Tag: Stockholm
Ericsson sees first quarter profits climb, sales flat
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERIC) reported on Wednesday that first quarter net income climbed 39 per cent to 3.2 billion Swedish kronor (379.1...
Sweden reports rise in retail sales and trade surplus decrease
dpa-AFX/GNA - Sweden's retail sales increased in February and the trade surplus decreased from last year, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday.
Retail...
Sweden eases entry rules for travelers from Denmark and Norway
dpa/GNA - The Swedish government on Wednesday said it would lift a general entry ban for travellers from neighbouring Denmark and Norway, which...
Norway stops sale of strategic engine-maker to Russian firm
dpa/GNA - Norway on Tuesday announced it would not allow the sale of a Norway-based engine maker to a Russian-controlled company, citing the...
United States is world’s top arms supplier and Saudi Arabia top importer
dpa/GNA – More than a third of the global arms sold worldwide during the past five years originated in the United States,...
Man survives polar bear attack off northern Norway
dpa/GNA - A man was injured on Tuesday after being attacked by a polar bear on the Svalbard Archipelago off northern Norway, officials...
Top Danish court convicts man for coronavirus cough threat at cops
dpa/GNA - A Danish man has been sentenced to four months in prison for coughing and shouting "corona, corona" at two police officers,...
Truck maker Volvo reports strong rise in fourth quarter profit
dpa/GNA - Swedish commercial vehicle maker Volvo Group on Wednesday reported a 37-per-cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit, partly driven by strong orders...
Spotify lowers fourth-quarter loss, increases users and revenue
dpa/GNA - Music-streaming service Spotify reported an increase in subscribers and revenue, and lowered its net loss during the fourth quarter amid the...
Pandemic weighs on H&M’s fourth quarter net profit and sales
dpa/GNA - Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) on Friday reported a sharp drop in fourth quarter net profit, citing fallout from...
5G roll-out helps drive Ericsson’s fourth quarter profit
dpa/GNA - Swedish telecommunications technology company Ericsson on Friday said its fourth quarter profit increased 60 per cent year-on-year, and noted how the...
Black Lives Matter movement wins 2020 Olof Palme Prize
dpa/GNA - The international civil rights movement Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation was named winner of the 2020 Olof Palme Prize on...
Watchdog: Europe needs to be smarter in its use of plastics
dpa/GNA - Members of the European Union need to become smarter when using plastics and promote more recycling, the bloc's environmental agency said...
WHO regional head urges Europe not to ‘ease up’ in pandemic fight
dpa/GNA - Coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Europe offer hope in tackling the pandemic, but new variants of the virus present "greater...
Rescue teams resume search for 3 missing after Norway landslide
dpa/GNA - A dog found alive after a large landslide hit a Norwegian community last week has fuelled hopes of finding human ...
Thunberg turns 18 – and remains a strong voice for climate action
dpa/GNA - Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg won international attention after she began a lone school strike outside the Swedish parliament in...
Ericsson CEO lobbying against Swedish government’s ban on Huawei and ZTE
Borje Ekholm, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, has been lobbying the Swedish government to repeal a ban that prohibits Huawei...
Large landslide hits southern Norway; over 150 people evacuated
Over 150 people were evacuated and at least five were injured after a large mud- and landslide early on Wednesday hit Ask in southern...
Iran jails ‘alternative Nobel’ winner before award ceremony
dpa/GNA,An Iranian human rights lawyer and winner of an award often called "the alternative Nobel prize" has been jailed again in Iran on the...
Swedish premier tests negative for Covid-19, ends self-isolation
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven does not have Covid-19 and has ended his self-isolation, a spokesman said Monday.
Lofven last week wrote in a post...
Danish-owned tanker attacked in Gulf of Guinea
Danish shipping company Torm said one of its tankers was attacked by suspected pirates in the Gulf Of Guinea on Saturday, but the 20-strong...
Norway’s top court to open hearing on Arctic oil exploration case
Norway's top court is on Wednesday set to begin hearing an appeal lodged by conservation groups to block new exploration licenses in the...
European agency: spiking virus caseload is ‘major health threat’
Europe's infectious disease agency on Friday warned that a regional spike in new coronavirus cases "represents a major threat to public health" and urged...
Kenyans hope to dominate Stockholm Diamond meet on Sunday
After a successful outing at the Herculis Diamond League meet in Monaco last weekend, Kenyan stars return to track at the second stop of...
Sweden to buy 6 million coronavirus vaccine doses from AstraZeneca
Sweden will be able to offer vaccines to between 3 to 6 million citizens following a deal between the European Union (EU) and pharmaceutical...
Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk’s 2nd-quarter profit triples
Danish shipping and logistics group AP Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday its second-quarter net profit almost tripled despite lower business and consumer activity during the...
No Nobel Banquet in 2020 due to pandemic
There will be no Nobel Banquet in Stockholm City Hall this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Swedish media reported on Tuesday.
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Volvo Cars loses US$110 million in first half due to COVID-19 pandemic
Volvo Cars recorded an operating loss of minus 989 million SEK (about 110 million U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2020 due to...
Death toll from coronavirus in Sweden tops 1,000
A total of 1,033 people have died and 11,445 people have been confirmed infected of COVID-19 in Sweden, according to the Swedish Public Health...
Sweden Malmo airport closed after light plane accident
A light aircraft made an emergency landing at Sweden's Malmo airport on Sunday afternoon, causing the airport to stop all air traffic, reported Swedish...