GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Volvo Cars has established itself as one of the leaders in autonomous drive development, following its announcement earlier this year that its next generation of cars will be available as hardware ready for the technology from production start. Continue reading
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Italy out of World Cup after 1-0 aggregate loss to Sweden
MILAN, ITALY (NOVEMBER 13, 2017) (REUTERS) – Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after being held to a 0-0 home draw on Monday (November 13) by a defiant Sweden, who booked a place at next year’s finals in Russia with a 1-0 aggregate win. Continue reading
Swedish women rally in support of anti-sexual abuse #MeToo campaign
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 22, 2017) (TV4 SWEDEN) – Thousands gathered in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Sunday (October 22) to voice their support for victims of sexual abuse and the #MeToo social media campaign to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse.
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‘Nudge’ theorist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 9, 2017) (REUTERS) – U.S. academic Richard Thaler, who helped popularise the idea of “nudging” people towards doing what was best for them, won the 2017 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday (October 9) for his work on how human nature affects supposedly rational markets. Continue reading
Solar cars begin race across Australian desert
DARWIN, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 8, 2017) (BRIDGESTONE WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE) – The World Solar Challenge began on Sunday (October 8) with nearly 40 solar cars crossing Australia’s tropical north to its southern shores, a gruelling 3,000 km (1,864 mile) race through the outback. Continue reading
Borg attends Borg-McEnroe rivalry movie premiere
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (SEPTEMBER 4, 2017)(REUTERS) – Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg attended the gala premiere of the movie “Borg McEnroe” on Monday (September 4). Continue reading
AfrikaBurn brings artwork to South African desert
China Central Television (CCTV) – A temporary city of art has been created in the desert of South Africa during the annual AfrikaBurn event in the Tankwa Karoo in the Northern Cape.
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Swedish scientists discover ‘oldest plant life on Earth’
Scientists have discovered plant life that is 1.6 billion years old, putting the origin of plant life on the planet back 400 million years earlier than previously thought.
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CIA chief calls WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’
CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday called WikiLeaks a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia.
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Photographs from Stockholm show scene after vehicle drives into store
A truck crashed into an Ahlens department store in the district of Drottninggatan, in central Stockholm, Sweden.