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Coronavirus lockdowns have stripped the world of democratic freedoms, with 2020 returning the worst scores in the 15-year history of an annual democracy index. The United Kingdom slipped two places, while France and Portugal joined the US in the ‘flawed democracies’ categories compiled in the Economist’s Democracy Index. Norway, Iceland and Sweden were unchanged at … Read more
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will not be recommended for over-65s in Sweden as country follows Germany’s lead By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline Published: 13:29 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 13:35 GMT, 2 February 2021 Sweden will not recommend the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s, the country’s health ministry said today. It comes after Germany advised … Read more
She’s currently preparing for the release of her upcoming third album Poster Girl. And Zara Larsson treated fans to a taste of her powerhouse vocals on Sunday, when she performed at the Don’t Stop The Music fundraising gala in her native Sweden. The Ain’t My Fault hitmaker, 23, as she took to the Stockholm stage in … Read more
Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy ‘asked Julian Assange’s alleged victims to drop rape charges’ Made suggestion in email sent at height of Assange’s battle against extradition Assange visited Stockholm in 2010 and stayed at the homes of WikiLeaks supporters, including Anna Ardin A photograph obtained by the documentary, to be shown in Sweden tomorrow, shows … Read more
Scientists have long been puzzled over exactly how the butterfly moves through the air the way it does. It’s long been believed that butterflies ‘ clap’ their large wings to thrust forward, but scientists in Sweden have now determined the motion is far more complex than previously understood. Rather than just beating them, they flex … Read more
A near-MOOSE! Tesla autopilot manages to avoid crashing into animal crossing the road at night in Sweden A driver in Sweden had a heart-stopping encounter with a moose on the road Footage shows the animal appearing in front of the motorist in a Tesla Model S The car quickly swerved to the side after its … Read more
Can Covid-19 cause brain damage? Scientists to investigate whether coronavirus patients with neurological symptoms are affected long-term Swedish researchers took cerebrospinal fluid samples from 19 patients These patients had neurological symptoms ranging from confusion to coma Ongoing research will investigate the long-term implications of these cases By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 11:45 GMT, 19 January … Read more
Sweden’s King, 74, and Queen, 77, become the latest European royals to receive Covid-19 vaccine, despite the country not giving jabs for other over-70s for another month Sweden’s King, 74, and Queen Silvia, 70, received doses at Stenhammar Castle General public over-70s in Sweden will not receive vaccine until next month Sweden is one of six … Read more
Europe was in the grip of snow chaos today as power went out in Sweden and Finland, looters ransacked a food truck in Spain and one person died as cars swerved off ice-covered roads in Germany. In Madrid, footage showed dozens of looters emptying a lorry full of vegetables, yoghurts and milkshakes after it was … Read more
Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals – after years of liberal migration policies Sweden opened its doors to refugees during the migrant crisis of 2015 There has since been a rise in far-right and gang violence in the liberal country The government is now setting … Read more