addition of a flagship Apple store, Apple is now looking to unload the property it planned to occupy and distance itself from the project, according to a new report from...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - The Swedish government is concerned that the country’s enterprises and workers will be harmed should the United States reinstate sanctions against companies owned by Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, the Swedish minister...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - Recently elected Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loefven, who presented on Monday the country's new government, pledged that Sweden's security policy line would remain the same under the new authorities and Stockholm would not...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - The Swedish parliament on Friday backed Stefan Lofven, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, for his second term as the prime minister.
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