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Belarus activist shares ‘Alternative Nobel’ with 3 others

STOCKHOLM – A prominent Belarus opposition figure and an imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer on Thursday were awarded the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes referred to as the “Alternative Nobel,” together with activists from Nicaragua and the United States.Ole von Uexkull, the head of the Swedish Right Livelihood Foundation behind the prize, said that it “highlights the increasing threats to democracy globally.

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Less razzmatazz, but Nobel Prizes go ahead amid coronavirus pandemic

STOCKHOLM : By , Sept 26 (Reuters) - The winners of this year's Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in Stockholm surrounded by royalty and Sweden's glitterati, but 2020 will at least not be added to the war years when no awards were given.Yet as the coronavirus pandemic rapidly enveloped much of the world earlier this year, that was far from certain."When we were thinking about this in March and April this year, we were worried that it wouldn't be possible to award any prizes at all," Lars Heikensten, head of the Nobel Foundation that administers the prizes founded by dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel, told Reuters.While Sweden has not imposed a rigid lockdown like many European countries, Heikensten said the committees that decide the

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Princess Sofia of Sweden Will Continue To Work at The Hospital After Volunteering Earlier Because of the Pandemic

Princess Sofia of Sweden will be continuing on in her work at the hospital, which started earlier this year due the pandemic.

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Thorpe's scandal-tainted 1912 golds still resonate, amaze

STOCKHOLM – It has been described as the first major international sports scandal, and still resonates more than a century later.Jim Thorpe, a Native American who seemed to excel at every sport he tried, was seen as one of the world's top athletes after winning gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Some of his performances went unmatched for decades.The King of Sweden was certainly impressed.“Sir,” King Gustav V told Thorpe, “you are the greatest athlete in the world.”Thorpe was welcomed back to the United States with a ticker-tape parade in New York.

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3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912

STOCKHOLM – Hannes Kolehmainen was the first of the “Flying Finns.” Duke Kahanamoku was the father of modern surfing.

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Covid immunity can last 6 months after infection, Sweden says

STOCKHOLM : Sweden’s top health authority says people who have had the novel coronavirus are likely to be immune for at least six months after being infected, whether they’ve developed antibodies or not.In new guidance published on Tuesday, the Swedish Public Health Agency said it’s now considered safe for individuals who’ve been infected to come into contact with people in high-risk groups.“We don’t see cases of people falling ill twice from Covid-19," state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said during a press conference in Stockholm.

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COVID-19: Achieving herd immunity may occur sooner than previously thought

Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.The classical model that epidemiologists use to predict herd immunity estimate that the threshold for COVID-19 is around 60% of the population.But the model assumes that a population gains immunity due to a vaccination program, rather than as a result of infection during an outbreak. Mathematicians at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and Stockholm University in Sweden realized that different groups of people within a population spread infections at different rates.

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365 DNI has two raunchy sequels as Laura betrays Massimo for hot new hunk

Erotic thriller 365 DNI has been a huge hit since its debut on Netflix.

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Sweden's Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia Celebrate 5th Wedding Anniversary With Never Before Seen Pics

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary this weekend!

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Bruce Springsteen shares haunting performance of ‘Reason To Believe’ from 2005 live show

Bruce Springsteen has shared a performance of his track ‘Reason To Believe’, recorded at a show in Stockholm in 2005.The recording comes from Springsteen’s solo acoustic tour ‘Devils And Dust’, and has been shared as part of an ongoing series of archive performances he’s sharing as downloads online. You can take a listen below.‘Reason To Believe’ originally appeared as the closing track on Springsteen’s acclaimed sixth album ‘Nebraska’, released in 1982.

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'WORLD IS FULL OF IDIOTS': ABBA's Bjorn speaks out in support of BLM protests

STOCKHOLM — “The world is full of idiots,” said ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, as he condemned critics of the Black Lives Matter movement and voiced his support of the worldwide protests against racism and police brutality.

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Scientist admits Sweden could have battled coronavirus better

STOCKHOLM – Sweden's chief epidemiologist showed contrition Wednesday as criticism mounted over the Scandinavian country's hotly debated method of fighting the coronavirus, which has resulted in one of the highest death rates per capita in the world.

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Vande Bharat Mission: Air India to operate additional repatriation flights to six countries

NEW DELHI : Air India said it will operate additional repatriation flights to six countries between June 4 and June 6 to bring back stranded Indians under the phase 2 of Vande Bharat Mission.

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Denmark residents sue over laws for dismantling 'ghettos'

STOCKHOLM – A group of Copenhagen residents sued the Danish government Wednesday over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated as “ghettos," arguing that the measures discriminate on the basis of ethnicity and should be overturned in court.

