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Mbappé speaks to French TV station for first time about reports of a rape investigation in Sweden

Dec. 08, 2024 16:33 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé says he reacted with disbelief when he saw media reports from Sweden two months ago that he was the subject of a rape investigation. The Real Madrid star spoke about the case publicly for the first time in an interview that aired Sunday on French TV...

Nobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang talks about how writing connects her to readers

Dec. 07, 2024 12:46 PM EST

STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, spoke passionately on Saturday about the process of writing and her evolution as a writer — all the way back to when she was 8 years old. Han, the first Asian woman and the...

Han Kang, winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, is shocked by recent events in South Korea

Dec. 06, 2024 09:29 AM EST

STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, said Friday that she was shocked by this week's martial law announcement in her home country. Han, awarded by the Nobel committee “for her intense poetic prose that confronts...

Neonode: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 06, 2024 09:30 AM EST

STOCKHOLM (AP) — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Neonode Inc. (NEON) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.1 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Stockholm-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents. The developer of touch-based technologies posted revenue of...

An electric hydrofoil ferry offers cleaner journeys among Stockholm's 14 islands

Oct. 29, 2024 22:49 PM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A high-tech electric ferry service began operating in Stockholm Tuesday, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the waterways of the Swedish capital, which is built on 14 islands. In what Stockholm claimed as a world first, 25 commuters in the suburb...

Sweden will honor Blinken and others with knighthoods for their roles in its NATO accession

Oct. 22, 2024 08:59 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be knighted in Sweden for their role in enabling the Scandinavian country to join the world's largest military alliance. It was a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War...

Ancelotti says Mbappé 'not affected' by reports of investigation in Sweden

Oct. 18, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Kylian Mbappé “is not affected” by the Swedish media reports this week that said the France captain was the subject of a rape investigation. Mbappé’s legal team dismissed those reports as false. “I do not pay attention...

Mbappé's representatives dismiss Swedish reports of a rape claim

Oct. 15, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s representatives have rejected as “false and irresponsible” reports in Swedish media saying he is the subject of a rape investigation in the Nordic country. Without citing sources, several Swedish media including tabloids...

Ericsson: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 15, 2024 05:15 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ericsson (ERIC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $366.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Stockholm-based company said it had profit of 11 cents. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of...

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 economists who found that freer societies are more likely to prosper

Oct. 14, 2024 21:36 PM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to three economists who have studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper. The work by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James...