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Sweden, Finland, Norway vow to strengthen defence cooperation
Stockholm: The leaders of Sweden, Finland and Norway vowed to strengthen defence cooperation in the face of common security challenges. Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Norway’s Prime…
- Business
Newark-Delhi Air India flight diverted to Stockholm after oil leak
New Delhi: A Delhi-bound Air India flight from the Newark airport in New Jersey with nearly 300 passengers on board, was diverted to Stockholm following an oil leak. Flight AAI106, a Boeing…
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Sweeden: Stockholm hosts Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize award ceremony was on Saturday held in the Swedish capital Stockholm. This year’s laureates received their awards in the Concert Hall on, Xinhua News Agency reported. This year’s…
- Middle East
Sweden: Destroyed Quran left near entrance of Stockholm mosque
A mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, was subjected to an Islamophobic attack where a copy of the Quran was destroyed and hung with chains near the entrance of a mosque. The…
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Birthrate in Sweden hits lowest in two decades
Stockholm: Birthrate in Sweden has reached the lowest level in more than two decades, according to official figures. The figures issued by Statistics Sweden on Sunday revealed that between January and April…
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Sweden: Demonstrations against burning of the Quran continue
Stockholm: Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the parliament house in Stockholm, Sweden, against the burning of copies of the Holy Quran by extremists on Saturday afternoon, Anadolu Agency reported. The…
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Virtual Nobel Prize award ceremony for 2nd time due to Covid
Stockholm: In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Nobel Prize award ceremony was streamed online for a second time in a row from Stockholm’s City Hall. The Laureates received their…
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Nobel Prize ceremonies to be curtailed again due to pandemic
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in and scaled-down for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation behind the coveted prizes said Thursday. The…
- India
Bowl, cutlery used by Mahatma Gandhi to go under hammer in UK
Stockholm: A small, rusted metal bowl (called a katori in Hindi), two wooden spoons and a wooden fork — once used by Mahatma Gandhi — would be sold at an auction in…
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Sweden bans equipment of China’s Huawei, ZTE from its 5G networks
Stockholm: The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) on Tuesday said it has banned the use of telecommunications equipment of Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE from the development of 5G networks…
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UN chief welcomes further release of detainees in Yemen
New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the further release of detainees in Yemen, noting that prisoner exchange is proof that breakthroughs can be achieved through dialogue and compromise.…
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American poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel literature prize
Stockholm: American poet Louise Gluck won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her candid and uncompromising work, which looks unflinchingly and with biting humor at the losses and traumas of…
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Sweden: Bomb threat forces plane to return
Stockholm: A Norwegian plane with 169 passengers on board, was forced to return to Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport, just 30 minutes after taking off on Thursday due to a bomb threat. “We can…