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We are entering the age of pandemics: health experts to Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: The world is entering an age of pandemics, and lockdowns cannot be long-term solutions to contain the spread of diseases, two public health experts told former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in an online conversation on Wednesday.

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Royal princess who posed in lads mags, found reality TV fame and is 'pals' with porn star

She's the princess who has bravely swapped her royal duties for life on the health service frontline to help care for coronavirus patients.

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Ericsson raises forecasts for 5G subscriptions owing to coronavirus

Long-term we look at 2025, 2.8 billion 5G subscriptions, says Patrik Cerwall, head of strategic marketing at Ericsson

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A Place In The Sun presenter talks 'skinny dipping' in surprising admission 'I can't wait'

A Place In The Sun presenter Jean Johansson has revealed how she would currently rather be "skinny dipping" on holiday in Stockholm instead of being stuck at home.The A Place In The Sun presenters have spoken about what they have been dreaming about while in the coronavirus lockdown.Jean, who joined the A Place In The Sun family in 2018, said: "I’m longing for our summer house on the Island of Gotland, outside Stockholm."I can’t wait to go skinny dipping in the sea, sit up drinking under the midnight sun and dance around the maypole for Midsommar celebrations."The Celebrity Masterchef star went on to say: "I’m dreaming of the crayfish parties, endless amounts of food and delicious Swedish snaps!”This comes after Jean's co-star Jonnie Irwin,

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Elsa Hosk says the rain has been getting her down so she slipped into a bright colored bra

Elle cover girl Elsa Hosk knows how to brighten her mood on a rainy day.The 31-year-old supermodel put colorful sheets on her bed to feel like she is on 'vacation,' she said on Instagram on Wednesday.The Swedish catwalk princess was modeling a bra and shorts that showed off her slender figure that has helped her get jobs with Victoria's Secret,H&M and Shiseido. She was also photo-bombed by her cat.

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Swedish Princess takes three-day medical course to help fight on frontline against coronavirus

Princess Sofia of Sweden has put herself on the frontline against the battle of coronavirus by becoming a volunteer in a hospital.The royal, 35, who is married to Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, 40, attended a three-day medical course at Stockholm University to qualify as a healthcare assistant so that she can assist stretched staff. Last week, Princess Sofia announced via her Instagram page that she was able to start work at a hospital immediately, which has so far killed 1,203 people in her home country.

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Top royal family member goes to work at coronavirus hospital to help battle bug

A top royal family member has started work at a hospital to help her country’s fight against the coronavirus.

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Princess Sofia of Sweden Is Fighting COVID-19 as a Medical Assistant

Princess Sofia of Sweden is temporarily trading in her tiara for scrubs amid the (who married Prince Carl Philip in 2015) announced on Instagram Thursday, April 16 that she'd gone through training and has started working as a medical assistant at Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm to help in the fight against .

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Princess Sofia of Sweden to Work at Stockholm Hospital to Help Frontline Workers During Coronavirus

Princess Sofia of Sweden took a three day training course at Sophiahemmet University College in Stockholm, where she is an honorary chair member, to become a hospital assistant to aid frontline workers with non-medical tasks during the Coronavirus crisis.

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Sweden takes softer approach to coronavirus lockdown even as deaths rise

Crowds swarm Stockholm’s waterfront, with some people sipping cocktails in the sun. In much of the world, this sort of gathering would be frowned upon or even banned.

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As virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to 'low-scale' lockdown

STOCKHOLM – Crowds swarm Stockholm's waterfront, with some people sipping cocktails in the sun. In much of the world, this sort of gathering would be frowned upon or even banned.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic trains with Hammarby amid coronavirus and unclear AC Milan future

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is keeping fit by training with Swedish outfit Hammarby.

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The Latest: 2 more European Tour golf events called off

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Coronavirus: Saskatoon woman celebrates 101st birthday from Preston Park II balcony

A resident of a Saskatoon retirement home celebrated a milestone birthday with her family on Sunday — while still maintaining social distance.

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Reporting for duty: Airline crew sign up to help hospitals

STOCKHOLM – Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year old has lost his job because of the coronavirus crisis and will be soon heading to work in a hospital instead to help save patients.

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Viagra Boys interview: Frontman Sebastian Murphy breaks down new EP Common Sense

It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for post-punk rockers Viagra Boys.

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Sweden snubs strict coronavirus lockdown with bars still open as rest of Europe hunkers down

The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions

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Stormzy deletes all his social media accounts after ‘falling for’ Victoria's Secret model

Stormzy’s Instagram and Twitter accounts have mysteriously disappeared in a total social media blackout after he reportedly fell for a stunning Victoria’s Secret model after meeting her at a concert in Sweden.

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Fever Pitch: Europe's Covid-19 Crisis

On 9 January the European Centre for Disease Control in Stockholm published one its regular risk assessments.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0