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Swedish premier hosts German, Nordic leaders to deepen cooperation shadowed by a threat from Russia
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Monday that Nordic and Baltic cooperation is now "deeper than at any time in modern times,” underpinned by increasing security threats from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Kristersson was hosting a...
Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S. concert tour last year or didn't want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe. The pop star is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe...
Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S. concert tour last year or didn't want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe. The pop star is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe...
Neonode: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
STOCKHOLM (AP) — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Neonode Inc. (NEON) on Wednesday reported a loss of $2.1 million in its first quarter. The Stockholm-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share. The developer of touch-based technologies posted revenue of $1 million in...
Danish King Frederik and his Australian-born wife visit Sweden on their first official trip abroad
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s King Frederik X arrived in Stockholm on Monday with his Australian-born wife Queen Mary, as they begin their first official visit abroad as new Danish monarchs. The 55-year-old Frederik was proclaimed king on Jan. 14 after his 83-year-old...
NATO newcomer Finland is now a 'front-line state' for the alliance, Finnish president says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Tuesday that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a "front-line state," given that it has doubled the military bloc's border with Russia. Finland, which became the 31st NATO member in...
Swedish customs seize around 1.4 tons of cocaine in one of the country's largest-ever drug busts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish customs made one of the country's biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1.4 tons of the drug last week in a port near Stockholm, an official told Swedish television on Tuesday. “If it is as big as we think, it is one of the...
Ericsson: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
STOCKHOLM (AP) — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ericsson (ERIC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $246.2 million. The Stockholm-based company said it had net income of 7 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three...
The trial of a former Syrian general over alleged role in war crimes starts in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial of a former Syrian army general over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 in his home country started at a Stockholm court Monday, a first according to a human rights organization. Syria has been ravaged by civil war for over 13 years. ...
Sweden expels a Chinese journalist, calling her a threat to national security, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden has expelled a Chinese journalist, saying the reporter was a threat to national security, Swedish media reported on Monday. The journalist, an unnamed, 57-year-old woman, was arrested by the Swedish security service in October and expelled by the...
