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AP’s top under-the-radar albums of 2024: Mabe Fratti, Arooj Aftab, Blood Incantation and more
1 week, 4 days ago

AP’s top under-the-radar albums of 2024: Mabe Fratti, Arooj Aftab, Blood Incantation and more

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — At the end of every year, when critics rush to compile their best of the year lists, great art inevitably gets overlooked. “Dunya,” Mustafa Sudanese Canadian singer Mustafa’s “Dunya” hits like ancient folkloric tradition and sounds like poetry. This year, he’s found a partner in Kansas City producer Conductor Williams for “Across the Tracks,” a dreamy, loop-heavy …

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Women’s Euro 2025: Sweden sweeps past Serbia to qualify for European Championship
3 weeks ago

Women’s Euro 2025: Sweden sweeps past Serbia to qualify for European Championship

The Hindu  

Sweden thrashed Serbia 6-0 to complete an 8-0 aggregate victory and qualify for next year’s Women’s European Championship finals in Switzerland, where it will be joined by Nordic neighbours Norway and Finland which also won at home in Tuesday’s playoffs. Belgium, Wales through; Norway cruises to comfortable victory Belgium secured a 4-1 aggregate win over Ukraine after a 2-1 home …

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NATO’s newest members update their civil preparedness guides for risk of war
1 month ago

NATO’s newest members update their civil preparedness guides for risk of war

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Sweden and Finland, which recently gave up neutrality and joined NATO following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sent out updated civil preparedness guides on Monday with instructions how to survive in war. In January, Sweden’s former military commander-in-chief Gen. Micael Bydén said it openly: Swedes should mentally prepare for the possibility of war. After a couple days, the …

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Roma and Lyon fight for group lead in Women’s Champion league and high-scoring Chelsea is at Celtic
1 month, 1 week ago

Roma and Lyon fight for group lead in Women’s Champion league and high-scoring Chelsea is at Celtic

Associated Press  

Eight-time champion Lyon and Italian upstart Roma both have perfect records going into their Women’s Champions League meeting that highlights the third round of matches this week. While five teams — including Mancester City, Chelsea and Bayern Munich — have won their two opening matches, Group A is the only one with two teams on six points ahead of Lyon’s …

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Sven-Goran Eriksson, ex-England manager, passes away at 76
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sven-Goran Eriksson, ex-England manager, passes away at 76

Hindustan Times  

Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England from 2001 to 2006, died Monday at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his agent said. Sven-Goran Eriksson, Swedish soccer coach who was first foreigner to lead England team, dies at 76 "He passed away peacefully this morning with his family around him at his home," Eriksson's agent …

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Jump-setting Swedes beat Germany to win the Olympic beach volleyball gold medal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jump-setting Swedes beat Germany to win the Olympic beach volleyball gold medal

Associated Press  

PARIS — Jump-setting Swedes David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig aren’t the types to take their time. Sweden dispatched Germany in 36 minutes to win the men’s beach volleyball championship at the Paris Games on Saturday night, beating Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler 21-10, 21-13 in the final competition at the Eiffel Tower Stadium. What happened?’” The silver is Germany’s first …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Ma shines as China retains men’s team table tennis gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Ma shines as China retains men’s team table tennis gold

The Hindu  

China successfully defended its Olympic men’s team title after beating Sweden in three nail-biting matches on Friday as Ma Long cemented his status as one of his country’s top athletes. Ma, already the most successful Olympic table tennis player, became the most decorated Olympian in China’s history with six gold medals. Both Sweden and France celebrated their ever medals in …

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Western nations urge citizens in Lebanon to leave
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Western nations urge citizens in Lebanon to leave

China Daily  

Demonstrators hold flags during a protest condemning the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, in Sidon, Lebanon on Aug 5. Western nations, including the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, have urged their citizens in Lebanon to leave without delay amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders last week, which Iran has blamed …

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Better known for snow than sand, Norway and Sweden are upstaging Olympic beach volleyball dynasties
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Better known for snow than sand, Norway and Sweden are upstaging Olympic beach volleyball dynasties

Associated Press  

PARIS — Some of the world’s best beach volleyball is coming from places better known for snow than for sand. And as the Paris Games move into the knockout round, the teams no one wants to play aren’t from traditional beach volleyball powers like the United States and Brazil but rather from Scandinavia. “It’s everyone on their own day.” Beach …

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On North Korea’s tense border, Swiss and Swedes keep a fragile peace
5 months ago

On North Korea’s tense border, Swiss and Swedes keep a fragile peace

Al Jazeera  

Peacekeepers at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Koreas say their job is getting more complex amid evolving threats. Just last month, Seoul also reported that North Korean troops had accidentally strayed across the de facto border on three occasions, prompting warning shots from South Korea. “We wish there were two NNSC nations in the North that we could enter dialogue …

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Romania and Slovakia coaches won’t be drawn on talk of a mutually beneficial draw at Euro 2024
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Romania and Slovakia coaches won’t be drawn on talk of a mutually beneficial draw at Euro 2024

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Even if many speculate on a mutually beneficial draw when Romania meets Slovakia on Wednesday in the European Championship, the coaches do not want to hear it. “We can’t control what people talk about,” Romania coach Edward Iordănescu said Tuesday when told pre-game chatter around Europe was of playing to win one point that would send both …

