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Search giant Baidu and automaker Geely join hands to penetrate EV market
New Delhi: China’s Google equivalent search engine, Baidu which specializes in Internet-related services and artificial intelligence will set up a company to produce electric vehicles in collaboration with Chinese automaker Geely. According…
- World
70-year-old Swedish woman arrested for locking up son for 28 years
A 70-year-old lady was arrested in Sweden for allegedly locking up her son in an apartment. The man, now 41-year-old, had been captive for 28 years in an apartment in the southern…
- World
Sweden getting on board India’s Venus mission with payload to explore planet
Bengaluru: Sweden is getting on board India’s Venus orbiter mission ‘Shukrayaan’ with a scientific instrument to explore the planet. Ambassador of Sweden to India, Klas Molin said Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)…
- World
China hopes for change if Biden wins, but little likely
Beijing: Chinese leaders hope Washington will tone down conflicts over trade, technology and security if Joe Biden wins the November 3 presidential election. But any shift is likely to be in style,…
- World
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…
- News
Far-right group burns copy of Quran in Sweden
Rinkeby, Sweden: A week after a similar incident in the southern city of Malmo, Members of a Danish far-right group burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Leader of the Stram…
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Riots in Sweden after politician blocked from Quran-burning rally: Cops
Sweden: At least 10 people were arrested in southern Sweden and several police officers were injured in violence which broke out after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Quran-burning rally,…
- News
India, Sweden agree to cooperate in the fight against COVID-19
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his Swedish counterpart Lena Hallengren on Tuesday discussed via video link the status and plans to handle coronavirus and decided to co-operate in the…
- Hollywood
US Rapper A$AP rocky found guilty of assault in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden]: A Swedish court on Wednesday found renowned American rapper A$AP rocky guilty of assault over his role in a street brawl in Stockholm, and convicted him in a suspended sentence.…
- World
Parachutists among nine killed in plane crash near Sweden’s Umea
Umea [Seden]: A plane carrying nine people, including parachutists, crashed into a river near Umea here on Sunday. Onlookers heard a loud bang before the small plane came hurtling down from the…
- World
Australian student freed from N Korea breaks silence after release
Tokyo: After reuniting with his wife in Tokyo, Australian student Alek Sigley, who was freed from North Korea with Sweden’s help, thanked all those who facilitated his return. “I just want everyone…
- News
FIFA Women’s World Cup: Netherlands defeat Sweden, enters finals
Lyon [Paris]: Netherlands defeated Sweden 1-0 in the semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup on Wednesday (local time) to enter the finals of the tournament. The match between these two…
- World
Sweden: Blast rips through apartment block in Linkoping
Linkoping: At least 20 ambulances are responding to a major blast at an apartment block here on Friday morning. Quoting Swedish daily Aftonbladet, Sputnik reported that the explosion occurred at around 9…
- World
Sweden set to ban outdoor smoking
Stockholm [Sweden]: Sweden is set to ban outdoor smoking from July this year, in a bid to prevent diseases associated with smoking and passive smoking, such as cancer, according to the Minister…
- News
5 injured after race car rams into crowd in Sweden
Rimbo [Sweden]: At least five people sustained injuries after a car participating in a race here drove into the crowd of spectators on Saturday (local time). Three people have been severely injured,…
- World
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…
- News
Sweden team goalie embraced Islam, faces threats
STOCKHOLM: A women goalkeeper for Sweden National Team under 19, faced huge criticism threats, insults over the past seven months following her conversion to Islam. Ronja Andersson, a member of the Uppsala…
- News
Pompeo hints optimism as US, North Korea end talks in Sweden
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hinted that a series of discussions held between American and North Korean representatives in Sweden has been fruitful and furthered progress made by the…
- News
China refutes media reports claiming Beijing poses security threat to Sweden
Stockholm: The Chinese embassy in Stockholm condemned media reports that suggested that Sweden’s ties with Beijing posed security threats to the country and termed the accusation by media totally “unjustified” and “deliberately…
