Europe Sweden The directors general of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency called on both the EU and the government to ban cryptocurrency mining, as the cheap electricity is needed for other, more useful purposes
Europe Sweden A new draft law on legal gender change, presented by the Swedish Ministry of Social Affairs, will allow children from the age of twelve to apply for a new legal gender in the national population register, thus lowering the age for applying
Europe Sweden There are at least 38.000 genitally mutilated girls and women living in Sweden, according to an estimate by the National Board of Health and Welfare, sounding the alarm about the dangerous lack of knowledge within the health sector about this problem
Europe Sweden Sweden's national education agency has recommended that teachers should make students prove that the Holocaust never happened, as part of a push to help them understand conspiracy theories; there have been major protests from Jewish and non-Jewish groups
Europe Sweden Swedish inflation hit its highest level in 13 years in September as rising electricity costs are testing the central bank for price increases that exceed its target
Europe Sweden AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, born on Oct 3 1981, has been recalled to his national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches, making it an international return at the age of 40
Europe Sweden Three convicted drug dealers will have over €1,3 million worth of Bitcoin returned by the Swedish government after a legal misstep saw prosecutors value the proceeds of their crime in Krona and not in crypto
Europe Sweden Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorder are prescribed medication and access to the supply is uneven across different groups in society, according to a study by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet recently published
Europe Sweden ABBA has unveiled its 'Voyage' project, marking the band's comeback after almost 40 years: two new songs will be released soon, an album in November and a mixed live and digital concert in a purpose-built arena in spring 2022
Europe Sweden More and more people are being diagnosed with syphilis, especially in Stockholm; in two decades, the number has increased by 500%
Europe Sweden One out of 10 berry-pickers in main facility tested positive for Covid-19; according to employer they all received one vaccine dose before entering Sweden and authorities say there is hardly any precondition for them to be able to spread the infection
Europe Sweden Covid officers reported crowding in over half of inspected Stockholm restaurants and said they would get police assistance to crack down on the problem
Europe Sweden The country has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance, an initiative by India to promote renewable energy and sustainable development