Lennart Johansson, who oversaw the introduction of the Champions League during a 17-year reign as president of European soccer's governing body, has died. He was 89. The Swedish soccer association said the former UEFA president died Tuesday after a short illness. "Lennart Johansson was our biggest ...
Woman who told world of China's Uighur internment camps headed for asylum in Sweden
The lawyer for a Chinese woman who attracted international attention after she fled to Kazakhstan and spoke publicly about working in Chinese internment camps says his client has left for Sweden, where she expects to get political asylum. Sayragul Sauytbay had been in Kazakhstan for ...
Who should pay for higher education in Japan? The public, parents or students themselves?
The powers that be have enacted legislation that will expand support for higher education, including grants and scholarships for college and trade school students from low-income households. Education experts are suggesting it's time once again to consider who should shoulder the costs. The law coming ...
A further 110,000 air passengers faced being left grounded after Scandinavian carrier SAS on Sunday canceled 1,213 flights as pilot strike action spiraled. Pilots demanding better pay and conditions walked off the job in Sweden, Denmark and Norway on Friday and the disruption is now ...
'Flight shame' over climate concerns has Swedes rethinking air travel
Saddled with long dark winters at home, Swedes have for decades been frequent flyers seeking out sunnier climes. But a growing number are changing their ways because of air travel's impact on the climate. "Flygskam" (flight shame) has become a buzz word referring to feeling ...
"Norway needs more children! I don't think I need to tell anyone how this is done," Norway's prime minister said cheekily, but she was raising a real concern. Too few babies are being born in the Nordic region. The countries were long a bastion of ...
50 wounded Houthi rebels evacuated to Oman ahead of Yemen peace talks as U.N. envoy visits
The U.N.'s Yemen envoy visited rebel-held Sanaa on Monday as wounded insurgents were flown out of the capital for medical treatment, a key step towards bringing warring parties to the negotiating table in Sweden. A U.N. source said efforts were being made to reopen Sanaa ...
Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson's disease may get its start in the gut — maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of getting the tremor-inducing brain disease decades later, researchers reported Wednesday. Why? ...
Edmund Rath, a 53-year-old from Austria, wants to do simple things such as brush his teeth and slice bread. Rath lost his arm just below the shoulder in a truck accident last year, ending his career as a builder. That bad luck was followed by a ...
Julian Assange sues Ecuador for violating 'fundamental rights'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the Ecuadorian government on Friday for violating his "fundamental rights" and limiting his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London embassy. The 47-year-old Australian's legal action comes with speculation mounting that Ecuador is preparing to end ...
Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting economic theory to take better account of environmental issues and technological progress, shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday. In an award that turned the spotlight on the global debate over risks associated with climate ...
Girl, 8, dubbed 'Queen of Sweden' after drawing ancient pre-Viking-era sword from lake
Her name conjures up Old Nordic tales about heroic accomplishments — and that is exactly what Saga this summer did when she stumbled on a pre-Viking-era sword in a lake in southern Sweden. Saga Vanecek, 8, was helping her father with his boat in Lake ...
