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Sep 15, 2022 · By Steven Erlanger and Christina Anderson. Sept. 15, 2022. STOCKHOLM — The rise of the far-right Sweden Democrats to become the country’s second-largest party, with a claim to government, has ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Ukrainian. Sweden became NATO’s newest member on Thursday (7 March 2024), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC. With Sweden’s accession, NATO now counts 32 countries among its members. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “This is a ...
Security preparations for this year’s Eurovision come as Sweden is considered by police to be a “priority target” for Islamist terrorist groups. Add concerns over planned protests regarding ...
Dec 28, 2021 · Sweden has confirmed 2,437,850 cases of coronavirus to date. A total of 17,083 people have died since the start of the pandemic within 30 days of testing positive, and 8,869 Covid-19 patients have received intensive care. A total of 7,803,088 people aged over 12 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 7,579,223 have received two doses.
Oct 17, 2023 · Two Swedes were shot dead in Brussels and another was wounded on Monday night as Belgium hosted Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying football match. The accused gunman, a 45-year-old Tunisian national ...
Oct 10, 2023 · STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s national police chief said Tuesday that an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that have claimed dozens of lives, including teenagers and innocent bystanders — is “extremely serious.”. Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years but the latest surge has been ...
Jan 9, 2024 · SMHI’s Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka weather station, which saw its coldest day since records began in 1888 when it recorded -43.6C between Tuesday and Wednesday last week, was the second warmest place in Sweden overnight between Monday and Tuesday this week with +7.3C. No public warnings about the quickly rising temperatures have been issued.
