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4 injured in Sweden in incident classed as attempted murder

Jun. 01, 2023 10:05 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Four teenagers were injured in an incident Thursday in the town of Eskilstuna, west of Stockholm, police said, adding it was unclear what had happened but “several people were involved in a fight that resulted in personal injuries.” Those injured were four boys...

SAS to soon start online booking for 2028 flights aboard electric-powered aircraft

May. 31, 2023 10:20 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines said Wednesday travelers will soon be able to book seats on the carrier’s first commercial flights due to start five years from now in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark aboard electric-powered aircraft. The Stockholm-based SAS airline group said...

Swedish appeals court upholds life sentence in Russia espionage case

May. 25, 2023 08:08 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s highest court on Thursday upheld the life sentence for the eldest of two Iranian-born Swedish brothers for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade. Peyman Kia, a naturalized Swede, was sentenced to life in January in one...

Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament

May. 19, 2023 20:35 PM EDT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — This weekend's summit of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in Hiroshima provides a rare — and possibly final — chance for survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to push for nuclear disarmament before a global audience. ...

Swedish Eurovision winner Loreen returns home, performs winning power ballad 'Tattoo'

May. 16, 2023 11:46 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish singer Loreen, who won the Eurovision Song Contest with her power ballad “Tattoo,” returned home on Tuesday, saying she was proud to be only the second person in Eurovision history to have won the contest twice. “I’m so incredibly happy,” a...

Neonode: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 11, 2023 09:50 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Neonode Inc. (NEON) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Stockholm-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. The developer of touch-based technologies posted revenue of $1.3...

Beyoncé dazzles fans in 'Renaissance' world tour opening concert

May. 10, 2023 20:02 PM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tens of thousands of fans descended upon the Swedish capital of Stockholm to celebrate the opening show of Beyoncé’s new world tour on Wednesday. “Renaissance” is the superstar’s first solo tour since 2016 and shares the namesake of her 2022 dance-centric...

Blast at Sweden ammunition factory injures at least 1

May. 10, 2023 09:34 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An explosion at an ammunition factory in southern Sweden seriously injured at least one person Wednesday, police said. Police said they were investigating the blast as an industrial accident. The factory in Karlsborg, some 220 kilometers 137 miles) southwest of...

Ukraine welcomes EU deal on continued farm exports

Apr. 29, 2023 05:05 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday welcomed the European Union’s hard-fought deal to keep farm exports flowing into and through the bloc to world markets, saying that the Middle East and Africa would specifically stand to benefit from it. Late Friday, the 27-nation EU ended a...

Sweden expels 5 Russian Embassy staff on suspicion of spying

Apr. 25, 2023 10:16 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden informed Russia on Tuesday that five employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave the country because they were suspected of spying. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said the alleged activities of the five were...