Finland’s parliament on Wednesday opens a debate on if to go for NATO membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in political and public favour for joining the military alliance. Though Russia’s caution about a nuclear construct-up within the Baltic need for Finland and neighbouring Sweden to join the military alliance, Finland’s prime … Read more
Muslim countries across the globe have criticized strenuously plans by notorious far-right organisation Stram Kurs of Sweden to burn copies of the Qur’an, Islam’s holiest book, during Ramadan. Over the weekend, clashes erupted in Norrkoping, Linkoping, Rinkeby, Malmo, Orebro, and Stockholm, as police attempted to avert the book burning. Saudi Arabia criticised the group’s “deliberate” misrepresentation … Read more
Sweden has arrested 26 people after weekend clashes between police and protesters rallying in opposition to plans by a much-proper group to burn copies of the Koran, police stated on Monday. Eight human beings had been arrested inside the town of Norrkoping and 18 people have been detained in the neighboring town of Linkoping, police … Read more
Three people in Norrkoping, Sweden, need medical attention after being shot by police during conflicts between police and protestors in the aftermath of Quran burnings that sparked disturbances in numerous Swedish towns over the Easter weekend. Counter-protesters attacked police in certain areas before anticipated right-wing extremist rallies. The violence has been criticized by Prime Minister … Read more
Several days of unrest in Sweden, sparked by way of a much-proper group’s plans to burn Korans, have injured several dozen human beings, police stated on Monday, calling for more assets to deal with the violence. Protests have turned violent in several cities seeing that Thursday, leaving 26 police officers and 14 civilians injured, police said at … Read more
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened Thursday that if Finland or Sweden joined NATO, Russia would install nuclear weapons near them. Medvedev, former president and deputy head of Russia’s security council, remarked on Telegram that joining would more than treble Russia’s land border with NATO members. “Naturally, we will have to reinforce these borders,” he … Read more
Finland, which shares the border with Sweden, and Russia, aspires to join NATO. Russia says, there will be, “serious military and political consequences.” Russia’s invasion has urged Finland and Sweden to join NATO membership. They have to ignore the notion that peace was kept by being neutral, and avoiding taking sides. Finland is more likely … Read more
Finland and Sweden may soon join NATO, a move that would certainly enrage Moscow and emphasize Russia’s geopolitical blunder in invading Ukraine, according to officials. NATO officials told an International media outlet that since Russia’s invasion, discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have intensified, and US senior State Department officials said the issue … Read more
Ex-NBA player Jonas Jerebko was dismissed from Sweden’s national basketball team on Thursday, the federation said, a day after joining CSKA Moscow despite international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement announcing his removal, the Swedish Basketball Federation stated, “A player on the national team represents the Swedish Basketball Federation.” Jerebko, 35, is … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia is offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population. The top advisory group on vaccines approved the fourth shot for vulnerable groups: those aged over 65, indigenous people over 50, people who are immunocompromised and care … Read more
Many people dream of seeing the stunning northern lights, and they spend years chasing the cosmic phenomenon. Residents of Scotland got their wish last week when they saw the brilliant northern lights, often known as Aurora Boreas. This phenomenon, named after the Roman goddess of dawn (Aurora) and the Roman god of the north wind … Read more
PARIS: Sweden expressed concern on Wednesday that its team would be at a disadvantage after FIFA announced that Russia would be barred from the 2022 World Cup playoffs due to their invasion of Ukraine. Poland, who will meet Russia in a playoff semi-final later this month, will be handed a bye into one of the … Read more
STOCKHOLM – Swedish authorities are pushing back against reports that social services are “kidnapping” Muslim children, blaming “disinformation campaign” of viral films that instil fear in immigrant families. In late 2021, videos of genuine interventions by child welfare agencies showing sobbing children being removed from anguished parents began to circulate on Arabic-language social media sites. … Read more
STOCKHOLM : Sweden’s public health agency on Monday recommended a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for people over the age of 80, those in nursing homes and those receiving at-home care. The agency said the jab should be taken four months after the previous dose, at the earliest. “The spread of Covid-19 is still intense in … Read more
