Sweden

A collection of 33 posts

Study: AI Breast Cancer Screening as Good as Two Radiologists

A Swedish study of more than 80K women published in the journal Lancet Oncology has found that artificial intelligence (AI) screening for breast cancer can reduce mortality by spotting the disease at an earlier, more treatable stage.

Health

Greta Thunberg Fined Over Climate Protest

A Swedish court on Monday issued a fine to climate activist Greta Thunberg, after she was found guilty of disobeying a police order to leave a climate protest at an oil facility last month.

Social issues

Sweden Moves Iraq Embassy Operations To Stockholm

On Friday, Sweden's foreign ministry announced that expatriate staff and operations at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad had been temporarily relocated to Stockholm for security reasons.

Politics

Iraq: Protesters Set Fire to Swedish Embassy

Iraqi protesters, reportedly angered by Quran burnings in Sweden, stormed and set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad early Thursday.

World

UN Passes Resolution to Prevent Quran Burnings

On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution condemning any acts that incite religious hatred in the wake of a recent Quran-burning incident in Sweden.

Social issues

NATO Chief Says Turkey Will Back Sweden's Membership

According to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to support Sweden's bid to join the Atlantic Alliance.

Military

Sweden Charges Greta Thunberg for Blockading Oil Port

On Wednesday, it was reported that prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police in Sweden. The incident occurred during a protest at an oil port in June.

Social issues

Biden Voices Support for Sweden's NATO Bid Ahead of Key Summit

On Wednesday, US Pres. Joe Biden welcomed Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson to the White House, as he once again vocalized support for the Scandinavian state's potential accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO).

Politics

Countries Condemn Quran Burning in Sweden

Officials from multiple countries have issued statements of condemnation in response to Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee who fled to Sweden, conducting a protest by stepping on a copy of the Quran and burning several of its pages.

Social issues

Alleged Russian Spy Whale Reappears off Sweden's Coast

A harness-wearing Beluga whale that has previously raised suspicions of being a Russian-trained spy has been spotted off Sweden's southwestern coast in Hunnebostrand, according to a Monday statement from OneWhale — an organization tracking his movements.

Military

Russia Summons Germany, Denmark, Sweden Envoys Over Nord Stream Investigation

Russia's foreign ministry has summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Sweden, and Denmark to protest over the results of investigations into the blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year.

Politics

Iran Executes Swedish-Iranian Dual National

On Saturday, Sweden summoned Iran's acting ambassador to protest the execution of Swedish-Iranian dual citizen Habib Chaab [also spelled "Cha’ab"] earlier in the day.

World

Swedish Research Rocket Accidentally Lands in Norway

A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) on Monday from the Esrange Space Center in the country's north malfunctioned, landing 15 km (9.32 miles) inside neighboring Norway.

World

NASA Names First Woman and Black Man for Moon Mission

The US space agency NASA has named four astronauts, three Americans and one Canadian, for the Artemis-2 lunar mission. Among them are the first woman and first Black man to partake in a mission to the Moon - Christina Koch and Victor Glover....

Space

Finland Formally Joins NATO

Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday as its flag was hoisted alongside those of the alliance's 30 other members, with the country's accession ending seven decades of military non-alignment as its neighbor Russia remains in conflict with Ukraine....

Finland

Finnish PM Concedes Defeat, Right-Wing Party Wins Vote

Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the nation's parliamentary election on Sunday as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest....

Finland

Turkish Parliament Ratifies Finland’s NATO Membership

On Thursday, Turkey's parliament approved a bill that would allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the Nordic country to become part of the Western military alliance as the war in Ukraine grinds on....

Finland

Turkey's Erdoğan Approves Finland's NATO Bid

On Friday, Turkey's Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved Finland's bid to join NATO — ending nearly a year of impasse after he threatened to veto both Finland and Sweden's application over concerns about their alleged ties to militant groups....

Finland

Lockdown Files: Hancock Threatened to Block Disability Funding, Pressured Lawmakers

Former UK Health Sec. Matt Hancock supported pressuring a Conservative Minister of Parliament, James Daly, if he failed to vote to implement the government's COVID tier system, leaked WhatsApp messages have revealed. The exchange specifically suggests Hancock backed plans to threaten to block fun...

Politics

Former Italian PM Conte Investigated Over COVID Response

Italian prosecutors from Bergamo, a city in the Lombardy province worst hit during the first wave of COVID, are investigating former PM Giuseppe Conte, former health minister Roberto Speranza, and 17 others under suspicion of 'aggravated culpable epidemic' and manslaughter related to their pandem...

COVID-19

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

On Tuesday, Finland — worried about a surge in Russians fleeing the country — started construction of a 124-mile (200 km), 10-foot (3 m) tall barbed-wire fence along its land border with Russia, covering 'riskier areas' such as border crossings....

Politics

Report: US Responsible for Bombing Nord Stream Pipeline

On Wednesday, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published a report on his Substack claiming that the US was responsible for bombing the Nord Stream pipelines last year. Hersh cited a source allegedly with “direct knowledge” of the plot....

Politics

Turkey's Erdoğan Threatens to Block Sweden's NATO Bid After Quran Burning

Speaking in televised remarks after a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkey's Pres

Politics

Erdoğan Hints Finland's NATO Bid May Be Accepted Without Sweden

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan stated on Sunday that his government could accept Finland into NATO without ratifying Sweden, citing that Helsinki 'should not make the same mistake' Stockholm did.

World

Turkey's Erdoğan Threatens to Block Sweden's NATO Bid After Quran Burning

Speaking in televised remarks after a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkey's Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Sweden that it cannot expect his backing to join NATO after a Quran was burnt in Stockholm over the weekend.

World