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Sweden halts use of Moderna vaccine for young adults

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 07:32 AM

Sweden's Public Health Agency on Wednesday recommended a temporary halt to the use of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine among young adults, citing concerns over rare side effects to the heart. Read more »

Suspect in Sweden blast found dead

Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 08:15 PM

A man wanted in connection with an explosion in the Swedish city of Gothenburg last week has been found dead. Read more »

Explosion hits building in Sweden, 25 in hospital

Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 04:32 PM

About 25 people were taken to hospital after an explosion damaged a residential building in the Swedish city of Gothenburg early on Tuesday. Read more »

Sweden: COVID-19 spreading faster in coming months

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 08:30 PM

Sweden is likely to see COVID-19 infections gain momentum in the coming months Read more »

Swedes, Canada ask for gold-medal match to be moved

Philip O'Connor, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 09:36 AM

Sweden and Canada have asked Olympic organizers to move the women's gold-medal soccer match to avoid the sweltering heat of the Japanese summer. Read more »

Olympics: Canada stun U.S. to set up women's football final with Sweden

Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 09:24 AM

Canada handed the United States a shock 1-0 defeat in the semi-finals of the women's Olympic football tournament to set up a clash with Sweden in Friday's showpiece match.   Read more »

Swedish prisoners take guards hostage, demand pizza as ransom

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 07:52 AM

STOCKHOLM - Two Swedish prison guards were held hostage for nine hours on Wednesday by two inmates demanding pizza as ransom, and were released when the food was delivered, a spokeswoman for the penitentiary told AFP. Read more »

Football: US women's 44-game unbeaten run ended by Sweden at Olympics

Martyn WOOD, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 22 07:08 AM

Four-time Olympic champions the United States suffered a first defeat in 45 matches Wednesday as they lost 3-0 to Sweden in their opening game of the women's football tournament in Tokyo. Read more »

Obra ng mga Pinoy artist sa Sweden, itinampok sa Philippine Embassy sa Stockholm

Vangie Rebot | TFC News Sweden
Updated as of Jul 21 10:19 AM

Itinampok kamakailan ang mga obra ng mga Pinoy artist sa conference hall ng Philippine Embassy sa Sweden. Layon ng Embahada na maipakita ang talento ng mga natatanging Pilipino na naninirahan na sa Sweden. Read more »

Sweden's Ericsson in $8.3 billion 5G deal with Verizon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 03:31 PM

Swedish telecommunications group Ericsson unveiled Friday a contract worth $8.3 billion to provide US operator Verizon with equipment for its 5G network, its biggest single contract ever. Read more »

Over 250 arrests in Sweden, Finland in global crime sting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 08:32 PM

Some 250 people were arrested in Sweden and Finland in the global sting on organized crime using planted encrypted phones, authorities said Tuesday, with only Australia registering more arrests. Read more »

'Social contagion' as Sweden sees surge in deadly shootings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 06:25 PM

STOCKHOLM - Sweden has gone from having one of the lowest rates of gun violence in Europe to having one of the highest, a report said on Wednesday, describing what one researcher called a "social contagion" of killings. Sweden, with a population of 10 million, saw 42 deadly shootings in 2019, the last year with verified statistics. Preliminary figures for 2020 also showed more than 40 people were shot dead.   Read more »

Luxury jet makers battle over lucrative spy plane niche

Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at May 13 10:45 AM

From the South China Sea to the Middle East and the Baltic, governments are eyeing "special mission" business jets capable of looking or listening at potentially lower running costs than converted passenger or military planes. Read more »

Spotify posts rare profit as paying users hit 158 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 09:03 PM

Spotify posted on Wednesday a rare net profit in the first quarter and a sharp increase in paid subscribers as the music streaming giant launched in dozens of new markets. Read more »

Sweden faces sperm shortage as COVID-19 keeps donors away from clinics

Colm Fulton, Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 03:18 PM

STOCKHOLM - Sweden is facing an acute shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancy as would-be donors avoid hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, halting inseminations in large parts of the healthcare system and driving up waiting times by years.   Read more »

Number in intensive care in Sweden hits highest point since first COVID-19 wave

Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 07:29 PM

STOCKHOLM - The number of patients being treated in intensive care units in Sweden is now higher than during the second wave of the pandemic and eclipsed only by the first, deadly outbreak of the disease roughly a year ago, figures showed on Monday. Read more »

Football: Megan Rapinoe scores on PK, nets USWNT a draw vs. Sweden

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 10:44 AM

Megan Rapinoe's goal off a penalty kick in the 87th minute extended the U.S. women's national team's unbeaten streak to 38 matches with a 1-1 draw against Sweden.   Read more »

H&M to lay off more than 1,000 staff in Spain: union

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 06 06:44 PM

Swedish fashion giant H&M is to lay off more than 1,000 staff in Spain who are currently on furlough due to the pandemic, the Workers' Commission (CCOO) union said Tuesday. Read more »

Football: U.S. women to face Sweden in April for Olympics tune-up

Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 09:13 AM

The top-ranked U.S. women's team will head to Europe in April to face Sweden as part of their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

Sweden records 11,014 new COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths since Friday

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 11:28 PM

STOCKHOLM - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, has registered 11,014 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health agency statistics showed on Tuesday.   Read more »