Sweden’s Melissa Petrenová in the European Championship match with the Czech Republic. Henning Bagger, ČTK / AP – In the next duel, the Czech team will face Russia on Saturday and will finish the group against Spain on Monday. The first three teams will advance to the next phase of the tournament, which will be … Read more
The Swedish public prosecutor will close the investigation on Thursday into the woman (70) who was arrested near Stockholm for allegedly imprisoning her 41-year-old son for years. According to the prosecution, there is no evidence that the man was held against his will or that he is the victim of violence. Swedish media reported after … Read more
In Sweden, a mother has been arrested on suspicion of having her own son locked up in their apartment for 28 years. The victim became malnourished during that time and has now almost no teeth, police and Swedish media report. Remarkable: a family member tried to sound the alarm more than 20 years ago. In … Read more
A woman has been arrested in Sweden for allegedly locking her son in their apartment for 28 years. The now 41-year-old man became malnourished during that time and has almost no teeth, Swedish media report Tuesday. The woman is suspected of illegal deprivation of liberty and of causing physical harm. A police spokesman says the … Read more
The adventures of Pipi Pantyhose have been translated into seventy languages and sold over sixty-six million copies worldwide, serving as a model for a play (signed by Lindgren directly) and as the theme of a successful feature film from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, the Swedish narrator Pipi Long Stocking ignited … Read more
Sweden makes a U-turn in its approach to corona. Prime Minister Löfven overrules epidemiologist Tegnell and opts for the lockdown route. The soft reminders and advice are over. Fines and special powers will be imposed. – “Only hang out with people you live with, or at most with one or two others.” With those harsh … Read more
In the Baltic Sea near the Åland Islands, the Viking Line ferry Viking Grace ran aground on Saturday, the Finnish Coast Guard announced on Twitter. The ship, which was scheduled to call at the port of Mariehamn in the Dutch capital on its way from Stockholm to Turku in Finland, has 331 passengers and 98 … Read more
The Swedish rescue service Sjöräddningen states on Saturday that the vessel is still aground, but no fuel is leaking, reports Aftonbladet. The ferry also does not take in water. The grounding took place around 1pm at the entrance to the city of Mariehamn. There are 429 people on board the ferry, of which 331 are … Read more
Sweden is one of the few countries in the world that has not yet recommended the use of bandages to the population in the fight against the coronavirus. The question was again rejected by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven when he on Monday introduced new, strict measures and imposed a ban on gatherings of more than … Read more
Escorted by a colorful flotilla from the Statue of Liberty, the sailboat docked among the yachts of the North Cove Marina, a stone’s throw from the luxurious malls and skyscrapers of Manhattan’s Financial District. 16-year-old Swedish Greta Thunberg arrived in New York on Wednesday afternoon, after two weeks of crossing the Atlantic aboard the Malizia … Read more