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Elderly no longer need to isolate, despite rising Covid infections – Swedish health ministry

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020By Editor

Special recommendations for the over-70s have been removed by Sweden’s government, which suggests the serious psychological and physical consequences of isolation outweigh the risks of the Covid infection. … Read More >Elderly no longer need to isolate, despite rising Covid infections – Swedish health ministry

Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment in 5G networks

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020By Editor

A Swedish regulator on Tuesday banned the use of telecom equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks. The move comes ahead of the spectrum auctions scheduled to start on 10 November. … Read More >Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment in 5G networks

Middle East

Kurds Refuse to Let Sweden Take in Daesh Women for Fear They Will Go Unpunished

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

The Scandinavian country is notoriously lax towards its dozens of Daesh* returnees, as almost none of them has faced prosecution for crimes committed in the Middle East. … Read More >Kurds Refuse to Let Sweden Take in Daesh Women for Fear They Will Go Unpunished

Russia

Germany claims French & Swedish labs ‘confirmed’ Navalny’s Novichok poisoning, as Macron labels incident ‘attempted murder’

Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020By Editor

The German government claimed on Monday that the presence of a substance from the Novichok family of poisons in the system of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has now been confirmed by three different laboratories. … Read More >Germany claims French & Swedish labs ‘confirmed’ Navalny’s Novichok poisoning, as Macron labels incident ‘attempted murder’

Video of man named ‘Ali’ sucker-punching Swedish woman prompts calls for vigilante groups to hunt down perpetrator

Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020By Editor

Video of a violent and unprovoked attack by a man on a woman in Malmo, while his accomplice howls with laughter in the background, has caused outrage in Sweden. … Read More >Video of man named ‘Ali’ sucker-punching Swedish woman prompts calls for vigilante groups to hunt down perpetrator

Russia

(WATCH) More cat & mouse over Baltic Sea: Russian Su-27 jet shadows American & Swedish spy planes near Russia’s borders

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020By Editor

Russia was forced to scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet on Tuesday to intercept two Western military aircraft approaching its airspace over the Baltic Sea, the National Defense Control Center has said. … Read More >(WATCH) More cat & mouse over Baltic Sea: Russian Su-27 jet shadows American & Swedish spy planes near Russia’s borders

Violent riots erupt in Malmo, Sweden after Koran-torching stunt, police say they have ‘no control’ over situation (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020By Editor

A wave of chaotic unrest broke out in Malmo, Sweden after anti-Islam activists filmed a public Koran burning, sparking protests that soon descended into riots, with unruly demonstrators setting fires and clashing with police. … Read More >Violent riots erupt in Malmo, Sweden after Koran-torching stunt, police say they have ‘no control’ over situation (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Sweden says increased military readiness around Baltic Sea is ‘power show’ to both ‘partners’ & Russia

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor

Sweden has stepped up military activity in the Baltic Sea to send a signal to Russia and other nations which it claims have dramatically increased their presence in the region, the country’s top defense officials have said. … Read More >Sweden says increased military readiness around Baltic Sea is ‘power show’ to both ‘partners’ & Russia

12yo girl killed by stray bullet in gang war near Stockholm, leaving Sweden ‘shocked & dismayed’

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020By Editor

A drive-by shooting near the Swedish capital has left a 12-year-old girl dead, stoking shock and outrage as the government once again vows to step up policing and impose harsher sentences to stop a wave of gang violence. … Read More >12yo girl killed by stray bullet in gang war near Stockholm, leaving Sweden ‘shocked & dismayed’

The king is dead! Long live… Greta? Swedish former mayor calls for replacement of Charles XII statue with one of Thunberg

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

An ex-mayor of a Swedish municipality took some heat online for suggesting that a statue of King Charles XII be pulled down, and a sculpture of Greta Thunberg or the late UN head, Dag Hammarskjold, be installed instead. … Read More >The king is dead! Long live… Greta? Swedish former mayor calls for replacement of Charles XII statue with one of Thunberg