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Dolly de Leon wins best actress in supporting role at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 12:23 PM

Filipina actress Dolly de Leon has received another award for her portrayal of Abigail in the critically acclaimed film "Triangle of Sadness." Read more »

Spotify to cut 6 percent of workforce, some 600 employees: CEO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 09:18 PM

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Monday that it was cutting six percent of its roughly 10,000 employees, the latest among a slew of cost-cutting announcements by technology companies. Read more »

Swedes free to dance as government rips up archaic law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 02:45 AM

'It's not reasonable that the state should regulate peoples' dancing,' Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said in a statement. Read more »

Sweden's 'crossfit priest' heals body and soul on IG

Viken Kantarci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 04:20 PM

Under the Instagram handle 'crossfitpriest', Swedish hospital chaplain Oskar Arngarden doles out fitness and spiritual advice to over 30,000 followers. Read more »

H&M junks Bieber merch star says is unapproved 'trash'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 21 11:35 AM

Swedish clothing giant H&M said Tuesday it was withdrawing a Justin Bieber-branded collection after the Canadian star blasted the gear as unapproved and "trash". Read more »

King cobra na tumakas sa enclosure, kusang bumalik

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 08:42 PM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Kusang bumalik ang isang nawawalang king cobra sa isang Stockholm aquarium isang linggo matapos tumakas sa kanyang enclosure. Read more »

Cobra escape shuts down Swedish zoo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 10:28 AM

A Swedish zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend, with staff on Monday still searching for the venomous vagrant. Read more »

'Challenging' year for Ikea, 10,000 layoffs in Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 09:16 PM

Swedish furniture giant Ikea posted Thursday a six percent rise in full-year sales in what it described as a "challenging" year due to inflation and scaling back in Russia. Read more »

Bestseller or dark horse for 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?

Alma Cohen, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 04 12:47 PM

The Swedish Academy will announce the 2022 winner of the often-criticized Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. Read more »

Sweden to stop offering COVID jabs to teenagers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 07:17 PM

Sweden is no longer recommending that children aged 12 to 17 get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to 'very low risk' for the group. Read more »

England thrash Sweden to reach women's Euro 2022 final

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 27 09:24 AM

England's women will be talked about "all over the world" said coach Sarina Wiegman after thrashing Sweden 4-0 in Sheffield on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2022 final. Read more »

Sweden, the Netherlands reach Euro 2022 quarter-finals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 09:34 AM

Sweden thrashed Portugal 5-0 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 on Sunday. Read more »

Tokyo falls to 9th most expensive city for expats amid weak yen

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 17 11:11 AM

Tokyo has tumbled to the ninth-most expensive city for people working abroad in 2022 from third a year earlier. Read more »

Netherlands hold Sweden in clash of Euro contenders

Kieran CANNING, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 09:40 AM

The Netherlands needed a second half fightback to avoid a losing start to their Euro 2022 defense. Read more »

Teen faces murder raps for killing teachers in Sweden

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 04:43 PM

Anders Elison, the accused's lawyer, told AFP that his client has admitted to the killings since his arrest and continues to do so. Read more »

NATO leaders to invite Sweden, Finland to become members

Max Delany with Benoit Finck in Kremenchuk, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 29 04:58 AM

NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance Wednesday, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said. Read more »

'Do it again': Seductive waste bins say thanks for rubbish

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 07:38 AM

"Aaah that was really good", "come back soon and do it again" and "Mmmm, thank you". Read more »

Ikea to 'scale down' Russia, Belarus operations over Ukraine war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 08:53 PM

Along with a slew of Western companies, Ikea announced in early March that it was suspending its Russian and Belarusian activities, affecting nearly 15,000 employees. Read more »

Marcos to wage drug war 'with respect for rights, rehab focus': envoy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 12:09 PM

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. committed to continue the drug war 'with respect for human rights and focus on rehabilitation,' a diplomat said. Read more »

Marcos tackles Bangsamoro, climate change with UN envoy, 4 European diplomats

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 03:46 PM

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with 5 European envoys on Friday as he prepares to assume office by the end of the month. Read more »