Sweden's Parliament has approved a new law that will give the government new, temporary powers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new legislation will allow the authorities to close restaurants, shops, and public transport in the country for the first time,...
Sweden's parliament on Friday voted in favour of a new pandemic law giving the government power to close certain businesses or limit visitor numbers and opening hours, which will come into effect from January 10th. Parliament was recalled from its...
Few years have given humankind as much cause for reflection as 2020. But in the eyes of Anna König Jerlmyr, the Mayor of Stockholm, reflecting on your purpose and the impact you can have has always been crucial. She's one...
Sweden has told citizens for the first time to start wearing masks on public transport to stem the spread of coronavirus. The recommendations, announced on Friday, stipulate that Swedes should be wearing face coverings at peak times when "congestion cannot...
Sweden is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by requiring many people to work from home and reducing the number who can gather in restaurants, shops and gyms starting next week, but the government decided against ordering the country s first full lockdown to control a recent...
Sweden’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a 40% increase in the defense budget for 2021-2025 because of tensions in the Baltic Sea region in recent years, with officials saying Russia is the main reason for the move. The 349-member Riksdag assembly...
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven declared Nov. 16 that Swedes were not following restrictions as closely as they did in the spring, so gatherings during the next four weeks would be limited to eight people. “This is the new norm for the entire...
Rioting broke out in the Swedish city of Malmo after hundreds gathered to oppose the burning of the Quran by far-right activists. Rioters set fires and threw objects at police and emergency services and 15 people were detained after more than 300 people gathered in protest, police said....
The Trump administration is taking steps toward a lease sale within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an area President-elect Joe Biden has said he would move to protect from oil and gas drilling. Chad Padgett, state director for the U.S....
More than 100 U.S. Secret Service officers are either infected with the COVID-19 virus or been told to quarantine because of close contact with someone who has, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. While the total was not broken down by...
