Sweden Offers Ukraine Warplanes — If It Is Allowed Into NATO
The offer appeared to be the latest move in an ongoing diplomatic effort to persuade Turkey to drop its objection to Sweden joining the military alliance.
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Feeding seaweed to cows can cut methane emissions, says Swedish report
Study proposes government commission more research into environmental benefits of cattle feed additivesSweden is one step closer to making the use of methane-reducing cow feed additives such as seaweed government policy after experts recommended furthe…
Sweden ‘beefing up’ military presence in Arctic to counter Russian threat
“We’re cognizant of the fact Russia is retaking a lot of positions that they used to have in the Arctic,” said Pål Jonson, Sweden’s defense minister. “There is a degree of militarization…and we have to respond to that.”
Chemistry Nobel Prize Revealed in Media Hours Early
Some Swedish news outlets correctly reported the laureates’ names even before the choice was formally signed off, according to the academy that awards the prize.
Aussies nix grounded MRH-90 helos, first 3 Black Hawks are flying
“The Army may be critically without sufficient replacement Black Hawks to transition away from the grounded Taipans,” shadow Defense Minister Andrew Hastie said. That could, he said, mean the Australian Defense Force would “not have …
Scientists share Nobel prize in chemistry for quantum dots discovery
Official announcement comes after trio’s names were leaked in email to Swedish newspaper earlier in the dayTwo American scientists and a Russian have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry for their work on quantum dots, a fundamental discovery…
Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on electrons
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier share £823,000 prize for work on electron dynamics in matterThree scientists have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in physics for their work on creating extremely short pulses of light that can be har…
Monday briefing: What is the cause of Sweden’s ‘terrorist-like’ epidemic of violence?
In today’s newsletter: Eleven people have died since the start of September in a spate of shootings and bombings – this is how the country is managing• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGod morgon. The prime minister of Sweden is call…
‘The dog’s very happy’: water-conscious Swedish islanders compete for ugliest lawn title
Competition aimed at encouraging Gotland residents to save water is being copied elsewhereDry, brown grass is no longer a source of shame on one Swedish island where residents have been competing over the “ugliest lawn” in an attempt to save water – an…
Sweden reports record number of monthly fatal shootings
September brings 11 deaths as country rocked by wave of violence, much of it suspected to be linked to split within criminal gang September has become the worst month for shooting deaths in Sweden since records began in 2016, after two people died in s…