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Brussels declines to host match between Belgium and Israel for security reasons amid war in Gaza
6 months ago

Brussels declines to host match between Belgium and Israel for security reasons amid war in Gaza

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The city of Brussels says it won’t host a UEFA Nations League match between Belgium and Israel in September because of the “dramatic situation in Gaza” that creates a security headache for city officials. Brussels’ first alderman Benoit Hellings said on Wednesday the city considers it impossible to organize the match, which was scheduled to take place at …

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Abba become first Swedes to be knighted by monarch in almost 50 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Abba become first Swedes to be knighted by monarch in almost 50 years

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abba’s rare public appearance comes after their “Abbatars” made …

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Canada beats Norway for 4th win at hockey worlds, US shuts out France
7 months, 1 week ago

Canada beats Norway for 4th win at hockey worlds, US shuts out France

Associated Press  

PRAGUE — Canada eased past Norway 4-1 on Thursday for its fourth straight win at the ice hockey world championship after not allowing a single shot on goal in the first two periods. The United States scored four goals in the opening period to cruise to a 5-0 victory over France, while Sweden maintained a perfect record by beating Kazakstan …

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Abba reunion: Eurovision fans fume over ABBA tease – only to get fellow Swedes Alcazar
7 months, 1 week ago

Abba reunion: Eurovision fans fume over ABBA tease – only to get fellow Swedes Alcazar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surprise ABBA reunion was …

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Why hasn't Israel been banned from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest like Russia was in 2022?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why hasn't Israel been banned from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest like Russia was in 2022?

ABC  

If there's one line Eurovision's organiser, the European Broadcasting Union, loves to trot out, it's that the song contest is an "apolitical" event that brings people across the world together with music. Eurovision's version of a red carpet event had a four-legged denim egg Photo shows Two people inside a denim-covered egg-like shell one wearing shorts, socks and sandals, the …

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Sweden defeats the US 5-2 at the start of the ice hockey world championship
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sweden defeats the US 5-2 at the start of the ice hockey world championship

Associated Press  

PRAGUE — The United States lost to Sweden 5-2 in its opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and added an assist, and star defenseman Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist for Sweden. Down 3-2 in the final period, the Americans played a power play when they pulled goaltender Alex …

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Sweden’s NATO accession ends era of go-it-alone security
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sweden’s NATO accession ends era of go-it-alone security

The Hindu  

Sweden's final hurdle to joining NATO was swept away on February 26 after hold-out Hungary's ratification, ending 200 years during which Stockholm's military self-reliance helped it build a global brand as neutral peacemaker and human rights champion. "Sweden's historically strong voice on the issues of peace and disarmament seems to be going silent," said Kerstin Bergea, chairperson of the Swedish …

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Lowering the retirement age won’t save US seniors
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lowering the retirement age won’t save US seniors

BBC  

Lowering the retirement age won’t save US seniors Getty While presidential hopeful Nikki Haley proposes a rise in Americans’ retirement age, retirement differences around the world point to one thing: the age doesn't matter. The Social Security Administration calculates one’s allotted benefits by taking a multitude of factors into account: total earnings in relation to the national average wage index, …

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US beats Sweden 6-2 to win gold in the world junior championship
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US beats Sweden 6-2 to win gold in the world junior championship

Associated Press  

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The United States got the revenge it desperately craved. Isaac Howard scored twice in the second period and the U.S. beat host Sweden 6-2 on Friday to capture gold at the IIHF world junior hockey championship. Boston College’s Gabe Perreault, a 2023 first-round pick of the New York Rangers, had a goal and two assists. BC’s Ryan …

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NCAA teammates Celebrini, Hutson and Willander chasing same dream at world junior hockey tourney
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NCAA teammates Celebrini, Hutson and Willander chasing same dream at world junior hockey tourney

Associated Press  

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Macklin Celebrini is thrilled his college teammates are getting the opportunity. “But not while we’re here.” The 17-year-old Vancouver native had 10 goals and 25 points in 15 games for Boston University before making his country’s roster for the under-20 tournament that opened this week. “It’s pretty cool,” said Hutson, a 2022 second-round pick of the Montreal …

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Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes demanding collective bargaining
1 year ago

Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes demanding collective bargaining

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The labor conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark where transport workers with the country’s largest trade union said Tuesday they will take action in solidarity with Swedish workers against the Texas-based automaker. “With the sympathy action, that model is no longer possible.” Jakob Lykke, local head of 3F Transport in Esbjerg, on Denmark’s …

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Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes demanding collective bargaining
1 year ago

Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes demanding collective bargaining

The Independent  

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Maple Leafs touch down in Sweden bleary-eyed but ready to work
1 year, 1 month ago

Maple Leafs touch down in Sweden bleary-eyed but ready to work

New York Times  

STOCKHOLM — William Nylander’s eyes drooped heavy with exhaustion, but he still cracked a smile through a growing, scraggly beard. It was mid-afternoon Swedish time as the Toronto Maple Leafs star winger stood in front of more than double the amount of reporters he usually faces in Toronto, many with microphones bearing words of television networks you can’t view back …

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