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Laureates across 5 fields awarded at Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm

The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held in the Swedish capital

Will push for early India-EU FTA under our presidency, says Sweden

Weeks before Sweden takes over the presidency of European Union, Swedish foreign trade minister Johan Forssell on Friday said pushing for an early finalisation of the India-EU free trade agreement will be one of the key priorities of his country's year-long tenure at the 27-nation. He said Sweden will act as an "honest broker" and do its best to conclude the negotiations for the FTA as it will be in "everyone's interest". The minister described India's procurement of crude oil from Russia amid the Ukraine conflict as part of domestic policies, saying every country must make their own decisions. "I have not come here to tell you what to do. The war has affected Europe in many ways, especially in the energy situation. Every country must make their own decisions and I totally agree with Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi saying that this is no time for war," he said while interacting with a group of journalists. "We very much hope for the war to end and hopefully very soon because there a

Commuter trains in Sweden continue to experience extensive disruption

Commuter trains in the Swedish capital of Stockholm are still experiencing extensive disruptions after the entire train system came to a complete halt earlier this week, local media reported

Swedes may face 'even worse' energy situation next winter: Expert

The energy situation will be even worse next winter in Sweden, an expert from the Swedish Energy Agency warned.

Greta Thunberg, Swedish activists sue state over its climate policies

Hundreds of activists, among them Greta Thunberg, marched through the Swedish capital to a court on Friday to file a lawsuit against the Swedish state for what they say is insufficient climate action. More than 600 young people under the age of 26 signed the 87-page document that is the basis for the lawsuit which was filed in the Stockholm District Court. They want the court to determine that the country has violated its citizen's human rights with its climate policies. Sweden has never treated the climate crisis like a crisis, said Anton Foley, spokesman of the youth-led initiative Aurora, which prepared and filed the lawsuit. Sweden is failing in its responsibility and breaking the law. The action comes as scientists warn that chances are slipping away to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times. At a recent UN climate conference in Egypt earlier this month, leaders tried to keep that goal alive but did not ratchet up calls

Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt's to raise awareness on climate change

She has pedaled thousands of miles from Sweden to Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to deliver a simple message: Stop climate change. The trip took 72-year-old activist Dorothee Hildebrandt and her pink e-bike which she fondly calls Miss Piggy, after the temperamental character from The Muppet Show more than four months. She crisscrossed Europe and the Middle East until she arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Here mission is to raise awareness and urge world leaders gathered at the annual UN climate conference known as COP27 to take concrete steps to stop climate change, she said. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and scientists say the amount of heat-trapping gases needs to be almost halved by 2030, to meet temperature-limiting goals of the Paris climate accord of 2015. Since her arrival a week ago, Hildebrandt and her e-bike have become a fixture at the summit. From a friend's place where she is staying, some 15 kilometers (9

Swedish PM Kristersson pledges to meet Turkey's demands for NATO membership

Kristersson said Sweden has designated the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization and his government was willing to support Turkey in its fight against the group

Finland, Sweden promise to join NATO together in united front to Turkey

The two leaders agreed that their countries should join NATO in lockstep

India, Sweden collaborate for sustainable future via innovation projects

The 9th annual India Sweden Innovation Day 2022 concluded successfully on October 27. The day-long event was organised in association with the Embassy of India to Sweden & Latvia, Sweden-India Business Council (SIBC), and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

President Erdogan invites new Swedish PM Kristersson to visit Turkey

Turkish President Erdogan said he would be pleased to host new Swedish PM Kristersson during a phone talk between the two leaders, after months of tension with the Nordic country over its NATO bid.

We'll fulfil deal with Turkey on NATO, says Sweden's top diplomat

Sweden's center-right government will fulfil all requirements under a deal with Turkey to join NATO and will concentrate external relations to its immediate neighbourhood while dropping the previous administration's feminist foreign policy," the country's top diplomat said on Monday. Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrm said the new government shares Turkey's concern about the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which is considered a terrorist organisation in Turkey, Europe and the United States. There will be no nonsense from the Swedish government when it comes to the PKK, Billstrm told the Associated Press in an interview. We are fully behind a policy which means that terrorist organisations don't have a right to function on Swedish territory. Turkey stalled Sweden and Finland's historic bid to join NATO over concerns that the two countries - Sweden in particular - had become a safe haven for members of the PKK and affiliated groups. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by Swed

PM Modi congratulates Ulf Kristersson on becoming Sweden's new PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Ulf Kristersson on his election as the next Prime Minister of Sweden and said he looks forward to working closely with his Swedish counterpart to further strengthen the multi-faceted partnership between the two countries. The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Kristersson, the conservative Moderate Party leader as the prime minister. "Congratulations to H. E. Mr. Ulf Kristersson on his election as the next Prime Minister of Sweden. I look forward to working closely together to further strengthen our multi-faceted partnership," Modi said in a tweet. Kristersson, 59, was elected by 176-173 votes.

Sweden's inflation hits 9.7% during September; highest level in 30 years

Inflation keeps breaking records in Sweden, with the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation hitting 9.7 per cent in September, the highest level in three decades

Nord Stream breaches reminder of vulnerabilities in undersea infrastructure

The greatest single release of potent greenhouse gas ever recorded was caused by four breaches of Russia's Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, located near the territorial seas of Denmark and Sweden

Sweden's Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine for research on evolution

Paabo won the coveted award for his discoveries 'concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution', the award-giving body said on Monday

Sweden moves closer to NATO, lifts 2019 arms embargo on Turkey

Would-be NATO member Sweden on Friday announced it will allow exports of arms to Turkey, which had threatened to block the Scandinavian nation's application to join the 30-member defence alliance. The decision means that Sweden, which has sought NATO membership along with neighbouring Finland, will lift an arms embargo it had imposed on Ankara in 2019 after Turkey's military operation against the Kurdish militia known as the YPG in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had threatened to block the Nordic pair's membership, insisting they change their stance on Kurdish rebel groups that Turkey considers terrorists and lift the arms embargo on Turkey. NATO operates by consensus so Turkey needs to approve. Sweden's application for membership in NATO greatly strengthens the defence and security policy reasons for granting the export of military equipment to other member states, including Turkey, the Inspectorate for Strategic Products, a Swedish administrative authority, said in

Electric cable near Nord Stream explosion to be checked in Sweden

Tests will be carried out on an electric cable between Sweden and Poland to see if it has been damaged by one of the Nord Stream pipelines explosions, Swedish grid operator Svenska Kraftnat said.

Swedish weapons giant Saab to build Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launcher in India

Swedish weapons giant says legacy supply chain can switch to new product

India U-17 football team loses 1-3 to Sweden in first match of Spain tour

The Indian U-17 Women's team succumbed to a 1-3 defeat to Sweden at Torremirona Relais in Spain, their first match of the exposure tour for the girls

World stocks muted, Sweden kicks off salvo of central banks' rate hikes

Sweden's central bank hiked rates by a greater than expected full percentage point on Tuesday and warned of more to come.