US freestyle skier Colby Stevenson said Tuesday he wants to put his traumatic past behind him as he goes for Olympic glory in Beijing, having survived a near-fatal car crash six years ago. On Wednesday, the 24-year-old qualified fifth for the men’s freeski Big Air final and reflected on a watershed moment in his short … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) chairman Mian Nauman Kabir has urged the government to include hydropower projects in the scope of renewable energy, as the country cannot afford costly and anti-environment fossil fuels. PIAF senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi in a joint statement, demanded the government … Read more
STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her press secretary said on Friday. Andersson’s press secretary told local media that she is fine under the circumstances and will carry out her duties from home. Following a debate session in the parliament earlier this week which the prime minister also attended, … Read more
MADRID: World number two and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev led Russia past Sweden and into a second successive Davis Cup semi-final on Thursday. Medvedev defeated world number 94 Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 to secure the crucial winning point. Russia will on Saturday face Germany for a place in Sunday’s final with Novak Djokovic’s Serbia … Read more
PARIS: Brothers Elias and Mikael Ymer helped Sweden sweep aside Canada, France fought back to down the Czech Republic and Croatia crushed Australia as the revamped Davis Cup opened on Thursday. Holders Spain suffered a blow to their title defence before hitting a ball in anger with Carlos Alcaraz in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. The … Read more
COPENHAGEN: Vehemently opposed to Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup, football federations in the Nordic countries are putting pressure on Doha and FIFA to improve conditions for migrant workers in the emirate. Together with rights organisation Amnesty International, the federations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland have ratcheted up the pressure in recent … Read more
LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of playing in a record-equalling fifth World Cup hang in the balance after Serbia stunned Portugal 2-1 in Lisbon to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Framing this. pic.twitter.com/bG1oLoQRqB — Serbian Football (@SerbianFooty) November 14, 2021 Spain and Croatia did secure their places in Qatar on Sunday thanks to 1-0 wins … Read more
LISBON: From mental health apps to a helmet that can shock a patient’s brain remotely, startups at this year’s Web Summit are betting on a major shift towards “tele-medicine” as the world emerges from the pandemic. Using technology to treat patients virtually was a major theme at one of the world’s largest tech conferences, which … Read more
LULEÅ, Sweden: In a gleaming new building in the northern Swedish town of Lulea, steelmaker SSAB is using a new manufacturing method that could revolutionise the highly-polluting industry by eliminating nearly all its CO2 emissions. But making the method work at scale poses major challenges and the technique may not be the ‘silver bullet’ everyone is … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday underscored that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was of critical importance for Pakistan and the region. In a telephonic conversation with his Saudi counterpart His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Qureshi expressed the hope that Afghan parties would work for an inclusive political settlement to ensure … Read more
The Sports Authority of India spent Rs100m in Pakistani rupees on Neeraj Chopra during the past four years since he failed to achieve the medal at Rio Olympics in 2016. Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to have won the gold medal in over 100 years. After he broke the record at … Read more
Stockholm: A spokeswoman for a Swedish penitentiary told AFP that two prisoners demanded Pizza in ransom as they held two prison guards hostage for nine hours. The guards were released after the pizzas were delivered. Prison spokeswoman Stina Lyles also stated that neither guard “was hurt and were able to return safely to their family”. … Read more
Police in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have arrested a 70-year-old woman for allegedly holding her son captive at home for three decades. According to the British news agency ‘Reuters’, a 40-year-old was the man found by a relative injured in the flat. The man was captived for about 30 years, Stockholm prosecutor Emma Olson told … Read more
Far-right activists burned a Quran in Sweden, sparking riots after more than 300 people gathered to protest. Rioters set fires & threw objects at police & rescue services. Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right political party Hard-Line burned a copy of the Quran in Malmo. A riot broke in the city, where at least 300 … Read more
