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Swedish Researchers Link Low-Fiber Diets to Surge in Dangerous Heart Plaque Formation
A large-scale study from Lund University found that red meat-heavy, low-fiber diets increase the risk of life-threatening arterial plaques by 67 percent. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A new study out of Sweden has identified a powerful correlation...

Sweden Joins Science Coalition to Boost Ukraine’s Research and Innovation
On July 11, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in Rome, a new initiative was announced – the Coalition for Science, Research, and Innovation in Ukraine. Sweden became one of the co-founders of this coalition, as reported on the official...
Sweden Cracks Down On OnlyFans - Will U.S. Follow Suit?
Authored by Addison Graham via RealClearPolitics, The X-rated social media platform OnlyFans is experiencing real growth, with revenue, content, and user numbers all on the rise. The site’s over 4 million “creators” sell content – including...

Sweden launches a new initiative to support Ukraine
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, investment firm MITS Capital announced a $3.74 million investment in Tencore, a Ukrainian developer of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), including its flagship robotic platform, TerMIT. This marks...

Swedish migration minister ‘shocked and horrified’ by teenage son’s far-right links
Published on 11/07/2025 - 11:31 GMT+2 Sweden’s Migration Minister Johan Forssell has said he is “shocked and horrified” after learning that his teenage son had been involved with violent far-right extremist groups, according to domestic media...

Sweden’s Anti-Corruption Shortcomings Exposed by Scathing OECD Report
Radical deficiencies were uncovered in Sweden’s 2024 Phase 4 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The auditors, after conducting a comprehensive review of Sweden’s policies and procedures for countering...

Swedish minister reveals teenage son linked to extremist groups
Sweden's migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups. Johan Forssell on Thursday confirmed that the person named by the anti-racism watchdog Expo recently as being a "close...

A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal
Before the elections next year, Sweden’s conservative government has been eager to avoid accusations of racism or xenophobia. So it’s unfortunate that it keeps being plagued by scandals involving both. The Swedish investigative magazine Expo...

Swedish Bodyguards Reveal Prime Minister's Location on Fitness App
I don't know much about Strava, but I am curious if your running routes & details are public by default, if it "insists" that you make it public, or if these officers knowingly opted-in to sharing their data? Either way, it should probably be...

Swedish GDP Contracts In May, Industrial Output Grows Further
Sweden's economy shrank for the first time in three months in May, weighed down by lower output in service-producing industries and general government, data from Statistics Sweden showed on Thursday. Separate official data showed that industrial...

Swedish bodyguards' fitness app data reveals private locations of royal family
Sweden’s national security service said it was investigating reports that data shared by bodyguards on a fitness app had exposed the private locations of some of the country’s most powerful figures. “The Swedish Security Police take the...

Sweden’s migration minister ‘shocked’ by teenage son’s far-right activism
Sweden’s migration minister has said he is “shocked and horrified” after discovering his teenage son’s involvement in far-right extremist groups. Johan Forssell, whose centre-right party runs a governing coalition that depends on the support of...

Swedish Court Allows Violent Migrant To Stay Despite Multiple Crimes
A migrant from Eritrea with a long history of violent behaviour will be allowed to stay in Sweden after a court overturned his deportation order. Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, 27, arrived in Sweden as a refugee in December 2018 after claiming to have...

Sweden to set up rehabilitation centre for wounded Ukrainian soldiers by 2027
Prosthetic rehabilitation. Stock photo: Getty Images The Swedish government has instructed allocation of funding for creation of a centre in Ukraine where wounded soldiers will undergo rehabilitation. The centre will be part of a project that has...

The Economy Of Genocide: Time For The Malaysian Government To Act, Say NGOs
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. On 30 June 2025, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) released a report which...

Is OnlyFans prostitution? Sweden clamps down on creators’ ‘only option’
Married to a man who was never at home, Cina Podenphant needed a way to provide for four children. Mirka Norrstrom was alone, too, but had six children still at home. OnlyFans was the only answer. “We don’t sell sex,” insisted Norrstrom, who is in...

Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Submits Roadmap to President Boakai With 2026 Start Date for Economic Crimes Court
Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia at a national transitional justice stakeholders’ meeting. Credit: Anthony Stephens/New Narratives. The Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court has...

Sweden investment in ammunition from Rheinmetall, Nammo
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has finalised two artillery ammunitions contracts with Nammo and Rheinmetall Denel Munition. The deal worth a total of more than Skr5bn ($525.2m) is claimed to be the largest investment in...
Nasdaq Appoints Christian Sjöberg As President Of Nasdaq Clearing AB
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the appointment of Christian Sjöberg as President of Nasdaq Clearing AB, with an expanded role that include added responsibility as Head of Post-Trade Strategy in Europe. In this role, Christian will lead...

Reps Flag Off Nigeria-Sweden Summit, Push People-Centered Diplomacy
1 Torkwase Nyiekaa In a bold declaration that set the tone for a transformative bilateral dialogue, Dr. Eileen Cheng, Co-founder of the African University Incubator Ecosystem (AUIE) and Silicon Valley-based strategist, electrified delegates at the...