Commentary / World Apr 20, 2020
Grim truth of the ‘Swedish model’
by Hans Bergstrom
The lack of a lockdown has led to one of the world's highest COVID-19 death rates.
World Mar 21, 2020
Finland has once again been crowned as the world's happiest country, extending its lead over Denmark and Switzerland, according to a United Nations-affiliated research network. Finnish contentment stems from high levels of trust, which also underpins solid rankings across the rest of the Nordic region, ...
World / Social Issues Mar 20, 2020
Sweden panel to examine past crimes against speakers of Meankieli language
Sweden said Thursday it was creating a truth and reconciliation commission to examine abuses against the speakers of the minority language Meankieli, following the country's 19th- and 20th-century assimilation policy. "History can not, and will not, be repeated," Minister for Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 13, 2020
Critics of Japan's sexual offense law believe Sweden may hold solution
by Toma Mochizuki
When Japan revised its criminal law in 2017 to impose stricter penalties on sex offenders, it was the first such amendment in 110 years. Critics of the legislation see Sweden's consent-based sexual offense law as a guide for areas where Japan could go further. The Scandinavian ...
World / Social Issues Feb 27, 2020
Climate activist Thunberg heads growing field of Nobel Peace Prize candidates
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong and the NATO military alliance are among those tipped for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, following nominations by politicians. Also on the list, according to the eight members of the United States Congress who nominated ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 25, 2020
China sentences Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison
A Chinese court has sentenced Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad in a case that has rattled relations between Beijing and Stockholm. The court in the eastern city of Ningbo said Gui was convicted ...
Business Feb 6, 2020
Bank of Japan, ECB and other central banks to discuss starting digital currencies
The central bankers will meet in Washington on the sidelines of an International Monetary Fund conference, sources said.
World / Social Issues Jan 31, 2020
Swedish lawmakers nominate Greta Thunberg and 'Fridays for Future' movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and the global protest movement "Fridays for Future" were nominated Thursday for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by two Swedish lawmakers. "Greta Thunberg is a climate activist, and the main reason she deserves the Nobel Peace Prize is that despite ...
World / Science & Health Jan 17, 2020
Wolf puppies found to play fetch — did that help their descendants become dogs?
In the game of fetch, you throw an object and your joyful dogs leaps to intercept and return it, encouraged by words of praise or a pat on the head. Such scenes have no doubt played out over millenniums, symbolizing the unshakable bond of friendship ...
World / Crime & Legal Jan 17, 2020
A surge in drug-linked gang-violence in Sweden led to a 60 percent increase in bomb blasts in 2019, government statistics showed on Thursday, as police work to rid the streets of explosives and guns with more officers on patrol. Sweden has been hit by a ...
World / Crime & Legal Jan 14, 2020
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not getting the time he needs with his legal team to discuss his fight against extradition to the United States, causing delays to the case, his lawyer told a British court on Monday. After skipping bail in Britain, Assange spent ...
World / Science & Health Jan 8, 2020
Winter yet to arrive as temperatures rise across Europe's far north
From the Norwegian fjords to Russian cities, record warm temperatures with less snow and rain have left the far north of Europe still waiting for the Arctic winter. Sunndalsora, a small town in western Norway, registered 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit) last Thursday, a ...