17-02-2019 17:34
TORSBY: Estonia's Ott Tanak moved to the verge of victory in the Rally of Sweden on Saturday (Feb 16) with overnight leader Teemu Suninen retiring after hitting a snow bank and crashing into a tree.
14-01-2019 11:39
Vietnam and Sweden are taking steps towards a more equal partnership, and the core of the bilateral relationship has shifted to centre on business and trade, which have become increasingly important for both sides in a globalised economy.
29-12-2018 09:00
On December 28, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Nguyen Van Phuc, and the Ambassador of Sweden, Pereric Hogberg, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on evaluation and improvement of English training in 2018-2020.
21-11-2018 14:53
Hosts Portugal had already qualified for June's inaugural Nations League finals alongside England, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while Poland could not avoid relegation.
25-09-2018 09:13
Swedish authorities said on Monday (Sep 24) they had temporarily halted the deportation of Muslim minority Uighurs to China due to concerns over the situation there.
09-09-2018 12:13
Sweden's "naive" approach to integrating asylum seekers has opened the door to the far-right, an outspoken lawmaker told AFP ahead of elections expected to see the country's once-marginal anti-immigration party make gains.
24-08-2018 09:40
Sweden released a handbook of its "feminist foreign policy" on Thursday (Aug 23)for rights groups and foreign governments, showcasing lessons from the Scandinavian nation's flagship approach to promoting women's rights globally.
14-08-2018 20:51
Up to 80 cars were set on fire overnight across western Sweden by masked vandals, police said on Tuesday (Aug 14), in what they suspect was a coordinated attack weeks before a general election.
27-07-2018 09:00
Scorching hot weather set the conditions for Greece's wildfires - Europe's deadliest this century with scores killed - while record temperatures in the north of the continent have also sparked blazes causing widespread damage in recent days.
24-07-2018 08:00
At least five people have died and more than 20 have been injured as wild fires tore through woodland and villages around Athens on Monday (Jul 23), while blazes caused widespread damage in Sweden and other northern European nations.
23-07-2018 16:32
Dozens of French soldiers specialised in firefighting arrived in Sweden early Monday to tackle blazes raging across the country during an extreme heatwave.
08-07-2018 09:00
Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored as England comfortably defeated Sweden 2-0 in Samara on Saturday (Jul 7) to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990.
04-07-2018 04:22
England beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties on Tuesday (Jul 3) after Eric Dier scored the decisive spot kick to send them through to a World Cup quarter-final against Sweden.
04-07-2018 04:17
A deflected shot from Emil Forsberg gave Sweden a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a scrappy round of 16 match on Tuesday (Jul 3), sending the Swedes through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years.
29-06-2018 14:48
SAINT PETERSBURG After 15 days of triumphs, tears and controversy, the World Cup's group stage drew to a close on Thursday (Jun 28).