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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut
Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday. The post-Thanksgiving, early December box...
Stockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC meeting for 2030-2034 Winter Games candidates
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Stockholm city council publicly supported Sweden’s latest bid to host the 2030 Olympics ahead of key meetings Tuesday for potential Winter Games hosts. An International Olympic Committee panel is taking online presentations from would-be hosts to...
Tavares scores go-ahead goal as Maple Leafs rally from 2 down to beat Red Wings in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (AP) — John Tavares scored the go-ahead goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from two goals down to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Friday night as the NHL's Global Series continued in the Swedish capital. William Nylander scored the tying goal and Tyler Bertuzzi...
These electric ferries may set a new standard around clean public transportation
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions. For cities with waterways, a high-tech ferry in Sweden could soon set a new standard. Speeding through Stockholm’s archipelago, electric boat...
Stützle scores in final seconds of OT, leading Senators past Red Wings 5-4 in Global Series opener
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tim Stützle scored with two seconds left in overtime as the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Thursday in the opening game of the NHL's Global Series in Sweden. Stützle batted the puck out of the air off a crossing pass from Drake Batherson that...
Sweden appeals the acquittal of a Russian-born businessman who was accused of spying for Moscow
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's prosecution authority on Wednesday appealed a ruling that acquitted a Russian-born Swedish businessman who had been accused of collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service for almost a decade. On Oct. 26, the Stockholm District Court...
Prosecutors say a fatal roller coaster accident in Sweden was caused by a support arm breaking
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed "support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said Wednesday. A car on the Jetline roller coaster...
Neonode: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
STOCKHOLM (AP) — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Neonode Inc. (NEON) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.3 million in its third quarter. The Stockholm-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents per share. The developer of touch-based technologies posted revenue of $1 million in...
Swedish court acquits Russian-born businessman of spying for Moscow
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Russian-born Swedish businessman was acquitted on Thursday of collecting information for Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU, for almost a decade. Sergey Skvortsov, 60, had been accused of “ gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and...
Swedish security police arrests two suspected of unauthorized possession of secret information
HELSINKI (AP) — The Swedish security police arrested Tuesday two people suspected of gross unauthorized possession of secret information following an early morning police raid where several houses were searched in the greater Stockholm area. Sweden’s SAPO domestic security agency...
