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Pakistan, Sweden explore climate cooperation and green innovation
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik on Tuesday met with Sweden’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Alexandra Berg von Linde, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation on climate action, sustainable...
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These are the people behind some of the memorial stones in Trondheim
Prior to World War II, there were a total of 150 Jewish-owned shops in Trondheim. 300 of the city’s 80,000 inhabitants were Jews. Why did so many Jews find their way to little Trondheim? What was their journey as refugees to Trondheim like? And...
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Yle: Finland studies Canadian-style points system for labour and asylum immigration
Two Finnish government parties are proposing changes to the country's immigration policy based on Canada's points-based model, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported on Monday. Christoffer Ingo, a Member of Parliament for the Swedish People’s...
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Here’s What the Names of Ikea Products Really Mean
Ikea is a place of many mysteries, from its one-way store paths and annoying (yet also satisfying) DIY product assembly to those famous Swedish meatballs coated in cream sauce. But the megastore’s most iconic quirk is arguably the funky way it...
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Fact check: Can taking Tylenol during pregnancy cause autism in children?
For years, Tylenol has generally been considered safe for treating pain and fever – even during pregnancy, when doctors discourage patients from using many medications. Doctors might even recommend taking Tylenol for pain or fever during...
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Hungarian PM Slams Sweden over Organized Crime and Child Exploitation
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán issued a stark warning on Monday, writing on X that ‘barbarism has taken root’ in Sweden due to the abandonment of traditional values, disregard for common sense, and weak governance. Orbán criticized Sweden’s...
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Unprecedented clash with a NATO ally: Swedish PM Kristersson says Orbán is lying
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday rejected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s claims that Sweden is “collapsing” due to rising gang violence, calling them “outrageous lies.” Orbán earlier shared a post on the US social media...
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UN expert warns of irreversible harm caused by child gender transitions, calls for parental rights protection
UN expert warns of irreversible harm caused by child gender transitions, calls for parental rights protection UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem has issued a strong warning against the medicalization and sexualization of children through so-called...
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Am I a Temporary Jew in Sweden
“After October 7, hate crimes against Jews in Sweden increased by 360 percent. Nearly half of the Jewish population is now considering emigration, writes political analyst and commentator Mohamed Saad Khiralla in an exclusive piece for Bulletin....
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Kate Middleton Nods to Diana in a Pussy-Bow Blouse for a Meeting With Melania Trump
Donald Trump has been very vocal about his respect for the British monarchy, telling Fox News that he and the late Queen Elizabeth II had “too much fun” during his last state visit to Britain in 2019. “I have such a great relationship, and we were...
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‘Tinder Swindler’ arrested in Georgia: How Shimon Hayut conned women out of $10 million
Shimon Yehuda Hayut, the Israeli national who gained worldwide infamy under the name Simon Leviev and became known as the “Tinder Swindler”, has been arrested in Georgia following an Interpol red notice. The 34-year-old was detained at Batumi...
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Did God spare Donald Trump but not Charlie Kirk?
One of the common responses we heard after Donald Trump was nearly killed by an assassin in July 2024 was that God had providentially spared his life. The facts surrounding the shooting seemed to back up such a claim: if Mr. Trump had not...
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WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025: Switzerland, Sweden, US, the Republic of Korea and Singapore Top Ranking; China Enters Top 10; Innovation Investment Growth Slows
Geneva, September 16, 2025 PR/2025/940 Switzerland, Sweden, the United States of America (US), the Republic of Korea and Singapore top the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ranking, followed by the...
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Mondo Duplantis’ fiancée — Swedish model Desiré Inglander — motivated him to learn Swedish
TOKYO (AP) — As every second-language learner knows, Louisiana-born Armand “Mondo” Duplantis needed motivation to learn — in his case — Swedish. The globe saw his inspiration Monday at Japan’s National Stadium when he clambered into the stands...
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Icon reveals truth behind drug overdose in explosive book
Björn Borg starts his new memoir, Heartbeats, with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on “alcohol, drugs, pills — my preferred ways of self-medication", and the Swedish tennis great closes it by revealing...
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‘These pressures add up’: How Australia’s tax system is strangling the arts
The arts tax summit is a concession that, for all the glossy ambitions of federal and NSW’s arts and cultural policies, they are not lifelines. There are simply far too few dollars to stretch across a chronically stressed sector. Business, peak...
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Viktor Orban hits back at Swedish PM over rule of law remark
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban responded on Monday to a comment by his Swedish colleague Ulf Kristersson criticizing him for "dismantling" the rule of law in Hungary by accusing Stockholm of "abandoning" traditional values, Azernews...
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The slow, powerful work of bridging the women’s health gap
Michaela Haas for Reasons to be Cheerful When Carolyn Thomas suffered her first heart attack in 2008, she was in her fifties, a distance runner and as fit as can be. Yet the doctor in the ER diagnosed her with acid reflux, sent her home without...
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Turkey intensifies restrictions on protests, opposition events and cultural gatherings
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long refused to permit large-scale demonstrations, treating marches and protests as threats to its authority. In Istanbul last week, that approach was once again...
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5 women's college hockey questions entering the 2025-26 season
The 2025-26 NCAA women's hockey season is here. Before the puck drops, let's dive into the biggest questions facing NC women's hockey entering the season. HISTORY: The NC women's hockey teams with the most national championships 1. Can anyone...
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