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Government response to Covid-19 was too slow and insufficient to stop spread, Swedish commission finds

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

A commission appointed by the government has said that Sweden’s interventions at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic were insufficient to prevent the spread of the virus, and the state’s preparedness was substandard. … Read More >Government response to Covid-19 was too slow and insufficient to stop spread, Swedish commission finds

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Sweden halts use of Moderna’s Covid vaccine for younger adults amid concerns over rare heart inflammation side effect

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021By Editor

The Swedish Public Health Agency has decided to suspend offering Moderna’s Covid vaccine to anyone born in 1991 and later for precautionary reasons, citing the slightly increased risk of heart inflammation following inoculation. … Read More >Sweden halts use of Moderna’s Covid vaccine for younger adults amid concerns over rare heart inflammation side effect

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‘War zone’: Sweden rocked by two overnight explosions, and politician points to gang-crime

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021By Editor

A Swedish MP has said his country is starting to look like a war zone after a city and town saw explosions during the night, with one death reported, amid a gang-crime epidemic in the once-peaceful nation. … Read More >‘War zone’: Sweden rocked by two overnight explosions, and politician points to gang-crime

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Sweden ends Kabul evacuation missions as Stockholm acknowledges it couldn’t rescue everyone on its list

Posted on September 2, 2021September 2, 2021By Editor

Stockholm has announced that its evacuation mission from Afghanistan has drawn to a close in the wake of Thursday’s fatal attacks at Kabul airport, but could not rescue everyone it intended to on its ‘Sweden list’. … Read More >Sweden ends Kabul evacuation missions as Stockholm acknowledges it couldn’t rescue everyone on its list

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Sweden plans to make Facebook & WhatsApp to store data for police use amid rise in gang violence

Posted on August 15, 2021August 15, 2021By Editor

Sweden is looking to grant greater powers to police to access mobile communications data, including chats in Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, saying it’s necessary to fight the surging organized crime more effectively. … Read More >Sweden plans to make Facebook & WhatsApp to store data for police use amid rise in gang violence

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Sweden plans Covid booster shots, with most of population likely to receive 3rd shot in 2022

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021By Editor

Sweden’s health authority has announced that most Swedes are likely to be offered a Covid booster shot in 2022, while vulnerable people could receive their third shot this autumn. … Read More >Sweden plans Covid booster shots, with most of population likely to receive 3rd shot in 2022

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Zurich police remove 200 climate activists blocking banks over fossil fuel funding (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

Police have started removing around 200 climate activists who staged a protest at the entrance to banks Credit Suisse and UBS in Zurich demanding the financial institutions stop financing fossil fuel projects. … Read More >Zurich police remove 200 climate activists blocking banks over fossil fuel funding (VIDEOS)

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‘Flag worth defending’: Swedish Army places front-page newspaper ad ahead of Stockholm Pride, triggering debate online

Posted on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021By Editor

The Swedish Armed Forces have paid for a pro-LGBTQ ad in one of the country’s leading newspapers, featuring soldiers standing beneath a rainbow flag. The campaign has provoked some fiery discussions online. … Read More >‘Flag worth defending’: Swedish Army places front-page newspaper ad ahead of Stockholm Pride, triggering debate online

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Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

As the CDC urges Americans to mask up against the Delta variant, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist has argued that more data is needed about the strain’s infectiousness. His mask-free nation is hovering at zero Covid deaths per day. … Read More >Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain

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Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

A major supermarket chain in Sweden has been forced to close most of its stores throughout the country after a hacking attack on its digital services provider broke its cash registers. … Read More >Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down