Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s membership in NATO
Decision lifts major hurdle to Sweden’s entry into the military alliance Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden’s membership in NATO,
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Whitehorse RCMP part of pilot project to collect race-based data
By Meribeth Deen · CBC News Observers say they hope data will help improve policing in the Yukon Whitehorse will become one of
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Arctic city of Kiruna competing for the European Capital of Culture title
Sweden and Poland will each host one European Capital of Culture in 2029. In Sweden, two towns are fighting it
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Swedes must mentally prepare for war, says military top brass
The Supreme Commander of Sweden’s Armed Forces says everyone in the country needs to mentally prepare for war. The security
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After icy record last week – Kvikkjokk is now Sweden’s warmest place
Kvikkjokk was the coldest place in Sweden last Wednesday at with a temperature reaching as low as – 43.6 degrees
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Trains cancelled as temperatures hit -44 in northern Sweden
Extreme cold has hit the north of Sweden, with temperatures reaching lower than -40 degrees Celsius in some areas. On
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Industry hoping NATO membership will boost freight transport
Industry representatives hope Sweden’s future Nato membership will lead to infrastructure investments boosting freight transport in Norrland. Forestry group SCA
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Sweden gives another SEK 1.4 billion in financial aid to Ukraine
Sweden is to give SEK 1.4 billion to Ukraine to help the civilian population through the winter. The money will
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Sweden and the US sign historic defence deal
Sweden and the United States have signed a historic defence cooperation agreement. Under the deal, the US military gain access
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Record number of golden eagle chicks on Gotland: ”The island is full”
Record numbers of golden eagle chicks have hatched on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea this year. The
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Thousands of kilos of explosives missing in Norrbotten
Police investigating if they’ve been delivered to criminals. New details have emerged concerning the seizure of a large quantity of
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Northern lights seen across Sweden over the weekend
There’s a good chance to see the northern lights in Sweden at the moment, even in the south. There’s a
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Drug smugglers exploiting snow and ice in northern Sweden
Criminal gangs are exploiting winter conditions in northern Sweden’s large unguarded border routes to smuggle narcotics into Finland and Norway,
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EU deploys additional border guards to Finland
Finland is closing all but its northernmost crossing with Russia, after the arrival of hundreds of asylum seekers on the
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Abuse and shame the legacies of Sweden’s old assimilation polices: report
Speakers of the Meänkieli language in Sweden were subjected to physical and emotional abuse, and even racial biology examinations. That’s
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