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Tag Archives: Sweden

14Nov/17

Italy out of World Cup after 1-0 aggregate loss to Sweden

November 14, 2017FootballAlessandro Florenzi, Andreas Granqvist, Antonio Candreva, Association football, Battle of Hel, Ciro Immobile, Football in Italy, Footballers, Gian Piero Ventura, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Hel, Hel Lighthouse, Italy, Jorginho, Jötnar, Manolo Gabbiadini, Marco Verratti, Matteo Darmian, Mikael Lustig, Milan, Mythology, Norse mythology, Robin Olsen, Russia, Sports, Sweden, Victor Lindelöf, Women and deathsmbale

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 →

22Oct/17

Swedish women rally in support of anti-sexual abuse #MeToo campaign

October 22, 2017SocialAlyssa Milano, Åsa Regner, Feminism, Feminist movements and ideologies, Geography of Europe, Geography of Sweden, Harvey Weinstein, Human sexuality, Internet-based activism, Martin Timell, Me too, Me Too movement, Phrases, Sex crimes, Sexual harassment, Social Issues, Stockholm, Sweden, TV4, Violence against women, Womensmbale

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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09Oct/17

‘Nudge’ theorist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize

October 9, 2017EconomyAcademic disciplines, Behavioral economics, Behavioral finance, Economics, Fellows of the Econometric Society, Geography of Sweden, Misbehaving, Municipalities of Sweden, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Nudge, Nudge theory, Peter Gardenfors, Richard Thaler, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, Thaler, the Nobel news, The University of Chicago, United Statessmbale

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 →

08Oct/17

Solar cars begin race across Australian desert

October 8, 2017MotorsportAdelaide, Australia, Belgium, Bridgestone, Cal State LA Solar Car Team, Canada, Chile, Company: Bridgestone, Country: Australia, DARWIN, Darwin Northern Territory, Electric vehicles, energy, Environment, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Photovoltaics, Poland, Renewable energy, Solar car, Solar car races, Solar car racing, Solar challenge, Solar power, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, World Solar Challengesmbale

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 →

04Sep/17

Borg attends Borg-McEnroe rivalry movie premiere

September 4, 2017Films53rd Guldbagge Awards, Bjorn, Björn Borg, Borg, Borg McEnroe, Borg–McEnroe rivalry, Entertainment/Culture, Genealogy, John McEnroe, Lennart Bergelin, Leo, Sports, Stellan Skarsgard, Stockholm, Surnames, Sverrir Gudnason, Sweden, Swedish Open, Tennis, Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles finalsmbale

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 →

30Apr/17

AfrikaBurn brings artwork to South African desert

April 30, 2017ArtAdansonia, AfrikaBurn, Agust Helgason, Animals, Burning Man, China Central Television, Company: AfrikaBurn, Company: CCTV, Country: South Africa, Geography, Geography of Africa, Geography of South Africa, Karoo, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Mammals of Asia, Northern Cape, Organisms, Oudebaaskraal Dam, Pangolins, Physiographic provinces, Public nudity, South Africa, Sweden, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Travis Lylesmbale

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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18Apr/17

Swedish scientists discover ‘oldest plant life on Earth’

April 18, 2017ScienceAlgae, Articles, Astrobiology, Cambrian explosion, Earth sciences, Fossil, India, Nature, Organisms, Origin of life, Plant, Red algae, Science, Stefan Bengtson, Stockholm, Sweden, Therese Sallstedt, Timesmbale

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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14Apr/17

CIA chief calls WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’

April 14, 2017PoliticsAustralia, Central Intelligence Agency, Company: WikiLeaks, Cryptography, Donald Trump, Espionage, Government, Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange, Mike Pompeo, National security, Open government, Politics, Pompeo, Reception of WikiLeaks, Russia, Secrecy, Sweden, United States, United States intelligence agencies, Vault 7, Washington, Washington D.C., WikiLeakssmbale

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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07Apr/17

Photographs from Stockholm show scene after vehicle drives into store

April 7, 2017DisasterÅhléns, C. G. Hallberg, Drottninggatan, Geography of Europe, Geography of Sweden, Municipalities of Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholm truck attack, Sweden, Towe Haggsmbale

A truck crashed into an Ahlens department store in the district of Drottninggatan, in central Stockholm, Sweden.

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07Apr/17

Three killed as truck drives into crowd in Swedish capital – police

April 7, 2017DisasterAl-Qaeda, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Geography of Europe, Geography of Sweden, Municipalities of Sweden, OMX STOCKHOLM 30 INDEX, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Pan-Islamism, Paramilitary organizations, Stefan Lofven, Stockholm, Stockholm urban area, Sweden, Terrorism, War/Conflictsmbale

Three people are killed after a truck drives into a crowd on a shopping street in central Stockholm.

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