Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation Peter ErikssonBy Thalif DeenSTOCKHOLM, May 17 2019 (IPS) When the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded a three-day forum on “Peace and Development” on...
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Oh Sweden. It’s the birthplace of A-Ha’s Morten Harket. Home of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. And yes, its capital city, Oslo, is a sight to behold. The fjord-pocked Scandinavian nation is also home to Urbanista – a trendy...
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A recent campaign launched in the Stockholm underground was meant to highlight the Social Democrats "dark past" and present-day alleged anti-Semitism. This is not the first time Sweden's largest party has faced such allegations.
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Last year about 1,000 runners were forced to quit the Stockholm Marathon due to extreme hot temperatures and the difficulty in staying hydrated. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a multifaceted measuring technology that...
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Sweden has reopened its investigation into rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Maddy Savage for an update from Stockholm.
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Sweden's state prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson held a press conference in Stockholm to announce a decision on re-opening the probe into rape accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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At the 2018 Stockholm ForumBy Dr Marina CapariniSTOCKHOLM, May 10 2019 (IPS) Let us be blunt: the world is in crisis. Peace, human rights, our planetary ecosystem, and our systems of conflict management and global governance are under enormous...
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World military spending is at an all-time high, amounting to $1.8 billion in 2018, an increase of 2.6% from 2017 the latest data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) suggests. According to the report, global defence...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – A pilots’ trade union and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have reached an agreement ending a strike which lasted for almost seven days, the airline’s CEO, Rickard Gustafson, said.
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Nicolle Wallace and her panel this afternoon teed off on outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for his resignation letter to President Donald Trump.
Wallace read from Rosenstein’s letter––saying he’s leaving May 11––...
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According to Swedish authorities, there is a high risk of forest and grass fires this week and some communities, such as Upplands Bro (northwest of Stockholm), have taken the step of banning the traditional bonfires that neighborhoods organize to...
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Around the world last year, military budgets increased by 2.6% from 2017, totaling over $1.8 trillion according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a leading think tank.
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US military spending has risen for the first time in seven years, reflecting Trump administration policy, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Worldwide military spending also rose by 2.6...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) - Over 20 people have been detained as a result of unrest triggered by a rally of Denmark’s right-wing party in a Muslim-populated district of Copenhagen, the police said on Monday.
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – The Swedish government will seek boost of cooperation with Russia on the issues that are interesting for Stockholm, the office of Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said after his Tuesday meeting with Russian President...
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Uzbek citizen Rakhmat Akilov swore allegiance to Daesh* before a heinous terrorist attack, in which he rammed a truck into a crowd of people on a pedestrian street in central Stockholm, murdering five people. Almost two years after the attack,...
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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Fear not, cat GIF lovers and meme aficionados — your content is still safe in Europe. But technology platforms like YouTube and Google may soon find themselves subject to increased liability for copyright infringement, if a...
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Talk about bad timing.
Shares of troubled Swedish lender Swedbank were halted in Stockholm a little over an hour before the bank's annual shareholder meeting was set to begin after sliding another 4% and dragging down the broader European banking...
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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – The Swedish Economic Crime Authority (EBM) said it had expanded its probe into Swedbank to include possible fraud, suggesting that the bank might have been aware of the money laundering schemes it was allegedly involved in.
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According to the newspaper Aftonbladet, several people were wounded by a massive blast in the Swedish capital on Wednesday night.
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